The Wire - opening song

January 7th, 2009 5:00 am
  • Who sings the opening song on the HBO show "The Wire"


  • Dear clueless, "Way Down in the Hole" was written by Tom Waits. Here you can listen to an audio clip from the cover version as performed by Clarence Fountain and The Blind Boys of Alabama: CDNow http://cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=16340180/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/artistid=BLIND+BOYS+OF+ALABAMA/itemid=1358350 Here's some documentation: "The Blind Boys Of Alabama's 'Way Down In The Hole' Is Theme For HBO's 'The Wire' ...The riveting drama series depicts a world where distinctions between good & evil and crime & punishment are blurred. The show premiered June 2nd at 10pm." The Rosebud Agency http://www.rosebudus.com/rosebud/news/02-06.html "The Blind Boys of Alabama's song 'Way Down in the Hole' from their Grammy award winning album Spirit of the Century is the main title theme song for HBO’s new series, The Wire, which premiered June 2, 2002." Blues Music Association http://www.bluesmusicassociation.org/news/body.cfm?ID=48 Here is the Blind Boys' home page, with a wealth of information about the group: http://www.blindboys.com/main.html Episode guides, message boards, and more information about "The Wire" can be found at HBO's site: HBO: The Wire http://www.hbo.com/thewire/ Google search strategy: "hbo" + "wire" + "way down in the hole" ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=hbo+wire+%22way+down+in+the+hole "blind boys of alabama" ://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%22blind+boys+of+alabama I hope you're not feeling "clueless" any more! If any part of my answer is unclear, or if links are broken, please ask for clarification. Best wishes, pinkfreud


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