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“I’ve got the key, I’ve got the secret.” Not a bizarre statement of my having stolen your access credentials, but a lyric from the Urban Cookie Collective’s 1993 House track.
This September, we’re running a competition to find the best “Songs About Security.” Avid readers of this website may remember that we used to run a weekly feature called Songs About Security on Info4security. Now, we want to build the ultimate Spotify playlist with your help.
How do I take part?
Simply register for this website (or login if you’ve already registered) and leave a comment at the bottom of this post saying the name of your nomination. To leave a comment, you have to click Post message.
We’re looking for songs that you can link directly — or tenuously — to security subject-matter. To get you started, we’ve already added five songs to the playlist which you can listen to now:
Warren G ft. Nate Dogg — Regulate: A track dedicated to all those regulators out there, such as the Security Industry Authority.
Urban Cookie Collective — The Key, The Secret: A song about access credentials
The Police — Every Breath You Take: I’ll be watching you on my CCTV system
Jayne’s Addiction — Been Caught Stealing: Thanks to our incredible security systems
Travis — The Beautiful Occupation: Because security is a beautiful occupation!
Vote for the best
Then we want you to use the thumbs up and thumbs down symbols on the comments to vote for your favourites. The nominations that have the highest overall rating will make it into our top 10 Songs About Security.
The 10 best tracks will also get a free IFSEC Global t-shirt, with our awesome rock’n’roll-themed London Calling artwork on it.
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Phil Cooper
September 6, 2013 5:06 am
Electric Six works on so many levels here. Danger High Voltage? What about Fire in the Disco?
Brian Sims
September 6, 2013 5:45 am
Great move, Rob! A Songs About Security playlist is a top idea. As you (and some of the security fraternity) well know, although my musical tastes are eclectic, I do favour one brand in particular… Heavy Metal. On that basis, here are some suggestions for you. I’ve dropped in a few ‘classic 1980s pop numbers’ (as Alan Partridge might say) for good measure… Iron Maiden – The Prisoner (this one speaks for itself, I think…) Whitesnake – Still of the Night (on the basis that a good deal of criminality happens under cover of darkness) Queensryche – Eyes of a… Read more »
Where do you come up with this stuff, Rob? Anyway, here’s a youtube playlist I put together a while back from the original incarnation of Songs About Security. Some have been deleted now but you might be able to cherry pick a few from here:
Then we want you to use the thumbs up and thumbs down symbols on the comments to vote for your favourites. The nominations that have the highest overall rating will make it into our top 10 Songs About Security.
Electric Six works on so many levels here. Danger High Voltage? What about Fire in the Disco?
Great move, Rob! A Songs About Security playlist is a top idea. As you (and some of the security fraternity) well know, although my musical tastes are eclectic, I do favour one brand in particular… Heavy Metal. On that basis, here are some suggestions for you. I’ve dropped in a few ‘classic 1980s pop numbers’ (as Alan Partridge might say) for good measure… Iron Maiden – The Prisoner (this one speaks for itself, I think…) Whitesnake – Still of the Night (on the basis that a good deal of criminality happens under cover of darkness) Queensryche – Eyes of a… Read more »
How about…
Help! BeatlesSomebody Stole My Car The Kinks
How’s this for expanding the genre…
KRS-One, Sound of Da Police
I agree with Brian. All of that!
Plus
Caught by the Fuzz – Supergrass
Borstal Breakout – Sham 69
Locked Up – Akon
The Beatles, alas, not on Spotify, but The Kinks certainly are!
Woop! Woop!
That’s a long list! Can I pick the least bad for the final playlist 😉 I jest, we don’t judge music taste!
Shoplifters of the World Unite – The Smiths?
Being a soulful kinda gal Otis Reading “Security” : I want security (yeah)/ Without it I had a great loss
Its no “Sittin on the dock” granted………
Brilliant, indy classic. More Smiths: Some Guards are Bigger than Others ?
Hand in Till?
Bankrobber by The Clash – Obvs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJkNstUF3GA
Bankrobber by The Clash
Anything by ‘Alice in Chains’
Somebody stole my car – The Kinks
The Prodigy – Their Law
‘Private Eyes’ by Hall & Oates
Nicki Minaj – Pound The Alarm
Metallica – The Outlaw Torn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0xHpji8hpg
There is a Security Light That Never Goes Out
All good suggestions, I’m taking this one as the frontrunner (based on song name not musical quality necessarily)
The more you ignore me the closer I get – Morrissey
Somebodys watching me by Rockwell
Stars of CCTV by Hard-fi Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho
Where do you come up with this stuff, Rob? Anyway, here’s a youtube playlist I put together a while back from the original incarnation of Songs About Security. Some have been deleted now but you might be able to cherry pick a few from here:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL596C0A72EBBC21AA
A little tenuous but it’s the Beatles!
That happens in the UK on a regular basis
Bloodhound Gang’s version deserves a spot on the list.
Alien Ant Farm you mean of course 🙂
(I so already looked!) 😀
same difference?
Guns of Brixton
I Fought the Law