Just to keep things straight in my writing, I've been maintaining a list of the songs that Doug can use for powers. I started with the list that Bob posted here quite a while ago, and have added songs that have shown up in official Steps, songs that have shown up in Staggers and that Bob didn't disallow, and songs that Bob's smiled upon in The Game...
This copy of the list is grouped by general class of effect, and was last updated on 27 July 2007.
(New songs in the 27 July update: Blue, Eiffel 65; Brilliant Road to Tomorrow, angela; Everybody Wants To Be A Cat, Phil Harris; I've Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra; Lovecats, The Cure; Move Your Dead Bones, Dr. Reanimator; Pioneers, Bloc Party; Pulled Up, the Talking Heads; Southern Cross, Crosby Stills Nash & Young; The Streak, Ray Stevens; Talk to the Animals, (unknown); Who Made Who, AC/DC. Many more to come yet. Some copyright information also added to existing entries.)
Copyright information for each song is included where known.
Updated Updated (but still incomplete) list of Doug's "Arsenal"
Offensive:
99 Red Balloons (English re-write), Gabriela "Nena" Kerner, written by Kevin McAlea, 1983. Creates 99 red balloons, which change into drone jet fighters and ICBMs mid-song and attack a target.
Another One Bites The Dust, Queen. Spectral (but damaging) machinegun bullets fire from his eyes.
Blinded By The Light, Bruce Springsteen, 1973, from the album Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Flash/blinding attacks.
Boom, P.O.D. Sonic cannon.
Dust in the Wind, Kansas, written by Steve Walsh and Kerry Livgren, copyright 1977 Don Kirshner Music, Inc. Disintegration.
Fire, Arthur Brown. Flame powers, including body of fire.
Fire and Ice, Pat Benatar. Flame powers along and from his right arm, ice powers from his left.
Friends of Mr. Cairo, Jon and Vangelis, 1981. Gives him "30's-movies gangster" skills, a zoot suit, trenchcoat, and Tommy-gun, makes his helmet look like a fedora, and forces him to talk in "30's-movies gangster" style for the duration of the (twelve-minute) song.
Here Comes The Sun, The Beatles, written by George Harrison, copyright 1969 Harrisongs Limited, from the album Abbey Road. "Sunbolt" attack from his face. Good against vampires.
Hey Man Nice Shot, Filter. Assembles a sniper rifle during the intro, then gives him the ability to use it (and control the ammunition while it's still in the area of effect). The magazine provides ammo-of-choice (even if its behavior is inconsistent with the laws of ballistics and physics) for as long as the song lasts.
Light My Fire, The Doors, from the album The Doors, 1967. Lights multiple fires in the area of effect.
Lightning's Hand, Kansas. Lightning and electrical control.
Maxwell's Silver Hammer, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1969 Northern Songs, from the album Abbey Road. Creates a "dancing" chrome hammer which he can direct from a distance.
One Night in Bangkok, Murray Head, from the concept album Chess. A rather complicated set of combat-useful abilities, plus some pointless special effects, all linked together with a chess theme.
Pinball Wizard, The Who, copyright 1969, 1993 Fabulous Music Ltd. A rather complicated set of combat-useful abilities, plus some pointless special effects, all linked together with a pinball theme.
Pressure Washer, The Arrogant Worms, copyright 2006 The Arrogant Worms, from the album Beige. Gives him a water blast power, and jealousy of anyone with a bigger water blast power.
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting), Elton John, music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin, copyright 1973 Dick James Music Limited, from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Conjures knives made of solidified energy.
Shout, Tears for Fears. Shouted sonic attack, a la Banshee or Black Canary.
Stalin's Organs, GWAR. Conjures a solidified-energy Soviet BM-8 or BM-13 "Katyusha" rocket launcher.
Start a Fire, Tiger Lillies, from the album Bad Blood + Blasphemy. Gives him fire control and pyromania.
Steam, Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel, copyright 1992 Real World Music Limited / Hidden Pun Music Incorporated (BMI), from the album Us. Superheated steam attack.
This Corrosion, Sisters of Mercy, written by Andrew Eldritch, copyright 1987 Blackwood Music, Inc. Lets him accelerate the chemical breakdown or decay of objects in his range.
TNT, AC/DC. Lets him create touch-range explosions, a la DC Comics' Human Bomb or Marvel Comics' Boom-Boom.
Trigger Happy, "Weird Al" Yankovic, written by Al Yankovic, 1992, from the album Off the Deep End. He gets guns with unlimited ammo, and a irresistible urge to shoot everything that moves.
White Wedding, Billy Idol, written by Billy Idol, 1982. Conjures a solidified-energy shotgun.
You Know My Name (Theme Song to Casino Royale), Chris Cornell. Creates diamond-edged knives, sharpened to the monomolecular level.
Defensive:
Black Hole Sun, Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell, copyright 1994 You Make Me Sick I Make Music. Formation and control of quantum black holes as a shield against gravity attacks. Limited offensive use.
Freewill, Rush. Renders him immune to mind and emotion control attacks.
I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor. V&V "Adaptation" power, with side effect of obnoxious self-sufficiency.
Tubthumping, Chumbawumba. Instantaneous regeneration and a "weeble" effect ("I get knocked down / but I get up again").
Mixed:
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters, copyright 1979 Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Inc., from the album The Wall. Shapeable force fields with the appearance of white stone blocks.
Cars, Gary Numan. Conjures a bulletproof car (random 1980's make/model) that provides anybody inside with mental equilibrium (defense against mind-altering effects, manifesting as a sense of security). Anyone leaving the car becomes unusually tense, nervous, and frightened until getting back into the car or the end of the song.
Hazy Shade of Winter, The Bangles, written by Paul Simon, 1966. Ice/cold control, including ice armor.
Lovecats, The Cure. Gives him the claws, senses, tracking ability, and behaviour of a tiger.
Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart. Conjures a pair of sunglasses, which he can give to someone else or wear himself. The wearer of the glasses exudes an 'aura of cool', and can see whether anyone else in the area of effect is an ally or enemy.
Transportation:
Come Fly With Me, Frank Sinatra, written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen, from the album Come Fly With Me (Capitol Records, 1958). Lets the Loon and one other person who he'd want to take on a honeymoon (i.e. Shadowwalker) fly to the closest of the three locations mentioned in the song, arriving at the song's end, and gives them both protection from atmospheric effects. Won't work for just Doug. Only works on Earth. Ending the song early leaves Doug and Maggie in the air partway to the destination...
Don't Stop Me Now, Queen, written by Freddie Mercury, copyright 1978 EMI Music Publishing. Flight, with some switchable flame effects. (Called Supersonic Man in DWII.)
Fly Like An Eagle, Steve Miller Band. Transformation into giant eagle; flight in eagle form timeslips forward.
Help!, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1965 Northern Songs, from the album Help!. Teleports Warriors to him. (Planetary range, cannot cross dimensional barriers.)
Highway Star, Deep Purple. Gives him a rather obvious bonus when taking part in an auto race.
Homeward Bound, Simon and Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon, 1966. Teleportation to his current home.
I'm A Pioneer (English re-write), Sharyn Scott, written by Lorraine Feather, copyright 1998 AIC-Pioneer LDC Inc., from the second Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-oh-ki soundtrack. Multimach/FTL flight with variable inertia, immunity to air friction, and vacuum support.
Little Old Lady from Pasedena, Jan and Dean, written by Berry-Altfeld-Christian, 1964, arranged and produced by Jan Berry for Screen Gems, Inc. Still a secret...
Magic Bus, The Who. Conjures a London passenger bus (in the Harry Potter world, summons the Knight Bus). Requires him to have "thrupence and six pence", but since it's a magic bus, the driver may be able to make change - from any currency.
Magic Carpet Ride, Steppenwolf. Flight, by way of a solid energy "magic carpet".
Ray of Light, Madonna, written by Madonna, William Orbit, Clive Muldoon, Dave Curtis and Christine Leach, copyright 1998 Warner Brothers Records. FTL flight via transformation into virtual tachyons.
