A song people chose
Take On Me
by a-ha
148 people have chosen this as their last tune
Pop · 1985 · Hunting High and Low
Why they chose it
"Some things don't need explaining. This is one of them."
"It's just always felt like it belonged to me."
"This song feels like an old photograph — warm, faded, mine."
"This song has got me through more than I can say."
"This is how I'd want to be summed up, if it came to that."
"I want this to be the thing people associate with me, long after."
"This song reminds me of people who aren't here anymore, in a good way."
"There's a reason this is still my favourite, after all this time."
"I want this to be the last laugh, not the last tear."
"It just feels true, every single time."
"This song is as close to a self-portrait as I'll ever get."
"It's the song I want people thinking of when they think of me."
"Some songs you just know belong to you."
"I want the room to feel exactly what I feel when I hear this."
"I can't explain it. I just know it's the one."
"This song has got me through more than I can say."
"I want people clapping along, not dabbing their eyes."
"It's the song I want people thinking of when they think of me."
"It's the kind of song that makes you want to get up and move."
"It just feels right. That's all the reason I need."