Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories soundtrack
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The soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
is presented as a series of radio station
s that broadcast music and information to Vice City
, circa 1984. Most of these stations are also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
; however, as Vice City is set two years later, there are many differences between the stations. This provides an additional mini-storyline involving the DJs and personalities who feature in both games. Some stations and radio shows have suggestively ended broadcast by GTA: Vice Citys timeline.
The only time a player can hear the radio is when the protagonist acquires a car (or in the "Audio" section of the pause menu). The station that will be playing when the player gets in is fairly random but it can be changed or switched off if desired.
Besides the radio stations, music can also be heard during the game's intro sequence (Vice Squad composed by Stuart Hart, Steven Stern and Thomas Hirschmann) and some cutscenes.
DJ: Lionel Makepeace
Genre: Power ballads
Tracklist:
Summary: In Vice City Stories, Emotion 98.3 in 1984 features seminal (and very lonely and depressed) host sensation Lionel Makepeace at the helm, while Grand Theft Auto recurring character Fernando Martínez plays only a minor role as a roving reporter—his first break in radio—roaming the streets of Vice City
, looking for love in all the wrong places. Oddly Lionel and Fernando are actually friends, Lionel only questioning Fernando's interpretation of love. Two years later, Fernando would be the DJ on the station. Lionel Makepeace performed by Steve Stratton, and Fernando Martínez, the roving reporter, by Frank Chavez
. Ann Dewig, Phil Collins
, and Randy Pearlstein provided other voices on this station.
Genre: Latin Jazz
, Salsa
Tracklist:
Summary: Espantoso still plays much of the same content it plays in 1986, although a few of the tracks such as Oye Como Va
will be more familiar to a wider variety of music lovers, as all the music in the list is still listened under the Fania All-Stars
record label from New York; which featured a major Latin-Caribbean singing lineup, such as Héctor Lavoe
, Willie Colón
, Celia Cruz
, and Johnny Pacheco
. DJ Hector Hernandez is a failed telenovela
actor (he makes references to the fictional telenovela "Red Hot Stepmom") that is obsessed with returning to the top, even making a deal with Jeremy Robard and insulting Pepe, his successor to the station.
DJs: Teri and Toni
Genre: Pop
, Rock
, New Wave
Tracklist:
Summary: Similar to the situation with the earlier version of V-Rock, in Vice City Stories, Flash FM in 1984 features two hosts, with Toni returning and new co-host Teri. Like V-Rock, Teri seems to be in control of the show with future host Toni as her sidekick. It is hinted that Teri, in her mid-twenties, was considered too old to be hosting Flash FM. Both Teri and Toni share a mutual hostility with each other and exchange vicious insults regarding the other's sexual and drug habits, with Toni often gaining the upper hand. It is also implied throughout the show that both are under the influence of large amounts of cocaine
whilst on the air.
DJ Teri is voiced by Zan Aron, Maria Chambers reprises her role as DJ Toni. Imaging voicing provided by Brian Thomas, imaging singing by Julie Tracy Wemyss.
DJ: Luke
Genre: Old School hip hop
, Electro
Tracklist:
Summary: DJ Luke is voiced by Luther R. Campbell, better known as Luke Skyywalker from rap group 2 Live Crew
. Fresh FM broadcasts live from a strip club and is technically a pirate radio
station, much like Wildstyle in GTA: Vice City.
Imaging Voice: Leslie "Big Lez" Segar
Genre: Post-disco
Tracklist:
Summary: Not including station identification, this is not only the first non-stop music radio station since the GTA III rendition of Rise FM, but quite possibly the first one since the first Grand Theft Auto game without a DJ. This station does not appear in GTA: Vice City.
Class Action's "Weekend" is featured as a house music
remix
by The Todd Terry Project
in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
, appearing on the SF-UR house radio station. Exodus' "Together Forever" is also sampled in Eddie Amador's song "House Music" on the house music
station Rise FM in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
. Likewise, Jackie Moore's "This Time Baby" serves as the basis of Freemasons
' "Love on My Mind", which is featured on Vladivostok FM's expanded soundtrack in Grand Theft Auto IV
s episodes.
DJ: Tina Jane
Genre: Funk
, R&B, Soul
Tracklist:
Summary: VCFL is an abbreviation of "Vice City For Lovers."
In the game, VCFL is most listen by the bikers.
The VCFL Logo is patterned after the sculpture at LOVE Park
in Philadelphia. DJ Tina Jane is voiced by Pat Floyd. Wil Wheaton
, Rob Cross, Nataly Wilson, and Brandi Chaney-Giles call in requests to the station.
DJs: Couzin Ed
and Lazlow
Genre: Heavy metal
, Hard rock
, Glam metal
Tracklist:
Summary: Couzin Ed
briefly appeared in Vice City (his voice sounds different) when he called into V-Rock, angry that Lazlow took his job as DJ. In this game, which takes place two years prior, Lazlow is an intern under Couzin Ed who is constantly antagonizing Lazlow; Couzin Ed apparently extremely dislikes Lazlow because he repeatedly insults him. He constantly lambasts Lazlow for not being a "real man" and on occasion questions his sexuality. On the radio, it is revealed that in 1985, Lazlow enrolled in broadcasting school and then in 1986 (wherein Vice City takes place) takes Couzin Ed's job. In real life, Lazlow did go to broadcasting school, and at one point was a sidekick/intern at Couzin Ed's radio show. Imaging voicing provided by Jimmy "Fish" Fishback, other Voices include: Anthony Carvalho, Franceska Clemens, Kerry Shaw, Lenny Grossi & Sam Roberts. It is mentioned by Lazlow that V-Rock broadcasts live from Red Dick (Reddick), Florida.
DJ: Trish Camden and Adam First
Genre: New Wave
, Synthpop
, Electropop
Tracklist:
Summary: Similar to the situation with the earlier version of V-Rock and Flash FM in Vice City Stories, Wave 103 in 1984 features two hosts, the British Trish Camden and American Adam, who have conflicting personalities which lead to much argument on the radio. Adam First would become the station's sole host. Also, the station is named THE WAVE 103, however by 1986 it was shortened to just "Wave 103".
In the Wave 103 teaser on the official site, Trish states her desire to be a VJ, believing that music videos are the future of music ("I'm going to be a VJ. They're important, you know. Who's going to go to the radio to listen to music when you can watch it instead?"). On the station, she frequently mentions her upcoming auditions with an unnamed music television station; however, it can be assumed that these plans fell through, since by the time of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
, she has returned to the station as its imaging voice. Trish was voiced by Anoushka Benson, and Adam First by Jamie Canfield again (the third time).
Both the genre of Wave music and the sexuality of those who listen to it are lampooned in the Station IDs. Two IDs refer to wave music as 're-purposed disco' and 'the bastard lovechild of punk and disco'. Other IDs feature one man referring to him self as sexually ambiguous, and another saying 'I don't care whether you're a girl or a boy, I'll still sleep with you'.
Vice City Public Radio, abbreviated as VCPR, features a variety of radio programs that satirize American culture (just like LCFR in Liberty City Stories). VCPR would move on to feature just one show by 1986, Pressing Issues. Like 1986, the chatter and pledge drives are still run by Freeloader and Montanius.
Note that despite its name, VCPR is apparently broadcast nationwide.
It is implied throughout the breaks in between shows on VCPR and later revealed in Pressing Issues that Maurice Chavez had an affair with fellow reporter Michelle Montanius and impregnated her. She keeps begging Maurice for money to get an abortion. This clearly reveals why she called him an asshole in Vice City.
. The show also takes in calls from different individuals that predictably shock or puzzle Dwayne based on its subject material. While the show would seem natural under the Republican years of Ronald Reagan
, NWO might also be a satire of the right-wing opinion shows that have proliferated in the American media in recent years.
veterans as hosts, taped at the Vice City Boat and Sports Show. They have a feature called You and Your Boat, and include guest Kenny Crane.
Lloyd Floyd voiced DJ Hans Oberlander of SF-UR from the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
soundtrack. He has also done voicework for other Rockstar games: Bully
and The Warriors (video game)
.
. Listed in Alphabetical order:
Other brands such as Complete the Look, PetStuffers, and Synth & Son can be heard mentioned by radio hosts, and imaging voices during their blurbs.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a 2006 sandbox-style action video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with Rockstar North. It was published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable in late 2006 and later for the PlayStation 2 in March 2007. The game is the eighth...
is presented as a series of radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s that broadcast music and information to Vice City
Vice City
Vice City is a fictional city in the Grand Theft Auto series, based on Miami, Florida. Two versions of the city have appeared in different generations of the series: The Grand Theft Auto rendition is geographically very similar to Miami...
, circa 1984. Most of these stations are also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall...
; however, as Vice City is set two years later, there are many differences between the stations. This provides an additional mini-storyline involving the DJs and personalities who feature in both games. Some stations and radio shows have suggestively ended broadcast by GTA: Vice Citys timeline.
The only time a player can hear the radio is when the protagonist acquires a car (or in the "Audio" section of the pause menu). The station that will be playing when the player gets in is fairly random but it can be changed or switched off if desired.
Besides the radio stations, music can also be heard during the game's intro sequence (Vice Squad composed by Stuart Hart, Steven Stern and Thomas Hirschmann) and some cutscenes.
