Daily Archives: November 24, 2009

The music blog LA Weekly has put together a playlist for the post-apocalypse, so make sure your iPod stays charged. Here are my favorites (or click over for the full list and videos ):

• The Sisters of Mercy, “Black Planet”
• The Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter”
• David Bowie, “Five Years”
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “The Weeping Song”

I would add:

• Barry McGuire, “Eve of Destruction”
• Blue Oyster Cult, “Don’t Fear the Reaper”
• Bob Dylan, “All Along the Watchtower”
• Coldplay, “A Rush of Blood to the Head”
• Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Bad Moon Rising”
• Crosby, Stills and Nash, “Wooden Ships”
• Crowded House, “Don’t Dream It’s Over” (because of that scene in The Stand miniseries)
• Morrissey, “Everyday Is Like Sunday”
• Neil Young, “Don’t Let It Bring You Down”
• Nick Drake, “Pink Moon”
• Peter Gabriel, “Here Comes the Flood”
• Pink Floyd, “Two Suns in the Sunset”
• Ryan Adams, “Afraid Not Scared”
• Steeley Dan, “King of the World”
• Talking Heads, “Swamp”
• TV on the Radio, “Staring at the Sun”
• The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army”

Here is a more complete list of apocalyptic songs at Wikipedia.