Everything Removed From GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition

15. Removed Songs

GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition REMOVED
Epic Records

Billie Jean is not your lover, and she's also not in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City anymore.

We don't know about you, but hopping on that scooter at the start of Vice City and not hearing Michael Jackson's iconic track just feels wrong.

In fact, there's quite a few classic bangers which have been removed from all three games due to presumably music licensing issues.

This is the full list:

- Vice City -

Wow - Kate Bush

Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne

Rockit - Herbie Hancock

Looking for the Perfect Beat - Afrika Bamaataa and the Soul Sonic Force

The Smurf - Tyrone Brunson

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

Running with the Night - Lionel Richie

Añunga Ñunga – Irakere

Fist Fury – Love Fist

Cars – Gary Numan

Poison Arrow – ABC

Obsession – Animotion

Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles

Japanese Boy – Aneka

Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson

One Thing Leads to Another – The Fixx

Pump Me Up – Trouble Funk

Get It Girl – 2 Live Crew

A Gozar Con Mi Combo – Cachao

- San Andreas -

Yum Yum (Gimme Some) – Fatback Band

You Dropped a Bomb on Me – Gap Band

Running Away – Roy Ayers

Runnin’ Down a Dream – Tom Petty

Woman to Woman – Joe Cocker

Don’t Let It Go to Your Head – Black Harmony

Ring My Bell – Blood Sisters

I Don’t Give a f**k – 2Pac feat. Pogo

Express Yourself – N.W.A.

Hellraiser – Ozzy Osbourne

Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine

Express Yourself – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

Rock Creek Park – The Blackbyrds

Funky President (People It’s Bad) – James Brown

The Payback – James Brown

The Grunt – The JB’s

Loopzilla – George Clinton

Soul Power’ 74 – Maceo & The Macks

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Dan Curtis is approximately one-half videogame knowledge, and the other half inexplicable Geordie accent. He's also one quarter of the Factory Sealed Retro Gaming podcast.