We're on easy street, And it feels so sweet, Cause the world is but a treat, When you're on easy streetĪnd we're breaking out the good champagne, We're sitting pretty on the gravy train, And when we sing every sweet refrain, Right here on easy street If you ever need to torture someone in your basement (not that we're advising you to do that), here's the song you need. We're happy to be a part of such creative use of music in such an iconic show.' 'I think the show used it brilliantly framing such an upbeat song as a torture advice is a work of genius by the music supervisor. 'I didn't really understand why a show like The Walking Dead would want to use such an upbeat, over-the-top, in-your-face 'happy' song but now I understand – to torture someone, of course.

But when they heard it, the show reached out and asked to use it. Writer Jim Bianco has spoken about its involvement with the show, telling The Independent: 'Exactly how the song got into their hands is a mystery to me. And it appears that you haven't been put off too much by it, as it has already risen up to number 21 in the iTunes downloads chart as of Tuesday morning.

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