Weekly survey: What’s the last song you want to hear before you die?
And some point, we will all travel into the light and slip the bonds of this mortal coil. Hopefully, it will be painless, with much comfort and maybe, just maybe, properly soundtracked.
A palliative care doctor has written about the importance of music as one gets sent to the great beyond. It makes for an interesting playlist, too. It’s also quite the thread on Reddit.
Let’s start with this example. During Joey Ramone’s last moments on earth, the last song he heard was U2’s “In a Little While.” It was one of this
What would you choose?
Let it Loose – The Rolling Stones
Alive – Pearl Jam
In My Time Of Dying – Led Zeppelin
Symphony of Science – We Are All Connected or Spirit Of The West – Home For A Rest
‘Highway To Hell’ – AC/DC
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
Rain When I Die – Alice In Chains
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here – Porcupine Tree
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here- Porcupine Tree
The Beatles – Good Night.
Bit of a toss up between Bat Out of Hell and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Stairway to Heaven of course!
She from Kiss Alive. It was the first heavy song I heard and ends with a guitar solo, drum fills and Paul Stanley yelling. What’s not to like?
Comfortably Numb or Wheat Kings
Bittersweet symphony- the Verve
Atmosphere – Joy Division…….
Videotape – Radiohead
Don’t feel like dancing – Scissor Sisters
Homboy – Adorable
“Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen.
Here Comes the Sun- George Harrison
All the time – Bahamas
Genesis – Supper’s Ready
“There’s an angel standing in the sun
And he’s crying with a loud voice
“This is the supper of the mighty one”
Lord of Lords, King of Kings
Has returned to lead his children home
To take them to the new Jerusalem”