# Your 9/11 playlist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 11, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778 "2007-09-11T13:07:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/1 "2007-09-11T13:07:51Z")
On my way to work today, I was jumping around on my ipod, trying to pick out 9/11 (and its aftermath) songs: Team America soundtrack - America, Fuck Yeah – need I say more? Pearl Jam - I Am Mine – the band wrote this song right after 9/11, and the lyrics reflect their feelings about it They Might Be Giants - The Shadow Government – not about 9/11 specifically but about the patriot act and other post-9/11 bullshit the government started pulling, done TMBG style Neil Young - Let’s Impeach the President – he’s not singing about Clinton! South Park - The Ladder to Heaven – a spoof of 9/11ish country songs, the entire third verse is ‘9/11 9/11 9/11’ over and over. What’s on your 9/11 playlist? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/2 "2007-09-11T13:26:15Z")
“Holiday,” Green Day - A critique of Dubya and misplaced patriotism. “Adagio for Strings,” Samuel Barber - A very sad song that reminds me of the losses of 9-11. “Semper Fidelis,” John Philip Sousa - A stirring patriotic march. “Rhapsody in Blue,” George Gershwin - Always says “New York City” to me - a tribute to a great city bloodied but unbowed by tragedy. “The Star-Spangled Banner,” lyrics by Francis Scott Key - For obvious reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/3 "2007-09-11T14:15:58Z")
Try to Remember (the kind of Setember) from The Fantasticks (Jerry Orbach, of course) The Rising (then entire cd) by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (it was a) Beautiful Day by U2 American Tune Simon and Garfunkel ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/4 "2007-09-11T14:24:41Z")
I started with “Winterborn” by Cruxshadows, then just played “The Rising” from beginning to end. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/5 "2007-09-11T14:49:13Z")
\*\*\*“Capitol G” and “Zero Sum” from Nine Inch Nails’ “Year Zero” \*\*\*“Long, Long Way To Go” from Def Leppard’s “X” And like Elendil’s Heir, “Rhapsody In Blue” ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/6 "2007-09-11T15:56:57Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] “Holiday,” Green Day - A critique of Dubya and misplaced patriotism. [/QUOTE] And on a sadder note, “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” The Rising has already been mentioned (twice)–good choice. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/7 "2007-09-11T16:15:00Z")
“War On War”, “Jesus Etc.” and “Ashes of American Flags” from Wilco’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”. Funny thing is, as appropriate as those songs seem, they were actually recorded before the 9-11 attacks. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/8 "2007-09-11T18:35:07Z")
“I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty. He performed it on the [America: A Tribute To Heroes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America:_A_Tribute_to_Heroes) telethon. “My City of Ruins” by Bruce Springsteen. Although it was written about Asbury Park, pre-9/11, he also performed it on the telethon. “Imagine” performed by Neil Young on the “Heroes” telethon. “Let’s Roll” by Neil Young, written as a tribute to Todd Beemer and the other passengers of United 93. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/9 "2007-09-11T18:46:01Z")
Another vote for _The Rising_, beginning to end. Those are the only songs of any kind that make me cry. ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/10 "2007-09-11T19:13:26Z")
Rock you Like A Hurricane? ---
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/11 "2007-09-11T19:21:47Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] Another vote for _The Rising_, beginning to end. Those are the only songs of any kind that make me cry. [/QUOTE] Particularly “Empty Sky.” Pat Metheny’s “Song for the Boys” is another to add. It’s quite powerful. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/12 "2007-09-11T19:40:38Z")
“Love is Stronger Than Death” and “Slow Emotion Replay” by **The The**. On a droller note, “My Favorite Buildings” by **Robyn Hitchcock**. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/13 "2007-09-11T19:59:24Z")
On the way home from work on 9/11, the radio station played “Teach Your Children Well” by Crosby, Stills & Nash.\* The song still evokes strong emotion in me and I get choked up by the time they sing “And you, of tender years, can’t know the fears that your elders grew by”. Mainly because it’s a damned shame that each generation gets a new set of fears. \*Don’t recall if it was with or without Young at that point. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_Samaritan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bad\_Samaritan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_Samaritan)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/14 "2007-09-12T02:53:48Z")
\*\*Wake Up \*\* by Rage Against The Machine. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/15 "2007-09-12T15:08:46Z")
“[Makeshift Patriot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdzFhBtxW0A)” by Sage Francis “[We Need A War](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9iSyTqk2Hk)” by Fischerspooner ---
**Author:** ![Jimson\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@Jimson\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimson_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/16 "2007-09-12T18:44:34Z")
Another vote for The Rising. The old Irish ballad “The Foggy Dew” seemed to perfectly capture the fealing of NYC and much of the nation in the weeks after. ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/17 "2007-09-13T04:32:53Z")
America by Marcy Playground > [@](#): > > Peter came to the city and > Climbed up into liberty and > Looked out over Manhattan > He swore he could see the beauty there > And he said " ooo ooo oh I never wanna leave > Ooo ooo this place > Ooo ooo yes I always wanna be > Right here Really, anything but that god awful Lee Greenwood. _scowl_ ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/18 "2007-09-13T05:15:27Z")
“New York State of Mind” by Billy Joel. “Shattered” by the Rolling Stones. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/19 "2007-09-13T05:34:00Z")
A bunch of stuff by **Einstürzende Neubauten** ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778/20 "2007-09-13T11:59:32Z")
The song **Devils and Dust** by Bruce Springsteen: “What if what you do to survive Kills the things you love Fear’s a dangerous thing It can turn your heart black you can trust It’ll take your God filled soul Fill it with devils and dust” :shivver: Billy Joel’s performance of “New York State of Mind” during the post-911 fund-raising concert was very moving, IMO. He played it _exactly_ like any other performance of his song, except he had a FDNY firefighter’s helmet on his piano. An early step toward normalcy in the post-911 days. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-9-11-playlist/418778.md?page=2)