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film _Down By Law_ (vhs/ntsc) directed by Jim Jarmusch
faces: Tom Waits

• "Criminal: A person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation." - Clarence Darrow
• "The state calls its own violence 'law', but that of the individual 'crime'" - Max Stirner
• "Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." - Dalai Lama
• "Laws to suppress tend to strengthen what they would prohibit. This is the fine point upon which all the legal professions of history have based their job security." - Bene Gesserit Coda - _Dune_ by Frank Herbert

absurd Laws that are still in the books in the U.S.

• In Rhode Island it is illegal to use the adjectives "small," "tiny," "teensie-weenie," "runt," "dwarf," "midget" or "shrimpy" when referring to the state, its government or its political leaders.
• Golfing with chicken heads is illegal in 17 states, frowned upon in 32 and heavily taxed in Florida and the District of Columbia.
• Renderings or images of the human navel, big toe or nostril cannot be used in classrooms without supervision of either the local constable or a leading religious authority in North Quiverburgh, Kentucky.
• In Clandestine, Missouri, it is illegal to sing or hum songs containing any reference to being homesick for Moravia on Palm Sunday.
• The words “monkey” or “ape” cannot be used within two minutes of the word “human” within 100 yards of any school in Cranium County, Kansas.
• It is required by Texas state law to use one or more of the adjectives, “big,” “humungous,” “large,” “giant,” “bigger,” “biggest goddamn” or “tall,” when referring to the state, its government or its political leaders.
• In Michigan, USA, a man legally owns his wife's hair.
• It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Oklahoma is landlocked)

• power pop band _Down By Law_ fronted by Dave Smalley, formerly of DYS (Department of Youth Services), Dag Nasty, and All.
• s/t 12" on Epitaph (1991)
• 3. _Dreams Away_ MP3
• cover MP3 _In A Big Country_ MP3 of Big Country

• track _I Fought The Law_ MP3(ed2k128k) by The Clash off of s/t CD (1977)
• cover MP3 (320k) of The Bobby Fuller Four
• video _(Live from film _Rude Boy_ (vhs/ntsc))_ (mpg) (24.9megs)
• track _I Fought The Law (Live with Joe Strummer)_ MP3 by The Pogues
• track _I Fought The Law_ MP3 by Dead Kennedys off of _Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death_ on Alternative Tentacles (1987)
  • "i fought the law and, I won..."
• track _Screw The Law_ MP3 by Black Flag off of _The Process Of Weeding Out_ 12" on SST (1985)
• alternative funk metal track _To Defy The Laws Of Tradition_ MP3 by Primus off of _Frizzle Fry_ 12" on Caroline (1990)
• track _Breaking The Law_ MP3 by Judas Priest off of _British Steel_ 12" on Legacy (1980)
• made even more famous by Beavis & Butthead
• track _Sexx Laws_ MP3 (160) by Beck off of _Midnite Vultures_ (1999)
• _(Malibu Mix)_ MP3(192k)
• speed metal track _I Am The Law_ MP3 by Anthrax off of _Among The Living_ CD on Megaforce (1987)
• regarding comic book character Judge Dredd
• proto punk track _Hand Of Law_ MP3 (112k) by Radio Birdman off of_Radios Appear_ 12" (1978)
• new romantic synth pop track _I Am The Law_ MP3 (224k) by The Human League off of _Dare_ 12" (1981)
• post rock track _Deepest Laws_ MP3 (192k) by Rome off of s/t on Thrill Jockey (1996)

• reggae track _Legalize It_ MP3 by Peter Tosh off of _Legalize It_ 12" (1976)
• math rock track _New Laws_ MP3 (192k) by Don Caballero off of _For Respect_ on Touch & Go (1993)

• track _Rules & Regulations_ MP3 (192k) by Public Image Limited off of _Happy?_ (1987)
• cover art reminiscent of Hundertwasser
• vocals: John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten

• experimental ethnic rock track _Emir Of The Bees Migration_ MP3 by Secret Chiefs 3 off of_First Grand Constitution & Bylaws_ on Amarillo/Mimicry (1996/2000)
  • this is a bonus track on the 2000 re-release only
• punk track _Law & Order_ MP3 (192k) by Stiff Little Fingers off of downtempo breakbeat post rock track _Illegalize It_ MP3 (160k) by Trans Am off of _Surrender To The Night_ on Thrill Jockey (1997)
• track _Legalize It_ MP3 by Mojo Nixon off of _Root Hog Or Die_ (1989)
• spoken word ambient dub release _The End Of Law_ by Hashisheen on Sub Rosa (1999)
  • 2. _The Old Man Of The Mountain_ MP3 read by Percy Howard
    • introduction by Genesis P. Orridge
  • 3. _The Western Lands_ MP3 read by Iggy Pop
    • introduction by William S. Burroughs
  • 5. _Marco Polo's Tale_ read by Hakim Bey
  • 6. _Pilgrimage To Cairo_ read by Hakim Bey
  • 16. _Slogans_ read by Genesis P. Orridge
    • music by Helios Creed & Bill Laswell
  • 20. _Tale Of The Caliph Hakem_ (read by Genesis P. Orridge and Anne Clark)
    • music by Eyeless In Gaza
  • 21. _The Assassins_ (read by Hakim Bey)
• 604 track _Just Legalize It_ MP3 (192k) by Cosmoon off of _Damnation Generation_ on Boom! #011
• 604 track _The Law_ MP3 (192k) by Exaile off of _Mammon The Dark Star_ compilation on Shiva Space Technology (2002)
• track _Lawman_ MP3 by Motorhead off of _Bomber_ 12" on Castle (1979)
• techno release _Law, Order & Sound Enforcement_ 12"  by Sound Enforcer on Primate Recordings #006 (1996)
• a1  _John Shaft_
• aa1 _Impact_
• aa2 _Karate Kick_
• spoken word track _The Law, Language & Lenny Bruce_ MP3 (32k) by Lenny Bruce
• spoken word track _The Origin Of Law Enforcement_ MP3 (64k) by Lenny Bruce
• track _The Law Of Least Resistance_ MP3 (320k) by Fidget
• golden age hip hop release _Down By Law_ by MC Shan on Cold Chillin' (1987)
  • 3. _The Bridge_ MP3 (160k)
• emo post hardcore track _Repeater_ MP3 by Fugazi off of _Repeater_ 12" on Dischord (1990)
• Down by law, I've got this nasty habit
When I need something I reach out and grab it
Once upon a time I had a name and a way
But to you I'm nothing but a number
1 2 3 repeater
Did you hear something outside?
It sounded like a gun
Stay away from that window boy
It's not anyone we know
Only about ourselves and what we read in the paper
Don't you know ink washes out easier than blood
But we don't have to try it
And we don't have to buy it
Repeater

