Hello, fellow Mixtape Mixers!
Much to our delight, it looks like last week’s theme brought out the animal in all of us! As expected, our community’s impeccable taste in music was ever in tow, so check out the playlist below to see which songs set the tone for our spirited walk on the wild side with The Cheetah Beasts!
Overall Team Themes/No Character Pairing
“Animal I Have Become,” by Three Days Grace
“Intergalactic,” by The Beastie Boys
“Superbeast,” by Rob Zombie
“Welcome To The Jungle,” by Guns N’ Roses
“Animal,” by Def Leppard
“Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps),” by David Bowie
Click the arrow to see the rest of the list, by character! ^_^
The Cheetah
“Animal I Have Become,” by Three Days Grace
“Cat Claw,” by The Kills
“Pounce,” by Nellie McKay
Penguin
“Blue Moon,” by Frank Sinatra
“Black/White,” by The Raveonettes
“Police HQ / Hideout,” by Ashif Hakik (from Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus)
“Learn to be Lonely,” by Minnie Driver (from The Phantom of the Opera)
“Penguins,” by Lyle Lovett
Man-Bat
“Bat Country,” by Avenged Sevenfold
“Vide Noir,” by Lord Huron
King Shark
Main Theme (From Jaws ) by John Williams
“My Prerogative,” by Bobby Brown
“The Beast of Pirate’s Bay,” by Aurelio Voltaire
Killer Croc
“Born on the Bayou,” by The Diamond Light (from Swamp People)
“Killer Queen,” by Queen
“We Are The Ones,” by The Coup
Bronze Tiger
“Eye of the Tiger,” by Survivor
“Demolition Man” by Grace Jones
Firefly
“Watch the World Burn,” by Trivium
“This Fire,” by Franz Ferdinand
“Fire,” by Arthur Brown
“Standing Outside the Fire,” by Garth Brooks
“Let 'Em Burn,” by Nothing More
Flamingo
“Dexter Main Title,” by Rolfe Kent (from Dexter)
“Flamingo Baby,” by Violent Femmes
Professor Pyg
“Weird Science,” by Oingo Boingo
Earth 3 Owlman
“Survival,” by Muse
“Running Up That Hill,” by Placebo
Orca
“Salt in the Wound," by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus
Catwoman
“Cat Man,” by together PANGEA
“Tommy the Cat,” by Primus
“Shame & Fortune,” by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Life Will Change,” by Shoji Meguro (from Persona 5)
Dex Starr
“Cat Scratch Fever,” by Ted Nugent
“St James Infirmary,” by Louis Armstrong
Magpie
“Poem," by U.S. Girls
Gorilla Grodd
“Run Through the Jungle,” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Jungle Man,” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Apeman,” by The Kinks
Black Manta
“The Black Manta,” by Rupert Gregson-Williams (from Aquaman)
“Strange Times,” by The Black Keys
“The Mariner’s Revenge Song,” by The Decemberists
Zebra-Man
“Magnetic,” by Earth, Wind & Fire
This Week’s Theme:
80’s Music: DCU All-Star Games Edition (Spoiler Warning!)
Alas, the end of Meta Madhouse is upon us, but before we commence with singing, “it’s the final countdown!” we’d like to take a quick break to focus on the season finale of the DC Universe All-Star Games! Inspired by our Q&A with Sam Witwer, and its six episodes of tabletop RPG fun, we’d like to know what songs you think the game’s characters would have on their own personal playlists!
To assist, here are a few details on each high school character and their hero identities:
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Carl: THE BRAIN - In detention, because he was found in the trunk of a car, teacher who found him thought he was playing hooky, actually the WASTOIDS stuck him in the trunk. Hero Identity: Superman
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Dina: THE PRINCESS - Her boyfriend, Rod, is fighting ex-boyfriend Floyd in Karate Tournament, purposely got detention to dodge the drama of the Tournament. Hero Identity: Wonder Woman
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Katie: THE BASKET-CASE - She’s a bit of a klepto/basketcase, stole Dean Finger’s keys, bad grades, ZERO friends, a misfit with an attitude. Hero Identity: Catwoman
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Tommy: THE CRIMINAL - No one messes with him because he’s crazy, torments the weak and nerdy with his crew of Wastoids, always in detention. Hero Identity: Batman
Whether you choose to stick with their 80s high school personas, gnarly set of hidden hero identities, or choose both is up to you! Any are fine as long as you, to quote Game Master Sam, “Do it!”
Share your picks in the comments below, and stay excellent!
While lyrics must abide to Forum Guidelines, the songs can be anything, of any genre, as long as it meets each week’s theme!
Curious what Mixtape Monday is?
Every week, we’ll post the title of our latest Mixtape, and you post a track of your choice in the comments below! We’ll follow up next Mixtape Monday with the full list of tunes collected from the week before. And if our “What’s the Last Song You Heard?” thread is any indication, you all have superb taste in tunes!