Happy new year, 2010 is ending. What is the good song or video for ending times?

2010 is ending and new years eve is just a day away.

On a general scale I tend to follow Slovenian philosopher and cultural theorist Slavoj Žižek thoughts on western societies living in end times. I might be stretching it a bit if I use these thoughts as a metaphor for the celebration of new years eve and the music to go with it (if so, I'm preparing a celebration with quite a dystopian starting point).

On the other hand, ending is seldom definitive (set a side your own definitive ending by biological decomposition). Most of the time ending is setting new perspectives. And new perspectives are always (!) good. The new perspectives might be positive or negative, depending on the view point, but they are non the less new perspectives - ranging on a scale from radical creativity to revitalisation.

I'm not sure if I am killing the party not yet begun. So give us your perspective on the perfect song for ending times. It could be a good old classic or brand new - even avantgarde. I, or some one else, might play it tomorrow (or when we are getting fired from our jobs - you know, perspective)

New years eve or not, happy or not, here is a starting point to get your imagination crawling. But Happy New Year and let your party begin!

There is no ending - Arab Strap


Happy New Year - Abba


End times - Eels


It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) R.E.M.


Every party has a winner and a loser - Erland Oye


There is an end - Ronnie Spector


The new year - Azure Ray


Dance me to the end of love - Leonard Cohen

Magnificient live record from Malcolm Middleton

Speaking of Arab Strap. Malcolm Middleton just released a double live album. One acoustic. One with a full band. Both recorded during 2009, but on separate tours. For that reason they are very different.

Especially the acoustic one blows my mind. It was recorded at Oran Mor in Glasgow on the last night of the Long, dark night-tour. It is no less than magnificent. It has a really really great sound. It might even be one of the greatest acoustic live recordings I've ever heard.

But don't be fooled, Zurich wasn't cheered down while I was listening to it. For example it seems like I've lost the ability to leave the repeat button alone on A brighter beat. So dive in and catch a listen until next year, when his new project Human Don't Be Angry sees the light of day - probably. It is highly recommended

New record from former Arab Strap singer Aidan Moffat (and Bill Wells)

Aidan Moffat got a Twitter-acount yesterday and promised to do philosophy and self promotion soon. Today you could read on his Twitter: "Advertisement: The 2nd trailer for my (and Bill Wells') new album features sperm and a stripper!" Philosophy or self promotion, judge for yourself. But I guess it is interesting in some unexplainable way. Or maybe it is quite explainable. We'll see, next year.