Everyone's last tune

Streets of Philadelphia

Bruce Springsteen

"I want people to really listen to the words this time."

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

"It's imperfect and messy and that's the point."

Lua

Bright Eyes

"It's the song that makes sense of everything else."

In My Life

The Beatles

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

"Because life is long and complicated and this song gets it."

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Stand by Me

Ben E. King

Space Oddity

David Bowie

"It's the song I'd want stuck in everyone's head afterwards."

In My Life

The Beatles

"I want people to know I left on my own terms."

Teardrop

Massive Attack

"I've loved this since the first time I heard it, and that hasn't changed."

I Will Follow You into the Dark

Death Cab for Cutie

"I want this to be the quiet thank you I never got round to saying."

Ring of Fire

Johnny Cash

"This song gets it. Gets me."

What a Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong

"I want people to leave humming this, not crying."

Both Sides Now

Joni Mitchell

Don't Look Back in Anger

Oasis

"It feels like it was written for exactly this moment."

Hallelujah

Jeff Buckley

The Chain

Fleetwood Mac

The Night Will Always Win

Manchester Orchestra

Amsterdam

Coldplay

"It's the soundtrack to the moments that mattered most."

The Funeral

Band of Horses