Southern Cross, Crosby Stills Nash & Young. Summons a 35' sailing vessel, flying a Warriors flag, appropriate to local tech level or "Horatio Hornblower" tech if there is no local tech. The boat endures past the song duration so long as Doug keeps his mind focussed on his wife.
Spaceman, Bif Naked, written by Bif Naked and Peter Karroll, 1998. Teleports him out of danger, with a space-opera-series special effect of some sort.
Taxi, Tom Chapin. Conjures a flying taxi (seats four, speed approx. 200 mph) permanently surrounded by a rain storm.
Thunder Road, Bruce Springsteen, from the album Born to Run, 1975. Escape hatch.
Gate:
gravity, performed by Maaya Sakamoto, lyrics by troy, music by Yoko Kanno, copyright 2003 Victor Entertainment Inc., Japan, from the album Nikopachi. Opens gateway from Tokyo (Sailor Moon alternate) to ??? (???). (Unconfirmed)
House at Pooh Corner, Kenny Loggins. Opens gateway from ??? (???) to The Hundred Acre Wood (Winnie-the-Pooh alternate). (Unconfirmed)
Point of Know Return, Kansas. Opens gateway from Velgarth (Heralds of Valdemar fanfiction setting) to MegaTokyo (Bubblegum Crisis OAV alternate).
Take Me Out to the Ball Game, (one of any number of cover versions), written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer, published 1908, 1927. Opens gateway from ??? (???) to Tokyo (Princess Nine alternate). (Apocryphal)
The Way, Fastball, words and music by Tony Scalzo, 1998. Opens gateway from MegaTokyo (Bubblegum Crisis OAV alternate) to Tokyo (Kodomo no Omocha alternate).
Working My Way Back To You Babe, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Opens gateway from Lincoln Island (Nadia alternate) to ??? (???). (Apocryphal)
Still-undefined gate songs: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2; On the Road Again, Willie Nelson.
Sensory/Communication:
Electric Eye, Judas Priest, 1982, from the album Screaming For Vengeance. He becomes invisible, and gains eyesight with an unlimited viewing range (i.e., as long as it's in his LOS, he can zoom up on it in microscopic detail) and supersentive directional hearing.
Eye in the Sky, Alan Parsons Project, written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons, copyright 1981 Woolfsongs Ltd./Career Music Inc. Mass Telepathy.
I Can See For Miles, The Who. Telescopic and X-ray vision, and ability to detect lies.
Message In A Bottle, The Police. Global distress call.
Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics. Lets him intrude on and interact in anyone's dream for the duration of the song.
What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy), Information Society. Telepathy, by way of turning into an energy pattern that settles in the target's brain and accesses it at will.
Mind and Emotion Control:
Aquarius, the cast of the motion picture Hair (Milos Forman, dir., 1979), words and music by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermott, copyright 1966 Rado, Ragni and MacDermott. Area effect non-violence.
Ballroom Blitz, Sweet. Causes everyone in the area of effect to attack the nearest available target, friend or foe.
Beat It, Michael Jackson. Generates a fear effect, just powerful enough to make everyone in the area of effect scared enough to run away.
Brilliant Road to Tomorrow, angela, lyrics by atsuko, music by KATSU, from the album voice of the sky, 2003. Instills in the song's target enough confidence to reach for a dream.
Celebration, Kool and the Gang. Area effect "compulsive party".
Cigareets and Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women, The Wilburn Brothers. Area effect compulsion to "party down".
Comedy Tonight, the cast of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, written by Stephen Sondheim. Area effect "Emotion Control: Laughter".
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, The Animals, written by B.Benjamin/S.Marcus/C.Cadwell. Makes people think the best of him.
Enter Sandman, Metallica. Area effect nightmares/terror.
Firing Line, Gossamer Axe, written by Gael Baudino, copyright 1990 Gael Baudino. Forces an enemy or enemies to focus their efforts on him alone.
Hakuna Matata, performed by Max Casella, Tom Allan Robbins, Scott Irby-Ranniar, and Jason Raize; music by Elton John; lyrics by Tim Rice; copyright 1994 Walt Disney Music Company; from the Lion King soundtrack. Produces irrational calmness in the area of effect; affected individuals are completely unable to be concerned about anything, even life-threatening situations.
I Am a Rock, Simon and Garfunkle. Gives him immunity to emotion control.
I Am The Slime, Frank Zappa. Lets him make post-hypnotic suggestions. In V&V terms, he can implant one suggestion plus one for every five full points of IQ more than the target that he has. Suggestions last until they are executed, although he might be able to plant a permanent suggestion as a "special attack" (two rolls to hit).
Men in Black, Will Smith. Area effect (including Doug) "Forget".
Pressure, Billy Joel. Area effect increase of tension and anxiety (leading to tactical errors when used in combat).
Pulled Up, the Talking Heads, written by David Byrne, copyright 1977 Index Music, Inc. / Bleu Disque Music, Inc. (ASCAP), from the album Talking Heads '77. It's an area-effect confidence song, but with a condition: you can't be a "lone wolf" and benefit from it. The stronger the bond between you and your allies who are present, the more confident you become.
Respect, Aretha Franklin. Everyone in the effect, upon looking at him, will know the caliber of deeds that he's been responsible for, and will give him the respect he deserves.
Stickers on Fruit, Nancy White, copyright 2002 Mouton Records, from the album Stickers on Fruit. Everyone in the area of effect is fanatical about nothing but stickers on fruit for the duration.
Tainted Love, Soft Cell, written by Ed Cobb, copyright 1981 Some Bizarre. Forces people to fall out of love for the duration; handy against emotion controllers of a particularly nasty (and perverted) sort.
Take Me To The Pilot, Elton John, music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin, copyright 1969 Dick James Music, Inc., from the album Elton John. Sort of a mind-control song. He vanishes, and his consciousness ends up inside a single target, acting kind of like the superego.
Tom Sawyer, Rush, written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart, and Pye Dubois, copyright 1981 Core Music Publishing. A "don't do anything but look at me" compulsion.
Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler. Area effect emotion control: despair and depression.
Under My Thumb, Rolling Stones, words and music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, copyright 1966 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, from the album Aftermath. Mind control on a single female.
The World Is Stone, Cyndi Lauper, from the album Twelve Deadly Cyns... And Then Some. Emotion Control: Depression.
Healing and similar:
Cheap Sunglasses, ZZ Top. Anyone wearing cheap sunglasses in the area of effect is cured of his or her hangover.
Die Another Day, Madonna. Nobody in the area of effect can die for the song's duration.
I'm Alive, Electric Light Orchestra, written by Jeff Lynne, copyright 1980 EMI-April Music, Inc. Healing.
In a Big Country, Big Country, from the album The Crossing (1983). Defillibrates one person and stabilizes him or her for transport. Said person "wakes" screaming; the song has to played fully for the target person to remain alive. Knocks Doug on his butt due to power feedback.
It's All Coming Back To Me Now, Pandora's Box. He remembers everything he had forgotten. Then, those things he was supposed to forget would be labled as "Bad/Damaged" sectors in his mental "hard drive" and a mental "somebody else's problem" tagged to the whole thing so he doesn't spend time worrying about it being missing.
Twist of Fate, Olivia Newton-John, written by Stephen A. Kipner and Peter Beckett, copyright 1983 Stephen A. Kipner Music/April Music Inc./Big Stick Music Careers Music Inc. Allows him to contact a divine being and bargain for the resurrection of someone recently dead.
Simulacra:
Warriors:
AC/DC, from Starlight Express. Conjures a simulacrum of Silverbolt.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, The Police. Conjures a simulacrum of Ai Jiao Min.
I Live In A Split Level Head, Napoleon XIV. Conjures a simulacrum of Skitz.
Magic Man, Heart, written by A. Wilson and N. Wilson, from the album Dreamboat Annie. Conjures a simulacrum of Dwimanor.
On The Dark Side, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. Conjures a simulacrum of Shadowwalker.
Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac. Conjures a simulacrum of Rhiannon.
Song of the Jellicles, from Cats. Conjures a simulacrum of Kat.
Witchy Woman, Eagles. Conjures a simulacrum of Hexe.
