A song people chose
by Tracy Chapman
53 people have chosen this as their last tune
Why they chose it
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
"I've played this more than any other song, and that says everything."
"It's the sound of Sunday mornings in our house."
"It's the song I sing in the car when no one's watching."
"I want this to be the last thing people hear me 'say'."
"This is how I'd want to be summed up, if it came to that."
"This is the song I'd want playing when I arrive, wherever that is."
"It's heavy, but it's honest, and I want honesty."
"I want whoever's there to know this was a deliberate choice, and it mattered."
"I want people to remember the sound of this, not the silence after."
"This song feels like an old photograph — warm, faded, mine."
"It's my way of having the last word."
"There's a reason this is still my favourite, after all this time."
"It's the last thing I want ringing in people's ears."
"Honestly? It's just a banger."
"I want people to walk away thinking 'that was so them'."
"It's the one song I'd never want to live without."
"I want whoever's in that room to know I loved deeply."