A song people chose
by Johnny Cash
36 people have chosen this as their last tune
Why they chose it
Hurt
Johnny Cash
"This one's mine. Always has been."
"This is the song that finally let me cry when I needed to."
"It just feels like me."
"I want people to really listen to the words this time."
"Every time I hear it I think about what really matters."
"I want people to feel the energy of this in their bones."
"I can't explain it. I just know it's the one."
"This song is defiance set to music, and that's how I want to be remembered."
"I want people to know exactly who they were saying goodbye to."
"I want this playing so people know exactly who I was."
"I want one moment of pure noise before it all goes quiet."
"I'd rather be remembered through this than through a eulogy."
"It's melancholy, but it's mine, and I want it heard."
"I want people to feel the floor shake, just once, for me."
"This song never let me feel small, even when everything else did."
"This song is, weirdly, the most 'me' thing I own."
"It's the song I sing in the car when no one's watching."
"It just feels true, every single time."