Who Sings "The Sopranos" Theme Song?

Some loyal fans will never forget the cliffhanger series finale to "The Sopranos" when "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey rang through the air.  Although "The Sopranos" ended in 2007, fans are still mourning the loss, while other people are hoping that the ambiguous ending was left open with the purpose of one day creating a movie.

A British group called Alabama 3 sings "The Sopranos" theme song. However, they are commonly known as A3 in the United States, in order to avoid any legal issues with the country music band named Alabama. In fact, the reason that A3 became famous is because of the theme song to the Sopranos, which is called "Woke Up This Morning." Through this endeavor, they were able to achieve international fame.

Alabama 3 (A3)

Style

A3 has an extremely unique style, as they blend together the sounds of rock, dance, blues, country, and gospel. They have a very fun and edgy presence on the stage, and they often use ironic lyrics mixed with wild stage performances to enhance the mood. Furthermore, as will be discussed later, they have also developed a set of alter egos to add to their funky vibe.

History

Based out of Brixton, London, A3 joined together in 1996. However, when they first started, their name was the First Presleyterian Church of Elvis the Divine, clearly indicating that they had both a comic and sarcastic attitude from the very start. They were not recognized by the mainstream media, because they felt that they were only going to be one hit wonders and then fade into oblivion forever. In 1997 though, they proved society wrong and signed with One Little Indian Records.

Starting in August of 2007, the group began a tour under the name of Alabama 3: Acoustic and Unplugged, with Harpo Strangelove and Devin Love in order to promote their newest album M.O.R. Two months later, they toured the United Kingdom with Republic of Loose. In February of 2008, Alabama 3 performed at the final Carbon Casino venture at the Inn on the Green.

Band Members

As aforementioned, the group has created a set of aliases in order to set themselves apart from other musical acts. A3 consists of:

• The Very Reverend Dr. D. Wayne Love (Jake Black), vocals
• Larry Love (Rob Spragg), vocals
• Sir Eddie Real (Simon "The Dude" Edwards), percussion
• The Spirit (Orlando Harrison), keyboard, keyboard bass
• Rock Freebase (Mark Sams), guitar, bass guitar
• Devlin Love (Zoe Devlin), vocals
• Mountain of Love, programmer, synthesizer, harmonica
• L.B. Dope (Johnny Delafons), percussion, drums
• Lovepipe (Steve Finnerty), guitar, vocals, producer

Future of A3

Although "The Sopranos" is over, it seems that A3 still has a bright future ahead of them. Since the hit television show ended, they have still had a number of musical accomplishments. Rob Love wrote and recorded the theme song to Y Pris, and in turn, won the Best Original Music Soundtrack award with John Hardy at BAFTA Cymru in 2008. Furthermore, their song "Mansion on a Hill" was used with the opening credits of Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh's 2009 film Good Arrows.