Snoop Dogg has dropped a cover of the Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds‘ 1994 single, “Red Right Hand”, in honor of his massive fandom of British period gangster drama Peaky Blinders.
The West Coast hip-hop veteran shared his cover show’s seminal theme tune earlier today via the shows various social media channels,
As he introduces the track originally featured on the Bad Seed’s eighth studio album, Snoop don one of the show’s signature flat caps, like the one worn by actor Cillian Murphy, who plays the show’s protagonist.
“By the order of the Peaky Blinders, this is Red Right Hand by Snoop Shelby,” Snoop goes on to say before he dives headlong into a cover version that works surprisingly well.
Watch below:
Death, in literature and myth, has always danced a waltz with romance. It swept Eurydice away from Orpheus’s desperate arms…
He paints on a smile, the pleasure is mutual Attack of denial, be still, it’s only for the wild Bands…
if I could change things I would but it still was your choice hiding making your love look absent as…
I’ve been swimming in an ocean of tears I went swimming in all of my fears And every day is…
Our entire life Was like a spell of beauty and despair This old delusion Hectic with our own selfish thirst…
Yesterday is history And today is just misery So we say "Long live the King" Oh, he ruined everything Hailing…