With A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker, words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, copyright 1967 Northern Songs. Conjures simulacra of multiple Warriors, his choice.
People Met on the Walk:
Flamethrower, J. Geils Band. Conjures a simulacrum of Sailor Mars. (Until Doug gets his memory of the Sailor Moon Step back, conjures a simulacrum of a slightly-misremembered and possibly-out-of-character version of Sailor Mars...)
Knock on Wood, written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper, 1967. Conjures a simulacrum of Sailor Jupiter. (Until Doug gets his memory of the Sailor Moon Step back, conjures a simulacrum of a slightly-misremembered and possibly-out-of-character version of Sailor Jupiter...)
Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top. Conjures a simulacrum of Tuxedo Mask. (Until Doug gets his memory of the Sailor Moon Step back, conjures a simulacrum of a slightly-misremembered and possibly-out-of-character version of Tuxedo Mask...)
Sweet Young Thing, the Monkees, written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Michael Nesmith, 1966, from the album The Monkees. Conjures a simulacrum of Sana Kurata.
Venus, Shocking Blue, from the album At Home, 1969. Conjures a simulacrum of Sailor Venus. (Until Doug gets his memory of the Sailor Moon Step back, conjures a simulacrum of a slightly-misremembered and possibly-out-of-character version of Sailor Venus...)
Others:
Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone, Ray Stevens. Conjures a simulacrum of the fictional pro-wrestler The Blue Cyclone, who proceeds to pro-wrestle the target. (If no target is selected, The Blue Cyclone pro-wrestles Doug.)
Bark at the Moon, Ozzy Osbourne. Conjures Dobermans (the dog, not the Boomer).
Frosty The Snowman, (unknown). Conjures a snow golem.
The Laughing Gnome, David Bowie. Conjures short gnomes (decorative-garden-statue style, not earth elementals) that cooperate with him for the duration of the song.
Mr. Pinstripe Suit, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Conjures an oracle (resembling a well-dressed Cab Calloway), who will truthfully but not necessarily straighforwardly answer one question about the city that he's currently in. Has no effect in rural areas.
Nahr Al-Kalb, Andrea Dale, words by L. Sprague de Camp, music by Juanita Coulson. Conjures a simulacrum of a full army, his choice of tech level and nationality as long as the army marched past Nahr al-Kalb at some point in history.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, (unknown). Conjures a simulacrum of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.
Seventy-Six Trombones, from The Music Man. Conjures a full marching band that bulldozes through the area of effect.
That's the Girl I've Been Telling You About, Blessed Union of Souls, from the album Walking Off the Buzz. Conjures a simulacrum of any female he cares about - friendship or stronger. He must tell another person about who he wants a simulacrum of.
Weather Control:
Konya wa Hurricane, Kinuko Ohmori, lyrics by Aran Tomoko, music by Kisaburo Suzuki, arranged by Masao Nakashima, from the album Bubblegum Crisis Ongaku-hen, copyright 1987, 1998 Artmic, Inc. & Youmex, Inc. (Doug's computer has this tagged as sung by "Priss and the Replicants".) Creates a hurricane/tornado/twister/tropical depression, under his full control, with him in the eye. Has side-effects in a sufficiently strong magical field.
Raining Again, Moby. Summons rain.
Snow for Johnny, (unknown). Summons snow.
Metasongs (Affect the operation of other songs):
I'll Play For You, Seals and Crofts. Focuses an area-effect song on a single target, or re-targets a song that normally affects only him onto another person.
Play That Song Again, Joan Jett, Ricky Bird, & Frank Carillo. Makes him feel like an alienated, unloved twenty-something. If the song is played through completely, the next song (started within a half-minute) lasts twice as long in the daytime, or all night in the nighttime. The second song cannot be cancelled early.
Transformations:
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat, Phil Harris, from the movie The Aristocats. Area effect transformation into cat-people; effect lasts as long as affected people listen to music.
Eye of the Tiger, Survivor. Transformation into a Siberian tiger.
I Am Woman, Helen Reddy, words and music by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. Transformation into a strong, invincible woman.
I Think I'm A Clone Now, "Weird Al" Yankovic, from the album Even Worse, 1990. Creates duplicates of him, a la Multiple Man.
Made of Metal, Dream Evil. Area effect "Body of Metal".
Rubber Band Man, The Spinners, written by Linda Creed/Thom Bell, 1971. Gives him a hyper-flexible body, a la Plastic Man or Mister Fantastic.
Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel, copyright 1986 Cliofine Limited / Hidden Pun Music BMI, copyright 1990 Peter Gabriel Ltd., from the album So. Full morph abilities.
Turn To Stone, ELO. Transforms him into an animated statue.
The Warrior, Scandal. Supresses his usual abilities while letting him mimic the powers and appearance of any one other Warrior, except for Hexe.
Empowerment (Give powers to others; temporary unless noted otherwise):
Invisible Touch, Genesis, written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, copyright 1986 Anthony Banks Limited/Philip Collins Limited/Michael Rutherford Limited/Hit & Run Music, Incorporated (ASCAP), from the album Invisible Touch. Lets him give a suite of telekinetic powers to a woman or girl.
Light My Fire, Jose Feliciano. Gives fire-based powers to a female Doug cares about, gives her and Doug the ability to levitate, and makes both of them impulsive.
Rubberband Girl, Kate Bush. Gives a female of his choice a hyper-flexible body, a la Plastic Man or Mister Fantastic.
(I'm So Hot For Her And) She's So Cold, Rolling Stones. Gives a woman of his choice ice powers while giving him fire powers.
Super Powers, Ookla the Mok, words by Rand Bellavia and Adam L. English, music by Adam L. English and Rand Bellavia, copyright 1998 Randam music. Grants each person in the area of effect a unique set of metahuman powers.
Knowledge:
Filter, Assembly of Dust, from the album Gathering of the Vibes, Live 8.18.06. Similar to We Didn't Start the Fire, but gives information on Doug's life instead of his world.
In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins. If played at night, he recieves a premonition about a semi-random target's near-future actions. Target is someone he can recognize on sight, and either dislikes or outright despises.
It's All Been Done, Bare Naked Ladies. Awakens memories of past lives. (In GURPS terms, grants the "Reawakened" advantage.)
The Scientist, Coldplay. Any research or reverse-engineering type problem he's working on gets repeated intuition rolls the way "Good Morning" gives wake-up rolls - and the answers he receives usually come from looking at one or more of his initial assumptions in a different way.
Times Of Your Life, Paul Anka. Similar to We Didn't Start the Fire, but gives him information on the world of someone else in the area of effect, as many years back as that person's age. It also makes him melancholy.
Turn It On Again, Genesis, written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford, copyright 1980 Hit & Run Music (Publishing), Limited, from the album Duke. The closest TV set starts showing his memories of people he knows in any situation he remembers, with accompanying audio over the closest radio. The song works better when he's showing images of Maggie, if Maggie's not present.
We Didn't Start The Fire, Billy Joel, copyright 1989 Joel Songs. Full-immersion history lesson for the second half of Warriors' World's twentieth century.
Who Made Who, AC/DC. Targettable 'Info Dump' song, reveals creator/progenitor of target or nature of target.
Within You, Without You, The Beatles, written by George Harrison, copyright 1967 Northern Songs, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. V&V "Cosmic Awareness" power.
Miscellaneous:
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better, Ethel Merman, from Annie Get Your Gun. Lets him return any attack which hits him with bonuses to hit and to damage.
Break On Through (To The Other Side), The Doors, from the album The Doors, 1967. Punches holes in walls. Big holes. Very forcefully.
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. He keeps one person in his sight no matter what that person does, but he is also infatuated with that person.
Chickasaw Mountain, Leslie Fish. A "bargain with the Powers" song... for whatever one goal you absolutely HAVE to achieve, regardless of the costs to yourself. May be fatal to play. ("A song that Doug would keep under software lock so he can't just play it on a whim, but has to deliberately unlock and decrypt it... to give him time to change his mind." - Bob)
Country Pie, Bob Dylan. Creates enough fruit pies to have a pie-fight with.
Get Rich Quick, Richard ("Little Richard") Penniman. When played at a racetrack, the horse he bet on wins.
