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About the Music: Season 5

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Re: About the Music: Season 5

Mar 19, 2008 10:32 PM
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Fruit was in Marlo's crew.
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Mar 19, 2008 10:30 PM
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what's the name of the song playing in season 5 when Omar confronts Mike, Spider, and the boys on the corner?
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Mar 17, 2008 6:48 PM
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I thought that was Waylon singing "Down in the Hole"!

They should've let Wynona do it, lol

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Re: About the Music: Season 5

Mar 17, 2008 8:03 AM
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There are 2 songs:

Joe Shannon & John McGreevy - The Bucks Of Oranmore

and

The Pogues - body of an American

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Mar 13, 2008 5:08 PM
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does anyone know the name of the song the cops were singing at mc nulty's wake at the bar. it was hard to hear the words, but one line was like, I'm a free willed man in the u s of a.
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Mar 13, 2008 4:45 AM
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> In the closing scene Mcnulty reflecting on the
> shoulder of I95, the "WIRE" theme song is being
> played. Its either season one or season two theme. I
> think it's season two, can somebody help me?
>
> --
> "They can chew you up but they gotta spit you back
> out." - McNulty -
> Episode 15 - Collateral Damage


Found it Five Blind Boys of Alabama - Way Down In The Hole Season One, thanks!

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Mar 13, 2008 2:04 AM
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In the closing scene Mcnulty reflecting on the shoulder of I95, the "WIRE" theme song is being played. Its either season one or season two theme. I think it's season two, can somebody help me?

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Episode 15 - Collateral Damage
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Re: About the Music: Season 5

Mar 7, 2008 11:34 AM
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In recognizing the overall loss of such a great show, I started seeking out any videos I could find about The Wire. I found a great one where David Simon talks about the affections he feels for Baltimore and how the city has influenced his work.

Check out the video

http://www.visitmybaltimore.com/video/449/
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Mar 5, 2008 12:11 AM
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> I'm terribly sorry about this stupid question, shame
> on me, but what's the song in the background in
> episode 59 when (an excerpt from the summary)


http://soundtracksofwhatever.blogspot.com answered my question.
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Mar 4, 2008 8:58 AM
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I don't know who plays this season's theme song, but it's as nasty as this season is... comparing to the 4 others, what a shame !!!
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Re: About the Music: Season 5

Mar 4, 2008 5:33 AM
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I'm terribly sorry about this stupid question, shame on me, but what's the song in the background in episode 59 when (an excerpt from the summary)

"Thomas R. "Herc" Hauk joins Sgt. Ellis Carver and his men for a "shift-change party" on a dead-end street in West Baltimore. Herc asks his friend about the Stanfield bust, trying to find out whether the cell number he lifted from Levy's office found itself at the end of a Lester Freamon wiretap. Carver won't confirm anything, so the two old friends have a beer."?

Thanks.
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Re: About the Music: Season 5

Feb 29, 2008 2:06 PM
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There's also some great music playing in the background occasionally. For example

1) In S.2 where Nicky tumbles out of bed after drinking all night he hits his boom box and turns on "Search and Destroy" by Iggy and the Stooges off of "Raw Power".

2) When Herc is buying Bubbles his cell phone in S.4, the song playing on the car radio is "Be Happy With What You've Got" by Massive Attack off of "Blue Lines"

3) When Cutty is out running during the primary election in S.4, he's listening to Curtis Mayfield's "Move on Up" on his headphones.
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Re: About the Music: Season 5

Feb 22, 2008 8:54 PM
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> Does anyone know who is singing this season's theme
> song?


Is it Steve Earle??

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Feb 22, 2008 10:53 AM
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Does anyone know who is singing this season's theme song?
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Re: About the Music: Season 5

Feb 19, 2008 10:38 AM
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We only have 3 people that made it in the Barksdale crew that didn't die or is locked up in jail after being a part of the drug game. POOT (my baby) Cutty, and Slim Charles. All the big dogs are gone:

Bodie R.I.P.
Stringer Bell R.I.P
Wallace R.I. P.
Savino R.I. P.
D'Angelo R.I. P.
Stinkum R.I.P.
Fruit R.I.P.
Avon Locked up
Weebey Locked up
Puddin I don't know what happen to him.
Shamrock I don't know what happen to him.

All of these guys played a great part on the show and I enjoyed watching them. The Barksdale Crew made the whole Wire.:-D
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