Keir Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 I had this idea to make a list of songs that can be associated with Atari games and see if I could get 1 song for each game ever released for the 2600. It could be a song about the game (e.g. Buckner & Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever") or maybe it just has the same name as a game (The Who's "Squeeze Box") or maybe it just reminds you of the game for some obscure reason. Think we can do it? Here are a few to get started.... Asteroids Kid Stuff Records - "Asteroids" Defender Manowar - "Defender" Donkey Kong Buckner & Garcia - "Do the Donkey Kong" Freeway Arethra Franklin - "Freeway of Love" H.E.R.O. Tina Turner - "We Don't Need Another Hero" Journey Escape Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'" Missile Command Kid Stuff Records - "Missile Command" Mountain King Edvard Grieg - "In the Hall of the Mountain King" Out of Control Edguy - "Out of Control" Pac-Man Buckner & Garcia - "Pac-Man Fever" Pressure Cooker Metal Church - "In Due Time" (lyric: "I am trapped in a pressure cooker") Squeeze Box The Who - "Squeeze Box" Yar's Revenge Kid Stuff Records - "Yar's Revenge" Anyone care to add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 California Games - David Lee Roth?, "California Girls" Karate/Realsports Boxing/Boxing - Pat Benatar, "Hit me with Your Best Shot" Gigolo - Sammy Hagar?, "Just a Gigolo" Fire Fighter - Def Leppard, "Pyromaniac" Ghostbusters - ?, "Ghostbusters" M.A.S.H. - Theme Song James Bond - Theme Song Music Machine - Foreigner, "Jukebox Hero" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Hi there! Frank Black / Whatever happened to Pong? Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 California Games - David Lee Roth?, "California Girls"Karate/Realsports Boxing/Boxing - Pat Benatar, "Hit me with Your Best Shot" Gigolo - Sammy Hagar?, "Just a Gigolo" Fire Fighter - Def Leppard, "Pyromaniac" Ghostbusters - ?, "Ghostbusters" M.A.S.H. - Theme Song James Bond - Theme Song Music Machine - Foreigner, "Jukebox Hero" "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" = David Lee Roth (original by Louis Prima) "Pyromaniac" = "Rock of Ages" (from the album "Pyromania," lyric is "No serenade, no fire brigade, just a pyromania") M*A*S*H theme = "Suicide is Painless" As for my additions: Bachelor Party: The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" Bachelorette Party: Def Leppard's "Women" Sneek 'n Peek: Howard Jones' "Hide & Seek" (the subject matter doesn't fit tho) Any shoot 'em up: AC/DC's "Shoot to Thrill" Montezuma's Revenge: "La Cucaracha" (obvious) River Raid: Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone" Save Our Ship: Gordon Lightfoot's "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Time Warp: Visage's "In the Year 2525" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 peter schilling has an old video game song, zone 804, iirc, that would fit any space shooter you wanted it too, but 5200 zone ranger has zone in the title... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Here's an old Space Invaders song by Uncle Vic for ya (sorry but it's in crappy .ra format) space_invaders.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Here's some ideas for music hacks for the 2600. http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15418 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 for some reason pressure cooker makes me think of that old old reggae song "pressure drop" Oh and Super-Charger heaven by While Zombie for playing your Starpath games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Mountain King Edvard Grieg - "In the Hall of the Mountain King" Savatage also had a tune by the same name, or one close to it, I think. Maybe "Driving with Your Eyes Closed" by Don Henley for Night Driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 They did indeed. Awesome song too (but I figured I'd go with the original song that inspired the game). Here are a few more: Blackjack Agony Column - "Blackjack" Fire Fly Kermit the Frog - "Firefly" (I'm not sure who did it originally, Tony Bennet maybe?) Flash Gordon Queen - "Flash Gordon" Frogger Bad Religion - "Frogger" Gauntlet Nosferatu - "The Gauntlet" Gunslinger Voice - "Gunslinger" Miner 2049'er Devo - "Working in a Coal Mine" (I don't remember who did the original) Superman R.E.M. - "Superman" BTW, the Ghostbusters song is by Ray Parker Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Thanks Mindfield & Keir, I'm really bad at remembering details about songs. Here's a couple more: Eli's Ladder - Led Zepplin, "Stairway to Heaven" Haunted House - The Eagles, "Hotel California" Any Sports title - Queen, "We are the Champions" Popeye - ?, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" BMX Airmaster - Queen, "Bicycle Race" Dragon Stomper/Defender - Queen, "Dragon Attack" Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Queen, "All Dead, All Dead" or "Another one bites the dust" Warlords - Journey, "Castles Burning" Spikes Peak - John Denver, "Rocky Mountain High" Riddle of the Sphinx - Bangles, "Walk Like an Egyptian" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Popeye - ?, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" Yes did that one. Riddle of the Sphinx - Bangles, "Walk Like an Egyptian" (laughs!) Good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 The Who's "Pinball Wizard" (which was better performed by Elton John) for Video Pinball, Bumper Bash, and Midnight Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 "Cars" by Gary Neuman (I think that was his name) while playing Dodge 'Em, Demolition Herby, Indy 500, or any other game involving cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 Thought I'd bring this back to see if anyone had anything to add. Here's one: Earth Dies Screaming Iron Maiden - "Public Enema Number One" (lyric: "California dreaming while the Earth dies screaming") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Private Eye Private Eyes (are watching you) -- Hall and Oates Kung Fu Superkicks 'Kung Fu Fighting' -- Carl Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 The Who's "Pinball Wizard" (which was better performed by Elton John) What drugs where being smoke on that day ET Bad Religion - Better off dead or Pennywise - Alien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Kaboom! Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Shouldn't every track from Pac-Man Fever be here by default? Ode to a Centipede, Froggy's Lament, Goin' Berzerk, et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 "Crush 'Em" by Megadeth seems appropriate for Squeeze Box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Hmm, Breakout - Another brick in the Wall , Pink Floyd Beat em and Eat em - Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 "Thieves in the Temple" by Prince would be suitable for Tutankham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Just do a parody of 'It's the end of hte world as we know it' and fit the names of the atari games in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Shouldn't every track from Pac-Man Fever be here by default? Ode to a Centipede, Froggy's Lament, Goin' Berzerk, et al. That's what I was thinking. I mean, the whole record covers games that all graced the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Earth Dies Screaming Iron Maiden - "Public Enema Number One" (lyric: "California dreaming while the Earth dies screaming") I think I'll stick with "Earth Died Screaming", by Tom Waits. While I'm sure at some point someone was playing Iron Maiden while I was playing some Atari game, it would have to have been one of their earlier albums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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