Andrew
May 23, 2009 / 11:32

Interesting ranking....

My own:

5. Steve Earle (Season 5)
4. DoMaJe (Season 4)
3. Neville Brothers (Season 3)
2. Blind Boys of Alabama (Season 1)
1 Tom Waits (Season 2)

Of course they are all very closely ranked.

elvis
May 23, 2009 / 12:01

You like the Wire Mike? Who knew?

Niall
January 2, 2010 / 07:54

Blind Boys of Alabama is best IMO

Anonymous
January 7, 2010 / 08:15

Interesting! My list is exactly the opposite. But I really like the song and think all are well done.

Mike
September 6, 2010 / 08:33

1. BLIND BOYS
2. Steve Earle
3. DoMaJe
4. Nevilles
5. Tom Waits

Waits is by far the worst, hard to listen to, but appropriate as the show (which I love) has some scenes that are hard to watch.

Blind Boys is sweet and by far the best. The other 3 are close.

wow
December 30, 2010 / 14:07

wow. How could ANYONE say that the Waits version is anything but the best. Incredible song by an incredible artist. If you like the Blind Boys better - then you don't understand the intent of the song. Seriously. Go watch a Tom Waits concert, maybe you'll "get it."

Angry Joe
June 20, 2011 / 09:19

DoMaJe was the worst.. especially the middle part by the one young girl, how about you clear your nose before you lay down a song that's going to play for millions every week?

Huthomie
October 13, 2011 / 02:22

It's possible to like and respect Tom Waits as an artist yet dislike his rendition of the song, even if he wrote it. I agree that Waits' is the worst of the bunch ... monotonous, repetitive and colorless vocal performance.

Jeerb
September 3, 2012 / 13:52

Tom Waits "colorless"? Come on now. Like him or not Waits' vocals are nothing if not colorful.

James
January 10, 2013 / 22:25

here are my rankings

Blind Boys of Alabama (S1)
Steve Earle (S5)
Tom Waits (S2)
Neville Brothers (S3)
DoMaJe (S4)

Kyle
February 16, 2013 / 23:41

Season 2 version is absolute dog shit. Sounds like an aging white man mocking Louis Armstrong.

Thomas
April 13, 2013 / 13:22

Tom Waits isn't for everyone. Some people just do not like his voice or style of music, so for those of you that are criticizing people for not enjoying season 2's intro, just realize that not everyone has the same taste as you. GASP!

Rasputin Thanateros
May 9, 2013 / 07:29

Tom Waits is my favorite. Always been a fan. He didn't always have the"old white guy mocking satchmo"
voice. Check out 1st LP"closing time"
Beautiful. What's the big deal over "the wire" anyway. I like it but its just a cop show. Rated R law&order.