Thursday, March 29, 2012

It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - Top 10 Songs About The End of the World

In honor of the topic for our coming appearance on this weekend's TESLA, here are the top 10 songs about our impending doom. In case of emergency, duck under table, put hands over back of neck, and put on these songs by these Nostradomi.

1. "Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones
2. "(Nothing But) Flowers" - Talking Heads
3. "When The Man Comes Around" - Johnny Cash
4. "The Earth Died Screaming" - Tom Waits
5. "Five Years" - David Bowie
6. "Wooden Ships" - Jefferson Airplane
7. "Doomsday" - Elvis Perkins
8. "Attack of the Giant Ants" - Blondie
9. "1999" - Prince
10. "Talkin' World War III Blues" - Bob Dylan

Honorable Mentions:
"Let Me Die (In My Footsteps)" - Bob Dylan
"A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Bob Dylan

Stay Tuned for:
The Top 10 Songs About Boats

Note - "The End" by The Doors is a break-up song. So is this.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Fear Not Of Man: The Top 10 Songs About Fear

1. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult
2. "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend" - John Cale
3. "Waves of Fear" - Lou Reed
4. "Scared" - John Lennon
5. "Don't Be Scared" - Yoko Ono
6. "Enter Sandman" - Metallica
7. "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" - David Bowie
8. "I'm Afraid of Americans" - David Bowie & Trent Reznor
9. "I'm So Afraid" - Fleetwood Mac
10. "Never Scared" - Bone Crusher ft. Killer Mike & T.I.

Stay Tuned For:
Man's Best Friend: The Top 10 Songs About Dogs...

Friday, March 2, 2012

Everybody's Working for the Weekend (Part 3) - The Top 10 Songs About Working

1. "Get A Job" - The Silhouettes
2. "Takin' Care of Business" - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
3. "I Can't Wait to Get Off Work [And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue]" - Tom Waits
4. "Car Wash" - Rose Royce
5. "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran
6. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" - George Gershwin
7. "Working in the Coal Mine" - DEVO
8. "Working Class Hero" - John Lennon
9. "Career Opportunities" - The Clash
10. "Maggie's Farm" - Bob Dylan

Honorable Mentions:
"9 to 5" - Dolly Parton
"Build & Work" - Noah Georgeson
"Why Don't You Get A Job?" - The Offspring
"Found A Job" - Talking Heads
Bruce Springsteen

Stay Tuned For:
The Top 10 Songs About Summertime...