Emotion 98.3
Genre: Power ballads
Power Ballads
Power Ballads is the debut album by Aqueduct. It was recorded by Trent Bell at Bell Labs and self-released on February 25, 2003. After releasing the album, frontman David Terry relocated to Seattle, Washington. Twelve hours after Terry's arrival in Seattle, Aqueduct opened for Modest Mouse...
Tracklist:
- The MotelsThe MotelsThe Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Their song "Total Control" reached #4 on the Australian charts in 1980...
– "Only the LonelyOnly the Lonely"Only the Lonely " is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Recorded by Orbison, it became his first major hit. As an operatic rock ballad, it was a sound unheard of at the time, described by the New York Times as expressing "a clenched, driven urgency". It is seen as a seminal event...
" - 10cc10cc10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
– "I'm Not in LoveI'm Not in Love"I'm Not in Love" is a song written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman of the English group 10cc, from the album The Original Soundtrack. The lyric reveals a narrator in denial about the title's ostensible theme.-The 10cc version:...
" - QuarterflashQuarterflashQuarterflash was an American rock group formed in 1980 in Portland, Oregon. The band was made up of Rindy Ross , her husband Marv Ross , Jack Charles , Rick DiGiallonardo , Rich Gooch , and Brian David Willis...
– "Harden My HeartHarden My Heart"Harden My Heart" is the most popular single by the rock group Quarterflash, off their Quarterflash album, released in 1981.The song was originally released as a single in early 1980 by Seafood Mama, Quarterflash's predecessor band...
" - TotoToto (band)Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...
– "Make Believe" - Elkie BrooksElkie BrooksElkie Brooks is an English singer, formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. Elkie has been nominated twice for Brit Awards' top female singer. She is known for her powerful husky voice...
– "Fool (If You Think It's Over)Fool (If You Think It's Over)"Fool " is the title of a popular song from 1978 by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Rea also wrote the song, which appears on his 1978 debut album, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?....
" - The PassionsThe PassionsThe Passions were a British band which formed in 1978, and disbanded in 1983. They were one-hit wonders with their misty song, "I'm in Love with a German Film Star". which was released in early 1981.-Career:...
– "I'm in Love with a German Film StarI'm in love with a German film star"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" is a song by the British pop band The Passions. It was released as a single in 1981 and reached number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart. It was the band's only single to reach the charts. Sam Taylor-Wood recorded a cover version which was released a single...
" - ForeignerForeigner (band)Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...
– "I Want to Know What Love IsI Want to Know What Love Is"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a 1984 power ballad recorded by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S. and is the band's biggest hit...
" - The AssemblyThe AssemblyThe Assembly were a synthpop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England by:* Vince Clarke * Eric Radcliffe...
– "Never NeverNever Never (The Assembly song)"Never Never" is the title of the only single released by the Vince Clarke project, The Assembly, in 1983.The song features Feargal Sharkey of The Undertones on vocals; Sharkey's performance on "Never Never" was a total departure from the punk sound of The Undertones. The song peaked at number four...
" - Pat BenatarPat BenatarPat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
– "We BelongWe Belong"We Belong" is a 1984 single from Pat Benatar's sixth studio album Tropico. It matched the success of "Love Is a Battlefield" on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S., peaking at number five, and reaching number three on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart and the top 40 on its Adult...
" - The PretendersThe PretendersThe Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...
– "Private Life" - Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
– "In The Air TonightIn the Air Tonight"In the Air Tonight" is a song by Phil Collins that first appeared on his 1981 album Face Value. It was recorded in 1979 and was the first single of Collins' solo career, and remains one of his best-known hits. The music video, directed by Stuart Orme, was released in 1981.-The song/recording:The...
" - Roxy MusicRoxy MusicRoxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson...
– "AvalonAvalon (Roxy Music song)"Avalon" is a 1982 single by British art rock band Roxy Music. It was released as the second single from their album Avalon.The single, with its B-side, "Always Unknowing", charted at No. 13 in the UK....
" - Eddie MoneyEddie MoneyEddie Money is an American rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums...
– "Baby Hold OnBaby Hold OnBaby Hold On is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money and well-known guitarist Jimmy Lyon from the album Eddie Money in 1977. It was released as a single and reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Money was sued by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for plagiarizing the lyrics of the song "Que Sera,...
" - RainbowRainbow (band)Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
– "Stone ColdStraight Between the EyesStraight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by Rainbow, released in 1982. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release, was released in May 1999....
" - GiuffriaGiuffriaGiuffria was an American rock band that was formed in 1982 by Gregg Giuffria after his departure from the band Angel, a glam rock/heavy metal band from Washington, D.C..- History of the band :...
– "Call To The HeartGiuffria (album)Giuffria is the self-titled debut album from American rock band Giuffria , released on MCA Records in 1984, and co-produced by Andy Johns. The album's highest peak on the Billboard Hot 100 was #26 on March 2, 1985...
" - Art of Noise – "Moments in Love"
- Dan HartmanDan HartmanDaniel Earl "Dan" Hartman was an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for such songs as: "Free Ride", "I Can Dream About You", "Instant Replay", "Love Sensation", and "Relight My Fire", all of which had world-wide success.-Career:Born in Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg,...
– "I Can Dream About YouI Can Dream About You"I Can Dream About You" is a song performed by Dan Hartman on the soundtrack album Streets of Fire from the movie of the same name. Originally released in 1984 as a single off Hartman's album I Can Dream About You, it reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was performed by Winston Ford in...
"
Summary: In Vice City Stories, Emotion 98.3 in 1984 features seminal (and very lonely and depressed) host sensation Lionel Makepeace at the helm, while Grand Theft Auto recurring character Fernando Martínez plays only a minor role as a roving reporter—his first break in radio—roaming the streets of Vice City
Vice City
Vice City is a fictional city in the Grand Theft Auto series, based on Miami, Florida. Two versions of the city have appeared in different generations of the series: The Grand Theft Auto rendition is geographically very similar to Miami...
, looking for love in all the wrong places. Oddly Lionel and Fernando are actually friends, Lionel only questioning Fernando's interpretation of love. Two years later, Fernando would be the DJ on the station. Lionel Makepeace performed by Steve Stratton, and Fernando Martínez, the roving reporter, by Frank Chavez
Frank Chavez
Frank Chavez is a voice actor. He is best known for his works in the Grand Theft Auto video game series as the voice of Fernando Martinez, a DJ for the fictional Radio Station, Emotion 98.3.- Filmography :...
. Ann Dewig, Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
, and Randy Pearlstein provided other voices on this station.
Espantoso
DJ: Hector HernandezHéctor Hernández
Héctor Hernández is a Mexican football forward who played for Mexico in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for C.D. Guadalajara.-External links:*...
Genre: Latin Jazz
Latin jazz
Latin jazz is the general term given to jazz with Latin American rhythms.The three main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian, Cuban and Puerto Rican:# Brazilian Latin Jazz includes bossa nova...
, Salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
Tracklist:
- Ray BarrettoRay BarrettoRay Barretto was a Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican jazz musician.-Early years:Barretto was born in New York City of Puerto Rican descent...
– "Acid" - Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez – "I Like It (I Like It Like That)"
- Tito PuenteTito PuenteTito Puente, , born Ernesto Antonio Puente, was a Latin jazz and Salsa musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music"...
– "Oye Como VaOye Como Va"Oye Como Va" is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana's rendition of the song in 1970 on their album Abraxas, helping to catapult Santana into stardom with the song reaching #13 on the Billboard Top 100. The song also reached #11 on...
" - Bobby ValentínBobby ValentinBobby Valentin, also known as "El Rey del Bajo" , is a musician and salsa bandleader.-Early years:...
– "Mi Ritmo Es Bueno" - Celia CruzCelia CruzCelia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
and Johnny PachecoJohnny PachecoJohnny Pacheco is a Dominican producer, musician, bandleader, and one of the most influential figures in American salsa music.-Early life:...
– "Quimbara" - Héctor LavoeHéctor LavoeHéctor Juan Pérez Martínez , better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe was born and raised in the Machuelito sector of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Early in his life, he attended a local music school and developed an interest inspired by Jesús Sánchez Erazo. He moved to New York...
– "Mi GenteMi Gente"Mi Gente" is a song by former Latin superstar Héctor Lavoe from the album, La Voz. It is considered by many Latinos to be his signature song...
" - Eddie PalmieriEddie PalmieriEddie Palmieri , is a Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader and musician, best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms.-Early years:...
– "Revolt / La Libertad Logico" - Willie ColónWillie ColónWilliam Anthony Colón is a Nuyorican salsa musician. Primarily a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in municipal politics in New York City.-Early years:...
– "El MaloEl Malo-Track listing:# "Jazzy" Colón - 4:06# "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:47# "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:20# "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:41# "El Malo" Colón - 4:01# "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:05# "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:10# "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:01...
"
Summary: Espantoso still plays much of the same content it plays in 1986, although a few of the tracks such as Oye Como Va
Oye Como Va
"Oye Como Va" is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana's rendition of the song in 1970 on their album Abraxas, helping to catapult Santana into stardom with the song reaching #13 on the Billboard Top 100. The song also reached #11 on...
will be more familiar to a wider variety of music lovers, as all the music in the list is still listened under the Fania All-Stars
Fania All-Stars
The Fania All-Stars was a musical ensemble established in 1968 by the composer, Johnny Pacheco, as a showcase for the musicians on the record label Fania Records, the leading salsa record company of the time.-Beginnings:...
record label from New York; which featured a major Latin-Caribbean singing lineup, such as Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez , better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe was born and raised in the Machuelito sector of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Early in his life, he attended a local music school and developed an interest inspired by Jesús Sánchez Erazo. He moved to New York...
