# Need End Of The World Songs Fast! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 9, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913 "2008-11-09T17:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/41 "2008-11-10T06:22:20Z")
What’s the matter with _The End of the World_? You might think it’s not really about the world ending, but Skeeter Davis did die a few years ago. That’s got to count for _something_. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/42 "2008-11-10T06:38:18Z")
“Countdown to Zero,” Asia, on _Astra_ “Until the End of the World,” U2, _Achtung Baby_ “Adrian,” Eurythmics, um I forget the album See also [this album.](http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/movie02.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/43 "2008-11-10T07:00:17Z")
Aha! Luckily, you know someone who has an “Armageddon” playlist. (Four, technically) Leaving out some of the more esoteric, personal ones… We’ll Meet Again—Vera Lynn I Can’t Stop Loving You—Ray Charles Earth Died Screaming—Tom Waits The Man Comes Around—Johnny Cash Death is Not the End—Nick Cave Godzilla 1985 (Main Title) Kill the Poor—Dead Kennedys Pyramid Song—Radiohead Kashmir—(London Philharmonic Cover) Terminator 2 Theme English Suite No.2 in A Minor, BWV 807. Prelude—Bach We’ll All Go Together When We Go—Tom Leher The Sound of Silence—Simon & Garfunkel Requiem for Godzilla—Godzilla vs. Destroyah Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima—Krzysztof Penderecki Du Guello—Traditional Mexican (?) “The Bomb Run”—Dr. Strangelove soundtrack Duel of the Fates—John Williams O Death—“O Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack Behold the Lord High Executioner—The Mikado Dies Irae—Mozart Godzilla—Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla!—The Creatures The Day the World Went Away—Nine Inch Nails Kill All the Humans—Rob Crow The End—The Doors God Isn’t Real—Robbie Fulks The Mission—“Sum of All Fears” soundtrack Doomsday Serenday—Jill Tracy Nautilus #1—Sielwolf Always Look on the Bright Side of Life—Art Garfunkel Slow Steamboat Song—Large Hot Pipe Organ Great Edwardian Air-raid—Paul Roland Meltdown—Slobberbone Drop Da Bomb—Doctor Steel Increased Chances—Chitlins, Whiskey and Skirt 99 Red Balloons—Nena The Steward of Gondor/Pippin’s Song—“Return of the King” Till Kingdom Come—Coldplay The Drums of Gaugamela—Vangelis Feuer Frei—Rammstein Monkey Gone to Heaven—Frank Black Million Pound Bomb—M.I.R.V. 12 O’Clock—Vangelis (choral section excerpt) Earth Dies Screaming—The Staggers The Daleks—Murray Gold Slaughter Your World—LFG In the End—Justin Bond Heiwa no Inori (A Prayer for Peace)—“Gojira” soundtrack Radio—Terminator 3 soundtrack Tetsuo/Mutation—“Akira” soundtraack Requiem for a Tower (Orchestral version of “Lux Aeterna”)—“Requiem for a Dream” soundtrack Terminator 2 Theme ([Edgen.com Cover](http://www.last.fm/music/Justin+R.+Durban/www.edgen.com)) Room of Angel—Mary Elizabeth McGlynn And, of course, my all-time favorite…John Barry’s “Theme from the Last Valley.” Good music can really inspire you; help you through the day and through life, y’know? Truly something to be cherished. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/44 "2008-11-10T07:31:22Z")
> [@PastAllReason](#): > > Also covered by Great Big Sea in a version that I prefer. I love the whole “Michael Stipe thinks he can sing quickly?” mentality in that version. I nominate “Silo Lullaby” by Toad the Wet Sprocket ---
**Author:** ![Flip\_Pancake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/45 "2008-11-10T13:42:05Z")
A song or two from Wim Wender’s [Until the End of the World](http://www.amazon.com/Until-End-World-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B000002LQZ) might help. [Apocalypse Please](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nit4p3QMQ), by Muse [Exit Music (For a Film)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMqXj-eVCjI), by Radiohead [We Don’t Need Another Hero](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiWuUAFI0ps), by Tina Turner 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/46 "2008-11-10T14:43:17Z")
Ball of Confusion? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/47 "2008-11-10T16:09:16Z")
_“Waiting For The End Of The World”_ – Elvis Costello ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/48 "2008-11-10T16:17:04Z")
> [@Rucksinator](#): > > If “the Earth” = “The World”, then I think so. I’ve had a look at the lyrics and I don’t see it. They’re departing the earth, heading ‘lightyears’ to Venus, and they’re counting down to it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/49 "2008-11-10T16:27:12Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > It seems that of all the songs mentioned so far, the least “hip”, most minimalist apocalyptic themed would have to be “End of the World” by Skeeter Davis. The world ending is a desirable alternative to having to listen to Skeeter Davis. ---
**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/50 "2008-11-10T17:29:54Z")
> [@Tijuana\_Golds](#): > > Vicarious - Tool Despite the lyric, “live while the whole world dies,” I don’t think this qualifies. In “Aenema,” only the west coast of the USA ends. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/51 "2008-11-10T17:32:37Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Also, [“Earth Died Screaming”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6LBmTUth-g&feature=related) by Tom Waits. Dammit, scooped! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/52 "2008-11-10T17:50:29Z")
I can’t believe I have one that no one else has - and the best also. [Talkin’ World War III Blues](http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/talkin-world-war-iii-blues) by Bob Dylan. Every WW III cliche neatly disposed of, one verse each. > [@Dylan](#): > > I lit a cigarette on a parking meter > And walked on down the road. > It was a normal day. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/53 "2008-11-11T02:20:12Z")
“Forever Autumn” or any other song from “The War of the Worlds” ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/54 "2008-11-11T19:09:00Z")
Howzabout “[Morning Dew](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Dew)”, (is the Grateful Dead’s version the most popular)? \*Where have all the people gone my honey, Where have all the people gone today. There’s no need for you to be worrying about all those people, You never see those people anyway. \* ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/55 "2008-11-12T00:39:10Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > “Pets” by Porno for Pyros Damn, that was mine. ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/56 "2008-11-12T01:26:57Z")
Being the unapologetic geek I am, three [Jonathan Coulton](http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads/) songs immediately came to mind. Nuclear apocalypse: [The Big Boom](http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/The%20Big%20Boom) Zombie apocalypse: [re:Your Brains](http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Re%20Your%20Brains) Android apocalypse, narrowly averted: [Todd the T1000](http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Todd%20the%20T1000) ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/57 "2008-11-12T04:14:08Z")
> [@Shamozzle](#): > > Damn, that was mine. Pleased to share it with you, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Armageddon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Mister\_Armageddon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Armageddon)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913/58 "2008-11-12T06:37:48Z")
Komm Susser Todd - End of Evangelion soundtrack Blow Up The Outside World - Soundgarden White, Discussion - Live Let 'er Rip - Gone Jackals Chitlins, Whiskey, and Skirt - Full Throttle soundtrack (good luck finding this one) Two Minutes To Midnight- Iron Maiden Atomic - Blondie Ivan Meets G.I. Joe - The Clash Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood Fire Coming Out Of A Monkey’s Head - Gorillaz Cities In Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-end-of-the-world-songs-fast/471913.md?page=2)