Good Morning Good Morning, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1967 Northern Songs, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Gives immediate wake-up roll (plus one for each of his actions) to everyone in his area of effect.
Hardware Store, "Weird Al" Yankovic. Lets him pull needed objects - not just tools - from behind his back.
I Am the One and Only, Chesney Hawks. Forces people to be themselves - no mind control, no illusions, no disguises, etc.
I Can't Drive 55, Sammy Hagar. Boosts motorcycle speed above its normal maximums.
It's Raining Men, The Weather Girls. Summons paratroopers.
Joyful, Joyful/Ode to Joy, from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Soundtrack of Sister Act II. Doesn't seem to do anything...
Mandelbrot Set, Jonathan Coultan. Substantially increases the effects of his actions, with a fractal idiom - flicking his fingers creates windstorms, throwing pebbles causes avalanches, etc.
Operation: Desert Storm, Tom Smith. All mad-scientist-style equipment within range backfires disastrously against its creator.
Over the Top, Miki Matsubara, from Dirty Pair: Project E.D.E.N. Cancels out any feelings that he can't do something, whether natural or imposed by a mind-controller, and cranks him up to 11.
Pioneers, Bloc Party. Lets Doug accomplish one constructive/destructive task over time - once per day he plays this song and gets the equivalent of a whole day's work on it. But the effect is slow and cumulative, and controlled by the size of the task, and it doesn't really "take" until Doug plays the song often enough; if he switches "targets", he has to start over when he goes back to the original task.
Snare and Deadfall, Michael Longcor. Lets him create traps spontaneously out of local materials - permanent rearrangement of existing matter, which then remains in place when it's out of his area of effect or when the song's over.
Spirits In the Material World, The Police, written by Sting, copyright 1981 EMI Music Publishing Ltd./Magnetic Music. Invisibility and non-corporeality.
Talk to the Animals, (unknown), from Doctor Dolittle. Lets him speak with animals.
These Dreams, Heart, written by H. Taupin and M. Page, copyright 1984 Little Mole Music (Adm. by Intersong USA, Inc.). Illusions.
You Got It, Roy Orbison. Plugs him into the Ultimate Force (or local equivalent) temporarily, without any control over it - he's just a conduit to grant someone else's wish.
Just Plain Weird:
Bananaphone, Raffi. Summons a cell phone with the shape, coloration, and feel of a banana. The cell phone is edible.
Blue, Eiffel 65. Everything in the area of effect turns blue.
Break My Stride, Matthew Wilder. Once Doug starts moving and gets into a rhythm, he can smash through/past anything that gets in his way. He's immune to damage from the barriers he breaks through or from attacks intended to stop him; attacks intended to simply hurt him still work.
Bulletproof, Blue Rodeo. His power manifests in such a way that he's indistinguishable from a normal human for the duration of the song - no combat-hype, no improbability field, etc.
Centerfield, John Fogerty. Splits him into nine identical people. Effect lasts as long as he plays baseball.
The Chain, Fleetwood Mac, written by Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks, copyright 1977 Gentoo Music, Inc., Now Sounds Music and Welsh Witch Music, from the album Rumours. Binding attack in the form of golden chains.
Dude Looks like a Lady, Aerosmith. Makes him look like an attractive female.
Elvis Is Everywhere, Mojo Nixon. Everyone in the area of effect (except for the Anti-Elvis, if he's present) becomes an Elvis impersonator complete with rinestone-encrusted white jumpsuit but without guitar. If this song is used while on a ship at sea, the ship will be "taken" by a giant Elvis.
(Nothing But) Flowers, Talking Heads. Transforms all technologically-produced items in the area of effect into flowers.
Freeze-Frame, J. Geils Band, composed by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, copyright 1981 EMI/Capital. Limited timestop capability.
Good Morning Starshine, Donovan. Makes him glow, at starlight level.
Hair, the cast of the motion picture Hair (Milos Forman, dir., 1979). Everyone in the area of effect grows a full head of hair, shoulder-length or longer, that obscures their eyes.
Hazy Shade of Winter, Simon and Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon, 1966. Creates patches of snow on the ground.
Hoplessly Human, Kansas. Used once to help cure Shadowwalker of her arrested vampirism.
I Am The Walrus, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1967 Northern Songs, from the album Magical Mystery Tour. "Wand of Wonder" randomized effect.
I Want Quiet!, Dot Warner. The area of effect is in Absolute Silence; effect only works if Doug has the volume in his helmet turned up to full.
I Will Follow Him, Peggy March, 1963. Unerring ability to track a male whom he personally likes.
I've Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra. The closest female to Doug becomes desolid and merges with him, shrinking if necessary to be completely inside his body. The standard torch-song infatuation effect applies for twice the duration of the song.
Kodachrome, Paul Simon. Solidified-energy 35mm camera.
Let The Anvils Ring!, (unknown), from Animaniacs. Makes a cacophony of metallic noises in the area of effect.
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1967 Northern Songs, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Area effect drug trip.
Mister Sandman, The Chordettes. Each person in the area of effect has a pleasant dream the next time he or she falls asleep. If the person thinks an erotic dream is "pleasant", that's a definite possibility, thanks to the lyrics.
Montage, from Team America. Creates a time dilation effect for him and someone else as X weeks of training are crammed into 3 minutes. They come out of it starved and exhausted.
Move Your Dead Bones, Dr. Reanimator. Every corpse in the area of effect gets up and dances, as best it can, for the duration.
Nowhere Man, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1965 Northern Songs, from the album Rubber Soul. He must target someone before playing this song. The target is tossed into a foggy void for the length of the song (2:44), but the target's subjective time in the void is 2 hours and 44 minutes. The target will likely be caught off-guard upon reappearance.
Pennies from Heaven, (unknown). Existing rain in the area of effect becomes copper slugs (which turn back into water when the effect ends). Useful if anti-radar "chaff" is needed. Driving rain would be dangerous; rain driven by gale-force winds would be deadly.
Ordinary World, Duran Duran. Everyone in the area of effect except for Doug is affected as if Doug was an IOU Level Three Mundane.
The Rye or The Kaiser (Theme From Rocky XIII), "Weird Al" Yankovic, from the album In 3-D. Summons a deli sandwich (on rye or a kaiser) from Sandwich-space.
The Streak, Ray Stevens. Doug becomes a naked super-speedster.
Thriller, Michael Jackson. (Doug's computer has this tagged as "Alternate-world version of Starlight") Summons zombies.
The Trees, Rush. Any Oaks or Maples within the area of effect suddenly start arguing and fighting.
Wasn't That a Party, Irish Rovers. Everyone in the area of effect, except peacekeepers and law-enforcement agents, immediately develops a massive hangover.
Weird Science, Oingo Boingo. High-speed technomagic kitbashing; all the parts must be within the area of effect.
Winter Wonderland, (unknown). Summons snow - already in place, not falling.
Off-Limits Songs - Do Not Use!
Dead Heart In A Dead World, Nevermore, from the album Dead Heart In A Dead World. All lifeforms in the area of effect die (sentients and plot-important animals get a save), and his emotions are switched off for the duration. (Off-limits for obvious reasons.)
Everyone Has AIDS, from Team America. Everyone in the area of effect contracts AIDS. (Off-limits for obvious reasons.)
The Flu Pandemic, The Flying Fish Sailors, written by Greg Henkel. Makes him a highly infectious carrier of Spanish Influenza. (Off-limits for obvious reasons.)
Jesus He Knows Me, Genesis, written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford, copyright 1991 Anthony Banks Limited/Philip Collins Limited/Michael Rutherford Limited/Hit & Run Music, Incorporated (ASCAP), from the album We Can't Dance. Makes people in the area of effect tend to believe Doug, and causes them to ignore actions of his that contradict his words. (Off-limits because it attracts the attention of certain Powers.)
Piece of Crap, Neil Young. Every piece of technology in the area of effect that could malfunction has a chance of malfunctioning; the more advanced the technology, the higher the chance of malfunction. (Off-limits because he doesn't use Neil Young's songs.)