, Willie Colón
Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón is a Nuyorican salsa musician. Primarily a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in municipal politics in New York City.-Early years:...
, Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
, and Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco is a Dominican producer, musician, bandleader, and one of the most influential figures in American salsa music.-Early life:...
. DJ Hector Hernandez is a failed telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
actor (he makes references to the fictional telenovela "Red Hot Stepmom") that is obsessed with returning to the top, even making a deal with Jeremy Robard and insulting Pepe, his successor to the station.
Flash FM
Genre: Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
Tracklist:
- Laura BraniganLaura BraniganLaura Ann Branigan was an American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is best known in the United States for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria" and in Europe for the number-one single "Self Control"...
– "GloriaGloria (Laura Branigan song)"Gloria" is a pop song originally written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, which -with English lyrics written by Trevor Veitch- became an international hit for Laura Branigan in 1982-83, selling more than two million singles in the US alone.-Origins:Umberto Tozzi...
" - Rick SpringfieldRick SpringfieldRick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...
– "Human TouchHuman Touch (Rick Springfield song)"Human Touch" is a 1983 single by singer Rick Springfield from his album Living in Oz. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S....
" - INXSINXSINXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
– "The One ThingThe One Thing (song)"The One Thing" is a song by Australian rock group INXS, released as the first single from their 1982 album Shabooh Shoobah.Shabooh Shoobah was released in the United States in February 1983 and peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. "The One Thing" brought INXS their first Top 40...
" - Philip BaileyPhilip BaileyPhilip Irvin Bailey is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on...
& Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
– "Easy LoverEasy Lover"Easy Lover" is a hit song performed by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins, and written by Bailey, Collins, and Nathan East. The song appeared on Bailey's solo album Chinese Wall. Collins has performed the song in his live concerts and it appears on his 1990 album Serious Hits.....
" - Scandal – "The WarriorThe Warrior (song)"The Warrior" is a song by pop/rock group Scandal, from the album of the same name. The song went to number one in Canada and number seven in the US, as well as number one on the Mainstream Rock chart in the US, in addition to winning a BMI Airplay Award in 1984.-In popular culture:*The song was...
" - Alison MoyetAlison MoyetAlison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
– "Love ResurrectionAlf (album)Alf is the debut solo studio album of British singer/songwriter Alison Moyet, her first since leaving 80s electro-pop duo Yazoo...
" - The Alan Parsons ProjectThe Alan Parsons ProjectThe Alan Parsons Project was a British progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, consisting of singer Eric Woolfson and keyboardist Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians....
– "Games People PlayGames People Play (Alan Parsons Project song)"Games People Play" is a 1980 song by the Alan Parsons Project. It charted at number 16 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart. It appears on the album The Turn of a Friendly Card and was sung by Lenny Zakatek....
" - Hall & OatesHall & OatesHall & Oates are an American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates. They achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and play instruments. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."...
– "Family Man" - Pat BenatarPat BenatarPat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
– "Love Is a BattlefieldLove Is a Battlefield"Love Is a Battlefield" is a song written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman, after Pat Benatar asked Chapman to write her a hit song. It was released as a single from Benatar's album Live from Earth. The single has been certified gold and is her highest charting single in the United States...
" - Nik KershawNik KershawNik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...
– "Wouldn't It Be GoodWouldn't It Be Good"Wouldn't It Be Good" is a song written and recorded by singer Nik Kershaw for his 1984 studio album Human Racing. The song has been covered by numerous artists since, including Placebo, Danny Hutton Hitters, Cascada, and Soulwax.-Song information:...
" - Phil Oakey and Giorgio MoroderGiorgio MoroderHansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
– "Together In Electric DreamsTogether in Electric Dreams"Together in Electric Dreams" is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey and producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the original soundtrack of the 1984 film Electric Dreams....
" - Talk TalkTalk TalkTalk Talk were an English musical group, active from 1981 to 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including "Today", "Talk Talk", "It's My Life", "Such a Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World"....
– "It's My LifeIt's My Life (Talk Talk song)"It's My Life" is a song by the British synthpop band Talk Talk. Written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, it was the title track on the band's second album in 1984. The song was released as a single in January 1984, then again in 1985, and a third time in 1990 when it finally became a hit and...
" (Extended version) - Missing Persons – "Destination UnknownDestination Unknown (song)Destination Unknown is a single by the new wave band Missing Persons. It was released in 1982 on their album Spring Session M. In the US it was a minor hit spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #42....
" - Wang ChungWang Chung (band)Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group.The group found their greatest success in America, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" , "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Let's Go!" .-Pre-history: The Intellektuals and 57 Men :Jeremy...
– "Don't Let GoDon't Let Go (Wang Chung song)"Don't Let Go" is a single by Wang Chung. It was released as the first single off their 1984 album Points on the Curve in Canada and the US in February 1984, peaking at #26 and #38 on those countries' respective pop singles charts. In the UK, "Don't Let Go" was the third single off the album,...
" - Gino Vanelli - "Apaloosa"
- GenesisGenesis (band)Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
– "Turn It on AgainTurn It On Again"Turn It On Again" is a single from the British progressive rock band Genesis, from their 1980 album Duke.The lyrics deal with a man who does nothing more than watch his television, so much that he becomes obsessed with the people he watches on it, believing them to be his friends.The song is also...
" - BlancmangeBlancmange (band)Blancmange are a British synthpop band who came to prominence with a string of hits in the early to mid 1980s.-Biography:Blancmange was formed in Harrow, Middlesex in 1979 by singer Neil Arthur and instrumentalists Stephen Luscombe and Laurence Stevens...
– "Living on the CeilingLiving on the CeilingLiving on the Ceiling is a song by Blancmange which appeared as the fifth track on their 1982 album Happy Families. It was released in 1982 as the third single from the album. It was a surprise hit for the band, reaching #7 on the UK charts and #5 on the Australian Singles Chart .Blancmange...
" - Paul YoungPaul Young (singer and guitarist)Paul Antony Young is an English pop musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & The Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his following solo success as a solo recording artist turned him into a 1980s teenage pop idol...
– "Come Back and StayCome Back and Stay"Come Back and Stay" is a song that was first recorded in 1981 by its writer Jack Lee. In 1983, singer Paul Young released his version as a single from his album, No Parlez, and it became an international hit....
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Summary: Similar to the situation with the earlier version of V-Rock, in Vice City Stories, Flash FM in 1984 features two hosts, with Toni returning and new co-host Teri. Like V-Rock, Teri seems to be in control of the show with future host Toni as her sidekick. It is hinted that Teri, in her mid-twenties, was considered too old to be hosting Flash FM. Both Teri and Toni share a mutual hostility with each other and exchange vicious insults regarding the other's sexual and drug habits, with Toni often gaining the upper hand. It is also implied throughout the show that both are under the influence of large amounts of cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
whilst on the air.
DJ Teri is voiced by Zan Aron, Maria Chambers reprises her role as DJ Toni. Imaging voicing provided by Brian Thomas, imaging singing by Julie Tracy Wemyss.
Fresh 105 FM
Luther Campbell
Luther R. Campbell , also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke or Luke, is a record label owner, rap performer , and actor...
Genre: Old School hip hop
Old school hip hop
Old school hip hop describes the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music , and the music in the period preceding it from which it was directly descended . Old school hip hop is said to end around 1983 or 1984 with the emergence of Run–D.M.C., the first new school hip hop group...
, Electro
Electro (music)
Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
Tracklist:
- Afrika BambaataaAfrika BambaataaAfrika Bambaataa is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and the Amen Ra of Universal...
& the Soulsonic ForceSoulsonic ForceThe Soulsonic Force are an American electro-funk and hip-hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped establish hip-hop in the early 1980s with songs such as "Planet Rock"...
– "Renegades of FunkRenegades of Funk"Renegades of Funk" is a song written by Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller & John Robie and recorded by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force. Released in 1983 as a single on the Tommy Boy label, it was also included on the 1986 album Planet Rock: The Album...
" - Jonzun CrewJonzun CrewJonzun Crew was an electro and early funk/hip hop group that was active in the 1980s. The group was led by Michael Jonzun, his brothers Maurice Starr and Soni Jonzun, and Carl ....
– "Pack Jam (Look Out for the OVC)" - Run-D.M.C.Run-D.M.C.Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...
– "It's Like ThatIt's Like That (Run-D.M.C. song)"It's like That" is a song by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C. It was first released in 1983 on a cassette backed with the track "Sucker M.C.'s". The release marked the start of Run-D.M.C.'s career and is widely regarded as ushering in a new school of hip hop artists with a street image and an...
" - Planet PatrolPlanet PatrolPlanet Patrol is an American electro group from the 1980s. The members were Arthur Baker, John Robie, and a quintet of vocalists led by Herbert J. Jackson: lead singer Joseph Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and the late Melvin Franklin...
– "Play at Your Own Risk" - Egyptian LoverEgyptian LoverGreg Broussard , better known by his stage name Egyptian Lover is an American musician, vocalist, producer and DJ, and was an important part of the L.A. dance music and rap scene in the early 1980s....
– "Egypt, Egypt" - Art of Noise – "Beat BoxBeat Box (song)"Beat Box" is the debut single released by the British group Art of Noise in 1983. The track, one of the world's very first and most influential Hip-Hop hits intended as an instrumental, originally appeared on the 12" EP Into Battle with the Art of Noise, recorded during the same sessions as...
