A song people chose
This Is the Day
by The The
116 people have chosen this as their last tune
Alternative · 1983 · Soul Mining
Why they chose it
"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."
"This song says more about who I was than I ever could."
"I want this to be the last good thing people hear."
"I want my people to dance. One last time."
"I want people to leave smiling, not crying."
"This song makes me believe things generally work out."
"Some things don't need explaining. This is one of them."
"This is the song I'd want playing when I arrive, wherever that is."
"This song takes me straight back to my parents' living room."