Those Two Dreadful Children, Cruella DeVille. A weapon of mass destruction he is specifically banned from using by a special amendment to the Geneva Convention ratified in 1997.
-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
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- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
This copy of the list is grouped by general class of effect, and was last updated on 27 July 2007.
(New songs in the 27 July update: Blue, Eiffel 65; Brilliant Road to Tomorrow, angela; Everybody Wants To Be A Cat, Phil Harris; I've Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra; Lovecats, The Cure; Move Your Dead Bones, Dr. Reanimator; Pioneers, Bloc Party; Pulled Up, the Talking Heads; Southern Cross, Crosby Stills Nash & Young; The Streak, Ray Stevens; Talk to the Animals, (unknown); Who Made Who, AC/DC. Many more to come yet. Some copyright information also added to existing entries.)
Copyright information for each song is included where known.
Updated Updated (but still incomplete) list of Doug's "Arsenal"
Offensive:
99 Red Balloons (English re-write), Gabriela "Nena" Kerner, written by Kevin McAlea, 1983. Creates 99 red balloons, which change into drone jet fighters and ICBMs mid-song and attack a target.
Another One Bites The Dust, Queen. Spectral (but damaging) machinegun bullets fire from his eyes.
Blinded By The Light, Bruce Springsteen, 1973, from the album Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Flash/blinding attacks.
Boom, P.O.D. Sonic cannon.
Dust in the Wind, Kansas, written by Steve Walsh and Kerry Livgren, copyright 1977 Don Kirshner Music, Inc. Disintegration.
Fire, Arthur Brown. Flame powers, including body of fire.
Fire and Ice, Pat Benatar. Flame powers along and from his right arm, ice powers from his left.
Friends of Mr. Cairo, Jon and Vangelis, 1981. Gives him "30's-movies gangster" skills, a zoot suit, trenchcoat, and Tommy-gun, makes his helmet look like a fedora, and forces him to talk in "30's-movies gangster" style for the duration of the (twelve-minute) song.
Here Comes The Sun, The Beatles, written by George Harrison, copyright 1969 Harrisongs Limited, from the album Abbey Road. "Sunbolt" attack from his face. Good against vampires.
Hey Man Nice Shot, Filter. Assembles a sniper rifle during the intro, then gives him the ability to use it (and control the ammunition while it's still in the area of effect). The magazine provides ammo-of-choice (even if its behavior is inconsistent with the laws of ballistics and physics) for as long as the song lasts.
Light My Fire, The Doors, from the album The Doors, 1967. Lights multiple fires in the area of effect.
Lightning's Hand, Kansas. Lightning and electrical control.
Maxwell's Silver Hammer, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1969 Northern Songs, from the album Abbey Road. Creates a "dancing" chrome hammer which he can direct from a distance.
One Night in Bangkok, Murray Head, from the concept album Chess. A rather complicated set of combat-useful abilities, plus some pointless special effects, all linked together with a chess theme.
Pinball Wizard, The Who, copyright 1969, 1993 Fabulous Music Ltd. A rather complicated set of combat-useful abilities, plus some pointless special effects, all linked together with a pinball theme.
Pressure Washer, The Arrogant Worms, copyright 2006 The Arrogant Worms, from the album Beige. Gives him a water blast power, and jealousy of anyone with a bigger water blast power.
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting), Elton John, music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin, copyright 1973 Dick James Music Limited, from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Conjures knives made of solidified energy.
Shout, Tears for Fears. Shouted sonic attack, a la Banshee or Black Canary.
Stalin's Organs, GWAR. Conjures a solidified-energy Soviet BM-8 or BM-13 "Katyusha" rocket launcher.
Start a Fire, Tiger Lillies, from the album Bad Blood + Blasphemy. Gives him fire control and pyromania.
Steam, Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel, copyright 1992 Real World Music Limited / Hidden Pun Music Incorporated (BMI), from the album Us. Superheated steam attack.
This Corrosion, Sisters of Mercy, written by Andrew Eldritch, copyright 1987 Blackwood Music, Inc. Lets him accelerate the chemical breakdown or decay of objects in his range.
TNT, AC/DC. Lets him create touch-range explosions, a la DC Comics' Human Bomb or Marvel Comics' Boom-Boom.
Trigger Happy, "Weird Al" Yankovic, written by Al Yankovic, 1992, from the album Off the Deep End. He gets guns with unlimited ammo, and a irresistible urge to shoot everything that moves.
White Wedding, Billy Idol, written by Billy Idol, 1982. Conjures a solidified-energy shotgun.
You Know My Name (Theme Song to Casino Royale), Chris Cornell. Creates diamond-edged knives, sharpened to the monomolecular level.
Defensive:
Black Hole Sun, Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell, copyright 1994 You Make Me Sick I Make Music. Formation and control of quantum black holes as a shield against gravity attacks. Limited offensive use.
Freewill, Rush. Renders him immune to mind and emotion control attacks.
I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor. V&V "Adaptation" power, with side effect of obnoxious self-sufficiency.
Tubthumping, Chumbawumba. Instantaneous regeneration and a "weeble" effect ("I get knocked down / but I get up again").
Mixed:
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters, copyright 1979 Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Inc., from the album The Wall. Shapeable force fields with the appearance of white stone blocks.
Cars, Gary Numan. Conjures a bulletproof car (random 1980's make/model) that provides anybody inside with mental equilibrium (defense against mind-altering effects, manifesting as a sense of security). Anyone leaving the car becomes unusually tense, nervous, and frightened until getting back into the car or the end of the song.
Hazy Shade of Winter, The Bangles, written by Paul Simon, 1966. Ice/cold control, including ice armor.
Lovecats, The Cure. Gives him the claws, senses, tracking ability, and behaviour of a tiger.
Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart. Conjures a pair of sunglasses, which he can give to someone else or wear himself. The wearer of the glasses exudes an 'aura of cool', and can see whether anyone else in the area of effect is an ally or enemy.
Transportation:
Come Fly With Me, Frank Sinatra, written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen, from the album Come Fly With Me (Capitol Records, 1958). Lets the Loon and one other person who he'd want to take on a honeymoon (i.e. Shadowwalker) fly to the closest of the three locations mentioned in the song, arriving at the song's end, and gives them both protection from atmospheric effects. Won't work for just Doug. Only works on Earth. Ending the song early leaves Doug and Maggie in the air partway to the destination...
Don't Stop Me Now, Queen, written by Freddie Mercury, copyright 1978 EMI Music Publishing. Flight, with some switchable flame effects. (Called Supersonic Man in DWII.)
Fly Like An Eagle, Steve Miller Band. Transformation into giant eagle; flight in eagle form timeslips forward.
Help!, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1965 Northern Songs, from the album Help!. Teleports Warriors to him. (Planetary range, cannot cross dimensional barriers.)
Highway Star, Deep Purple. Gives him a rather obvious bonus when taking part in an auto race.
Homeward Bound, Simon and Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon, 1966. Teleportation to his current home.
I'm A Pioneer (English re-write), Sharyn Scott, written by Lorraine Feather, copyright 1998 AIC-Pioneer LDC Inc., from the second Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-oh-ki soundtrack. Multimach/FTL flight with variable inertia, immunity to air friction, and vacuum support.
Little Old Lady from Pasedena, Jan and Dean, written by Berry-Altfeld-Christian, 1964, arranged and produced by Jan Berry for Screen Gems, Inc. Still a secret...
Magic Bus, The Who. Conjures a London passenger bus (in the Harry Potter world, summons the Knight Bus). Requires him to have "thrupence and six pence", but since it's a magic bus, the driver may be able to make change - from any currency.
Magic Carpet Ride, Steppenwolf. Flight, by way of a solid energy "magic carpet".
Ray of Light, Madonna, written by Madonna, William Orbit, Clive Muldoon, Dave Curtis and Christine Leach, copyright 1998 Warner Brothers Records. FTL flight via transformation into virtual tachyons.
Southern Cross, Crosby Stills Nash & Young. Summons a 35' sailing vessel, flying a Warriors flag, appropriate to local tech level or "Horatio Hornblower" tech if there is no local tech. The boat endures past the song duration so long as Doug keeps his mind focussed on his wife.