" (Extended Version) - Man ParrishMan ParrishMan Parrish is an American composer, songwriter, vocalist and producer. He, along with artists such as Yellow Magic Orchestra, Kraftwerk, Art of Noise, Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie, Jellybean Benitez and Aldo Marin helped create and define electro in the early 1980s...
– "Boogie Down Bronx" - Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic ThreeRock Master Scott & the Dynamic ThreeRock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three was an old school rap group best known for the singles "The Roof Is on Fire" and "Request Line", both of which have been sampled by many other groups, from rap to R&B to rock...
– "Request Line" - Midnight StarMidnight StarMidnight Star is an R&B and electro-funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the 1980s.-Band history:The group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist...
– "Freak-a-Zoid" - WhodiniWhodiniWhodini is a hip hop group that was formed in 1981. The Brooklyn, New York-based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, aka Ecstasy ; and turntable artist DJ Drew Carter, aka Grandmaster Dee.-Early years:Whodini was among the first hip-hop groups to...
– "Freaks Come Out at Night"
Summary: DJ Luke is voiced by Luther R. Campbell, better known as Luke Skyywalker from rap group 2 Live Crew
2 Live Crew
2 Live Crew was a hip hop group from Miami, Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the sexual themes in their work, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.- Early career :...
. Fresh FM broadcasts live from a strip club and is technically a pirate radio
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
station, much like Wildstyle in GTA: Vice City.
Paradise FM
Genre: Post-disco
Post-disco
Post-disco refers to a historically significant period in popular music history beginning with the commercial death of disco music in the late 1970s and ending with the mainstream appearance of house music in late 1980s.The stripped-down musical trends followed from the DJ- and producer-driven,...
Tracklist:
- Unlimited TouchUnlimited TouchUnlimited Touch was a New York based post disco group who had some regional fame in the early eighties. The group consisted of Audrey Wheeler, Phil Hamilton, Tony Cintron, Sandy Anderson, Stephanie James and Lenny Underwood. Raymond Reid and William Anderson from New York-based band Crown Heights...
– "I Hear Music in the Streets" - Plunky & the Oneness of JujuPlunky & the Oneness of JujuJuju plays a big part in the work of Plunky Branch with his afro-funk jazz fusion music. From 1971 to 1974 his band was called Juju, from 1975 to 1981 Oneness of Juju, from 1982 to 1988 Plunky & Oneness of Juju and from 1988 to present day is known as Plunky & Oneness.Their song, "Every Way But...
– "Everyway But Loose" (Larry LevanLarry LevanLarry Levan was a DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass"...
Remix) - Geraldine HuntGeraldine HuntGeraldine Hunt is an [United States|American]] R&B singer best known for the 1980 #1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit "Can't Fake the Feeling".-Life and career:...
– "Can't Fake the FeelingCan't Fake the FeelingCan't Fake the Feeling is 1980 dance single by Geraldine Hunt. The single hit number one on the dance chart for seven weeks., but failed to hit the pop singles chart. However, "Can't Fake the Feeling" peaked at number fifty-eight on the soul singles chart.....
" - Raw SilkRaw SilkRaw Silk was an American dance band, originated in New York. Raw Silk is best known for their garage-boogie song "Do It to the Music". The group is consisted of two Crown Heights Affair members, Ron Dean Miller and Bert Reid, and three female vocalists Jessica Cleaves, Sybil Thomas, Tenita Jordan...
– "Do It to the Music" - Jimmy Bo Horne – "Is It In"
- Exodus – "Together Forever"
- Jackie Moore – "This Time BabyThis Time Baby"This Time Baby" is a 1979 disco single by Jackie Moore, a cover of a song by The O'Jays of their 1978 album So Full of Love. The single was number one on the U.S. disco chart for one week in August 1979. It also reached the top 30 on the soul singles chart...
" - Class ActionClass Action (band)Class Action and Phreek were garage house and disco musical projects. The original Phreek comprised Christine Wiltshire, Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams, Stan Lucas and others. Class Action was directed by Larry Levan featuring Christine Wiltshire on vocals. Both groups are best known for their club...
– "Weekend (Tonight Is Party Time)" - Gwen GuthrieGwen GuthrieGwen Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, and Roberta Flack....
– "It Should Have Been You" - Thelma HoustonThelma HoustonThelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother...
– "You Used to Hold Me So TightYou Used To Hold Me So Tight"You Used to Hold Me So Tight" is a song written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for American singer Thelma Houston's 1984 album Qualifying Heat. Released as a single in mid-1984, "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" became a success on the U.S...
" - Sister SledgeSister SledgeSister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs...
– "Lost in Music" (Special 1984 Nile RodgersNile RodgersNile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
Mix) - Donald ByrdDonald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
– "Love Has Come AroundLove Has Come Around"Love Has Come Around" is a 1981 soul single. by Donald Byrd and 125th Street Band, taken from the album Love Byrd. The single, produced by Isaac Hayes, was the most successful Donald Byrd single on the soul chart, peaking at number fifteen.. Although, "Love Has Come Around" failed to crack the...
" - ChangeChange (band)Change was an Italian-American post-disco group formed in Bologna, Italy in 1979 by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi...
– "The Glow of LoveThe Glow of LoveThe Glow of Love is the debut studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1980 and reached number twenty-nine on the US Billboard Album Chart and ten on the US Billboard Black Albums chart...
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Summary: Not including station identification, this is not only the first non-stop music radio station since the GTA III rendition of Rise FM, but quite possibly the first one since the first Grand Theft Auto game without a DJ. This station does not appear in GTA: Vice City.
Class Action's "Weekend" is featured as a house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
by The Todd Terry Project
Todd Terry
Todd N. Terry is an American DJ, producer, and remixer.-Career:Terry's productions extensively used samples blending the sounds of classic disco, the Chicago sound, and elements of hip-hop....
in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
, appearing on the SF-UR house radio station. Exodus' "Together Forever" is also sampled in Eddie Amador's song "House Music" on the house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
station Rise FM in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is a 2005 sandbox-style action video game developed by Rockstar North and Rockstar Leeds. It is the ninth game in the Grand Theft Auto series...
. Likewise, Jackie Moore's "This Time Baby" serves as the basis of Freemasons
Freemasons (band)
Freemasons are an English dance band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of producers Russell Small and James Wiltshire .-2005-2007: Early Career:Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently...
' "Love on My Mind", which is featured on Vladivostok FM's expanded soundtrack in Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
s episodes.
VCFL
Genre: Funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, R&B, Soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
Tracklist:
- Marvin GayeMarvin GayeMarvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
– "Sexual HealingSexual Healing"Sexual Healing" is a 1982 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Columbia Records label. It was his first single since his exit from his long-term record label Motown earlier in the year, following the release of the In Our Lifetime album the previous year...
" - Earth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
– "FantasyAll 'N AllAll 'N All is the eighth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. The album features songs such as "I'll Write A Song For You", "Serpentine Fire", "Love's Holiday", and the pop hit "Fantasy". A remastered version of the LP was issued in 2002...
" - Hot Chocolate – "It Started With a Kiss"
- Rick JamesRick JamesJames Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
– "Mary Jane" - The Commodores – "NightshiftNightshift"Nightshift" is a 1985 hit song by the Commodores and title track from the album of the same name. The song was a tribute to Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, two famous R&B musicians who had died in 1984....
" - Wally BadarouWally BadarouWally Badarou is a musician from Benin.-Biography:A synthesiser specialist, Badarou was the longtime associate of the British band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop, soul and rock...
– "Mambo" - Barry WhiteBarry WhiteBarry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
– "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To MeIt's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" was a hit song by Barry White. The song was written by Ekundayo Paris and Nelson Pigford. Similar to the initial reaction after first hearing his earlier hit "You're the First, the Last, My Everything", when those close to White heard the demo of "It's...
" - Sylvia StriplinSylvia StriplinSylvia Striplin is a New York based jazz, soul and R&B vocalist. Striplin has worked with funk, jazz, R&B and soul, vibraphonist Roy Ayers, who helped her release her 1981 album Give Me Your Love on the Uno Melodic record label. Striplin, along with Marva Hicks found some solo success after being...
– "You Can't Turn Me AwayGive Me Your Love (album)-Reception:Released on Roy Ayers's Uno Melodic record label in 1981. While it didn't make a dent on the R&B charts, over time it has eventually became rare groove favorite. Led by the often sampled classic song "You Can't Turn Me Away" which was sampled by the The Notorious B.I.G. mentored group,...
" - Roy AyersRoy AyersRoy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...
– "Everybody Loves The SunshineEverybody Loves the Sunshine-Track listing:#Hey, Uh, What You Say Come On - 3:45#Golden Rod - 3:03#Keep On Walking - 3:45#You And Me My Love - 3:11#Third Eye - 6:21...
" - Keni BurkeKeni BurkeKenneth M. Burke , better known as Keni Burke, is an American R&B, soul, funk, and jazz singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist who began his career as a member of the 1970s soul outfit, the Five Stairsteps.-Five Stairsteps:As a member of the Five Stairsteps, Burke wrote the...
– "Risin' To the TopRisin' to the Top"Risin' to the Top" is a classic song by Keni Burke. Released in 1982 from the Changes album, its chart position was 63. This song was sampled several times and is considered Burke's signature song. It was also released on RCA Records. The song was a defining hit for Burke, his best...
" - Teddy PendergrassTeddy PendergrassTheodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade...
