 It has since become best known as the theme song to the British crime drama series "Peaky Blinders", which resulted in the song receiving a re-release single in 2014.It has been covered by Arctic Monkeys, PJ Harvey, Iggy Pop, Jarvis Cocker and Snoop Dogg, among others.The liner notes for "Murder Ballads" point out that the phrase "red right hand" is from a line in John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" that refers to divine vengeance.