Well, my suggestions...

[Bob Schroeck]

And now, I actually get around to responding to Chris' suggestions...

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"As Good as it Gets" by Grand Theft Audio (Gran Turismo 3 soundtrack) - all I can say is if his metagift locks onto the chorus, you've got a damned inspirational song.

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Know where I can find an MP3 of this? I don't play the game, and have never heard the song.
The other serious ones... More stuff I haven't heard. I've been meaning to buy Idol's Cyberpunk album for years, too... (and I can't right now, as I'm participating in the RIAA boycott).

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"99 Red Balloons" Goldfinger Remix

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Nena's English version was on my shortlist for DW2, but I couldn't fit the scene into the plot. It was to be another faceoff between Doug and the Sabers; as a tornado of red balloons swirls around him, Nene announces the count of them with a puzzled tone. Priss realizes what song it must be and suggests an immediate retreat because of the "in this dust that was a city" line. The balloons themselves would morph into miniature jet fighters and missiles to be sent against them...
It would have been very cool. Oh, well...

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"The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" - if for no other reason than having a pirate ship as backup would be cool.

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Pair this one up with "The Black Freighter" from "Three Penny Opera", which Nathan has been requesting of me for some years now.

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"Santa's going to kick your ass" - hey, he wanted safe Christmas songs, didn't he?

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From the Animaniacs:

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All lots of potential fun here...

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and finally, from Monty Python:
"Spam." - 'nuff said.

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What, not "Sit On My Face"?
Thanks for the ideas, Chris... Can't say they'll show up in DW2 -- that's pretty much set now -- but I've got at least 12 more Steps yet.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.