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Top 10 Songs for Judgment Day

With all the attention the media is giving to this Saturday's "Judgment Day," I figured I'd take the opportunity to compile a few of my favorite 'songs of Armageddon.' Some of these are more serious than others, but I wanted to include some variety. They are not in any special order (numbers just help keep it tidy). Feel free to leave comments letting me know what your list would include.

1 The Future - Leonard Cohen
2 Eve of Destruction - Bobby McGuire
3 1999 - Prince
4 It's the End of the World As We Know It - R.E.M
5 The End of the World - Skeeter Davis
6 Great Atomic Power - Louvin Brothers
7 All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan
8 Earth Died Screaming - Tom Waits
9 The Great Judgment Morning - Hank Williams
10 Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones

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Comment by TenLayers on May 19, 2011 at 11:07am: Ha! Great idea.

This is the End...The Doors

Comment by Kim Ruehl on May 19, 2011 at 11:33am: How about this little gem?

Comment by Hal Bogerd on May 19, 2011 at 11:40am: I'm going to go buy all those discs tonight.....on credit!!!

Comment by Brent A. Tozzer on May 19, 2011 at 11:54am: Great list! How about "Waiting for the End of the World," Elvis Costello...

Comment by vaduzuvunt on May 19, 2011 at 11:56am: That's an awesome movie, by the way, Kim!

If the Rapture doesn't happen, here's a great excuse for the believers:

Comment by Shane Tutmarc on May 19, 2011 at 11:56am: Kim - that was #8 on my list! I had to include a Waits track. Between him, Dylan and Hank Sr I could have done a list twice as long with just them.

Comment by Stewart McLendon on May 19, 2011 at 12:02pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNJhAbBaW_M

Lots of songs out there about the Judgment day... here's an instrumental

Comment by Kim Ruehl on May 19, 2011 at 12:54pm: Oh - duh. What I get for skimming.

Comment by Kim Ruehl on May 19, 2011 at 1:28pm: How about this one?

Comment by Henry Jasen on May 19, 2011 at 2:44pm: I'm a big fan of Kinky Friedman and this one is perfect for the rapture.

Then of course, if your in escape mood Neil Young's After the Gold Rush paints the picture; but it is hard to beat three angels singing you to heaven or elsewhere.

If you're really optimistic, go to the Spirit in the Sky with Norman Greenbaum. There are lots of uploads on youtube. I figured the nostalgia of an uneven turntable was the way to remember good times past that will not return.