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So I'm thinking about writing a thesis on eschatology and pop culture, particularly the intersection of end times and romance. I'm looking at Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, as well as Nick Cave's "Straight to You." That's what I got so far. Any song suggestions?
 
Does nuclear war count as "end times"? If so, how about The Smiths' "Panic"?

If it's not love then it's the bomb that will bring us together.

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corianderstem said:
Does nuclear war count as "end times"? If so, how about The Smiths' "Panic"?

If it's not love then it's the bomb that will bring us together.

:wink:

That quote's actually from "Ask"
:sexywink:

I was just thinking about whether nuclear war counts. I'm trying to keep it tied to religiously-based renderings. Not just Christian, I'm interested in others as well.
 
Admittedly neither have much to do with romance, but off the top of my head both The Clash's 'London Calling' (the song) and Morrissey's 'Everyday Is Like Sunday' deal with some sort of allusion to certain doom, the collapse of society, nuclear fallout, or Armageddon.

I'll think about it and post more if I come up with any.
 
Gavin Friday 'You, Me, and World War III'

Not exactly romance involved but they have references from the book of Revelations:

Johnny Cash 'The Man Comes Around'
U2 'One Tree Hill'

I know there are others, let me think...:hmm:
 
Thanks, guys.
I would also consider Nick Cave's "Tupelo" if it weren't so obviously abuot Elvis.

I've also thrown R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as we Know it (and I Feel Fine)" and "I'm Gonna DJ" on there, since even though they're not specifically romantic (or coherent in the case of the former)
 
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The Future by Leonard Cohen could fit in fine.

If your pulling an essay on the fear of death forcing sex don't be afraid to mention Freud.
 
Not going for the sex necessarily, though. Sex out of fear is so painfully obvious. I don't really have an angle yet, I guess. And really this is just a seed of an idea that may only yield a mix cd.
 
does your college require accounting of some sort?

Seems to me an essay on the topic you've described could be handled over a pint on a Friday nite.

Pop music?
 
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I have a degree in English, actually. I'm working on my Master's Degree, and if I play my cards right I can probably do something where literature and pop culture intersect or parallel. It's just a matter of finding the right advisor. My "real" area of interest is Irish lit, but our Irish specialist is very, very intimidating. In the end, I still got an A in his class and I'm happy to never go through that again.

But yeah, I like taking the sorts of analytical skills that people develop in the humanities and applying them to more accessible (and more importantly, more frequently accessed) texts. While there is certainly a lot of crap in the world of popular culture, most literature has been so subsumed by criticism that I'm looking to alternative sources. I also despise elitism.

And no, accounting is far, far too pragmatic. No offense.
 
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