Johnny Silverhand | Cyberpunk 1987

This playlist attempts to capture the story of Johnny Silverhand's life in a retro-futuristic style. By using songs released before or during 1987, it reflects the glimpses of his life shown during the course of "Cyberpunk 2077"


*I personally have not played through "Phantom Liberty", and have managed to avoid all spoilers somehow, so there’s no mention of it throughout this retelling.

This playlist is organized in a chronological order of events style, to the best of my ability using Johnny's memories from "Cyberpunk 2077"and lore from the TTRPG. For clarity, there will be a brief explanation of when songs take place included with each entry.


This Page & Playlist Are Currently Works In Progress


This means there are important story elements and events that may be excluded from the following tracklist.
tl;dr There's more to come as I find it!

"Army Dreamers" - Kate Bush, 1980

Robert John Linder lies about his age and joins the military at 15.


"Disposable Heroes" - Metallica, 1986

John fights in the Second Cetral American war, losing his arm and nearly losing his life.


"Born in the U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen, 1984

After deserting from the military, he attempts to return to a normal life. Spending a month at the Hotel Pistis Sophia, picking up the pieces of what he left behind.


"Back In Black" - AC/DC, 1980

Emerging from the Hotel Pistis Sophia as Johnny Silverhand, he sets his sights on bringing down the corrupt corporations through his music as a rockerboy.


"I Wanna Rock" - Twisted Sister, 1984

Johnny forms Samurai, and is signed by Jack Masters to Universal Recording.


"Wicked World" - Black Sabbath, 1970

Samurai begin to write songs that focus on the injustices of the world. They use their influence to inspire the masses to turn against the Corpos.


"I Wanna Be Sedated" - Ramones, 1978

Johnny becomes more and more reliant on substances to get by.


"Land of Confusion" - Genesis, 1986

Johnny's manifesto; he carries out the bombing of Arasaka Tower.

I remember long ago
Oh, when the sun was shining
Yes, and the stars were bright all through the night
And the sound of your laughter as I held you tight
So long ago

I won't be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We're not just making promises
That we know we'll never keep

Too many men, there's too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go 'round
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?

"Electric Funeral" - Black Sabbath, 1970

Johnny's consciousness is copied into an engram by Soulkiller as Night City burns.


"War Pigs" - Black Sabbath, 1970

Johnny's legacy carries on, inspiring new generations of edgerunners to destroy the megacorps.