Spaceman, Bif Naked, written by Bif Naked and Peter Karroll, 1998. Teleports him out of danger, with a space-opera-series special effect of some sort.
Taxi, Tom Chapin. Conjures a flying taxi (seats four, speed approx. 200 mph) permanently surrounded by a rain storm.
Thunder Road, Bruce Springsteen, from the album Born to Run, 1975. Escape hatch.
Gate:
gravity, performed by Maaya Sakamoto, lyrics by troy, music by Yoko Kanno, copyright 2003 Victor Entertainment Inc., Japan, from the album Nikopachi. Opens gateway from Tokyo (Sailor Moon alternate) to ??? (???). (Unconfirmed)
House at Pooh Corner, Kenny Loggins. Opens gateway from ??? (???) to The Hundred Acre Wood (Winnie-the-Pooh alternate). (Unconfirmed)
Point of Know Return, Kansas. Opens gateway from Velgarth (Heralds of Valdemar fanfiction setting) to MegaTokyo (Bubblegum Crisis OAV alternate).
Take Me Out to the Ball Game, (one of any number of cover versions), written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer, published 1908, 1927. Opens gateway from ??? (???) to Tokyo (Princess Nine alternate). (Apocryphal)
The Way, Fastball, words and music by Tony Scalzo, 1998. Opens gateway from MegaTokyo (Bubblegum Crisis OAV alternate) to Tokyo (Kodomo no Omocha alternate).
Working My Way Back To You Babe, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Opens gateway from Lincoln Island (Nadia alternate) to ??? (???). (Apocryphal)
Still-undefined gate songs: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2; On the Road Again, Willie Nelson.
Sensory/Communication:
Electric Eye, Judas Priest, 1982, from the album Screaming For Vengeance. He becomes invisible, and gains eyesight with an unlimited viewing range (i.e., as long as it's in his LOS, he can zoom up on it in microscopic detail) and supersentive directional hearing.
Eye in the Sky, Alan Parsons Project, written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons, copyright 1981 Woolfsongs Ltd./Career Music Inc. Mass Telepathy.
I Can See For Miles, The Who. Telescopic and X-ray vision, and ability to detect lies.
Message In A Bottle, The Police. Global distress call.
Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics. Lets him intrude on and interact in anyone's dream for the duration of the song.
What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy), Information Society. Telepathy, by way of turning into an energy pattern that settles in the target's brain and accesses it at will.
Mind and Emotion Control:
Aquarius, the cast of the motion picture Hair (Milos Forman, dir., 1979), words and music by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermott, copyright 1966 Rado, Ragni and MacDermott. Area effect non-violence.
Ballroom Blitz, Sweet. Causes everyone in the area of effect to attack the nearest available target, friend or foe.
Beat It, Michael Jackson. Generates a fear effect, just powerful enough to make everyone in the area of effect scared enough to run away.
Brilliant Road to Tomorrow, angela, lyrics by atsuko, music by KATSU, from the album voice of the sky, 2003. Instills in the song's target enough confidence to reach for a dream.
Celebration, Kool and the Gang. Area effect "compulsive party".
Cigareets and Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women, The Wilburn Brothers. Area effect compulsion to "party down".
Comedy Tonight, the cast of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, written by Stephen Sondheim. Area effect "Emotion Control: Laughter".
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, The Animals, written by B.Benjamin/S.Marcus/C.Cadwell. Makes people think the best of him.
Enter Sandman, Metallica. Area effect nightmares/terror.
Firing Line, Gossamer Axe, written by Gael Baudino, copyright 1990 Gael Baudino. Forces an enemy or enemies to focus their efforts on him alone.
Hakuna Matata, performed by Max Casella, Tom Allan Robbins, Scott Irby-Ranniar, and Jason Raize; music by Elton John; lyrics by Tim Rice; copyright 1994 Walt Disney Music Company; from the Lion King soundtrack. Produces irrational calmness in the area of effect; affected individuals are completely unable to be concerned about anything, even life-threatening situations.
I Am a Rock, Simon and Garfunkle. Gives him immunity to emotion control.
I Am The Slime, Frank Zappa. Lets him make post-hypnotic suggestions. In V&V terms, he can implant one suggestion plus one for every five full points of IQ more than the target that he has. Suggestions last until they are executed, although he might be able to plant a permanent suggestion as a "special attack" (two rolls to hit).
Men in Black, Will Smith. Area effect (including Doug) "Forget".
Pressure, Billy Joel. Area effect increase of tension and anxiety (leading to tactical errors when used in combat).
Pulled Up, the Talking Heads, written by David Byrne, copyright 1977 Index Music, Inc. / Bleu Disque Music, Inc. (ASCAP), from the album Talking Heads '77. It's an area-effect confidence song, but with a condition: you can't be a "lone wolf" and benefit from it. The stronger the bond between you and your allies who are present, the more confident you become.
Respect, Aretha Franklin. Everyone in the effect, upon looking at him, will know the caliber of deeds that he's been responsible for, and will give him the respect he deserves.
Stickers on Fruit, Nancy White, copyright 2002 Mouton Records, from the album Stickers on Fruit. Everyone in the area of effect is fanatical about nothing but stickers on fruit for the duration.
Tainted Love, Soft Cell, written by Ed Cobb, copyright 1981 Some Bizarre. Forces people to fall out of love for the duration; handy against emotion controllers of a particularly nasty (and perverted) sort.
Take Me To The Pilot, Elton John, music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin, copyright 1969 Dick James Music, Inc., from the album Elton John. Sort of a mind-control song. He vanishes, and his consciousness ends up inside a single target, acting kind of like the superego.
Tom Sawyer, Rush, written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart, and Pye Dubois, copyright 1981 Core Music Publishing. A "don't do anything but look at me" compulsion.
Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler. Area effect emotion control: despair and depression.
Under My Thumb, Rolling Stones, words and music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, copyright 1966 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, from the album Aftermath. Mind control on a single female.
The World Is Stone, Cyndi Lauper, from the album Twelve Deadly Cyns... And Then Some. Emotion Control: Depression.
Healing and similar:
Cheap Sunglasses, ZZ Top. Anyone wearing cheap sunglasses in the area of effect is cured of his or her hangover.
Die Another Day, Madonna. Nobody in the area of effect can die for the song's duration.
I'm Alive, Electric Light Orchestra, written by Jeff Lynne, copyright 1980 EMI-April Music, Inc. Healing.
In a Big Country, Big Country, from the album The Crossing (1983). Defillibrates one person and stabilizes him or her for transport. Said person "wakes" screaming; the song has to played fully for the target person to remain alive. Knocks Doug on his butt due to power feedback.
It's All Coming Back To Me Now, Pandora's Box. He remembers everything he had forgotten. Then, those things he was supposed to forget would be labled as "Bad/Damaged" sectors in his mental "hard drive" and a mental "somebody else's problem" tagged to the whole thing so he doesn't spend time worrying about it being missing.
Twist of Fate, Olivia Newton-John, written by Stephen A. Kipner and Peter Beckett, copyright 1983 Stephen A. Kipner Music/April Music Inc./Big Stick Music Careers Music Inc. Allows him to contact a divine being and bargain for the resurrection of someone recently dead.
Simulacra:
Warriors:
AC/DC, from Starlight Express. Conjures a simulacrum of Silverbolt.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, The Police. Conjures a simulacrum of Ai Jiao Min.
I Live In A Split Level Head, Napoleon XIV. Conjures a simulacrum of Skitz.
Magic Man, Heart, written by A. Wilson and N. Wilson, from the album Dreamboat Annie. Conjures a simulacrum of Dwimanor.
On The Dark Side, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. Conjures a simulacrum of Shadowwalker.
Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac. Conjures a simulacrum of Rhiannon.
Song of the Jellicles, from Cats. Conjures a simulacrum of Kat.
Witchy Woman, Eagles. Conjures a simulacrum of Hexe.
With A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker, words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, copyright 1967 Northern Songs. Conjures simulacra of multiple Warriors, his choice.
