A song people chose
by David Bowie
39 people have chosen this as their last tune
Why they chose it
Space Oddity
David Bowie
"This is the song that makes loss feel less like an ending."
"I can't explain it. I just know it's the one."
"I want whoever's there to know this was a deliberate choice, and it mattered."
"I want this to be the thing people associate with me, long after."
"I want people to leave humming this, not crying."
"This song is, weirdly, the most 'me' thing I own."
"Out of everything I've ever loved, this stays."
"This is the song I'd want playing when I arrive, wherever that is."
"It's the kind of song that makes you glad to have been here."
"It's my way of having the last word."
"It's the song that's always been there, quietly, in the background of my life."
"I've loved this since the first time I heard it, and that hasn't changed."
"This is the one song I'd never get tired of."
"It's the song I'd want stuck in everyone's head afterwards."
"This song helped me through grief I didn't think I'd survive."
"It's melancholy, but it's mine, and I want it heard."
"This one's mine. Always has been."
"It just feels like me."
"There's something about this song I've never been able to put into words."