A genuine mistake or a publicity stunt to promote their new game? You be the judge.
During this years' GamesCom a “leaked” video was posted on YouTube revealing the full 83 songs setlist for the upcoming rhythm game Rock Band 3. Apparently some guys caught a Harmonix employee scrolling through every song in a demo of the game, uploaded it, and thus an internet frenzy took place.
John Drake of Harmonix was quick to squash the validity of the footage, claiming, “unless you hear it on rockband.com, you should know, it’s not confirmed news.” This was undoubtedly a feeble attempt at denying what was clearly unarguable proof that every single song had been revealed.
Then the video below suddenly popped up, with none other than John Drake stating that nothing is yet official, BUT with the entire in-game setlist scrolling behind him in what is a rather funny tongue-in-cheek moment. See for yourself:
Now was this a genuine leak and this was their way of laughing at themselves for being so haphazard? Or was it the biggest game-related PR stunt of the year so far. We’ll let you be the judge of that one, but for now we give you the entire Rock Band 3 setlist:
Amy Winehouse – Rehab
Anthrax – Caught in a Mosh
At the Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot
The B-52s – Rock Lobster
The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Live)
Big Country – In a Big Country
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up
The Bronx – False Alarm
Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
David Bowie – Space Oddity
Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
Def Leppard – Foolin’
Devo – Whip It
Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
Dire Straits – Walk of Life
The Doobie Brothers – China Grove
The Doors – Break on Through (To the Other Side)
Dover – King George
Echo & the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
Faith No More – MidLife Crisis
Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot
The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
Foreigner – Cold as Ice
Golden Earring – Radar Love
HIM – Killing Loneliness
Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love
Hypernova – Viva la Resistance
Ida Maria – Oh My God
INXS – Need You Tonight
The J. Geils Band – Centerfold
James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good)
Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Crosstown Traffic
Joan Jett – I Love Rock N’ Roll
John Lennon – Imagine
Juanes – Me Enamora
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
Maná – Oye Mi Amor
Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
Metric – Combat Baby
The Muffs – Outer Space
Night Ranger – Sister Christian
Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
Paramore – Misery Business
Phish – Llama
Phoenix – Lasso
The Police – Don’t Stand So Close to Me
Poni Hoax – Antibodies
Pretty Girls Make Graves – Something Bigger, Something Brighter
Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows
Rammstein – Du Hast
The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
Raveonettes – Last Dance
Rilo Kiley – Portions of Foxes
Riverboat Gamblers – Don’t Bury Me… I’m Still Not Dead
Roxette – The Look
Slipknot – Before I Forget
Smash Mouth – Walkin’ on the Sun
The Smiths – Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before
The Sounds – Living in America
Spacehog – In the Meantime
Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
Swingin’ Utters – This Bastard’s Life
T.Rex – 20th Century Boy
Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tegan and Sara – The Con
Them Crooked Vultures – Dead End Friends
Tokio Hotel – Humanoid
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – I Need to Know
The Vines – Get Free
War – Low Rider
Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London
The White Stripes – The Hardest Button to Button
Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
The Who – I Can See for Miles
Yes – Roundabout
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