Everyone's last tune

Blackbird

The Beatles

"I want this to be the last impression I leave."

Blackbird

The Beatles

Both Sides Now

Joni Mitchell

"This song reminds me of people who aren't here anymore, in a good way."

Respect

Aretha Franklin

"I want this to be a celebration, not a wake."

Respect

Aretha Franklin

"This is the song that makes the bad days feel survivable."

Good Vibrations

The Beach Boys

"This is the song I'd want playing when I arrive, wherever that is."

What a Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong

Both Sides Now

Joni Mitchell

"It's the song that plays in my head on good days and bad ones."

Respect

Aretha Franklin

"I want this to be the last impression I leave."

Waterloo Sunset

The Kinks

"This song reminds me of long summers that felt like they'd never end."

Both Sides Now

Joni Mitchell

What a Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong

"Some songs you just know belong to you."

Blackbird

The Beatles

"It's the song I turn to when I need to feel less alone."

Waterloo Sunset

The Kinks

"It says the quiet, hard things out loud."

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

"I want people to know I went out exactly as myself."

Blackbird

The Beatles

Here Comes the Sun

The Beatles

"This is the song that makes the bad days feel survivable."

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

"I want people to know exactly who they were saying goodbye to."

Yesterday

The Beatles

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

"This song is, weirdly, the most 'me' thing I own."