Music has always been a huge part of my daily life, keeping me company in any moment, work, inspiration, exams, love and break-ups, graphic design projects, you name it. Many songs and melodies pop in my head when reading stories as well and I make my head canon soundtracks.
The Rogue & Gambit mini has concluded and has made the fans of the 2 characters and especially of the pairing full of happiness. As the story was unfolding in the 5 issues, I was thinking of songs that could describe how a character feels, a situation or an action sequence. Further, because I used to do Radio shows in the past and creating a playlist was never a simple task.
The songs are from various genres, countries and periods and most of them damn sexy. Special nod to 90s songs that were so cool when the pairing was born. Many thanks to @anaxpert and @cajuncajole for making suggestions and wonderful additions. Check also the forum discussion “Soundtrack of Love” in ff.net. Feel free to comment with songs that match with what you read or how you felt and of course create your own!
So, here is my personal playlist for the mini in youtube and a short explanation for each track of the playlist :)
PS: I have never fangirled so hard in my life before!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSHQsSs-RPCcRwiRFGWeW0eYp7mxWCCtP
#1 - Ring of Fire (the title, of course)
Issue 1
#2 - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White: fits colours, powers and Gambit’s mischievous and sneaky when he enters the DR session and flirts with Rogue
#3 Missing: one of the best songs of the 90s, well, Gambit misses Rogue a lot.
#4 Sympathique: Kitty’s office, where she sends them with that ‘eat shit’ grin to the mission and knows what she is doing.
#5 I heard it through the Grapevine: The awesome flight scene
#6 Stop Draggin’ my heart around: the best Rock ‘n Roll duet for Gambit, whose patience runs out
#7 La isla Bonita: A sexy song to take us to the island
Issue 2
#8 Strange Love: Therapy starts
#9 Wildest Moments: When I heard this song for the first time, I thought immediately of the on-off relationship between them and fits perfectly the pages where they talk with bubbles
#10 Ojos Así: Rogue meets Gambit with the strange eyes (suggested by @anaxpert)
#11 Beautiful Tango: the B&E scene
#12 Would you go to bed with me: Nothing better to describe Gambit’s libido
#13 Crazy little thing called love: and how it was love at first sight for Gambit
#14 Don’t let me be misunderstood: A classic for Rogue that tries to explain
#15 Too hip to retire: a jazz song for the attack from the first golems
#16 Voodoo Dreams: enter Lavish
Issue 3
#17 Because the night: Antarctica
#18 Leather and Lace: trust Stevie Nicks to write a song for trust issues
#19 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: first time together physically, first time admitting and talking through things
#20 Fool: Rogue’s explanation
#21Try again: taking a leap together
#22 Together in electric dreams: wanted to add something for the electricity here
#23 Lovesong: Adele makes us feel all the feels
#24 Wild is the wind: In bed with the love of your life
#25 Lovefool: Ma colombe and loving looks during hospital visit
#26 Cool Plan: Mission time with sexy innuendos
#27 Rock and Roll: and action!
#28 Love is a Battlefield: classic 80s for battle against their own clones
Issue 4
#29 Take Five: Rogue talks and Gambit needs five min to release them
#30 Rearrange: absorbing memories from each other
#31 Can’t help falling in love: Rogue’s memory of the wedding of Scott and Jean
#32 What is love: what else would they dance to but a 90s classic?
#33 Hedonism: Gambit’s memory and feelings
#34 My Feet can’t fail me now: fast New Orleans jazz for them fighting having no time to spare (tip @cajuncajole)
#35 Connected: Classic 90s for realising what they need to do with these memories
#36 History: what about the bad memories?
#37 Besame Mucho: “Never use last with us”
Issue 5
#38 Boom boom boom: Bang bang bang bang and fight!
#39 Where is my mind: Who is Lavish?
#40 Supergirl: 'Dat’s what I’m talking about, you guys are dead meat’
#41 By your side: Gambit is by her side
#42 I got you babe: another 90s node to those 2
#43 My first my last my everything: ‘If time is a circle then everything happens at once. Now. Before. Forever.”
#44 Here comes the sun: Giving the memories back
#45 Love’s what I want: who doesn't? Theo shares some words of wisdom and Rogue gets it.
#46 La Vie en Rose, #47 I belong to you, #48 Halo and #49 All long as there is you: Rogue will take messed up with Remy LeBeau anytime.
#50: San me koitas: ‘Cheesy’ Greek love song written for a romantic movie in the 70s with awesome opening melody (open subtitles for the lyrics) for their happy sunset
Bonus tracks: #51 The Lovecats - #52 Catgroove because Roguey will meet some cats :D
Thank you once more @1979semifinalist and @pereperezart