A song people chose
by Ben E. King
47 people have chosen this as their last tune
Why they chose it
Stand by Me
Ben E. King
"It reminds me of dancing in the kitchen with people I love."
"This is the song I'd want playing when I arrive, wherever that is."
"It's the song I sing in the car when no one's watching."
"This song is as close to a self-portrait as I'll ever get."
"This song says more about who I was than I ever could."
"It's the song that got us through the dance lessons before the big day."
"It's our song. Has been since the day we met."
"This song has been with me through everything."
"It's my way of having the last word."
"This song never fails to lift my mood, no matter what."
"It reminds me of being young and thinking I had all the time in the world."
"This is how I'd want to be summed up, if it came to that."
"It's the truest thing I know how to share."
"This song reminds me of home, wherever that was at the time."
"It's a song about hope, and that's what I want to leave behind."
"I want the room to feel exactly what I feel when I hear this."
"I want this to be a celebration, not a wake."
"It's the last thing I want ringing in people's ears."
"I want people to leave humming this, not crying."
"It's the song that makes sense of everything else."