Top 10 Fire Alarm Songs

Here are some songs that are appropriate in an alarm situation.

1. Emergency - The Tragically Hip. From Day For Night; we were hoping that we could swap night for day.

2. Set Yourself on Fire - Stars. Okay, this one's a little inappropriate. It's a Barry-from-High Fidelity entry.

3. Emergency Exit - Beck. From Guero.

4. Don't Panic - Coldplay. This Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy mantra works here, too.

5. Save Me - Aimee Mann. See also "Save Us S.O.S." by Hot Hot Heat

6. Message in a Bottle - The Police. Despite the innocuous title, it contains the line "sending out an S.O.S."

7. Panic - The Smiths. Though against Coldplay's advice, it is nevertheless appropriate.

8. Siren - Tori Amos. I think she's talking about the mythical kind, but whatever.

9. Evacuation - Pearl Jam. From Binaural.

10. Help! - The Beatles. This one's pretty obvious.

Also in contention were "Run, Run, Run" by The Velvet Underground and all the songs from Bloc Party's Silent Alarm.