A song people chose
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
152 people have chosen this as their last tune
World · 1993 · Facing Future
Why they chose it
"This one's mine. Always has been."
"I want people to feel something, not just sit there."
"I want people to remember the sound of this, not the silence after."
"It's the sound of Sunday mornings in our house."
"It's pure joy, start to finish."
"Some songs you just know belong to you."
"This song reminds me of people who aren't here anymore, in a good way."
"It's romantic without trying too hard, which is exactly us."
"This song has been with me through everything."
"Every word of this song means something to me."
"It's the song I sing in the car when no one's watching."
"It's the song I'd want carved into the memory of the day."
"It's the song I'd choose if I could only ever choose one."
"This song was playing when we said our vows."
"I want the room buzzing, not silent."
"There's something about this song I've never been able to put into words."
"I want this to be the last thing people hear me 'say'."
"It's pure joy, start to finish."
"This is how I'd want to be summed up, if it came to that."
"It's the kind of song that makes you glad to have been here."