Who sings that song at the beginning of the wire about keeping the devil down in the hole. Ranking the theme songs of the wire idle thoughts medium. Season fours of the wire version of way down in the hole was arranged and recorded specifically for the show, and is performed by a group called domaje, made up of five baltimore teenagers. Fast forward to a montage of shots that play over an uptempo version of way down in the hole. Check out way down in the hole by the blind boys of alabama on amazon music. Season 1 the blind boys of alabama season 2 tom waits. Lester is making model furniture, the corner boys are. Way down in the hole, hosted by espn veteran jemele hill and van lathan. Way down in the hole was used for the opening credits of the wire. Tom waits way down in the hole 1987 aka the original. The accompanying video clips are from megiddo, omega code 2. The sopranos alabama 3 woke up this morning lyrics duration. Turns out zachariah decided to hold a grudge after all, and laid the trap intending for boyd to fall to his death. The blind boys of alabama are a gospel music group from alabama that first formed at the talledega school for the deaf and blind in 1939.
When you walk through the garden you gotta watch your back well, i beg your pardon walk the straight and narrow track if you walk with jesus hes gonna save your soul you gotta keep the devil way down in the hole hes got the fire and the fury at his command well, you dont have to worry if you hold on to jesus hand well all be safe from satan when the thunder rolls we just gotta help me. Considering the ratings hole the wire fell into during season five, david simon surely knew that, like fighting the drug war, holding out hope for. The wire is a popular crime series, written by a former police reporter, david simon. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Who sings the theme song of the wire in each season. Over the past five seasons weve had the barksdales and stringer bell, omar and butchie, prop joe and the quoram, the greek, the russians, the containers and the unions. It was included on his 1987 album franks wild years, which was later made into a stage production the song was used as the theme for hbos the wire. What made season 5 seem different and forced was unlike the usual wire character development, we are forced to conclude that gus is good and we dont see his flaws. All 5 versions of way down in the hole from the wire intro credits. When boyds latest henchman whose name, according to the subtitles, is the.
At season 5, the shows last, apparently performing a straight vocal on top of some. Every season of the wire from worst to best ten years after hbos landmark series went off air, were going way down in the hole. Way down in the hole is a song written by the singersongwriter tom waits. Ivan ashford, markel steele, cameron brown, tariq alsabir, and avery bargasse view wiki. It turns out that way down in the hole was an outtake from the play, a song that never found its way into the musicaltheater piece and got shoehorned onto the album. Way down in the hole, originally written and recorded by tom waits for his 1987.
The king stay the king d angelo barksdale, bodie and wallace i didnt see a point in uploading just the intros off the album. Heres a compilation of all of the opening titles for the wire. The episode was written by series creatorexecutive producer david simon teleplaystory and coexecutive producer ed burns story. I feel like i learn more about this show every time i rewatch it. Tom waits way down in the hole lyrics genius lyrics. Season 5 of the wire is the season that ties everything closed. Systemic urban inequality and the wire anmol chaddha and william julius wilson thewireis set in a modern american city shaped by economic restruc turing and fundamental demographic change that led to widespread job. The wire is set in a modern american city shaped by economic restructuring and fundamental demographic change that led to widespread job loss and the depopulation of innercity neighborhoods. If theres a single line that reverberated through nearly every storyline in the fourthand in my view, the bestseason of the wire, its that one, and theres no small irony in the fact that its uttered by a hood so feared in the streets that hes practically an urban legend. Jemele hill and van lathan recap, breakdown, and analyze every episode of the iconic hbo hit series, the wire, starting from the beginning with season one. Product description the wire soundtrack features artists such as tyree colion, rod lee, diablo and dj technics. When you walk through the garden you gotta watch your back well i beg your pardon walk the straight and narrow track when you walk with jesus hes gonna save. One series at a time, if its a good one, like the wire, its the only way to go, as far as i am concerned, like learning a language through immersion. Tom waits way down in the hole 1987 aka the original and best version of the opening theme song of the wire.
Ivan ashford, markel steele, cameron brown, tariq alsabir and avery bargasse. Each version is based on the original down in the hole by tom waits. It was directed by clark johnson, who also directed the pilot episode and. Find all 391 songs featured in the wire soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. The first series theme was performed by the blind boys of alabama. The blind boys of alabama way down in the hole youtube tom waits way down in the hole duration.
Written by tom waits, this is being performed by steve earle. The theme song of the show is way down in the hole. Theres a new podcast about the best television show every made. Steve earle way down in the hole high quality music with lyrics tom waits cover. Season 3 recorded by the neville brothers season 4 arranged by doreen vail and recorded by members of a baltimore. The theme song in the wire is way down in the hole written by the singer songwriter tom waits. Way down in the hole by the blind boys of alabama on. In the program book for the concert tour which followed the release of the album the tour more or less documented in big time, waits offered. Jemele hill and van lathan discuss how they first got into the wire, the shows unique authenticity. The closing theme is the fall, composed by blake leyh, who is also the shows music supervisor. Ive only recently learned that the theme to the wire is a tom waits song called way down in the hole. The season four version of way down in the hole was arranged and recorded for the show and is performed by five baltimore teenagers. Way down in the hole hes got the fire and the fury at.
The plan is for them to work through the entire series, breaking down every episode just like any other recap podcast. The wire theme lyrics way down in the hole lyrics originally written by tom waits season 1. Tom waits way down in the hole lyrics songmeanings. S1 e2 the detail can anyone identify the song thats playing in the towers in the scene which is played. Season fours version of way down in the hole was arranged and recorded specifically for the show and is sung by baltimore teenagers. Five blind boys from alabama way down in the hole youtube. Steve earles version of way down in the hole sucks balls. It also contains four unique versions of tom waits way down in the hole, which serves as the opening theme for the wire and has been performed on. A different recording was used in each one of the 5 seasons.
Way down in the hole steve earle with lyrics hq youtube. The fifth and final season of the television series the wire commenced airing in the united states on january 6, 2008, and concluded on march 9, 2008. It was included on his 1987 album franks wild years, which was later made into a stage production. This seasons version of way down in the hole was performed by steve earle aka as walon. The detail rewatching season 1, episode 2 of the wire with jemele hill and van lathan by van lathan and jemele hill apr 21, 2020, 10. I got put on to the wire very late, like 2016, so ive never really got to get into the nitty gritty of the show with anyone, since most of my friends and family had already seen it. Listen to way down in the hole, 030 way down in the hole and more from domaje. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Granted, that bit of wisdom stems from selfinterest. Earle, who performed the fifth season version, is also a member of the cast, playing the recovering drug addict walon.
The theme song in the wire is way down in the hole written by the singersongwriter tom waits. For those of you like the me of a few months ago who havent seen the wire, each series has its own version of the tom waits song way down in the hole. And so, in judging the five versions of down in the hole, we consider. Love this track set track as current obsession get track. Who sings that song at the beginning of the wire about.
All 9 songs featured in the wire season 5 episode 10. More accurately, it used different versions of the same song. The blind boys of alabama way down in the hole the wire. Season 1 recorded by the blind boys of alabama season 2 recorded by tom waits he actually wrote the song. With a running time of 93 minutes, this tenth and final episode of the fifth season is the longest episode of the series.