I used to watch the show Ally McBeal, and n that program they made a point of saying how everybody has their own theme song that they play in their head. I was wondering what the Gatch characters had for theme songs... what do you think? Ken - Never Surrender (Corey Hart song for all of you Canadians out there) Joe - Mr. Roboto (thanks to LB for suggesting this one!) Jun - Wind Beneath My Wings Jinpei - We're Not Gonna Take It Ryu - Margaritaville Okay, I know these are silly... can anyone come up with better ones?

Hmmm, how about this one? Ken - Once The Feeling by Honeymoon Suite Joe - All I'm Gonna Take by Autograph Jun - The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) by Irene Cara Jinpei - Quicksilver Lightning by Roger Daltrey Ryu - Dance All Over Your Face by Kiss (because of how he sits on the enemies' faces XD) That's the best list I can think of (for now). What do you think?

I loved watching Ally McBeal! Need some thinking here ... I am in a bit of a hurry right now, but I'm eager to see what all of you will come out with!

I certainly remember Corey Hart!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Joe - Mr. Roboto (thanks to LB for suggesting this one!)

Or maybe Queen's "Another one bites the dust?" I could see Joe as more the angry, guitar-driven rock kind of guy. Maybe Judas Priest's "You've got another thing coming"? That song from the Top Gun soundtrack, "Mighty Wings" (by Cheap Trick?) could suit Ken. Or, I could see Ken and Jun singing that Jennifer Warnes/Joe Cocker duet "Up where we belong" from the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman," as I recall the lyrics are about struggle and getting to a place "Where the eagles fly." The others... have to think some more.

Those all sound like good ideas, LB! And yeah, Mr. Roboto fits a bit more in Gatchaman II, so the first series might have had a different song for him. Danger Zone from Top Gun (the one that had the fic challenge) is another good song for Ken.

Never Surrender can work for Ken too. You've Got Another Thing Comin' can also work for Joe. The last few days, I've been thinking that if for whatever reason there was a Gatchaman musical (Hey, there was a Sailor Moon musical! Even plans for a Batman musical!) that Jun would cover 'The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream)' about 3 5th's through the musical. Some reason I think the song fits her. And to tell you the truth, there was recently a thread on another forum I'm at about if anime characters had their own celebrity playlists on iTunes, and I was thinking about what the Gatch gang would put on their playlists if they made their own ones and was going to make a thread about it here, but I haven't been able to think of enough songs to fill each playlist.

Originally posted by AllentownDarkWater I've been thinking that if for whatever reason there was a Gatchaman musical (Hey, there was a Sailor Moon musical! Even plans for a Batman musical!) that Jun would cover 'The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream)' about 3 5th's through the musical. Some reason I think the song fits her.

"Hold on to your Dream" makes me think of an old 1970s Triumph song (to plug another Canadian act), "Hold On" -more suitable for one of the guys, though. I like the idea of a Gatchaman musical!

In fact, I just came up with an idea to write a fanfic involving her and the song, but I don't know if I'll write it though, because I need to think about it a little first.

A Gatchaman musical ... that would be nice! Something at the spur of the moment: Ken: "Imagine" - John Lennon Joe: "Ridin' Solo" - Jason Derulo Jun: "Mamma Mia" - ABBA Jinpei: "Maria" - West Side Story Ryu: "We all live in a Yellow Submarine" - Beatles

Another song for Joe could be 'I Can't Drive 55' by Sammy Hagar.

I like the idea of a Gatchaman musical, Allen! Give that one a try! Marie, I am at the idea of Jinpei singing Maria! That's awesome!!!!

You guys are good at this. I have no idea on music or titles of songs so I am afraid I am not help in this thread. I will just have to trust that you guys.

Why thank you, clouddancer. I do try to put thought into my choices when I participate in threads like this.

Considering I have no idea what most of those songs sound like, it is good for me to see what other people like (and possible what I should have been listening to.) With my isolated childhood I did not participate in many teen activities like the rest of my peers. (I could not go to the school dances and did not listen to the radio to hear what was supposed to be "popular" music for my age group.) But probably once I head over to youtube with the song titles in hand I will discover I have heard most of them. I just don't know the titles of the songs or the artists name.

I've drawn blanks on the team so far, but what about one for a character we know so little about? How about Tanya Tucker's "Ridin' Rainbows" for Ken's mother?

Originally posted by gatchamarie Jun: "Mamma Mia" - ABBA

I love ABBA! "Take a Chance on Me" could work for Jun too. And there's even their song "Eagle," for Ken.

I like No Doubt's "I'm Just a Girl" for Jun. Sung sarcastically, of course, since Jun's a girl that can kick ass. Gatchamarie - I too love your choice of Maria for Jinpei.

I could just hear and imagine Jinpei humming it ... "Maria ... I just met a girl named Maria ..."!, over and over again!! *chuckles*

Originally posted by lborgia88 I love ABBA! "Take a Chance on Me" could work for Jun too. And there's even their song "Eagle," for Ken.

I love ABBA, too! So many memories! "Take a Chance on Me" is a very good one in Jun's case! Good choice, LB! I've forgotten about it! And, if Ken were a female, ABBA's "Money, Money, Money" would have suited him also, especially the first part of the song! And, I'm loving all the choices that are being submitted! Nuni ... I can well see Jun being sarcastic! CD ... knowing the tune of songs when hearing them, but not knowing their titles or the artist's name is quite a normal thing! There are so many lovely pieces around, especially from the past, that it's impossible to remember everything about them! Music is to be enjoyed, so loving a song without knowing its particulars is also appreciative and descriptive of the very "you"!

slightly off track but I have this mental picture of "It's raining men" as goon are thrown around or when the Birds are spiralling in the sky - sung by Jun? Joe singing anything like Barry White, Tom Jones Any drinking song (for Joe who is egging Ken on) Janets song in Rocky Horror "Toucha Toucha Touch me I want to be naughty" for a frustrated Jun Jun- "R.E.S.P.E.C.T yourself" as she is telling the guys off Doors - "come on baby light my fire" for when they use explosives Kazse line from song" and the birds are singing in the sky" Kazse to Illuminus one - "Love in the first Degree" Bananarama

Oh, LW, I'm at your choice of "It's Raining Men" for Jun when she's thinking of goons being thrown around!!