People Met on the Walk:
Flamethrower, J. Geils Band. Conjures a simulacrum of Sailor Mars. (Until Doug gets his memory of the Sailor Moon Step back, conjures a simulacrum of a slightly-misremembered and possibly-out-of-character version of Sailor Mars...)
Knock on Wood, written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper, 1967. Conjures a simulacrum of Sailor Jupiter. (Until Doug gets his memory of the Sailor Moon Step back, conjures a simulacrum of a slightly-misremembered and possibly-out-of-character version of Sailor Jupiter...)
Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top. Conjures a simulacrum of Tuxedo Mask. (Until Doug gets his memory of the Sailor Moon Step back, conjures a simulacrum of a slightly-misremembered and possibly-out-of-character version of Tuxedo Mask...)
Sweet Young Thing, the Monkees, written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Michael Nesmith, 1966, from the album The Monkees. Conjures a simulacrum of Sana Kurata.
Venus, Shocking Blue, from the album At Home, 1969. Conjures a simulacrum of Sailor Venus. (Until Doug gets his memory of the Sailor Moon Step back, conjures a simulacrum of a slightly-misremembered and possibly-out-of-character version of Sailor Venus...)
Others:
Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone, Ray Stevens. Conjures a simulacrum of the fictional pro-wrestler The Blue Cyclone, who proceeds to pro-wrestle the target. (If no target is selected, The Blue Cyclone pro-wrestles Doug.)
Bark at the Moon, Ozzy Osbourne. Conjures Dobermans (the dog, not the Boomer).
Frosty The Snowman, (unknown). Conjures a snow golem.
The Laughing Gnome, David Bowie. Conjures short gnomes (decorative-garden-statue style, not earth elementals) that cooperate with him for the duration of the song.
Mr. Pinstripe Suit, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Conjures an oracle (resembling a well-dressed Cab Calloway), who will truthfully but not necessarily straighforwardly answer one question about the city that he's currently in. Has no effect in rural areas.
Nahr Al-Kalb, Andrea Dale, words by L. Sprague de Camp, music by Juanita Coulson. Conjures a simulacrum of a full army, his choice of tech level and nationality as long as the army marched past Nahr al-Kalb at some point in history.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, (unknown). Conjures a simulacrum of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.
Seventy-Six Trombones, from The Music Man. Conjures a full marching band that bulldozes through the area of effect.
That's the Girl I've Been Telling You About, Blessed Union of Souls, from the album Walking Off the Buzz. Conjures a simulacrum of any female he cares about - friendship or stronger. He must tell another person about who he wants a simulacrum of.
Weather Control:
Konya wa Hurricane, Kinuko Ohmori, lyrics by Aran Tomoko, music by Kisaburo Suzuki, arranged by Masao Nakashima, from the album Bubblegum Crisis Ongaku-hen, copyright 1987, 1998 Artmic, Inc. & Youmex, Inc. (Doug's computer has this tagged as sung by "Priss and the Replicants".) Creates a hurricane/tornado/twister/tropical depression, under his full control, with him in the eye. Has side-effects in a sufficiently strong magical field.
Raining Again, Moby. Summons rain.
Snow for Johnny, (unknown). Summons snow.
Metasongs (Affect the operation of other songs):
I'll Play For You, Seals and Crofts. Focuses an area-effect song on a single target, or re-targets a song that normally affects only him onto another person.
Play That Song Again, Joan Jett, Ricky Bird, & Frank Carillo. Makes him feel like an alienated, unloved twenty-something. If the song is played through completely, the next song (started within a half-minute) lasts twice as long in the daytime, or all night in the nighttime. The second song cannot be cancelled early.
Transformations:
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat, Phil Harris, from the movie The Aristocats. Area effect transformation into cat-people; effect lasts as long as affected people listen to music.
Eye of the Tiger, Survivor. Transformation into a Siberian tiger.
I Am Woman, Helen Reddy, words and music by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. Transformation into a strong, invincible woman.
I Think I'm A Clone Now, "Weird Al" Yankovic, from the album Even Worse, 1990. Creates duplicates of him, a la Multiple Man.
Made of Metal, Dream Evil. Area effect "Body of Metal".
Rubber Band Man, The Spinners, written by Linda Creed/Thom Bell, 1971. Gives him a hyper-flexible body, a la Plastic Man or Mister Fantastic.
Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel, copyright 1986 Cliofine Limited / Hidden Pun Music BMI, copyright 1990 Peter Gabriel Ltd., from the album So. Full morph abilities.
Turn To Stone, ELO. Transforms him into an animated statue.
The Warrior, Scandal. Supresses his usual abilities while letting him mimic the powers and appearance of any one other Warrior, except for Hexe.
Empowerment (Give powers to others; temporary unless noted otherwise):
Invisible Touch, Genesis, written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, copyright 1986 Anthony Banks Limited/Philip Collins Limited/Michael Rutherford Limited/Hit & Run Music, Incorporated (ASCAP), from the album Invisible Touch. Lets him give a suite of telekinetic powers to a woman or girl.
Light My Fire, Jose Feliciano. Gives fire-based powers to a female Doug cares about, gives her and Doug the ability to levitate, and makes both of them impulsive.
Rubberband Girl, Kate Bush. Gives a female of his choice a hyper-flexible body, a la Plastic Man or Mister Fantastic.
(I'm So Hot For Her And) She's So Cold, Rolling Stones. Gives a woman of his choice ice powers while giving him fire powers.
Super Powers, Ookla the Mok, words by Rand Bellavia and Adam L. English, music by Adam L. English and Rand Bellavia, copyright 1998 Randam music. Grants each person in the area of effect a unique set of metahuman powers.
Knowledge:
Filter, Assembly of Dust, from the album Gathering of the Vibes, Live 8.18.06. Similar to We Didn't Start the Fire, but gives information on Doug's life instead of his world.
In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins. If played at night, he recieves a premonition about a semi-random target's near-future actions. Target is someone he can recognize on sight, and either dislikes or outright despises.
It's All Been Done, Bare Naked Ladies. Awakens memories of past lives. (In GURPS terms, grants the "Reawakened" advantage.)
The Scientist, Coldplay. Any research or reverse-engineering type problem he's working on gets repeated intuition rolls the way "Good Morning" gives wake-up rolls - and the answers he receives usually come from looking at one or more of his initial assumptions in a different way.
Times Of Your Life, Paul Anka. Similar to We Didn't Start the Fire, but gives him information on the world of someone else in the area of effect, as many years back as that person's age. It also makes him melancholy.
Turn It On Again, Genesis, written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford, copyright 1980 Hit & Run Music (Publishing), Limited, from the album Duke. The closest TV set starts showing his memories of people he knows in any situation he remembers, with accompanying audio over the closest radio. The song works better when he's showing images of Maggie, if Maggie's not present.
We Didn't Start The Fire, Billy Joel, copyright 1989 Joel Songs. Full-immersion history lesson for the second half of Warriors' World's twentieth century.
Who Made Who, AC/DC. Targettable 'Info Dump' song, reveals creator/progenitor of target or nature of target.
Within You, Without You, The Beatles, written by George Harrison, copyright 1967 Northern Songs, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. V&V "Cosmic Awareness" power.
Miscellaneous:
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better, Ethel Merman, from Annie Get Your Gun. Lets him return any attack which hits him with bonuses to hit and to damage.
Break On Through (To The Other Side), The Doors, from the album The Doors, 1967. Punches holes in walls. Big holes. Very forcefully.
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. He keeps one person in his sight no matter what that person does, but he is also infatuated with that person.
Chickasaw Mountain, Leslie Fish. A "bargain with the Powers" song... for whatever one goal you absolutely HAVE to achieve, regardless of the costs to yourself. May be fatal to play. ("A song that Doug would keep under software lock so he can't just play it on a whim, but has to deliberately unlock and decrypt it... to give him time to change his mind." - Bob)
Country Pie, Bob Dylan. Creates enough fruit pies to have a pie-fight with.
Get Rich Quick, Richard ("Little Richard") Penniman. When played at a racetrack, the horse he bet on wins.
Good Morning Good Morning, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1967 Northern Songs, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Gives immediate wake-up roll (plus one for each of his actions) to everyone in his area of effect.
