Music to get you in the mood ...

[_Bret Ripley]

... for the end of the world. Remember kids: it's all fun and games until someone gets hit by an asteroid.

Here is a song by the most amazing bluesman you've probably never hear of: the great Danny Barker performs my favorite rendition of St. James Infirmary Blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hek2KQcD8_M

[_Morley]

... for the end of the world. Remember kids: it's all fun and games until someone gets hit by an asteroid.

Here is a song by the most amazing bluesman you've probably never hear of: the great Danny Barker performs my favorite rendition of St. James Infirmary Blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hek2KQcD8_M

My god, yes.

[_Bret Ripley]

... for the end of the world. Remember kids: it's all fun and games until someone gets hit by an asteroid.

Here is a song by the most amazing bluesman you've probably never hear of: the great Danny Barker performs my favorite rendition of St. James Infirmary Blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hek2KQcD8_M

My god, yes.

Pretty good, innit? This is from his Save the Bones CD. It used to be hard to find (I had to write to his daughter to order my copy), but now you can usually pick one up from a seller on Amazon.

[_Morley]

Pretty good, innit? This is from his Save the Bones CD. It used to be hard to find (I had to write to his daughter to order my copy), but now you can usually pick one up from a seller on Amazon.

I just bought the CD on Amazon from Louisiana Music Factory. Thanks Bret, for the happy, holiday blues cheer-up.

[_MeDotOrg]

... for the end of the world. Remember kids: it's all fun and games until someone gets hit by an asteroid.

Here is a song by the most amazing bluesman you've probably never hear of: the great Danny Barker performs my favorite rendition of St. James Infirmary Blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hek2KQcD8_M

Thanks, Brett. Really liked this version. Still like Satchmo's though.

For a somber look at the end of the world, I recommend God's Song by Randy Newman.

For a something lighter, I suppose Peggy Lee's 'Is that all there is?'

[_Bret Ripley]

... for the end of the world. Remember kids: it's all fun and games until someone gets hit by an asteroid.

Here is a song by the most amazing bluesman you've probably never hear of: the great Danny Barker performs my favorite rendition of St. James Infirmary Blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hek2KQcD8_M

Thanks, Brett. Really liked this version. Still like Satchmo's though.

For a somber look at the end of the world, I recommend God's Song by Randy Newman.

For a something lighter, I suppose Peggy Lee's 'Is that all there is?'

And here's an obvious choice.

[_moksha]

You might like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7eXS7uFB1I&list=PL030BC0CEB35278B6

It is a modern version of a song from the late great Johnny Mercer.