Help me create an Arcade Mix CD for my Arcade!

disjaukifa

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Hey Guys,

Now that I have 5 arcade machines and a pinball machine AND I'm about to start finishing the part of my basement this weekend that is going to be the arcade :cool:, I really want a selection of sounds that I can put together and play when I'm in the arcade.

Any song ideas would be great. I know Tron Legacy had a couple of good sounds when Sam entered his Dad's arcade which I'm going to go back and watch again.

Any other suggestions would be great!

Thanks
Disjaukifa
 
In Tron Legacy they played "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" when Sam came into the Arcade.

Not only was the release year incredibly close (SW = 1983, Tron movie = 1982) and having it fit naturally into an 80's arcade the song itself is a pretty obvious nod to what happened in the movie where Kevin Flynn was trapped and the two were forced to live "worlds apart".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7p2NJfGKxk


Hey Guys,

Now that I have 5 arcade machines and a pinball machine AND I'm about to start finishing the part of my basement this weekend that is going to be the arcade :cool:, I really want a selection of sounds that I can put together and play when I'm in the arcade.

Any song ideas would be great. I know Tron Legacy had a couple of good sounds when Sam entered his Dad's arcade which I'm going to go back and watch again.

Any other suggestions would be great!

Thanks
Disjaukifa
 
I've got a playlist of about 600 songs that I play randomly in my gameroom. It's 99% 80's music with a few 70's and 80's tunes thrown into the mix. I can post the list if there is any interest.
 
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Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp
Union of the Snake - Duran Duran
St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
I Will Follow - U2
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider
Life of Illusion - Joe Walsh
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
Maniac - Michael Sembello
I Need a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Let It Whip - Dazz Band
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Red Red Wine - UB40
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
Drive - The Cars
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
People Are People - Depeche Mode
Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung
What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
We Built This City - Starship
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Raspberry Beret - Prince
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
And She Was - Talking Heads
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
99 Luftballons - Nena
Private Eyes - Hall & Oates
Only the Young - Journey
Any Way You Want It - Journey
Seperate Ways - Journey
Still Rock & Roll to Me - Billy Joel
867-5309 - Tommy Tutone
Shake It Up - The Cars
We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's
Pac-man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's
Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
Do You Believe In Love - Huey Lewis & The News
Jukebox Hero - Foreigner
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Vacation - The Go-Gos
Tempted - Squeeze
Back in Time - Huey Lewis & the News
Dancin' With Myself - Generation X / Billy Idol
Shout - Tears for Fears
Don't You - Simple Minds
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp
Down Under - Men at Work
Overkill - Men at Work
ye of the Tiger - Survivor
I Love Rock N' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Rosanna - Toto
Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
Heat of the Moment - Asia
I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
Kids in America - Kim Wilde
Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band
Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks
You Can Do Magic - America
Let's Dance - David Bowie
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Mickey - Toni Basil
Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
Rock the Casbah - The Clash
Rio - Duran Duran
The Waiting - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
Space Age Love Song - Flock of Seagulls
If This Is It - Huey Lewis & The News
Hip to Be Square - Huey Lewis & The News
Doing it All for My Baby - Huey Lewis & The News
Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News
I Melt With You - Modern English
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Take on Me - a-Ha
Jump - Van Halen
Panama - Van Halen
Hot for Teacher - Van Halen
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Let's Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams
Like a Virgin - Madonna
Material Girl - Madonna
Owner of a Loney Heart - Yes
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Legs - ZZ Top
You Might Think - The Cars
Jump - Pointer Sisters
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
She Blinded Me with Science - Thomas Dolby
Africa - Toto
Little Red Corvette - Prince
1999 - Prince
After the Fire - Der Kommissar
Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Our House - Madness
Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Don't You Want Me - Human League
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Call Me - Blonde
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Land of Confusion - Genesis
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs
Pinball Wizard - The Who
 
I've got a playlist of about 600 songs that I play randomly in my gameroom. It's 99% 80's music with a few 70's and 80's tunes thrown into the mix. I can post the list if there is any interest.

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