Softer than dust and louder than bombs

[sovay]

A sort of communal meme, stolen from watermelontail:

The world ends, the credits roll. Which song plays?

By the original rules, R.E.M.'s "End of the World As We Know It" is out of bounds for obviousness. I have chosen Tom Waits' "A Good Man Is Hard To Find":

Well, I always play Russian roulette in my head
It's seventeen black or twenty-nine red
How far from the gutter? How far from the pew?
I will always remember to forget about you

A good man is hard to find
Only strangers sleep in my bed
And my favorite words are good-bye
And my favorite color is red

What about you?

Comments

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

"We'll meet again" is presumably also out.
"Lo, he comes with clouds descending" would be the classic ME response. Or maybe some Perotin.
I'm trying to think of something more secular and explodey, though.

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

Mm. TMBG, "End of the Tour."

An album entitled "Music for the end of the world" would be brilliant.

[setsuled.livejournal.com]

Tom Waits' "A Good Man Is Hard To Find":

I've always wanted to hear a woman cover that song. Also, "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis."

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

On the basis that in this game, the first thought is the best, Bob Dylan's Black Diamond Bay.

[yukihada.livejournal.com]

I'm tempted to use the death song from the soundtrack meme..."In the Wrong Band" by Tori Amos. The lyrics don't help without the music though.

I do think Tom Waits is an intriguing choice, especially with a line like "I will always remember to forget about you."

[aranel.livejournal.com]

The Dies Irae is clearly pre-Apocalyptic, so that can't be it.

My first thought was Leonard Cohen's "Closing Time."