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less lee

(117 posts) Wed Mar 7, 2012, 02:39 PM Mar 2012

This is not a hip hop or rap song, this is early grung.

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The very frist song that deals about gangs: 1983 (Original Post) less lee Mar 2012 OP

"When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way ..." zbdent Mar 2012 #1

Yep...1961 catnhatnh Mar 2012 #2

Even earlier than that... less lee Mar 2012 #3

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1. "When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way ..."

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 03:02 PM

Mar 2012

hmm ... I seem to remember a song about gangs in "West Side Story" ...

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2. Yep...1961

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 03:51 PM

Mar 2012

...the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at #1 on the Billboard albums listing-a record that still stands!

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3. Even earlier than that...

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 02:57 PM

Mar 2012

The Dead End Boys! They sold a lot of movie thickets in 1930's.