About this episode
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share favorite songs about the end of the world from artists ranging from Johnny Cash to Fishbone. They're also joined by their production staff with their picks for songs that creatively deal with the apocalypse. Then recent feedback from listeners is played. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs: The Doors, "The End," The Doors, Elektra, 1967 The Beatles, "I Get By (With a Little Help From My Friends)," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967 Sharon Van Etten, "The End of the World," Resistance Radio: The Man in the High Castle Album, Columbia, 2017 R.E.M., "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," Document, I.R.S., 1987 David Bowie, "Five Years," The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972 Barry McGuire, "Eve of Destruction," Eve of Destruction, Geffen, 1965 Matt Maltese, "As the World Caves In," Bad Contestant, Atlantic UK, 2018 Postal Service, "We Will Become Silhouettes," Give Up, Sub Pop, 2005 Randy Newman, "Political Science," Sail Away, Rhino/Warner, 1972 Nico, "The End," The End..., Island, 1974 Phoebe Bridgers, "I Know the End," Punisher, Dead Oceans, 2020 The Verve, "Bitter Sweet Symphony," Urban Hymns, Hut, 1997 Fishbone, "Party At Ground Zero," Fishbone, Columbia, 1985 Madonna, "4 Minutes (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)," Hard Candy, Warner Bros., 2008 Method Man, "Judgement Day," Tical 2000: Judgement Day, Def Jam, 1998 Johnny Cash, "The Man Comes Around," American IV: The Man Comes Around, American Recordings, Universal, 2002 Xixa, "May They Call Us Home," Genesis, Julian, 2020 Reckling, "Spitter," Reckling, Reckling, 2018 Cam Cool, "Everyone Texts and Drives," Everyone Texts and Drives (Single), Cam Cool, 2023 Syl Johnson, "Concrete Reservation," Is It Because I'm Black (Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition), Numero, 2019 Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .