Profession Of Violence
by UFO

Album: The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent (1981)
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  • Tom Hardy played both Ronald and Reginald Kray in the 2015 movie Legend. There's also a British movie called The Krays where the brothers are played by Gary and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet.

    The Krays were the inspiration for the UFO song "Profession Of Violence"; the title is taken from John Pearson's definitive biography of the East End gangsters.

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  • Jim from Long Beach, CaGreat song but a very underrated band..
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