– "Love T.K.O.Love T.K.O."Love T.K.O." was a single by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, from his 1980 album, TP. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100...
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Summary: VCFL is an abbreviation of "Vice City For Lovers."
In the game, VCFL is most listen by the bikers.
The VCFL Logo is patterned after the sculpture at LOVE Park
LOVE Park
Love Park is a plaza located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park is nicknamed Love Park for Robert Indiana's Love sculpture which overlooks the plaza.-History:...
in Philadelphia. DJ Tina Jane is voiced by Pat Floyd. Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton
Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III is an American actor and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me and Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers...
, Rob Cross, Nataly Wilson, and Brandi Chaney-Giles call in requests to the station.
V-Rock
Couzin Ed
Couzin Ed is a bar manager and former radio disc jockey who resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2002 he received a Billboard/Airplay Monitor Radio Award as local air personality of the year at a mainstream rock station.-Career:...
and Lazlow
Genre: Heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, Hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
, Glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
Tracklist:
- DioDio (band)Dio was an American heavy metal band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial...
– "Holy DiverHoly Diver (song)"Holy Diver" is the first single released by heavy metal band Dio, taken from the band's debut album of the same name. Although it only reached #40 on the Mainstream Rock chart at that time, today it is one of Dio's most popular songs....
" - QueensrÿcheQueensrÿchethumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....
– "Queen of the ReichQueen of the Reich"Queen of the Reich" is a heavy metal song first recorded in 1981 for a demo tape by "The Mob", later known as Queensrÿche. "Queen of the Reich" was first recorded on Queensrÿche along with "The Lady Wore Black", "Nightrider", and "Blinded"...
" - KissKISS (band)Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
– "Lick It UpLick It Up (song)"Lick It Up" is a glam metal song by the American hard rock band Kiss. It is the title track on their 1983 album of the same name.Written by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and guitarist Vinnie Vincent, the song was released as the first single from the album in 1983.A video was made to promote the...
" - DokkenDokkenDokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
– "Breaking the Chains" - AutographAutograph (American band)Autograph was an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California.-Formation:Autograph began in late 1983 originally as a solo project for singer, songwriter & guitarist Steve Plunkett, who had recently left the band Silver Condor, due to his frustration with their lack of interest in recording...
– "All I'm Gonna TakeSign In Please-Personnel:*Steve Plunkett - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar*Steve Lynch - Lead Guitar*Randy Rand - Bass, backing vocals*Steven Isham - Keyboards, backing vocals*Keni Richards - Drums, Noises-Production:*Produced By Neil Kernon...
" - AcceptAcceptAccept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
– "Balls to the WallBalls to the Wall (song)"Balls to the Wall" was the lead single from Accept's fifth studio album with the same name. The album's best known song, which became Accept's signature tune, is the anthemic title track, for which a music video was shot that received American airplay on MTV....
" - ScorpionsScorpions (band)Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
– "Rock You Like a HurricaneRock You Like a Hurricane"Rock You Like a Hurricane" a song by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. The song was released as the second track of their 1984 album Love at First Sting.-Description:...
" - KrokusKrokus (band)Krokus is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Switzerland. They enjoyed moderate success in North America during the 1980s.Krokus was founded in Solothurn in 1974 by bassist Chris von Rohr and guitarist Tommy Kiefer...
– "Long Stick Goes BoomOne Vice at a TimeOne Vice at a Time is Krokus' sixth album, released in 1982 on Arista Records. It was the first album to feature Mark Kohler on rhythm guitar. It includes a cover of The Guess Who's song "American Woman", and a song "Rock N' Roll" which is very similar to the Led Zeppelin song "Rock And Roll"...
" - Ted NugentTed NugentTheodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
– "Stranglehold" - RattRattRatt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Slip of the Lip", "Back For More", "Dance", "Body Talk", "I Want a Woman", and "Way Cool Jr." Ratt...
– "Round and RoundRound and Round (Ratt song)"Round and Round" is a song by American glam metal band Ratt which proved to be the biggest hit of their career, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It appears as the third track of their album Out of the Cellar...
" - Judas PriestJudas PriestJudas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
– "Electric EyeElectric Eye (song)"Electric Eye" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, from their 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance, and released as a single later that year...
" - Mötley CrüeMötley CrüeMötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
– "Looks That KillLooks That Kill"Looks That Kill" is a Mötley Crüe song released on their 1983 album Shout at the Devil. Written by bassist Nikki Sixx, the song was released as a single on January 4, 1984 and spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, peaking at #54 and # 18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks....
" - Quiet RiotQuiet RiotQuiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...
– "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)Metal Health (song)"Metal Health", sometimes listed as "Metal Health "; "Bang Your Head"; or, as it was listed on the Billboard Hot 100, "Bang Your Head ," is a song by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot on their breakthrough album of the same name. The song is one of their best known hits and received constant MTV...
"
Summary: Couzin Ed
Couzin Ed
Couzin Ed is a bar manager and former radio disc jockey who resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2002 he received a Billboard/Airplay Monitor Radio Award as local air personality of the year at a mainstream rock station.-Career:...
briefly appeared in Vice City (his voice sounds different) when he called into V-Rock, angry that Lazlow took his job as DJ. In this game, which takes place two years prior, Lazlow is an intern under Couzin Ed who is constantly antagonizing Lazlow; Couzin Ed apparently extremely dislikes Lazlow because he repeatedly insults him. He constantly lambasts Lazlow for not being a "real man" and on occasion questions his sexuality. On the radio, it is revealed that in 1985, Lazlow enrolled in broadcasting school and then in 1986 (wherein Vice City takes place) takes Couzin Ed's job. In real life, Lazlow did go to broadcasting school, and at one point was a sidekick/intern at Couzin Ed's radio show. Imaging voicing provided by Jimmy "Fish" Fishback, other Voices include: Anthony Carvalho, Franceska Clemens, Kerry Shaw, Lenny Grossi & Sam Roberts. It is mentioned by Lazlow that V-Rock broadcasts live from Red Dick (Reddick), Florida.
The Wave 103
Genre: New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
, Synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
, Electropop
Tracklist:
- The Human LeagueThe Human LeagueThe Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
– "Love Action (I Believe in Love)Love Action (I Believe in Love)"Love Action " is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League, released as a single in the UK in July 1981. It peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart, the band's first Top 10 success....
" - Thompson TwinsThompson TwinsThe Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...
– "Love on Your Side" - Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
– "Everything CountsEverything Counts"Everything Counts" was Depeche Mode's eighth UK single and third US single , from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again...
" - BlondieBlondie (band)Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
– "Heart of GlassHeart of Glass (song)"Heart of Glass" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, written by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines, it was released as a single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries, including the US and UK.Rolling...
" - Frankie Goes to HollywoodFrankie Goes to HollywoodFrankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
– "RelaxRelax (song)"Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome ....
" - ABCABC (band)ABC are an English band, that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. The band continues to tour and released a new album, Traffic, in 2008.-Formation:...
– "(How to Be a) Millionaire(How to Be A) Millionaire" Millionaire" is a song by the British band ABC. It was the first single taken from their 1985 album How to Be a...Zillionaire!....
" - New OrderNew OrderNew Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
– "Blue MondayBlue Monday (New Order song)"Blue Monday" is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.-Background:...
" - JapanJapan (band)Japan were a British New Wave group, formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement .- History :The band began as a group of friends...
– "Quiet LifeQuiet LifeQuiet Life is the third album by the British band Japan, released firstly in Japan, Germany, Canada and other countries in December 1979, then in the UK in January 1980...
" - KajagoogooKajagoogooKajagoogoo are a British pop band, best known for their hit single, "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 5 on the U.S...
– "Too ShyToo ShyToo Shy is a song written and recorded by English New Wave/pop music band Kajagoogoo, released in 1983. The first single from their debut album White Feathers, the song was an immediate hit and reached no.1 on the UK Singles Chart...
(Midnight Mix)" - Heaven 17Heaven 17Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The trio comprises Martyn Ware , Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory...
– "Penthouse and PavementPenthouse and Pavement-2010 3-disc Special Edition:Disc 1:#" Fascist Groove Thang"#"Penthouse And Pavement"#"Play To Win"#"Soul Warfare"#"Geisha Boys And Temple Girls"#"Let's All Make A Bomb"#"The Height Of The Fighting"#"Song With No Name"...
" - BerlinBerlin (band)Berlin is an American New Wave/Synthpop band. The group was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by John Crawford . The band contained Crawford, Terri Nunn , David Diamond , Ric Olsen , Matt Reid and Rod Learned . Learned left during the first EU tour and was replaced by Rob Brill...
– "Sex (I'm A...)Sex (I'm A...)"Sex " is the second single from the album Pleasure Victim by Berlin.-Cover versions:Canadian electroclash musician Peaches covered the song as a bonus track for her albums, The Teaches of Peaches and Fatherfucker....
" - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
– "Like to Get to Know You WellLike to Get to Know You Well"Like to Get to Know You Well" is a single by musician Howard Jones released in the second half of 1984, which was subsequently included on his twelve inch remix album The 12" Album. The single climbed to number four on the UK Singles Chart....
" - The CureThe CureThe Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
– "A ForestA Forest"A Forest" is a single by the English rock band The Cure, released on March 28, 1980 as the only single from their second album Seventeen Seconds. It was their first chart single in the UK, reaching #31; the song was also a hit in the Netherlands, reaching #26. It was also their first single to be...
