Security and Music
James Willison and I are going to do a regular zoom session on music and security, to which we invite all security professionals. In that light, I’m creating a regularly updated lit of security-related songs.
Police and Thieves - Junior Mervin/The Clash
I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller/The Clash
Been Caught Stealing - Jane’s Addiction
Janie’s Got a Gun - Aerosmith
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
Tommy Gun - The Clash
Julie’s Been Working for the Drug Squad - The Clash
Spanish Bombs - The Clash
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Ring the Alarm - Beyonce
The Prisoner - Iron Maiden
The Camera Never Lies - Elton John
Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell
Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
The Spy
Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
Skyfall - Adele
The Living Daylights - A-ha
Big Brother
Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello
Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project
She Was A Hotel Detective - They Might Be Giants
Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band
Stealing People’s Mail - Dead Kennedys
Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
Shoplifter - Green Day
Bankrobber - The Clash
Opportunities - Pet Shop Boys
Breakin’ the Law - Judas Priest
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Midnight Rambler - Rolling Stones
Lawyers, Guns, and Money - Warren Zevon
I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
Mr. Policeman - Brad Paisley
The Weight of the Badge - George Strait
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Somebody Got Murdered - The Clash
Security - Otis Redding
Bad Boys - Inner Circle
Riot Van - Arctic Monkeys
Outlaw Man - The Eagles
State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen
Suspect Device - Stiff Little Fingers
Borstal Breakout - Sham 69
Someone to Watch Over Me - Sting
The Last Gang in Town - The Clash
I Gave You Power - Nas
Kids With Guns - Lupe Fiasco
Stray Bullet - Organized Konfusion
Fight Song - Rachel Platten
One Way Or Another - Blondie
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Corruption - Iggy Pop
Sabotage - Beastie Boys
Cyanide - Metallica
No Body, No Crime - Taylor Swift
Criminal - Britney Spears
Send Me to the ‘Lectric Chair - Bessie Smith
Locked in the Trunk of a Car - The Tragically Hip
Highway Robbery - Tanya Tucker
Gee, Officer Krupke - Stephen Sondheim
Shots Fired - Megan Thee Stallion
Thieves - Ministry
Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? - Trad.
Shoplifters of the World Unite - The Smiths
Steal Away - Etta James
Take Your Hand Out of My Pocket - Sonny Boy Williamson
Willin’ - Little Feat
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Run for Your Life - The Beatles
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer - The Beatles
Band on the Run - Wings
Commit a Crime - Rolling Stones
Paper Planes - M.I.A.
Black Widow’s Eyes - The Who
Criminal - Fiona Apple
Polly - Nirvana
Women’s Prison - Loretta Lynn
Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
Cops & Robbers - The Hoosiers
Caught By the Fuzz - Supergrass
A Legal Matter - The Who
Busted - Ray Charles
Private Investigations - Dire Straits
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash
Intruder - Peter Gabriel
Baby Burglar - Madness
Stand Up - One Direction
Nothing to Dismay - Bad Religion
Coast Is Clear - Outline in Color
Security Breach - Halacg
Security Guard - Seb Dabko
Security - Vanessa Williams
Robot Invasion - Robot Invasion
Ring the Alarm - Black Eyed Peas
Evacuate the Dance Floor - Cascada
Thick As Thieves - The Jam
The KKK Took My Baby Away - Ramones
Private Eyes - Hall and Oates
Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Careful With That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
Nightwatchman - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
One - The Bee Gees
Fingerprints - Leonard Cohen
Combination Lock - Fugazi
Interrogation Song - The Muppets
Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
Private Investigations - Dire Straits
Electric Eye - Judas Priest
I’ve Got Spies - Dramarama