In case NASA is totally wrong and the world does end sometime today a reporter from The Daily Reflector asked local officials what song they would add to an “End of the World” playlist:

• Greenville Mayor Allen Thomas — “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye,” Steam
• Pitt County Sheriff Neil Elks — “It’s the End of the World as We Know It,” R.E.M. or “There You Are,” Lonestar
• Pitt County Schools Superintendant Beverly Emory — “Amazing Grace,” sung by Elvis Presley
• East Carolina University’s Chief of Staff Phillip Rogers — “I Will Rise,” Chris Tomlin
• ECU’s Brody School of Medicine Dean Paul Cunningham — “Every Little Thing Gonna Be All Right,”
Bob Marley or “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,”
Bobby McFerrin;
• Pitt County District Attorney Clark Everett — “Anything by Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj or Justin Bieber. Compared to that, the end of the world wouldn’t be so bad.”

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