TTT #51: Songs Of Grand Theft Auto

Well due to an internet problem at my apartment complex, many long telephone discussions with Suddenlink,  and the DMCA, I am a day late.  That really bothers me.

BUT I have Grand Theft Auto V.  Which makes up for it entirely.  I have loved this series of games ever since I was a teenager and they just keep getting better and better.

I thought what better way to celebrate GTA V making $800 Million in their first day of sales but with a playlist.  So here are my favorite songs from the modern GTA games (Sans 1 and 2).  Enjoy...

Also, you should visit Patrick Brown's DeviantArt page.  He is the fine illustrator of the this week's cover photo.  Give him some love.  He is a genius.



TTT #51 Playlist
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The Silent Loner

Fade Away -  Craig Gray


This is by far my favorite song from Grand Theft Auto III.  Why?  I think it is just the perfect driving at night song.  It just has that mellow cruise the city and watch the stars kind of vibe.  It will always remind me of spending a lot of time trying to do the special jumps.  Over and over and over and over...


Libiamo Ne'Lieti Calici - The Three Tenors


There is just something oddly therapeutic about turning all of the SFX in a game off and just going around blowing things up and running from the cops listening to Opera.  I really, really, really wish they would bring the Opera station.  We have so many rap and electronica stations.  Just gimme back ONE little Opera station.  I can always remember speeding through the Italian side of town after you pissed off the Mafia and if your forgot they would shoot you and blow the car up...*sigh* good times...

Not NOT Tony Montana

Four Little Diamonds - Electric Light Orchestra

I think this may actually be the song that finally convinced me that ELO was a band of Geniuses.  ELO is just really great complex pop music.  Plus I have used the beginning of this song to start off a band more times than is healthy.  Okay...after 4....FOUR....


Tempted - Squeeze

This song from some reason always reminds me of taking the left hand curve around the island towards downtown.  You could drive up the staircase to avoid having to go all the way around.  Then you go to the open door to the news station.  Take the elevator up to the top and helicopt (yes it's a verb now) your way around the map jamming "Tempted by the fruit of another..."...


Africa - Toto

Always a good song to drive to.  I think the people in charge of the soundtracks for GTA really know how to pick great driving songs.  I will also say that the soundtrack for Vice City is probably the best soundtrack for any entertainment property.  It's insane really.  The very best.  Africa will always remind me of driving around the beach in a Banshee.  I miss Vice City.  Vice City was the only GTA I hooked up to speakers so I could have the music blast me in the face super loud.  Mmmmmm hearing loss....

I Know A CJ

1979 - The Smashing Pumpkins

 Melancholy and The Infinite Sadness is by far one of the best albums of all time.  Definitely in the top 5 double albums of all time.  I remember the first time I heard this song I thought there was something wrong with my CD player and that's why it sounded so jacked at the beginning of the song.  Alas, no, it was just another of Billy Corgan's quirky musings.  Great band.  Great song.  Great game.



Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray - Patsy Cline

San Andreas will definitely go down as the game that I tried to let me learn Casino table games and 
the game where I listened to too much country music.  I will say that I was glad that San Andreas, and V for that matter, did actual country.  Today's country is pop rock.  I have said it time and time again:  Darius Rucker has been playing the same style of music since the mid 90's (nothing wrong with that, Aerosmith does it)  in the 90's he was pop rock, now he's country.  Come on...no sense...

Eastern Block Badass

Schweine - Glukoza

A very annoying song to some.  It was the song that introduced the GTA IV world of Liberty City to me.  Therefore it will always remind me of bowling with Roman, Ricky Gervais, and just cruising people around in my cab...Eins, Zwei, Drei...


Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

Do I really need to explain why this is so fantastic?  I think not.  It's a game about a Jail break in Grand Theft Auto.  Move along.  Move. Along.

Three Way New Hotness

Gin & Juice - Snoop Doggy Dog

I think this soundtrack is a nice step up (for me at least) from GTA IV.  The classic rock is an early front runner and I was sold on West Coast Classics once I heard lovely track.  I am not super far in the game yet, but this is an early favorite of mine.


Night Moves - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Ahh a mellow song about teenage sexual exploration.  The perfect fit for a game with an old crook, a meth dealer and an up-and-coming criminal as its stars.  I love Bob Seger.  I am going to seriously look forward to blowing things up to the sweet soulful crooning of Bob and the Boys.



That's it for this week folks.  Comment.  Give me ideas.  I need em. 

Until next week...KKNY signing off...