A song people chose
This Is the Day
by The The
131 people have chosen this as their last tune
Alternative · 1983 · Soul Mining
Why they chose it
"I want this to be the soundtrack of how people picture me, after."
"I want people clapping along, not dabbing their eyes."
"It reminds me of car journeys with my family, windows down."
"It's impossible to feel sad while this is playing."
"This song is, weirdly, the most 'me' thing I own."
"This song says more about who I was than I ever could."
"The world would be a better place if everyone listened to this once."
"It's my way of having the last word."
"It says what I never could."
"I want this to be the thing people associate with me, long after."
"I've loved this since the first time I heard it, and that hasn't changed."
"I want people to know I went out exactly as myself."
"This song is, weirdly, the most 'me' thing I own."
"The world would be a better place if everyone listened to this once."
"I've played this more than any other song, and that says everything."
"This song is, weirdly, the most 'me' thing I own."
"I want people to really listen to the words this time."
"I want this to be the soundtrack of how people picture me, after."
"I want people to remember the sound of this, not the silence after."
"I want this to be a celebration, not a wake."