music question

theweaselking has an interesting question for one and all; I quote:

Making a music CD.
Assume, hypothetically, that I wanted to make *the* definitive "late 20th century restrospective music" CD. All tracks on it must be largely or completely about historical events and trends caused by them, with emphasis on western pop culture.

"American Pie" and "We Didn't Start The Fire" are easy shoo-ins and good examples of what I'm thinking. Neil Young's "Ohio" is quite possible, although a little too focused around specific events. Midnight Oil's "Truganini" is similar, and also very heavily regionalistic. That wouldn't be bad, except that their region is not my region, which makes it less cool.

Those are the rules. Suggest away!

LotR/HP geekery

On the nth rereading of Lord of the Rings, I find myself amused yet again to read about Aragorn wearing the Ring of Barahir, in the shape of two silver serpents with emerald eyes, one devouring and the other supporting a crown of golden flowers¹. It's going to be an interesting Fourth Age...



¹This is a picture of the version from the movies, with a slightly different design; the silver serpents/emerald motif, however, remains.