East Hastings (composition)

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"East Hastings" is a three-part composition by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor from the 1998 CD release of their debut studio album F♯ A♯ ∞. The song is named after East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The composition consists of three movements: "Nothing's Alrite in Our Life..." / "The Dead Flag Blues (Reprise)", "The Sad Mafioso...", and "Drugs in Tokyo" / "Black Helicopter". Most of the composition was featured on the original 1997 LP release of F♯ A♯ ∞: "Nothing's Alrite in Our Life..." and "The Sad Mafioso..." opened the B-side of the record, titled "Bleak, Uncertain, Beautiful...", while "Drugs in Tokyo" was from the A-side, "Nervous, Sad, Poor..." An edited version of "The Sad Mafioso..." was used in the film 28 Days Later and its subsequent sequel, 28 Years Later. The song is also featured towards the end of the fifth episode of the show Under the Banner of Heaven. “The Sad Mafioso…” is a regular closer to their live shows, being played over...

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