" - A Flock of SeagullsA Flock of SeagullsA Flock of Seagulls are an English New Wave band originally formed by brothers Michael "Mike" Score and Alister "Ali" James Score , with Frank Maudsley , Michael Kuby , H.J...
– "Space Age Love Song" - YazooYazoo (band)Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
– "Don't GoDon't Go (Yazoo song)"Don't Go" is the second single taken from the British New Wave band Yazoo's debut album, Upstairs at Eric's. Released in the UK in July of 1982, the song peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart, becoming Yazoo's second top five hit. In the US, where the band was known as Yaz, the song was their...
"
Summary: Similar to the situation with the earlier version of V-Rock and Flash FM in Vice City Stories, Wave 103 in 1984 features two hosts, the British Trish Camden and American Adam, who have conflicting personalities which lead to much argument on the radio. Adam First would become the station's sole host. Also, the station is named THE WAVE 103, however by 1986 it was shortened to just "Wave 103".
In the Wave 103 teaser on the official site, Trish states her desire to be a VJ, believing that music videos are the future of music ("I'm going to be a VJ. They're important, you know. Who's going to go to the radio to listen to music when you can watch it instead?"). On the station, she frequently mentions her upcoming auditions with an unnamed music television station; however, it can be assumed that these plans fell through, since by the time of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall...
, she has returned to the station as its imaging voice. Trish was voiced by Anoushka Benson, and Adam First by Jamie Canfield again (the third time).
Both the genre of Wave music and the sexuality of those who listen to it are lampooned in the Station IDs. Two IDs refer to wave music as 're-purposed disco' and 'the bastard lovechild of punk and disco'. Other IDs feature one man referring to him self as sexually ambiguous, and another saying 'I don't care whether you're a girl or a boy, I'll still sleep with you'.
VCPR
- Jonathan Freeloader ( Pat Olsen )
- Michelle Montanius ( Kelly Guest )
Note that despite its name, VCPR is apparently broadcast nationwide.
Pressing Issues
Pressing Issues is a public affairs radio show hosted by Maurice Chavez. Fans of the original Vice City will recognize the show for its irreverent satire on American celebrities and culture, as well as the climax that usually heralds the end of each episode.- Maurice Chavez ( Philip Anthony-RodriguezPhilip Anthony-RodriguezPhilip Anthony-Rodriguez is an American actor and voice actor of Puerto Rican descent who is known for his roles on Jake 2.0 as Kyle Duarte and the voice of disc jockey Maurice Chavez in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. His voice is also heard in the 2010 video game Halo: Reach...
) – The host of the show and someone constantly frustrated with the selection of his panel. He frequently has grandiose dreams of success after his show was moved from an overnight slot, which came to partial fruition with his show's domination of the VCPR channel 2 years later. - Martin Graves – A technologistTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
and stereotypical nerdNerdNerd is a derogatory slang term for an intelligent but socially awkward and obsessive person who spends time on unpopular or obscure pursuits, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Nerds are considered to be awkward, shy, and unattractive...
who has absurdly futuristic dreams, many with a high concentration of robotRobotA robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
s, as well as a variety of strange sexual fetishes. Abhors mainstream religion as obsolete and derides creationismCreationismCreationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...
in classrooms. It's also implied that he's a transvestite. - Bryony Craddock ( Shelagh Ratner ) – A fanatically patriotic "white trash" mother who has had fifteen children and is already pregnant with her next one, and ends up going into labor as of the show is taping. She believes that large numbers of American children are the best way to preserve American culture and heritage. She also believes in matriarchyMatriarchyA matriarchy is a society in which females, especially mothers, have the central roles of political leadership and moral authority. It is also sometimes called a gynocratic or gynocentric society....
. She may also be a stereotype of a "soccer mom", as she attends numerous PTA meetings, is quite religious, and is quick to try to silence anyone who says something she finds offensive (she joined a successful petition to pull Crows then latest album off the radio, stating that she believes no one should be allowed to hear it.) - Forbes Waverly III ( Melinda Wade ) – An uncaring and ruthless industrialist from ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
whose name and behavior are very masculineMasculinityMasculinity is possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man. The term can be used to describe any human, animal or object that has the quality of being masculine...
, implying that she is asexual, if not also a militant feminist much like Michaela Carapadis from K-CHAT. She is obsessed with the economy and possession. Her acerbic behavior is attributed to her being neglected by her father as a child.
It is implied throughout the breaks in between shows on VCPR and later revealed in Pressing Issues that Maurice Chavez had an affair with fellow reporter Michelle Montanius and impregnated her. She keeps begging Maurice for money to get an abortion. This clearly reveals why she called him an asshole in Vice City.
New World Order
A conservative foreign affairs show hosted by Dwayne Thorn. Each of the show's "reports" is a reflection on each of the negative socio-economic aspects of American influence on the rest of the world during the Cold WarCold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. The show also takes in calls from different individuals that predictably shock or puzzle Dwayne based on its subject material. While the show would seem natural under the Republican years of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
, NWO might also be a satire of the right-wing opinion shows that have proliferated in the American media in recent years.
- Dwayne Thorn – The bellicose host of the show, frequently proclaiming American superiority over the rest of the world. He is also a member of the Epsilon Program cult that premiered in Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasGrand Theft Auto: San AndreasGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
, as revealed when he says its mantra "Kifflom" when describing his religion.
Reporters
- Bryce Parker – A reporter with a BritishBritish EnglishBritish English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...
accent, reporting on the prostitutionProstitution of childrenProstitution of children or child prostitution is the commercial sexual exploitation of children in which a child performs the services of prostitution, for financial benefit. The term normally refers to prostitution by a minor, or person under the local age of majority...
– and his personal enjoymentSex tourismSex tourism is travel to engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.The World Tourism Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, defines sex tourism as "trips organized from within the tourism sector, or from outside this sector but using its structures and networks, with the primary...
– of children and prepubescents in ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Dwayne is apparently far more interested in the latter. - Chuck Summers – Reports on the stereotypical and abject povertyPovertyPoverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
of India prior to its 21st century economic boom before suddenly coming down with a very violent case of diarrheaDiarrheaDiarrhea , also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day. It is a common cause of death in developing countries and the second most common cause of infant deaths worldwide. The loss of fluids through diarrhea can cause dehydration and...
. - John Sickerman – Another reporter with a British accent, John interviews an Ecuadorian drug lordDrug lordA drug lord, drug baron or kingpin is the term used to describe a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drugs trade. Such figures are often difficult to bring to justice, as they might never be directly in possession of something illegal, but are insulated from...
named Pedro on how American money has "transformed" South American society. Parodies American corporate influence in CentralCentral AmericaCentral America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and South America as well as the funding of ContrasContrasThe contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua's FSLN Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle's dictatorship...
and other violent individuals and groups in those regions during the closing stages of the Cold WarCold WarThe Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. - Heinrich Havelock – A reporter with a German accent, interviewing a tribal chieftain from a formerly forested town in VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
that Dwayne cannot pronounce (Dwayne also cannot correctly pronounce Heinrich's name). This interview parodies the cultural assimilationCultural assimilationCultural assimilation is a socio-political response to demographic multi-ethnicity that supports or promotes the assimilation of ethnic minorities into the dominant culture. The term assimilation is often used with regard to immigrants and various ethnic groups who have settled in a new land. New...
of indigenous peoples due to Western influence.
Callers
- A xenophobicXenophobiaXenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable fear of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange". It comes from the Greek words ξένος , meaning "stranger," "foreigner" and φόβος , meaning "fear."...
customs and immigrations officer who believes that the phrase "Annuit CœptisAnnuit CœptisAnnuit cœptis is one of two mottos on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States....
" on the reverse of the $1 bill is part of a conspiracy to get every American to speak LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. - Thorton, a hillbillyHillbillyHillbilly is a term referring to certain people who dwell in rural, mountainous areas of the United States, primarily Appalachia but also the Ozarks. Owing to its strongly stereotypical connotations, the term is frequently considered derogatory, and so is usually offensive to those Americans of...
who, inspired by BuddhaGautama BuddhaSiddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...
, tries to achieve "enlightenmentEnlightenment in BuddhismThe English term enlightenment has commonly been used in the western world to translate several Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese and Japanese terms and concepts, especially bodhi, prajna, kensho, satori and buddhahood.-Insight:...
" through supposedly easy self-help cookbooks and other material, and threatens Dwayne when he disagrees. - Michelle, a caller from the MidwestMidwestern United StatesThe Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
who is sexually obsessed with Dwayne.
Bait and Switch with Larry Joe and Bobby Ray
A fishing show with two stereotypical rednecks and Vietnam WarVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
veterans as hosts, taped at the Vice City Boat and Sports Show. They have a feature called You and Your Boat, and include guest Kenny Crane.
- Larry Joe (Lloyd FloydLloyd FloydLloyd Floyd, "the man of 1,036 voices" is a voice actor initially known for his work as the voice of DJ Hans Oberlander in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories as the main host of the show Bait and Switch in VCPR station as 'Larry Joe'. He voices Gary Guitar,...
) – A typical redneck who enjoys beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
, hunting and fishingFishingFishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
. He's relatively dedicated to his sport, although his methods of catching prey are clearly in violation of generally accepted hunting regulations. His reactions to his co-host's ramblings differ from concern to frustration depending on the content. He gets mad when his co-host calls some prostitutes "slutSlutSlut or slattern is a pejorative term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous...
s" and Larry Joe's wife (Marie Sue) a whoreProstitutionProstitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
. He yells at Bobby Ray to "stop actin' funny, and I don't mean ha-ha funny!" - Bobby Ray (Jim FlorentineJim FlorentineJames "Jim" Florentine is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, comedian, voice artist, and performer...
