Fin del mundo.

El otro día, platicando de música con una amiga, empezamos a jugar un hermoso juego improvisado que yo decidí llamar "El soundtrack del fin del mundo".

Funciona así:

Imaginen que estamos en el 2012 y que un cometa está a punto de caer sobre la Tierra, matándonos a todos.
Los científicos de todo el mundo ya dijeron que las posibilidades de supervivencia son del 0%
Absolutamente nadie sobrevivirá.

Por alguna razón, los presidentes de todas las naciones pusieron bocinas gigantes en todas partes, para poder transmitir mensajes finales y que sean escuchados por todos, sin importar dónde se encuentren.

De alguna forma, ustedes han sido elegidos para escoger el soundtrack del último día sobre la tierra.
Cada hora, una canción del soundtrack será tocada en todas las bocinas del mundo, dándole a la humanidad una última playlist.

El chiste del juego es que tienen que escoger 24 canciones. Las 24 últimas canciones que el mundo escuchará, y que deben representar una despedida final.

It's a fun game, ain't it?

En fin, después de mucho pensarlo, éstas fueron mis 24 canciones del fin del mundo (con links incluídos)



Hora: 0:00
Canción: The End
Artista: The Doors
Frase destacada: This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friend, the end...

- The End -

Hora: 1:00
Canción: Stand By Me
Artista: Ben E. King
Frase destacada: If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall and the mountains should crumble to the sea; I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear, just as long as you stand, stand by me.

- Stand by me -

Hora: 2:00
Canción: I Will Follow You Into The Dark
Artista: Death Cab For Cutie
Frase destacada: The time for sleep is now. It's nothing to cry about 'cause we'll hold each other soon in the blackest of rooms...

- I Will Follow You Into The Dark -

Hora: 3:00
Canción: The Sounds Of Silence
Artista: Simon & Garfunkel
Frase destacada: And in the naked light I saw ten thousand people, maybe more. People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. People writing songs that voices never share.

- The Sounds Of Silence -

Hora: 4:00
Canción: Fake Plastic Trees
Artista: Radiohead
Frase destacada: I can't help the feeling I could blow through the ceiling if I just turn and run. It wears me out, it wears me out...

- Fake Plastic Trees -

Hora: 5:00
Canción: Hallelujah
Artista: Leonard Cohen
Frase destacada: I did my best, it wasn't much. I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch. I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you. And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah.

- Hallelujah -

Hora: 6:00
Canción: Here Comes The Sun
Artista: The Beatles
Frase destacada: Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here. Here comes the sun. Here comes the sun, and I say it's all right.

- Here Comes The Sun -

Hora: 7:00
Canción: Across The Universe
Artista: The Beatles
Frase destacada: Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns, it calls me on and on across the universe.

- Across The Universe -

Hora: 8:00
Canción: Tears In Heaven
Artista: Eric Clapton
Frase destacada: Beyond the door there's peace, I'm sure. And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven...

- Tears In Heaven -

Hora: 9:00
Canción: Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Artista: Oasis
Frase destacada: Hold up... hold on... don't be scared... you'll never change what's been and gone. May your smile shine on, don't be scared... your destiny may keep you warm...

- Stop Crying Your Heart Out -

Hora: 10:00
Canción: How Far We've Come
Artista: Matchbox Twenty
Frase destacada: I think it turned 10 o'clock but I don’t really know, and I can’t remember caring for an hour or so. Started crying and I couldn’t stop myself, I started running but there's nowhere to run to. I sat down on the street and took a look at myself, said "where you going man?, you know the world is headed for hell", say your goodbyes if you’ve got someone you can say goodbye to.

- How Far We've Come -

Hora: 11:00
Canción: Do You Realize?
Artista: The Flaming Lips
Frase destacada: Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die? And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know you realize that life goes fast. It's hard to make the good things last,you realize the sun doesn't go down, it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.

- Do You Realize? -

Hora: 12:00
Canción: Space Oddity
Artista: David Bowie
Frase destacada: For here am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world. Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...

- Space Oddity -

Hora: 13:00
Canción: What Happens Tomorrow
Artista: Duran Duran
Frase destacada: But nobody knows what's gonna happen tomorrow. We try not to show how frightened we are. If you let me, I'll protect you however I can.

- What Happens Tomorrow -

Hora: 14:00
Canción: The Way
Artista: Fastball
Frase destacada: Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in gold, and it's always summer, they'll never get cold, they'll never get hungry, they'll never get old and gray. You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere; they won't make it home but they really don't care. They wanted the highway, they're happier there today...

- The Way -

Hora: 15:00
Canción: Such Great Heights
Artista: The Postal Service
Frase destacada: They won't see us waving from such great heights, "come down now", they'll say; but everything looks perfect from far away, "come down now", but we'll stay...

- Such Great Heights -

Hora: 16:00
Canción: Drops Of Jupiter
Artista: Train
Frase destacada: And tell me, did you fall for a shooting star, one without a permanent scar? And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there? And did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day? And now you're lonely looking for yourself out there...

- Drops Of Jupiter -

Hora: 17:00
Canción: Let It Be
Artista: The Beatles
Frase destacada: And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me. Shine until tomorrow, let it be...

- Let It Be -

Hora: 18:00
Canción: It's The End Of The World As We Know It
Artista: R.E.M.
Frase destacada: It's the end of the world as we know it, it's time I had some time alone, it's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

- It's The End Of The World As We Know It -

Hora: 20:00
Canción: Who Wants To Live Forever?
Artista: Queen
Frase destacada: There's no chance for us, it's all decided for us, this world has only one sweet moment set aside for us. Who wants to live forever? Who dares to love forever when love must die?

- Who Wants To Live Forever? -

Hora: 21:00
Canción: Freebird
Artista: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Frase destacada: If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on now 'cause there's too many places I've got to see. But if I stayed here with you, things just couldn't be the same, 'cause I'm as free as a bird now, and this bird you cannot change...

- Freebird -

Hora: 22:00
Canción: What A Wonderful World
Artista: Louis Armstrong
Frase destacada: I see skies of blue and clouds of white, the bright blessed day, the dark sacred night. And I think to myself, what a wonderful world...

- What A Wonderful World -

Hora: 23:00
Canción: The End
Artista: The Beatles
Frase destacada: And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make...

- The End -

Hora: 24:00
Canción: The Great Gig In The Sky
Artista: Pink Floyd
Frase destacada: And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I
don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime. I never said I was frightened of dying. If you hear this, you're dying.

- The Great Gig In The Sky -