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Because we, too, are masochistshere at Vulture, we compiledsome more songsabout the end of the world.
Maybe you knew some of them were about that all along, or maybe this is news to you.
Or maybe itll just be me, a music writer, alone with my quarantunes.
Britney Spears, Till the World Ends
What will you be doing when the world ends?
Dancing, Britney hopes.
Upon closer look at thetranslated lyrics, its actually about … the chaos and worry of the Cold War.
Heres to hoping this pandemic is over in less time.
And wash ya damn hands!
And if we danced our way through Y2K, we can dance our way through this!
Well, no need to pretend now.
An anthem to living day by day.
(They made a semi-concept album about sinking boats!)
3rd Planet sets up a whole damnalbumabout the precariousness of being,The Moon & Antarctica.
Even if it wouldve been, they just took it as another reason to party.
Blue Oyster Cult, (Dont Fear) the Reaper
Oh, to be so content with the end!
If only wecouldtake someone elses hand right now, but alas.
Their song We Will Become Silhouettes is a sparkly, a-little-too-upbeat take on the apocalypse.
Shes the true hero we need at the end.
But if you want to, you should, because these are end times.
And thats what Id call hope!
