Repeal of Low-Yield Weapons Ban - End of the World Playlist

[richlevy]

A 'sharply divided' Senate committee has voted to repeal the ban of 5 kiloton and less nuclear weapons.

Well, with our current government basically trying to strongarm the world while being unable to articulate a policy towards countries with known nuclear weapons, and now this development, I'm trying to come up with a playlist for the end of the world. Currently, I've decided on "Eve of Destruction" and REM's "End of the World".

The good news is if I wait to download them from Kazaa at the last minute, at least I won't have to worry about a nasty e-mail from the RIAA.

Now a doctor named Kubler-Ross has found that terminal patients go through five psychological stages: denial, anger, bargaining, grieving, and acceptance. I figure that if the final day comes, I'm going to need music for all five stages.

"Eve of Destruction" covers anger.
"End of the World" covers acceptance.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

BTW, I should apologize to our guests from China for the line in "Eve of Destruction". It was from a different time and I'm sure things are much better. Considering China's proximity to North Korea, you've got a lot more to worry about already.

"Eve Of Destruction"

by Barry McGuire

The eastern world it is explodin',
Violence flarin', bullets loadin',
You're old enough to kill
But not for votin'.


You don't believe in war,
What's that gun you're totin'?
And even the Jordan river
Has bodies floatin'.


But you tell me over and over
And over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction.


Don't you understand,
That I'm trying to say?
Can't you see the fear
That I'm feeling today?


If the button is pushed,
There's no running away,
There'll be no one to save
With the world in a grave,
Take a look around you, boy,
It's bound to scare you, boy.


But you tell me over and over
And over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction.


Yeah, my blood's so mad,
Feels like coagulatin',
I'm sittin' here,
Just contemplatin'.


I can't twist the truth,
It knows no regulation,
Handful of Senators
Don't pass legislation.


And marches alone
Can't bring integration,
When human respect
Is disintegratin',
This whole crazy world
Is just too frustratin'.


And you tell me over and over
And over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe
we're on the eve of destruction.


Think of all the hate
There is in Red China!
Then take a look around
To Selma, Alabama!


Ah, you may leave here,
For four days in space,
But when you return,
It's the same old place.


The poundin' of the drums,
The pride and disgrace,
You can bury your dead,
But don't leave a trace,
Hate your next-door-neighbor,
But don't forget to say grace.


And you tell me over and over
And over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction.

It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
By REM

That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane and Lenny Bruce is not afraid. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn - world serves its own needs, dummy serve your own needs. Feed it off an aux speak, grunt, no, strength. Ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height. Wire in a fire, represent the seven games a government for hire and a combat site. Left of west and coming in a hurry with the furies breathing down your neck. Team by team reporters baffled, trumped, tethered cropped. Look at that low playing! Fine, then. Uh oh, overflow, population, common food, but it'll do. Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed dummy with the rapture and the revered in the right - right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty psyched.

It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

Six o'clock - TV hour. Don't get caught in foreign towers. Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn. Locking in, uniforming, book burning, blood letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle, light a votive. Step down, step down. Watch your heel crush, crushed. Uh oh, this means no fear cavalier. Renegade steer clear! A tournament, tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline.

It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

The other night I dreamt ot knives, continental drift divide. Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein, Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs. Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You symbiotic, patriotic, slam book neck, right? Right.

It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine...fine...

(It's time I had some time alone)?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Bargaining or greiving??

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

[Whit]

     Got two Ozzy tunes that'll work. Both are off of 'Ultimate Sin' which is kinda appropriate.
For denial (just ignore the sattirical nature of the song for this purpose):

Thank God For The Bomb

Like moths to a flame
Is man never gonna change
Time's seen untold aggression
And infliction of pain
If that's the only thing that's stopping war

Chorus:
Then thank god for the bomb
Thank god for the bomb
Thank god for the bomb
Thank god for the bomb

Nuke ya nuke ya

War is just another game
Tailor made for the insane
But make a threat of their annihilation
And nobody wants to play
If that's the only thing that keeps the peace

Chorus

Today was tomorrow yesterday
It's funny how the time can slip away
The face of the doomsday clock
Has launched a thousand wars
As we near the final hour
Time is the only foe we have

When war is obsolete
I'll thank god for the war's defeat
But any talk about hell freezing over
Is all said with tongue in cheek
Until the day the war drums beat no more

Chorus

And one for grieving:

Killer Of Giants

If none of us believe in war
Then can you tell me what the weapon's for
Listen to me everyone
If the button is pushed
There'll be nowhere to run

Giants sleeping giants winning wars
Within their dreams
Till they wake when it's too late
And in god's name blaspheme

Killer of giants threatens us all
Mountains of madness standing so tall
Marches of protest not stopping the war
Or the killer of giants
The killer of giants

Mother nature people state your case without its worth
Your seas run dry your sleepless eyes are turning red alert

Killer of giants threatens us all
Mountains of madness standing so tall
Rising so proudly it has nowhere to fall
This killer of giants
This killer of giants

Killer of giants threatens us all
Mountains of madness standing so tall
Marches of protest not stopping the war
Oh the killer of giants
Oh the killer of giants
Killer of giants
Killer of giants

Nuke ya nuke ya.

[Uryoces]

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

from

"Monty Python's Life of Brian"

~~~
Cheer up, Brian. You know what they say.
Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad.
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble, give a whistle!
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...
the music fades into the song

...always look on the bright side of life!
whistle

Always look on the bright side of life...
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten!
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing,

When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps,
Just purse your lips and whistle -- that's the thing!
And... always look on the bright side of life...

whistle
Come on!

other start to join in
Always look on the bright side of life...
whistle

For life is quite absurd,
And death's the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow!
Forget about your sin -- give the audience a grin,
Enjoy it -- it's the last chance anyhow!

So always look on the bright side of death!
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
Life's a piece of sh*t,
When you look at it.

Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true,
You'll see it's all a show,
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you!

And always look on the bright side of life...
whistle
Always look on the bright side of life
whistle

Transcribed by Mark Johnson
~~~

A wise Vorlon once said:
"The avalanche has already started; it is too late for the pebbles to vote"

[Whit]

     For anger I'd like to nominate 'Ragegame' by Motorhead. No point in posting the lyrics though, without the music it's just doesn't have the feel.

[Skunks]

It sounds like you've skipped right ahead to "acceptance".

The Sisters of Mercy - Doctor Jeep seems fitting for some stage, though I'm not sure which. Perhaps Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now for denial?