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“East Hastings” is an instrumental track by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It appears on F♯ A♯ ∞ released on June 9, 1998.
It is eighteen minutes long, and is composed of four distinct movements, each with an individual name. The four movements are (in order) “’…Nothing’s Alrite in Our Life…’ / Dead Flag Blues (Reprise)”, “The Sad Mafioso…”, “Drugs in Tokyo”, and “Black Helicopter”.
The song originally shared movements with “Providence”, another song from F♯A♯∞. However, during the repressing period the band expanded the album from two to three songs, which added and rearranged movements and changed the title of the tracks. “East Hastings” was named for a street in the impoverished and crime-addled Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. The sample of a man preaching at the beginning of the song is thought to be of a man who was regularly seen on Hastings Street. He would loudly preach from the Bible on a street corner in front of the now empty Woodwards Building. This is speculation however, and has not been confirmed by the band.
The track, in an edited form, appears in the film 28 Days Later (The Sad Mafioso movement). It does not, however, appear on the soundtrack album, as director Danny Boyle received permission from the band only for the song’s appearance in the film.
It is eighteen minutes long, and is composed of four distinct movements, each with an individual name. The four movements are (in order) “’…Nothing’s Alrite in Our Life…’ / Dead Flag Blues (Reprise)”, “The Sad Mafioso…”, “Drugs in Tokyo”, and “Black Helicopter”.
The song originally shared movements with “Providence”, another song from F♯A♯∞. However, during the repressing period the band expanded the album from two to three songs, which added and rearranged movements and changed the title of the tracks. “East Hastings” was named for a street in the impoverished and crime-addled Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. The sample of a man preaching at the beginning of the song is thought to be of a man who was regularly seen on Hastings Street. He would loudly preach from the Bible on a street corner in front of the now empty Woodwards Building. This is speculation however, and has not been confirmed by the band.
The track, in an edited form, appears in the film 28 Days Later (The Sad Mafioso movement). It does not, however, appear on the soundtrack album, as director Danny Boyle received permission from the band only for the song’s appearance in the film.
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postevth wrote:
Every time I hear this, I experience a new explosion. Κaleidoscopic.
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wakeup-neo wrote:
Wonderful, amazing.
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bleakside wrote:
28 Days Later..?
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Trysta_Ismene wrote:
One of my favorite songs of all time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lyricalmind89 wrote:
They have a large barge with a radio antenna tower on it, that they would charge up and discharge
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TheWhomp wrote:
GLORIUS
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coleco wrote:
I uploaded 2 photos from East Hastings, the street in Vancouver this song is named after: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel6manu/1554108762/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel6manu/1554107322/
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IlaiA wrote:
Jesus christ I love you yes I do
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JeffersonBV wrote:
I love you jesus christ
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Elfen2wesen wrote:
spannend
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aandoroo wrote:
Listening to this song while on a train and passing through desolate places with no signs of human habitation is one of the most amazing things ever. [2] totally agree
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UshiromiyaReiji wrote:
Listening to this song while on a train and passing through desolate places with no signs of human habitation is one of the most amazing things ever.
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AndreNunesPT wrote:
cresCENDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Untrve wrote:
Dat fucking crescendo man...
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puismourir wrote:
as close to perfection as it gets
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puismourir wrote:
mmmmmmmmmm
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blackemperior wrote:
dat Violinnnnnn
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akajea wrote:
fucking mosquito tormenting me
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blackemperior wrote:
fuck everything [4128746124]
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Davvda95 wrote:
The quiet part in the middle with the guitar and the soft vocals is my favorite moment on this album. Insanely beautiful.
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