• riot grrrl track _In Accordance To Natural Law_ MP3 by Bikini Kill off of _The Singles_ on Kill Rock Stars (1998)
• abstract breakbeat track _The Law Is Cancelled (by Digital Jockey)_ MP3 (192K) by Computerjockeys off of s/t CD on Harvest (1999)
• free jazz track _Law Years_ MP3 (192k) by Ornette Coleman off of _Science Fiction_ 12" (1971)
• post rock dub track _Law_ MP3 (256k) by H.I.M. off of _Egg_ on Southern (1996)
• track _Love Is The Law - Love Under Will_ MP3 (192k) by Aleister Crowley off of _666_ CD on Dressed To (2000)
• hardcore punk track _Legalize Freedom_ MP3 (192k) by Poison Idea off of _Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes_ 12" on Taang! (1989)
• hardcore punk track _Made To Be Broken_ MP3 by Poison Idea off of _Kings Of Punk_ 12" on Taang! (1986)
• track _The Whole Of The Law_ MP3 (192k) by Yo La Tengo off of _Painful_ (1997)
• techno track _Down By Law_ MP3 (192k) by Pitch Invasion
• downtempo 604 track _Law Games_ MP3 (160k) by Tobe & C6 off of _Myotosis_ compilation CD on Peyote (2000)
• techno breaks track _Missing Law Rain (Funk D'Void Mix)_ MP3 (192k) by Dave Tarrida
• track _Defy The Law_ MP3 (160k) by The Orchids off of _Underneath The Window, Underneath The Sink_ 7" on Sarah #011
• alternative dance track _Limbo Law_  MP3 (truncated 4:15) by Big Audio Dynamite off of _No. 10 Upping Street_ (1986)
  
• breakbeat rave track _Their Law_ MP3 (160k) by The Prodigy off of _Music For A Jilted Generation_ on Mute (1995)
• samples guitar riff from a Slayer track
• _(Live at The Gold Coast)_ MP3 (192k)
• track _A Legal Matter_ MP3 by The Who off of _Sings My Generation_ 12" (1965)
• ambient breakbeat track _Laying Down The Law On The Lard_ MP3 (vK) by Fila Brazilia off of _Syscot Motion ep_ 12" on Mindfood #010
• prohibition
• Three Laws Of Robotics
• prisoner
• War On Drugs
• dissolving boundaries
• Code Of Hammurabi
• Occam's Razor
• Kevin Mitnick
• strange sex laws
• censorship
• New World Order
• hacking
• Anomalog:
  • If You Try To Stop Someone From Breaking A Traffic Law, You Will Be Ticketed
  • Americans Are Now Forbidden To Know Laws They Will Break Because They Didn't Know Them
  • Too Many Stupid Laws? Break Them And Make Them Pointless
    • Start Breaking The Law
    • With The Internet, Worldwide Support For SF Breaking Laws
  • Lawyer Charges School District Hundreds Of Dollars To Receive A Phone Call
  • One Law For Them: Man Gets 20 Years For 2 Oxycontin While Rush Limpdick Gets Nothing
  • Attorneys For Christian Terrorism

_Down by Law_ (1986)
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch

Writing credits
Jim Jarmusch

Genre: Comedy / Drama
Tagline: It's not where you start - It's where you start again.

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Waits  ....  Zack
John Lurie (member of the Lounge Lizards) ....  Jack
Roberto Benigni .... Roberto
Nicoletta Braschi ....  Nicoletta
Ellen Barkin ....  Laurette
Billie Neal ....  Bobbie
Rockets Redglare  ....  Gig
Vernel Bagneris ....  Preston
Timothea ....  Julie
L.C. Drane  .... L. C
Joy N. Houck Jr. .... Detective Mandino
Carrie Lindsoe  ....  Young Girl
Ralph Joseph  ....  Detective
Richard Boes .... Detective
Dave Petitjean  ....  Cajun Detective

Runtime: USA:107 / France:102 / Sweden:106
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White (DuArt)
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: USA:R / UK:15 / Sweden:15

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