24. The Five Different Theme Song Performers Were
Although common knowledge to diehards of the series, many are still unaware of the five different artists that performed the theme song Way Down In The Hole across the five seasons. Written by Tom Waits, it was decided at the end of the first season that each would feature a unique version. The first season is soundtracked by gospel-blues group The Blind Boys Of Alabama, while the second introduces the original Tom Waits track, with its blues/cabaret sound. The third is by the popular 70s/80s funk and soul group The Neville Brothers. Season Four features the only version not created by a big name artist instead, DoMaJe, a group of Baltimore teenagers named Ivan Ashford, Markel Steele, Cameron Brown, Tariq Al-Sabir and Avery Bargasse, perform a skeletal hip-hop version. The fifth season intro is by the protest folk rock singer Steve Earle. More on him later
