Bean FM

Bean FM is a radio station featured exclusively in the Sonic Adventure 5 DLC, Cosmo's Wicked Adventures, playing various types of rock music. 
It is hosted by singer/actor/producer Donnie Wahlberg, and is one of the most chronologically diverse radio stations in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, as its playlist contains songs from the 1960s to 2007.
== Playlist ==
* Aerosmith - Dream On (1973)
* Aerosmith - Rag Doll (1987)
* Billy Squier - The Stroke (1981)
* Boston - Don't Look Back (1978)
* Boston - Peace of Mind (1976)
* Boston - Rock & Roll Band (1976)
* Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape (2006)
* The Cars - You Might Think (1984)
* Dick Dale - Misirlou (1962)
* Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain (1994)
* The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me (1967)
* Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
* The Lemonheads - Into Your Arms (1993)
* The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get (1997)
* Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky (1969)
* Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven (1989)
* Queen - Somebody to Love (1976)
* The Rolling Stones - Let It Loose (1972)
* Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (1964)
* Skid Row - O I'll Tell You Later (1970)
* They Might Be Giants - Climbing the Walls (2007)
* Thin Lizzy - The Boys are Back in Town (1976)
* Tracy Bonham - Mother Mother (1996)
* U2 - One (1992)
* U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983)
== Trivia ==
* The station's name is a reference to Boston's nickname of "Beantown".
* This is the favorite radio station of James Kelly and Mark Wahlberg, and the second favorite radio station of Cosmo.
* The dial numbers are the same as WZLX, a real life radio station based in Brighton within Boston that plays classic rock.
* Twelve of the twenty-one artists in the playlist (Aerosmith, Billy Squier, Boston, Boys Like Girls, The Cars, Dick Dale, Dinosaur Jr., The Lemonheads, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Norman Greenbaum, the Pixies, and Tracy Bonham) are from the Boston area, and three more (Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, and U2) are from Ireland, referencing the high amount of Irish citizens in Boston.
* On occasion, Donnie will give shoutouts to his brothers Robert and Mark, the latter of whom appears in the game as himself.
* On occasion, Donnie will mock Hub Radio for playing "the washed-up losers", the New Kids on the Block. This is amusing, as Donnie Wahlberg was a member of the group in their early years.
** Funnily enough, the DJ of Hub Radio will mock Donnie on occasion as a subtle jab to this connection, telling him to "get with the times and move on!".
* Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was sampled in Nas' song "Thief's Theme", which can be heard in Sonic Adventure 5 on the Pound FM station, and in this DLC on The Beat.
* The Rolling Stones' song "Let It Loose" and The Human Beinz's song "Nobody But Me" both come on during missions which directly reference the 2006 crime film The Departed.
** Likewise, Dick Dale's "Misirlou" comes on during the diner robbery mission, referencing the 1995 crime film Pulp Fiction.
* When "The Sound of Silence" comes on, Donnie may introduce Simon & Garfunkel as "the Empire City duo that Boston tried to steal with this song", referencing the fact that Simon & Garfunkel are from New York City (Empire City's real life counterpart), and the fact that the song became a huge hit in the Boston area back in 1964, leading to many Boston citizens to try and claim the group as their own.
* This is the largest radio station in the entire DLC, containing twenty-five songs.
== Known Fans ==
* James Kelly
* Mark Wahlberg
* Cosmo
== See also ==
* The East Dust, a radio station in Sonic Adventure 3: Sleepless Minute which plays classic rock, hard rock, and pop rock, as well as other songs by The Cars, Queen and The Rolling Stones.
* Radio A.X., a radio station in Sonic Adventure 4: Californication which plays alternative rock.
* C.R.O.K., a radio station in Sonic Adventure 4: Californication which plays classic rock, hard rock and pop rock, as well as "Peace of Mind" by Boston.
* Channel Punk West, a radio station in Sonic Adventure 4: Californication which plays ska punk.
* The Shuttle, a radio station in Sonic Adventure 5: Windy City Showdown which plays alternative rock.
* Rock Fall FM, a radio station in Sonic Adventure 5: Windy City Showdown which plays classic rock, hard rock and pop rock, as well as another song by The Rolling Stones, and "Don't Look Back" by Boston.
* Sky City's Underground, a radio station in Sonic Adventure 5: Windy City Showdown which plays pop punk.
* Invasion FM, a radio station in Shadow the Hedgehog 3: U.K. Calling which plays classic rock and pop rock, as well as other songs by Queen and The Rolling Stones, and "Somebody to Love" by Queen.
* The Calraig, a radio station in Shadow the Hedgehog 3: U.K. Calling which plays hard rock, as well as another song by Thin Lizzy.
* Radio UK-X, a radio station in Shadow the Hedgehog 3: U.K. Calling which plays alternative rock and pop punk, as well as another song by U2.
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