End of the World

Happened to catch a song that got me hooked instantly at the end of Crossing Jordan, as the show was leading into the credits titled, End of the World.

However, I'm not too sure who the original is sung by. Even the one played on TV seems to have been cut just for that episode.

After some iTunes-fu... I must say, that I love Nancy Sinatra's [US iTunes] rendition quite a bit, along with Rosie Flores' [US iTunes] take. The other's I came across were just too electronic and synthetic. This is one song that absolutely demands the rough earthiness that acoustic offers. Sort of like Rosie's, but with Nancy's vocals.

Why does the sun go on shining
Why does the sea rush to shore
Don't they know it's the end of the world
'Cause you don't love me any more

Why do the birds go on singing
Why do the stars glow above
Don't they know
it's the end of the world
It ended when I lost your love

I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does

Why does my heart go on beating
Why do these eyes of mine cry
Don't they know it's the end of the world
It ended when you said goodbye

Why does my heart go on beating
Why do these eyes of mine cry
Don't they know it's the end of the world
It ended when you said goodbye

Even though it's an old tune that I've heard in passing, it really struck home when I heard it this past Saturday. One of those days, I suppose.
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Nancy Sinatra's End of the World