) – lacks a "redneck" accent. Bobbie Ray is actually more violent than his co-host thanks to serious PTSD issues from 'Nam. He readily admits to having killed numerous obese people at a water park while drunkDrunkennessAlcohol intoxication is a physiological state that occurs when a person has a high level of ethanol in his or her blood....
, mistaking them for manatees. It's even implied from his descriptions that he had and continues to frequently engage in homoeroticHomoeroticismHomoeroticism refers to the erotic attraction between members of the same sex, either male–male or female–female , most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the visual arts and literature. It can also be found in performative forms; from theatre to the theatricality of uniformed movements...
activities, sometimes with himself if not his co-host or others. - Kenny Crane (Christopher Murney) – A very stereotypical redneck that the hosts bring onto the show. He presents a form of baitingBait (luring substance)Bait is any substance used to attract prey, e.g. in a mousetrap.-In Australia:Baiting in Australia refers to specific campaigns to control foxes, wild dogs and dingos by poisoning in areas where they are a problem...
that involves the use of deer urineUrineUrine is a typically sterile liquid by-product of the body that is secreted by the kidneys through a process called urination and excreted through the urethra. Cellular metabolism generates numerous by-products, many rich in nitrogen, that require elimination from the bloodstream...
, something that Larry Joe is not impressed with.
Lloyd Floyd voiced DJ Hans Oberlander of SF-UR from the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
soundtrack. He has also done voicework for other Rockstar games: Bully
Bully (video game)
Bully, also known as Canis Canem Edit for the PAL PlayStation 2 version, is an open world video game released by Rockstar Vancouver for the PlayStation 2 on 17 October 2006 in North America, and 25 October 2006 in the United Kingdom...
and The Warriors (video game)
The Warriors (video game)
The Warriors is a beat 'em up video game published by Rockstar Games. It was released on October 17, 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and February 12, 2007 for PlayStation Portable. The game is based on the 1979 film, The Warriors...
.
Gordon Moorehead Rides Again
Episode of a fictional radio detective series originally broadcast in the late 40s. This particular episode is entitled "Gordon Moorhead and the Exploding Breasts", for reasons not made clear at all until the end.- Gordon Moorehead (Lloyd Floyd) – The main character, a very macho and misogynistic private eyePrivate investigatorA private investigator , private detective or inquiry agent, is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private detectives/investigators often work for attorneys in civil cases. Many work for insurance companies to investigate suspicious claims...
. Moorehead's first and last names are often mispronounced by the announcer during the opening monologue. - Molly Malmstein (Jen Cohn) – The "delectable yet slightly portly" female lead. Also depicted as the frail damsel-in-distress. Moorehead has the tendency to slap her frequently, often out of the blue.
- Pablo (Lloyd Floyd) – A MexicanMexican peopleMexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
stereotype who also appears to be Gordon and Molly's mutual friend. The three meet while looking for the fisherman in the swamp (dubbed "attractive wetland countryside right on your doorstep should you decide to move to our beautiful part of the world") near what would later become part of Vice City, and Pablo offers advice in a very stereotypically Mexican fashion as to how to deal with the mystery, such as offering tortilla chips and tequila. - Pete Banbury aka the Fisherman (Jeff Steitzer) – The mystery for this show involves this fisherman mysteriously disappearing and begins with his daughter Lily suddenly gunned down. Molly find him later, claiming, among other things, that Banbury is a communist who's trying to ruin Vice City. At the suggestion of Pablo, Moorehead kills him a "Friendly NapalmNapalmNapalm is a thickening/gelling agent generally mixed with gasoline or a similar fuel for use in an incendiary device, primarily as an anti-personnel weapon...
" strike. - Chief (Jeff Steitzer) – The clichéd police chief who is initially reluctant to let the protagonist take the lead in the case but relents, providing him with "Friendly Napalm", a branded product (and respective advertising monologue) that is indicative of the direct sponsorship of many radio shows during that time.
- Announcer (J.R. Horne) – The narrator and announcer for the show. Makes a sales pitch for a Moorehead fan club affiliated with the show's sponsor, Friendly NapalmNapalmNapalm is a thickening/gelling agent generally mixed with gasoline or a similar fuel for use in an incendiary device, primarily as an anti-personnel weapon...
. (Napalm itself was still in its infancy during the show's purported broadcast year and was certainly not available as a consumer product.) During this promotion he mispronounces the protagonist's name, calling him Mooreland, George Moorecock, and Jeremy Moorehead.
The Time Ranger
Re-run of a fictional radio hero that originally aired in 1944. The show was canceled quickly for obvious reasons.- Time Ranger aka Ernest Keigel (Bill Lobley) – The stereotypically snarky and fast-talking Time Ranger whose penisPenisThe penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
is a time machine. When he masturbatesMasturbationMasturbation refers to sexual stimulation of a person's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed manually, by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods. Masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism...
he travels through time, ending up in a randomly chosen time and location. He cannot normally be seen by adults and it is joked that he is a eunuchEunuchA eunuch is a person born male most commonly castrated, typically early enough in his life for this change to have major hormonal consequences...
because of his "time machine's" minuscule composure. - Richard (Chris Ferrante) – The Time Ranger meets this boisterous child first in the episode, when he travels back to the year 1175. The child, presumably a son of a noblewoman from medieval England, explains that in his time period, "dragonDragonA dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
s roam the land, and we are also infested with clichés." He also listens as the Time Ranger embarks on a monologue describing the future. - Mother (Kate Greer) – Richard's uptight mother, and presumably a noblewoman. She seems to be very sexually engaged with the king. She states that the "plagueBlack DeathThe Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
" has already happened, though the actual Black Death would not happen for another 200 years (Although this could be a prod at the cliché of the plague). Despite apparently living in medieval England, both Richard and his mother have poorly concealed American accents. - Mademoiselle (Jen Cohn) – A shrill aristocratAristocracyAristocracy , is a form of government in which a few elite citizens rule. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best". In origin in Ancient Greece, it was conceived of as rule by the best qualified citizens, and contrasted with monarchy...
ic woman that the Time Ranger meets when he ends up in a stable after travelling to France during its revolutionary period.French RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
Her obsession with the phrase "off with your head" implies that she could be a caricature of Marie AntoinetteMarie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I....
. The episode ends on a suspenseful note, with the Time Ranger engaging in mammary intercourseMammary intercourseMammary intercourse describes a sex act, performed as foreplay or as non-penetrative sex, that involves the stimulation of the male penis by the female breasts. Commonly, this sex act involves the man placing his penis in the woman's cleavage and thrusting between her breasts, while the breasts are...
with the Mademoiselle as the rebelling peasants try to charge the door of the stable. - Announcer (Anthony Cumia) – Sounds a little bit like the Time Ranger, and narrates the opening, closing and interludes.
Commercials
Like its predecessors, the radio of Vice City Stories provides a distinct array of commercials satirizing products as well as different aspects of 1980s culture. Many of these commercials contain significant amounts of expletivesProfanity
Profanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, desecrating, or other forms.The...
. Listed in Alphabetical order:
- Ammu-Nation (Ron Reeve) – Grand Theft Auto's famous gun chain is back with another commercial for "protecting your kids rights." This time it advertises a children-oriented Saturday safety seminar as well as potentially lethal ways to determine if a gun is loaded, and even comes with its own mascot, Derek the DodoDodoThe dodo was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about , living on fruit, and nesting on the ground....
. - Angel and the Knight – Takes on popular police/crime-fighting shows of the day with unlikely pairings and daredevil, physically impossible stunts (e.g. a helicopter that can dive underwater). Vice CityGrand Theft Auto: Vice City soundtrackThe soundtrack to the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City consists of music played on the various in-game radio stations the player can tune into after entering most types of cars and motorcycles, but it has also been released in a box set of seven separate CDs , with the European editions...
, the game's predecessor, has this shows spin-off, Yuppie & The Alien. - Athena 200's (Jay Wright) – A cigarette that "lasts longer than he does", the 200s referring to its extra length as compared to regular "100s." Possibly a parody of the female-oriented marketing of Virginia SlimsVirginia SlimsVirginia Slims is a brand of cigarette manufactured by Altria Group . The brand was introduced in 1968 and marketed to young professional women using the slogan "You've come a long way, baby." Some media watch groups considered this campaign to be responsible for a rapid increase in smoking among...
. The slogan "The Pleasure is Back" used in this commercial also appeared in ads for Barclay cigarettes in the 1980s.This ad also air in VCFL and Espantoso. - The Barfs – A spoof of BratzBratzBratz is an American line of fashion dolls and merchandise manufactured by MGA Entertainment. Four original 10" dolls were released in 2001 - Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin...
or the Smurfs and the idea that they promote communism as well as gross-out cartoon specials of the day, and a very patriotic Saturday morning cartoon series. In sharp contrast to the values of the Smurfs, the Barfs "hate sharing" and each possess a firearm. One version of the commercial even lampoons the European (i.e. non-American) origin of the Smurfs as well as their values, referring to them as purple instead of blue. Each Barf is also a cultural stereotype representing the 1980s; the gimp suitGimp suitA bondage suit, also commonly called a gimp suit, is a garment designed to cover the body completely , fitting it closely, and often including anchor points for bondage. It often has an attached hood; if not, it will be worn with a bondage hood or "gimp mask"...
