I've been summoned for jury service in May, so I'll need some suitable music for my journey to the Old Bailey. So, appropriate songs please...'Police And Thieves' and 'I Fought The Law' immediately spring to mind, but I'm sure you lot can think of some more...
― DG, Sunday, 1 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
"Piggies" - Beatles
"Criminal" - Eminem
"It's a crime" - Magnetic Fields
"Common Thief" - Vic Goddard
"Beg, borrow and steal - The Rare Breed
"Police Car" - Larry Wallis
"Soldier and police ware"- Jah Lion
"Cortez the killer" - slint
"Life in prison" - The Byrds
"Prisoner of love" - James Brown (or The Upsetters great cover)
"Folsom Prison" - Johnny Cash
"Steal away" - Etta James
"I'm bad" - LL Cool J
"Bad" - Michael Jacson
"B.A.D." - Big Audio Dymnamite
"Bad Boy" - the Donays
"Bad girl" - The Zakary Thaks
"Bad guy reaction" - The Rezillos
"Bad meets evil" - Eminem
"Bad things" - tricky
"He hit me, it felt like a kiss" Crystals
"Don't do anything illegal" - Charles Manson & the family
"People say I'm no good" - Charles Manson & the family
in fact anything by Charles Manson & the family!
― Guy, Sunday, 1 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
Toots & The Maytals' "5446 (Was My Number)", Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak",
Ice-T's "The Tower", Jimmie Rodgers' "In The Jailhouse Now" and
"Gambling Bar Room Blues", John Prine's "Christmas In Prison", Body
Count's "Bowels Of The Devil" and "Cop Killer", Nick Cave's "The Mercy
Seat", Johnny Cash's entire Folsom Prison album, Merle Haggard's "Mama
Tried" and "Sing Me Back Home", The Clash's "Jail Guitar Doors", Bruce
Springsteen's "Nebraska", Bo Diddley's "Cops And Robbers", Prince
Buster's Judge Dread songs, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy's
"Language Of Violence", Public Enemy's (and Tricky's!)"Black Steel In
The Hour Of Chaos", Bob Dylan's "Hurricane"... That oughta get you
started :). There was also a hip hop group called Lifers' Group who
recorded an album or two around 10 years ago and all of them were
inmates at the time. Oh, and Snow's "Informer" :).
― Patrick, Sunday, 1 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
MURDER BALLADS by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and the entire catalogue
of late, lamented NYC band, COP SHOOT COP.
― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 1 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
Renegade Soundwave: Probably a Robbery, Cocaine Sex
Jesus Lizard: Breaking the Law (breakin the lah,
breakin the laaaaaah)
― Inukko, Monday, 2 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
Jury you've heard every word but before you decide, would you look into those
"mother me" eyes
'Sweet and Tender Hooligan' (The Smiths)
― Nick, Tuesday, 3 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
Wow. I believe I've just read the most inappropriate/best use of a
smiley ever. Rock on, tbiskup.
― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 3 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link