<P> The song was used as the theme for HBO 's The Wire . A different recording was used each season . Versions , in series order , were recorded by The Blind Boys of Alabama , Tom Waits , The Neville Brothers , DoMaJe , and Steve Earle . Season four 's version , performed by the Baltimore teenagers Ivan Ashford , Markel Steele , Cameron Brown , Tariq Al - Sabir and Avery Bargasse , was arranged and recorded specifically for the show . An extended version of the Blind Boys of Alabama recording was played over a montage in the series finale . </P>
<P> The song was used as the theme for HBO 's The Wire . A different recording was used each season . Versions , in series order , were recorded by The Blind Boys of Alabama , Tom Waits , The Neville Brothers , DoMaJe , and Steve Earle . Season four 's version , performed by the Baltimore teenagers Ivan Ashford , Markel Steele , Cameron Brown , Tariq Al - Sabir and Avery Bargasse , was arranged and recorded specifically for the show . An extended version of the Blind Boys of Alabama recording was played over a montage in the series finale . </P>
who sings the theme song on the wire
who sings the theme song on the wire
The Blind Boys of Alabama Tom Waits The Neville Brothers DoMaJe Steve Earle
The Blind Boys of Alabama Tom Waits The Neville Brothers DoMaJe Steve Earle