Blood on the Tracks Episode 2: Blaxploitation.

They Must Be Destroyed On Sight!

The second installment of Blood on the Tracks has arrived to make sure you don't get jived. Join Lee as he takes your ears on this show's initial trip down the funky, soulful and bumpy road of Blaxploitation soundtracks and scores. Be warned, that dreaded "N" word pops up a time or two.

Playlist:

--Sweetback's Theme from "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" (1971) -- Melvin Van Peebles & Earth, Wind & Fire
--Pusherman & Freddie's Dead from "Superfly" (1972) -- Curtis Mayfield
--Mama's Dead & The Boss from "Black Caesar" (1973) -- James Brown
--Boss Nigger from "Boss Nigger" (1975) -- Terrible Tom (vocals); Mike Terry (orchestration); music and lyrics written by Leon Moore and Tom Nixon
--Nigger Rich from "Jive Turkey" (1974) -- Ernie Lee Banks
--Theme From Cleopatra Jones from "Cleopatra Jones" (1973) -- Joe Simon
--Escape from "Coffy" (1973) -- Roy Ayers
--Theme of Foxy Brown from "Foxy Brown" (1974) -- Willie Hutch
--Car Wash from "Car Wash" (1976) -- Rose Royce
--You've Got to Learn from "Ganja & Hess" (1973) -- Sam Waymon
--Across 110th Street from "Across 110th Street" (1972) -- Bobby Womack

Opening and closing music: Downhill Decoy from "Danger Diabolik" by Ennio Morricone & Blonk Monster from "House by the Cemetery" by Walter Rizzati.