Hardware Store, "Weird Al" Yankovic. Lets him pull needed objects - not just tools - from behind his back.
I Am the One and Only, Chesney Hawks. Forces people to be themselves - no mind control, no illusions, no disguises, etc.
I Can't Drive 55, Sammy Hagar. Boosts motorcycle speed above its normal maximums.
It's Raining Men, The Weather Girls. Summons paratroopers.
Joyful, Joyful/Ode to Joy, from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Soundtrack of Sister Act II. Doesn't seem to do anything...
Mandelbrot Set, Jonathan Coultan. Substantially increases the effects of his actions, with a fractal idiom - flicking his fingers creates windstorms, throwing pebbles causes avalanches, etc.
Operation: Desert Storm, Tom Smith. All mad-scientist-style equipment within range backfires disastrously against its creator.
Over the Top, Miki Matsubara, from Dirty Pair: Project E.D.E.N. Cancels out any feelings that he can't do something, whether natural or imposed by a mind-controller, and cranks him up to 11.
Pioneers, Bloc Party. Lets Doug accomplish one constructive/destructive task over time - once per day he plays this song and gets the equivalent of a whole day's work on it. But the effect is slow and cumulative, and controlled by the size of the task, and it doesn't really "take" until Doug plays the song often enough; if he switches "targets", he has to start over when he goes back to the original task.
Snare and Deadfall, Michael Longcor. Lets him create traps spontaneously out of local materials - permanent rearrangement of existing matter, which then remains in place when it's out of his area of effect or when the song's over.
Spirits In the Material World, The Police, written by Sting, copyright 1981 EMI Music Publishing Ltd./Magnetic Music. Invisibility and non-corporeality.
Talk to the Animals, (unknown), from Doctor Dolittle. Lets him speak with animals.
These Dreams, Heart, written by H. Taupin and M. Page, copyright 1984 Little Mole Music (Adm. by Intersong USA, Inc.). Illusions.
You Got It, Roy Orbison. Plugs him into the Ultimate Force (or local equivalent) temporarily, without any control over it - he's just a conduit to grant someone else's wish.
Just Plain Weird:
Bananaphone, Raffi. Summons a cell phone with the shape, coloration, and feel of a banana. The cell phone is edible.
Blue, Eiffel 65. Everything in the area of effect turns blue.
Break My Stride, Matthew Wilder. Once Doug starts moving and gets into a rhythm, he can smash through/past anything that gets in his way. He's immune to damage from the barriers he breaks through or from attacks intended to stop him; attacks intended to simply hurt him still work.
Bulletproof, Blue Rodeo. His power manifests in such a way that he's indistinguishable from a normal human for the duration of the song - no combat-hype, no improbability field, etc.
Centerfield, John Fogerty. Splits him into nine identical people. Effect lasts as long as he plays baseball.
The Chain, Fleetwood Mac, written by Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks, copyright 1977 Gentoo Music, Inc., Now Sounds Music and Welsh Witch Music, from the album Rumours. Binding attack in the form of golden chains.
Dude Looks like a Lady, Aerosmith. Makes him look like an attractive female.
Elvis Is Everywhere, Mojo Nixon. Everyone in the area of effect (except for the Anti-Elvis, if he's present) becomes an Elvis impersonator complete with rinestone-encrusted white jumpsuit but without guitar. If this song is used while on a ship at sea, the ship will be "taken" by a giant Elvis.
(Nothing But) Flowers, Talking Heads. Transforms all technologically-produced items in the area of effect into flowers.
Freeze-Frame, J. Geils Band, composed by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, copyright 1981 EMI/Capital. Limited timestop capability.
Good Morning Starshine, Donovan. Makes him glow, at starlight level.
Hair, the cast of the motion picture Hair (Milos Forman, dir., 1979). Everyone in the area of effect grows a full head of hair, shoulder-length or longer, that obscures their eyes.
Hazy Shade of Winter, Simon and Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon, 1966. Creates patches of snow on the ground.
Hoplessly Human, Kansas. Used once to help cure Shadowwalker of her arrested vampirism.
I Am The Walrus, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1967 Northern Songs, from the album Magical Mystery Tour. "Wand of Wonder" randomized effect.
I Want Quiet!, Dot Warner. The area of effect is in Absolute Silence; effect only works if Doug has the volume in his helmet turned up to full.
I Will Follow Him, Peggy March, 1963. Unerring ability to track a male whom he personally likes.
I've Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra. The closest female to Doug becomes desolid and merges with him, shrinking if necessary to be completely inside his body. The standard torch-song infatuation effect applies for twice the duration of the song.
Kodachrome, Paul Simon. Solidified-energy 35mm camera.
Let The Anvils Ring!, (unknown), from Animaniacs. Makes a cacophony of metallic noises in the area of effect.
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1967 Northern Songs, from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Area effect drug trip.
Mister Sandman, The Chordettes. Each person in the area of effect has a pleasant dream the next time he or she falls asleep. If the person thinks an erotic dream is "pleasant", that's a definite possibility, thanks to the lyrics.
Montage, from Team America. Creates a time dilation effect for him and someone else as X weeks of training are crammed into 3 minutes. They come out of it starved and exhausted.
Move Your Dead Bones, Dr. Reanimator. Every corpse in the area of effect gets up and dances, as best it can, for the duration.
Nowhere Man, The Beatles, written by Lennon/McCartney, copyright 1965 Northern Songs, from the album Rubber Soul. He must target someone before playing this song. The target is tossed into a foggy void for the length of the song (2:44), but the target's subjective time in the void is 2 hours and 44 minutes. The target will likely be caught off-guard upon reappearance.
Pennies from Heaven, (unknown). Existing rain in the area of effect becomes copper slugs (which turn back into water when the effect ends). Useful if anti-radar "chaff" is needed. Driving rain would be dangerous; rain driven by gale-force winds would be deadly.
Ordinary World, Duran Duran. Everyone in the area of effect except for Doug is affected as if Doug was an IOU Level Three Mundane.
The Rye or The Kaiser (Theme From Rocky XIII), "Weird Al" Yankovic, from the album In 3-D. Summons a deli sandwich (on rye or a kaiser) from Sandwich-space.
The Streak, Ray Stevens. Doug becomes a naked super-speedster.
Thriller, Michael Jackson. (Doug's computer has this tagged as "Alternate-world version of Starlight") Summons zombies.
The Trees, Rush. Any Oaks or Maples within the area of effect suddenly start arguing and fighting.
Wasn't That a Party, Irish Rovers. Everyone in the area of effect, except peacekeepers and law-enforcement agents, immediately develops a massive hangover.
Weird Science, Oingo Boingo. High-speed technomagic kitbashing; all the parts must be within the area of effect.
Winter Wonderland, (unknown). Summons snow - already in place, not falling.
Off-Limits Songs - Do Not Use!
Dead Heart In A Dead World, Nevermore, from the album Dead Heart In A Dead World. All lifeforms in the area of effect die (sentients and plot-important animals get a save), and his emotions are switched off for the duration. (Off-limits for obvious reasons.)
Everyone Has AIDS, from Team America. Everyone in the area of effect contracts AIDS. (Off-limits for obvious reasons.)
The Flu Pandemic, The Flying Fish Sailors, written by Greg Henkel. Makes him a highly infectious carrier of Spanish Influenza. (Off-limits for obvious reasons.)
Jesus He Knows Me, Genesis, written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford, copyright 1991 Anthony Banks Limited/Philip Collins Limited/Michael Rutherford Limited/Hit & Run Music, Incorporated (ASCAP), from the album We Can't Dance. Makes people in the area of effect tend to believe Doug, and causes them to ignore actions of his that contradict his words. (Off-limits because it attracts the attention of certain Powers.)
Piece of Crap, Neil Young. Every piece of technology in the area of effect that could malfunction has a chance of malfunctioning; the more advanced the technology, the higher the chance of malfunction. (Off-limits because he doesn't use Neil Young's songs.)
Those Two Dreadful Children, Cruella DeVille. A weapon of mass destruction he is specifically banned from using by a special amendment to the Geneva Convention ratified in 1997.
-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
