A song people chose
The Drugs Don't Work
by The Verve
144 people have chosen this as their last tune
Alternative · 1997 · Urban Hymns
Why they chose it
"I want this playing so people know exactly who I was."
"It's the song I'd want as the final note of my story."
"The artist wrote this when they were broken. So was I when I found it."
"This one's mine. Always has been."
"I want this to be the thing people associate with me, long after."
"This song is, weirdly, the most 'me' thing I own."
"It's the song I'd want carved into the memory of the day."
"This is the sound of everything I couldn't say to the people I lost."
"I want this playing so people know exactly who I was."
"It's the song I'd want as my final word, in a way."
"There's something about this song I've never been able to put into words."
"This one's mine. Always has been."
"This song has been with me through everything."
"I want people to leave humming this, not crying."
"I want people to know I went out exactly as myself."
"It just feels true, every single time."
"It's heavy, but it's honest, and I want honesty."
"The lyrics say everything I've never been able to."
"I want the room to go quiet and then feel something real."
"I want this to be the last good thing people hear."