In recent months, we’ve posted a few examples of music written about the current recession. Now it’s time to see just how sharp you are with a pop-music quiz.
This song is called “The Final Day”:
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Caution: it is very loud. The lyrics are nowhere near as straightforward as, say, “Hey Paul Krugman.” It might be recession rock or it could be apocalypse pop, hard to say.
The quiz question is this: who’s singing? First correct answer gets some Freakonomics schwag.
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Jon Bon Jovi
Sounds like Axl Rose
Young Marble Giants
I agree that it has to be Axl Rose.
Stephen J. Dubner
tom petty?
Yeah, good call on Axl Rose.
Commenter #2 beat me to it, but yes, it sounds like Axl Rose.