Well, here we are at the end of days. Darn, I had a few things planned for the weekend. Yoga Class followed by anger management class, volunteering at the animal shelter followed by a big game hunting expedition just north of a suburban neighborhood. I'm bummed about having to cancel my balloon art class as well. I need it for clown college.
Oh Well, life is full of would- ofs, could- ofs , and should ofs. As I now have to respect that my body has merely been a vessel for chicken wings, pale ales, unfinished reviews and burning tears, I can reflect back on a curmudgeonly life before my last journey.
And before I leave my perfectly clean and folded shirt and pants topped with white sneakers on my bed where the post -rapture party people can find them, I've whipped up a playlist to pipe into my brain while I lay in state, waiting for my one way trip to the great mosh pit in the sky. I encourage you to do the same, but think about leaving fresh water and a big pile of dry food for your pets first.
1) Fire and Rain-James Taylor
2) Rapture-Blondie
3) End of The Line-Traveling Wilburys
4) Take Me To The River- Talking Heads version
5) Remember-Jimi Hendrix
6) Across the Universe-The Beatles
7) Lake of Fire-Meat Puppets
8) Ring of Fire-Johnny Cash
9) Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be- AC/DC
10) Travelin' Light- JJ Cale
11) Naked Burn- Mastodon
12) Killed By Death-Motorhead
13) Naked as We Came- Iron and Wine
14) Gone, Gone, Gone-Bad Company
15) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow- The Ramones
16) Paradise City- Guns N' Roses
17) An Ending(Ascent)- Brian Eno
18) Return to Sender-Elvis Presley
19) Waiting Room- Fugazi
20) If the World Should End in Fire-Handsome Family
21) Stop Your Sobbing- Pretenders version
22) The Loser in the End- Queen
23) Exit Strategy- Valient Thorr
24) I've Had Enough- The Who
25) Tales of a Scorched Earth- Smashing Pumpkins
26) Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus
There you have it. Hours of fun as the world burns(not turns). I'll see you on the other side, readers, unless I'm re-incarnated as a radioactive garden slug like I've always hoped. Feel free to add to the list.
The first one that comes to mind after the life I have led is Hellbound Train by Savoy Brown. I like your last selection too. She would be a good one to leave behind :-) I especially like #21. You know she dated Ray Davies back in the day? Great song!
ReplyDeleteOh yea, just thought of another....Its the End of the World as we Know It, REM.
ReplyDeleteWe Gotta Get Out of This Place-The Animals
ReplyDeleteInto The Void-Sabbath
Don't Fear (The Reaper)-BOC
Jingle Bell Rock-Bobby Helms (yeah, I'm drinking..)
Four Horseman-The Clash
and a host of other end times favorites...
OMG you are hysterical. If it really were going to end I know what I'd be doing right now. Or else eating chocolate and drinking champagne. How about some heaven songs:
ReplyDeleteStairway to Heaven
Knocking on Heaven's Door
Tears in Heaven
Heaven Beside You
Heaven and Hell
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ReplyDeleteGreat songs and nice blog. Since the clock has been restarted to chime in October, now, I felt it appropriate to add to the list. I'm not sure you can even make that list without one of the greatest bands, The Doors, and the song "The End"? Pardon me while I wax philosophic for a moment:
ReplyDeleteThis is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need...of some...stranger's hand
In a...desperate land
Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane
All the children are insane
Waiting for the summer rain, yeah
There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the King's highway, baby
Weird scenes inside the gold mine
Ride the highway west, baby
Ride the snake, ride the snake
To the lake, the ancient lake, baby
The snake is long, seven miles
Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold
The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here, and we'll do the rest
The blue bus is callin' us
The blue bus is callin' us
Driver, where you taken' us
The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall
He went into the room where his sister lived, and...then he
Paid a visit to his brother, and then he
He walked on down the hall, and
And he came to a door...and he looked inside
Father, yes son, I want to kill you
Mother...I want to...
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
And meet me at the back of the blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
On a blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
C'mon, yeah
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end...
I guess REM is disqualified for their inclusion in Independence Day?
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