DoomsdayThe Shirelles
I thought I would get it From a missile flying through the sky I thought it would be a hundred years Before I turned over and died Surely, the end will come I thought it would be an atomic bomb If you should take your love away Doomsday (doomsday, doomsday)
If that big red sun Should tumble from the sky If it rains forty days without stopping Kiss this world goodbye Just say it’s all over Oh, just you walk, walk, walk, walk, walk away Then surely I’ll see that promised Doomsday (doomsday, doomsday)
(Sha-la-la-la-la)
I don’t mind lovin’ my life away As long as I’m lovin’ you (Sha-la-la-la-la) I don’t mind crying my life away As long as I’m crying for you
When mortar turns to brimstone They say it’s judgment day When the birds and bees are all gone Life will fade away So if I must go Just let me love my life away And I shall be glad to see that Doomsday (doomsday, doomsday)
If it’s all over If you ever say goodbye If you ever say goodbye (doomsday) Life will surely fade away (doomsday) Kiss this world goodbye I’ll see that promised day (doomsday) If you should say goodbye (doomsday) (Fade) |
 Similar
in theme to Skeeter Davis' hit "The End of the World,"
"Doomsday," by classic girl group The Shirelles ("Will
You Still Love Me Tomorrow?") features a girl speaker postulating
that the end of the world would result if her boyfriend left
her. Unlike the song by Davis, this song paints a vivid picture
of an Apocalypse and thus earns a place on this site. Also, the
lyrics clearly reflect early Cold War nuclear anxiety as the speaker
says she thought the world would end "from a missile flying
through the sky" or an "atomic bomb."
However, the speaker affirms that the end will come when her boyfriend walks away. Although this is hardly on par with nuclear war, the concept indicates the importance placed on teen romance during this time. |