You've got some great choices, LW! But for Katse, it *has* to be 'Dude Looks Like A Lady'. End of story.

snigger mental picture of Katse with a David Lee Rothe/ KISS look High heals, spandex, glitter, mullet hair, open chest shirt, with fake chest hair, blue eye shadow Strutting around and singing (oh I love imagination " a drunk ken picks her up , not realizing she is a he - oh the confustion on his face" there's a song to go with it but I keep thinking of " Jamaican holiday" that's not it)

Oh God! You guys are cracking me up!

It was " Lola" by Kinks!!!! Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man Girls will be boys and boys will be girsl It's a mixed up shook up world except for Lola And said dear boy I'm gonna make you a man But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man and so is Lola / Kazse

Originally posted by littlewolf snigger mental picture of Katse with a David Lee Rothe/ KISS look High heals, spandex, glitter, mullet hair, open chest shirt, with fake chest hair, blue eye shadow Strutting around and singing

Katse is Dee Snider!!

Reviving an old discussion...are there any songs that come on the radio today that make you stop and smile...because they make you think of one or all of our favorite birdies? I grin like a Cheshire cat when Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" comes on...because someone made a great You Tube video of Joe clips using this song. I looked and looked for the vid...maybe it has been taken down? It's a shame because it was really well done... Here's the song for those of you who don't know it... Viva La Vida- Joe's Song

I remember that video Springie. I too remember it every time I hear that song. Another song that I associate with Joe is Tim McGraw's Live like you were Dying. Mostly for the chorus, the rest of the song I don't think really applies, but I could imagine Joe (or even Ken) doing those high intensity activities. A song I think of (or connect to) Ken, when I hear it is, Five for Fighting's Superman (It's Not Easy.) I associate it with how hard (and lonely) it is to be a hero.

Every time I hear Seether's FMLYHM (f*ck me like you hate me) I think of Joe.

I still think of Joe when I hear Wanted Dead or Alive, because of the Youtube video!

I don't know if I've ever mentioned this before, but has anyone ever heard Metallica's "Sad but True" (Black Album) and thought it seems tailor-made to Katse and Sosai? And speaking of Coldplay, "Lost" makes me smile. Two guesses who's in my mind whenever I hear it. The song's bridge is awesome, triumphant.

"I'm Still Alive" by Saving Abel would work for anyone on the team at one point or another. I think particularly of Ken and/or Joe for that one since they remember losing their parents, and of Ken (any of them, really) just after the end of the first series.

Listening to my playlist on random and "Sharp-Dressed Man" by ZZ Top came on. I realized this is perfect (snicker) for Nambu.

Funny this topic should come up ... just recently I was going through some old songs and came upon one that seems especially fitting ... "Come Sail Away" by Styx for the entire team ... especially that middle part where it goes "... I thought that they were angels/but to my surprise/I climbed aboard their star ship/and we headed for the skies ..."

Great suggestions! Chris, "Sharp Dressed Man" would especially be apropos for OAV Nambu! ROFL I found that "Viva La Vida" video I was talking about...here's a link: Joe the Condor Forever

RIgirl, that is a great song for the team! Driven by Rush is a great Condor song. Here's part of the lyrics: " ... Driven to the margin of error Driven to the edge of control Driven to the margin of terror Driven to the edge of a deep, dark hole Driven day and night in circles Spinning like a whirlwind of leaves Stealing in and out back alleys Driven to another den of thieves But it's my turn to drive But it's my turn to drive Driven in...Driven to the edge Driven out...On the thin end of the wedge Driven off...By things I've never seen Driven on...By the road to somewhere I've never been ..."

Well, whenever I think of Joe (or Jason) AC/DC always comes to mind. Though I do think a good song for either of them is "Highway Star" by Deep Purple. (Yes, it's an old one--1972!) Nobody gonna take my car I'm gonna race it to the ground Nobody gonna beat my car It's gonna break the speed of sound Ooh it's a killing machine It's got everything Like a driving power big fat tyres And everything I love it and I need it, I bleed it Yeah, it's a wild hurricane Alright, hold tight I'm a highway star Nobody gonna take my girl I'm gonna keep her to the end Nobody gonna have my girl She stays close on every bend Ooh she's a killing machine She got everything Like a moving mouth body control And everything I love her, I need her, I seed her Yeah, she turns me on Alright, hold on tight I'm a highway star Nobody gonna take my head I got speed inside my brain Nobody gonna steal my head Now that I'm on the road again Ooh I'm in Heaven again I got everything Like a moving ground, an open road And everything I love it and I need it, I seed it Eight cylinders all mine Alright, hold on tight I'm a highway star Nobody gonna take my car I'm gonna race it to the ground Nobody gonna beat my car It's gonna break the speed of sound Ooh it's a killing machine It's got everything Like a driving power Big fat tyres and everything I love it and I need it, I bleed it Yeah, it's a wild hurricane Alright, hold on tight I'm a highway star I'm a highway star I'm a highway star

Oldie but a goodie, Redbird! I need to look that one up and give it a listen!

It's good! (You do need to keep in mind the year it was recorded. LOL). But I'm biased, I'm a classic rock girl at heart!

Have to look it up, too, Redbird, but from the lyrics I can already see that it's very suitable for the character!