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Jake Black, a Composer of the ‘Sopranos’ Theme, Dies at 59
Jake Black, who wrote “Woke Up This Morning,” the indelible theme song for the groundbreaking HBO drama “The Sopranos,” with a bandmate in the group Alabama 3, died on Tuesday in London. He was 59.
Therese Mullan, a representative of Alabama 3, said the cause was acute respiratory illness.
Mr. Black and Rob Spragg founded Alabama 3 in the Brixton neighborhood of London in the 1990s. The group, which combined genres as disparate as blues, country, gospel and acid house, built a following and became known for its energetic live shows with a rotating cast of musicians.
Mr. Black died days after Alabama 3 performed at a festival in Lancashire, England.
“Woke Up This Morning,” which Mr. Black wrote with Mr. Spragg, appeared on the group’s first major-label album, “Exile on Coldharbour Lane” (Geffen Records, 1997). Mr. Spragg performed the ominous lead vocal on the song, which features a sample of the blues singer Howlin’ Wolf.
“We later found out that David Chase, the writer, was driving the New Jersey Freeway, the route that Tony Soprano would take in the series, and the track came on the radio at the time and he went, ‘I want that band,’ thinking we were from Alabama,” Mr. Spragg said in an interview with what is now the British newspaper The Derby Telegraph in 2010 (though the highway Tony mainly took was the New Jersey Turnpike). “Then he finds out it’s a Welshman and a Scotsman living in Brixton, pretending to be American. But he loved it and still wanted the track.”
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Jake Black, who wrote “Woke Up This Morning,” the indelible theme song for the groundbreaking HBO drama “The Sopranos,” with a bandmate in the group Alabama 3, died on Tuesday in London. He was 59.
Therese Mullan, a representative of Alabama 3, said the cause was acute respiratory illness.
Mr. Black and Rob Spragg founded Alabama 3 in the Brixton neighborhood of London in the 1990s. The group, which combined genres as disparate as blues, country, gospel and acid house, built a following and became known for its energetic live shows with a rotating cast of musicians.
Mr. Black died days after Alabama 3 performed at a festival in Lancashire, England.
“Woke Up This Morning,” which Mr. Black wrote with Mr. Spragg, appeared on the group’s first major-label album, “Exile on Coldharbour Lane” (Geffen Records, 1997). Mr. Spragg performed the ominous lead vocal on the song, which features a sample of the blues singer Howlin’ Wolf.
“We later found out that David Chase, the writer, was driving the New Jersey Freeway, the route that Tony Soprano would take in the series, and the track came on the radio at the time and he went, ‘I want that band,’ thinking we were from Alabama,” Mr. Spragg said in an interview with what is now the British newspaper The Derby Telegraph in 2010 (though the highway Tony mainly took was the New Jersey Turnpike). “Then he finds out it’s a Welshman and a Scotsman living in Brixton, pretending to be American. But he loved it and still wanted the track.”
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“The Electoral College is DEI for rural white folks.”
Derek Cressman
Derek Cressman
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Deleted User 266
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Cisco Kid Was A Friend Of Mine.
Back when kewl was cool and cool was kool.
Back when kewl was cool and cool was kool.
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Quick!
What’s your favorite Nick Cage movie?
What’s your favorite Nick Cage movie?
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The Rock
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Leaving Las Vegas. A truly great performance.
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*clears throat*
Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona
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Deleted User 266
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Congrats 99!
Or was that a title of a Nick Cage film?
In some states you were a grandpa about 9 months ago.
Or was that a title of a Nick Cage film?
In some states you were a grandpa about 9 months ago.
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^^^
I might have told this story in the professionalism thread, but the F&B manager at work here got his hot shot, guitar playing, Harley riding, 19yo son a job as a bellman. Next thing you know, he’s banging his manager. He knocks her up, and everybody knows but the parents.
So one day in the break room the IT manager comes up to the FB manager in front of everybody and says, “congrats grandpa!” And the guy is just standing there like, what the hell are you talking about?”
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I’d mention how the kid’s manager had to get a restraining order against grandpa cuz he was so relentlessly pressuring her into aborting it, but that might be for another bored. And besides, now we’re just gossiping.
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Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Deleted User 89
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how about some Valley Girl lol
(one of the wife’s favorites, regardless of actor...we actually have the dvd)
(one of the wife’s favorites, regardless of actor...we actually have the dvd)
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Quick, anyone have Nick Cage in their favorite movie?
Yeah, I thought so
Yeah, I thought so