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I want them alive if possible. If not, wasted!

All of a sudden it’s looking like this might have been the first in a series.Because here’s another of  those moments when I’ve been watching a movie and I’ve suddenly stumbled on a line or two I recognise from one of my favourite songs.

I only saw The Warriors for the first time a couple of years ago, not long after I first heard Stanton Warriors’ Stanton Sessions Vol 2.  Both hold a pretty special place in their respective forms.  The former is a seventies cinematic beat-em-up that makes Gangs of New York look like a teddy bears’ picnic, the latter a rich, imposing soundscape of bustling beats and towering vocals, built on a foundation of deep, heart-stopping bass.

This isn’t my favourite version of Track 10, Who Are The Warriors, but it’s still well worth a listen:

Oh, and for anybody wondering what a Stanton Warrior is, the answer comes care of friend and colleague @henryryder:

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One Response to “I want them alive if possible. If not, wasted!”

  1. Dave Medlo Says:

    The Warriors also features heavily in Pop Will Eat Itself’s Can U Dig It…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txirj1vX_Ck

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