# APOCALYPSO: I need songs about the end of the world. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533 "2005-09-01T01:44:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/41 "2005-09-01T16:27:03Z")
“Meltdown” by [Slobberbone](http://www.slobberbone.com/lyrics_eytwrwwt.html). ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/42 "2005-09-01T18:22:08Z")
Too bad the \*Atomic Cafe \* soundtrack is long out of print and fetches a pretty penny in used-record stores, when a copy turns up. That would be right up your alley. Oh, and great thread title. ::Clutches his \*Atomic Cafe \* soundtrack LP tightly:: ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/43 "2005-09-01T18:41:48Z")
A quick twiddle of the Ipod gives me… Black Planet - Sisters of Mercy Flowers - Camper Van Beethoven Diamond Dogs - David Bowie Electric Funeral - Black Sabbath Pop Goes the World - Men without Hats Two Suns in the Sunset - Pink Floyd This World Over - XTC ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/44 "2005-09-01T18:43:15Z")
I can’t believe this has slipped so far down the thread, but… **Political Science** by Randy Newman _No one likes us, I don’t know why. We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try. But all around, even our old friends put us down. Let’s drop the big one, and see what happens._ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/45 "2005-09-01T18:44:24Z")
[And Further On](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jethrotull/andfurtheron.html) - Jethro Tull [Two Suns in the Sunset](http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/two-suns-final-lyrics.html) - Pink Floyd ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/46 "2005-09-01T18:48:06Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > Two Suns in the Sunset - Pink Floyd Sneaked in there while I was Googling for the lyrics, didn’tcha. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/47 "2005-09-01T19:43:27Z")
_Life During Wartime_ by The Talking Heads ---
**Author:** ![electrozion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85f322/32.png) [@electrozion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electrozion)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/48 "2005-09-01T20:03:22Z")
Bushwick Bills “Wha Cha Gonna Do?” on the “Phantom of the Rapra” album. The chorus goes: _What cha gonna do when the world’s on fire? I’ma light a spliff, and keep gettin higher The world’s bout to end I don’t give a fuck I ain’t scared to die, niggaz put that on Chuck_ ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/49 "2005-09-01T20:12:27Z")
_Insignificance_ by Pearl Jam ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/50 "2005-09-02T02:03:27Z")
“Shiny Shiny” by Haysi Fantayzee ---
**Author:** ![Detritus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@Detritus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Detritus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/51 "2005-09-02T09:40:15Z")
_Don’t Ask Me_ by Public Image Limited _Kiss Off_ by Violent Femmes (OK, so that’s got suicide and not the end of the world per se, but how can you not love “8, 8, I forget what 8 was for”?) _Aenima_ by Tool _Last Great American Whale_ by Lou Reed _Monkey’s Gone To Heaven_ by The Pixies The PIL and Femmes are just such cheery-sounding songs! Fun fun fun! ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/52 "2005-09-02T09:46:25Z")
Is ‘Every Day Is Like Sunday’ really about the end of the world, or is it about a run-down seaside resort in the UK? I’d heard your (the OP’s) interpretation, but listening to the lyrics I suspected that this wasn’t the case. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533/53 "2005-09-02T09:51:11Z")
“Waitin’ for the End of the World”–Elvis Costello A hearty second to “Political Science.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypso-i-need-songs-about-the-end-of-the-world/319533.md?page=2)