MTVcops Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) Edited September 5, 2016 by MTVcops 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDurden389 Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Recently I was thinking about which popular 80's artists/bands did not appear on Vice. And the only 4 I could think of off the top of my head were: Madonna Prince George Micheals Michael Jackson (Roxwell's "Somebody's Watching Me" in the pilot doesn't count) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTVcops Posted September 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 This song would've played and excellent part when Crockett & Tubbs are heading back to Miami in the Stinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Hanna Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 4 hours ago, MTVcops said: ^Didn't they use that in "Whatever works". Shame they didn't use my favourite genesis song. I think Magnum PI used it at one point so maybe that's why they didn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtieRollins Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 4 hours ago, TylerDurden389 said: Recently I was thinking about which popular 80's artists/bands did not appear on Vice. And the only 4 I could think of off the top of my head were: Madonna Prince George Micheals Michael Jackson I'm not sure, as I haven't seen through the entire series in years but did David Bowie have any song in the shows original run? A number like Criminal World would have been a perfect match along with maybe a little guest appearnce by Mr. Bowie, who at the time of 1983-1984 were probably at his absolute commercial peak. Hall & Oates always felt like they belong in Miami Vice. So many great tunes and they too were at their commercial heydays throughout the first half of the 80s: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ArtieRollins Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Talk Talk and their brilliant 1986 hit Life's What You Make It with its huge, explosive organ sounds, big blasting drums, thundering but yet "simple" guitar and piano riff and of course on top of that, Mark Hollis beautiful voice, would have been a perfect choice for one of the more dramatic episodes in Miami Vice season 3. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 3 minutes ago, ArtieRollins said: Talk Talk and their brilliant 1986 hit Life's What You Make It with its huge, explosive organ sounds, big blasting drums, thundering but yet "simple" guitar and piano riff and of course on top of that, Mark Hollis beautiful voice, would have been a perfect choice for one of the more dramatic episodes in Miami Vice season 3. It made the Vice City (PlayStation) soundtrack Great song! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtieRollins Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 3 minutes ago, Dadrian said: It made the Vice City (PlayStation) soundtrack It sure did, that, and it made me a big fan of Talk Talk. I Loved driving through Vice City during night time, listening to its perfect soundtrack. Even the talk radio show was entertaining, the commercials (hilarious stuff), no other GTA game at least for me comes close. Another great Talk Talk number, Tomorrow Started from their 1984 album, It's My Life. I guess it probably have more of a Miami Vice feel to it than Life's What You Make, and it is a shame they never released it as a single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Yes! That's a great album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger390X Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) I always liked that band. There later stuff was very dreamy and sort of out there such as "Rene" and "Eden". One song I can think of that should have been on MV was "International" by Thomas Leer. I could write an entire episode around that one song just for the lyrics alone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J54qSIQnukc Big Man Restless by Kissing the pink Lou Gramm - Warmest Rising Sun Scary Thieves - The Waiting Game Martha and the Muffins - Cooling the Medium Payolas - Eyes of a Stranger Images in Vogue - In the House (Phil the Shill when Switek shoots his TV set) Ultravox - Lament Mission Uk - Tower of Strength or almost any Simple Minds tune as they all have GREAT BASELINES!!! Shake the house.... There were so many tunes that could add to the sensation of MV.......................................... Edited September 6, 2016 by Stinger390X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vincent Hanna Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Another great Vice city track^ That reminds me, Someone made a montage of MV with "I ran". It's funny how a song can encapsulate the mood of the whole show without actually appearing on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D. Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Vincent Hanna said: Another great Vice city track^ That reminds me, Someone made a montage of MV with "I ran". It's funny how a song can encapsulate the mood of the whole show without actually appearing on it. Great video, Vincent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vicefan7777 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 All the above are great tunes for the series. They all have that certain vibe that made Miami Vice such a great show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James Posted September 6, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 They never used this, did they? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt5 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, MTVcops said: Great song MTVCops .. did any Cars songs appear on the show?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTVcops Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 I don't believe so, but glad you liked this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer84 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) All great songs on this thread! A band I just recently discovered. I thought their band name was a weird choice, but it was something from a 17th century story. Pure 80s sound. I wonder if PSY got some inspiration here. Edited September 6, 2016 by summer84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer84 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 8 hours ago, MTVcops said: Also one of my favorites, but to me it's mostly synonymous with the movie "The Breakfast Club." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtieRollins Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 14 hours ago, Stinger390X said: or almost any Simple Minds tune as they all have GREAT BASELINES!!! If I had to pick just one Simple Minds song, and one that might fit well with the early new wavish style of Miami Vice, I think it has to be something like Seeing Out The Angel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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