-clad "Fruity Barf" ironically seem to be the most popular. - CamusAlbert CamusAlbert Camus was a French author, journalist, and key philosopher of the 20th century. In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement, which was opposed to some tendencies of the Surrealist movement of André Breton.Camus was awarded the 1957...
Jeans – A faux-philosophical jeans brand which seems to relate to cameltoeCameltoeCamel toe is a slang term that refers to the outline of a human female's labia majora, as seen through tightly fitting clothes.-Common circumstances:...
. - Double Ought Logger – A new variant of a beer product originally aired in San AndreasSan Andreas, CaliforniaSan Andreas is an unincorporated census-designated place and the county seat of Calaveras County, California. The population was 2,783 at the 2010 census, up from 2,615 at the 2000 census. Like most towns in the region, it was originally founded during the California Gold Rush...
, available here in a "shotgun can". This is a reference to the practise of making a second hole in the can so that the beer can more rapidly exit into a drinker's mouth. - Evacuator (Brian Thomas, Randy Pearlstein) – Part 1 of a movie series whose second part "Exploder" premiered in the first Vice City game, and eventual finale "Special Needs Cop" premiered in San Andreas. Parodies trigger-happy patriotic action movies of the 1980s with muscle-bound heroes, such as Rambo and CommandoCommando (film)Commando is a 1985 American action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vernon Wells, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Bill Duke, Dan Hedaya and James Olson. It was directed by Mark L...
. It also comes with its own action figureAction figureAn action figure is a posable character figurine, made of plastic or other materials, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, video game, or television program. These action figures are usually marketed towards boys and male collectors...
play set, though many figures and props are "sold separately", also a play on the merchandising of G.I. JoeG.I. JoeG.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier , Action Sailor , Action Pilot , Action Marine and later on, the Action Nurse...
action figures of the time, or possibly the short-lived Rambo toy line. - Fast-Forward Audio (Alex Anthony) – Advertises in-car audio technology considered long-since obsolete today, as the "future". Has two different commercials, one for cassette tapes and one for radios with only a few channels of graphic equalizationEqualizationEqualization, is the process of adjusting the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal. The most well known use of equalization is in sound recording and reproduction but there are many other applications in electronics and telecommunications. The circuit or equipment used...
. - Fruit LC – A parody of the original Apple Macintosh (also released in 1984) down to its exorbitant price tag (twice that of the original Mac), though the Macintosh LCMacintosh LCThe Macintosh LC was Apple Computer's product family of low-end consumer Macintosh personal computers in the early 1990s. The original Macintosh LC was released in 1990 and was the first affordable color-capable Macintosh. Due to its affordability and Apple II compatibility the LC was adopted...
was a real model released in 1990. The commercial particularly satirizes Ridley ScottRidley ScottSir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
's famous Super Bowl commercial1984 (television commercial)"1984" is an American television commercial which introduced the Apple Macintosh personal computer for the first time. It was conceived by Steve Hayden, Brent Thomas and Lee Clow at Chiat/Day, Venice, produced by New York production company Fairbanks Films, and directed by Ridley Scott. Anya Major...
. - Imponte Insurrection Turbo XRZ5 X-2 – A car advertisement for a V8-powered front wheel drive "chick magnet." The confusingly long trim-line is a parody of the rear-wheel-drive Merkur XR4TiMerkur XR4TiThe Merkur XR4Ti was a short-lived United States and Canada-market version of the European Ford Sierra XR4i. It was the brainchild of then Ford Vice President Bob Lutz. It was sold in the US from 1985 to 1989. It was the first vehicle of Ford's Merkur range, followed in 1988 by the Merkur Scorpio...
, released about the same time, though a billboard for the car in Little Havana shows the car's shape is similar to that of a first-generation Mazda RX-7. This is the first advertisement for a car in-game that is not a Maibatsu, though this game is set in an era where Japanese cars had yet to dominate the market. This car could also be the Polaris V8. - Jock Cranley – An anti-vice advertisement akin to the "Just Say NoJust Say No"Just Say No" was an advertising campaign, part of the U.S. "War on Drugs", prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s, to discourage children from engaging in recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no. Eventually, this also expanded the realm of "Just Say No" to violence and...
" campaign, with an eerily similar slogan: "Just say...not for me." In a twist, the campaign is sponsored by an organization called Consider Our Kids Everyday, continuing a GTA tradition of provocatively named morals organizations. Cranley is a high-flying and formerly decadent action star who is depicted on the VCS website as always wearing a helmet, much like Top Gear's StigThe StigThe Stig is a character in the British motoring television show Top Gear. The character plays on the anonymity of racing drivers' full-face helmets, with the running joke that nobody knows who, or indeed what, is inside the character's racing suit. The character was the creation of presenter Jeremy...
. - Little Lacy Surprise – "Fashion underwear" for children, parodying the continuing trend of suggestive underwear for teenage girls. However, this commercial strongly implies pedophiliaPedophiliaAs a medical diagnosis, pedophilia is defined as a psychiatric disorder in adults or late adolescents typically characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children...
and even incestIncestIncest is sexual intercourse between close relatives that is usually illegal in the jurisdiction where it takes place and/or is conventionally considered a taboo. The term may apply to sexual activities between: individuals of close "blood relationship"; members of the same household; step...
, something that panelist Bryony Craddock denounces on Pressing Issues. This also is a parody of Victoria Secret and UnderoosUnderoosUnderoos is a brand of underwear for children, produced by the Fruit of the Loom company. The packages include a matching top and bottom for either boys or girls, featuring a character from popular entertainment media, especially superhero comics, animated programs, and fantasy/science fiction...
. This ad airs in Flash FM and Espantoso. - Mallet to a Maibatsu (Jonathan Hanst) – Rails against encroaching Japanese industry, particularly large family-owned Japanese automotive manufacturers (generalized as GTA's eponymous Maibatsu), with sob stories of employees laid off from the once-glorious "American Motors." These ads particularly reflect the labor troubles that shook up the American motor industry during the 1980s due to stiff competition from Japanese companies such as HondaHondais a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
and Toyota. There was a real car manufacturer named American MotorsAmerican MotorsAmerican Motors Corporation was an American automobile company formed by the 1954 merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history.George W...
that was absorbed into ChryslerChryslerChrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
in the late 1980s due to labor troubles of its own, though similarities to the American Motors used as a model for American industry in general for this commercial might purely be coincidental. The logo for American Motors as seen on the instruction manual for the game is a red-white-and-blue torch, which is similar only to the real AMC's logo only in color scheme. The voice of the evil Japanese executive stereotype is similar to that of Dr. Chank from the Space Monkey VII commercial from Liberty City Stories. - Push-Up – The Movie (Alex Anthony) – A clear parody of RockyRockyRocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
and other patriotic sports hero movies of the 1980s, based primarily on Sylvester StalloneSylvester StalloneMichael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
's Rocky IVRocky IVRocky IV is a 1985 American film written by, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the Rocky franchise...
(released 1985) but featuring plot elements akin his other film, the 1987 Over the Top. The main Soviet villain is even a caricature of Rocky's famous opponent Ivan DragoIvan DragoIvan Drago is a fictional character that appeared as Rocky Balboa's rival in the 1985 film Rocky IV. He is portrayed by Dolph Lundgren. The character and his catchphrases have gone on to inspire multiple mentions in popular culture like Clubber Lang , including in the Family Guy episode "Brian...
. - ReleaseEjaculationEjaculation is the ejecting of semen from the male reproductory tract, and is usually accompanied by orgasm. It is usually the final stage and natural objective of male sexual stimulation, and an essential component of natural conception. In rare cases ejaculation occurs because of prostatic disease...
Gum – A commercial for chewing gum with special jelly filling, with references to oral sexOral sexOral sex is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a sex partner by the use of the mouth, tongue, teeth or throat. Cunnilingus refers to oral sex performed on females while fellatio refer to oral sex performed on males. Anilingus refers to oral stimulation of a person's anus...
. - Redwood Junior – Candy cigarettes for kids, spoofing the implied subliminal marketing of tobacco products to underage customers prior to legislation, particularly the notorious Joe CamelJoe CamelJoe Camel was the advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes from late 1987 to July 12, 1997, appearing in magazine advertisements, billboards, and other print media.-History:The U.S. marketing team of R. J...
. Redwood is a recurring cigarette brand from San Andreas, Liberty City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
. - Robard's Import/Export (Peter Silvestro) – Run by the same implied-shady entrepreneur that released his dubious self-help tapes in the original Vice City. This time, the references to drugs are less subtle, as it is easy to deduce that his method of import/export is actually drug runningIllegal drug tradeThe illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
by boat. - Twilight Knife – A horror movie that seems to be related to Knife After Dark from the original Vice City and that parodies Friday the 13th Part 3Friday the 13th Part 3Friday the 13th Part III is the third film in the Friday the 13th series. The 1982 movie was the first film in the series to feature Jason Voorhees wearing the hockey mask that has become his prominent trademark. The film was released theatrically in 3-D, and is notable as the first Paramount...
with the tagline "A New Dimension in Terror" and the narrator saying don't swim or shower alone which is the name of a scene from the movie(Friday the 13th).
Other brands such as Complete the Look, PetStuffers, and Synth & Son can be heard mentioned by radio hosts, and imaging voices during their blurbs.