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Decoding the Musical Clues in Grand Theft Auto VI’s Trailer
Rockstar is dropping some gloomy Floridian breadcrumbs.
GTA V used Stevie Wonder’s “Skeletons” to prep players for a story full of dangerous secrets on the verge of coming out, like one of its protagonists, Michael, faking his death to the shock of his former bank robbing associate Trevor. It’s a pretty short snippet yet reinforces the more upbeat moments of GTA, as well as its connection to the original Vice City; the 2002 game featured Wang Chung’s “Dance Hall Days” on its Flash FM pop station. Wynette’s mournful lyrics about a partner who has left—will one protagonist leave the other during the game’s main campaign?—to the sound of lonely, sad acoustic country music is the flip side of Wang Chung’s carefree spirit.
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