# 9/11 play list - help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2002, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331 "2002-08-24T03:12:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/41 "2002-09-01T23:56:42Z")
Bruce Cockburn’s “Last Night Of The World”, definately. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2002, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/42 "2002-09-02T07:20:16Z")
Oooh! Bruce Cockburn’s “If I Had A Rocket Launcher” ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2002, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/43 "2002-09-02T09:29:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lockfist \* > \*\*_Holy Wars…The Punishment Due_ - **Megadeth** > \*\* _Peace Sells . . . But Who’s Buying?_ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2002, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/44 "2002-09-02T12:39:41Z")
My City’s in Ruins–\*\* Springsteen \*\* Try to Remember–the cast recording of the Fantastics. I can’t listen to this one anymore without crying. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/45 "2002-09-06T12:14:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sam Stone \* > \*\*Bookend that with “Let’s Roll”, written about Flight 93, and “The Envoy”, a song written about Philip Habib who used to be U.S. Envoy to the middle east. The lyrics start off, > > - > > Nuclear arms in the middle east. > Israel’s attacking the Iraqis, > The Syrians are mad at the Lebanese, > And Baghdad does whatever it please… > \* > > This was written around 1980… \*\* …by Warren Zevon, BTW. From an album also called “The Envoy”, of which I own one of the 100 or so copies sold. I must chime in with a few suggestions. I must also say, ahead of time, that you probably won’t find all of these appropriate. Just sharing the titles on the mix CD I’m creating. “I Will Survive” — Gloria Gaynor “We Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That” — Cypress Hill “Trouble” — Cat Stevens (which I realize is out of court on account of his being Muslim. But it did bring comfort to me, 51 weeks ago.) “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions” — Queen “I’ll Be There” — Jackson 5 “Tubthumbing” — Chumbawumba (Now, don’t laugh. “I get knocked down/But I get up again/You’re never gonna keep me down…”) “Sail Away” — Randy Newman “Blowin’ In the Wind” — PPM or Dylan “Tears in Heaven” — Eric Clapton But your list is wonderful as is. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/46 "2002-09-06T15:22:15Z")
It’s 90s, but “Seasons of Love” from the musical RENT is incredibly appropriate: > [@](#): > > 525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear > 525,600 minutes, how do you measure > Measure a year? > > In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee? > In inches, in miles, in laugher, in strife? > In 525,600 minutes > How do you measure, measure a life? > > How about love? > How about love? > How about love? > Measure in love > Seasons of love… I’ll be playing that before I leave for work the morning of. And crying my eyes out. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/47 "2002-09-06T15:30:13Z")
Actually, it’s “How do you measure a year in the life.” My bad. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/48 "2002-09-07T07:13:03Z")
There’s a Fishbone song called “Party At Ground Zero” Party at ground zero A b-movie starring you and the world will turn to flowing pink vapor stew /tasteless ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/49 "2002-09-07T07:32:13Z")
No War by the Dicks. That’s pure 80’s american hardcore. They played this to a big ol honkin crowd outside the democratic national convention in 1984. Course, you might get into trouble playing it on the air because of choice swear words… ---
**Author:** ![Marvel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marvel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/50 "2002-09-09T02:31:50Z")
Many thanks to everyone who helped! I had enough recommendations for two shows, but I’m alrerady planning “happy tunes” for next week (think Weird Al"). If I didn’t use a song you suggested, it either because WRUW didn’t have it or the lyrics weren’t as on-topic as I would have liked. I’m glad to say most of them are within my usual format (80s music) and you can here the archive via the WRUW webpage at [http://www.wruw.org](http://www.wruw.org) for one week starting at about 9:00 am Cleveland time on 9/11. And the winners are… The Star Spangled Banner Jimi Hendrix Dear God XTC Exquisite Corpse [6:38] Bauhaus Moments of Pleasure Kate Bush Love is Stronger Than Death The The Try to Remember [2:40] Jerry Orbach Mad World Tears For Fears Ball of Confusion (Live) Love and Rockets So Much Trouble in the World Bob Marley & The Wailers Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Live) U2 Who Was That Man [3:02] Nick Lowe Is This the World We Created? Queen Pipes of Peace Paul McCartney Voices of America Asia Peace Train 10,000 Maniacs You’re Missing Bruce Springsteen Miami 2017 (See the Lights…) Billy Joel New York City They Might Be Giants Eve of Destruction Red Rockers Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) The The Monkey in the Whitehouse Magadog Bombs Away The Police What’s So Funny About Peace…Elvis Costello Kaddish Ofra Haza Thanks again!!! Patty ---
**Author:** ![Marvel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marvel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331/51 "2002-09-09T02:36:14Z")
Please excuse all of he typos in the previous post - I’m in need of sleep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-play-list-help/125331.md?page=2)