A song people chose
Waterloo Sunset
by The Kinks
151 people have chosen this as their last tune
Rock · 1967 · Something Else by The Kinks
Why they chose it
"There's something about this song I've never been able to put into words."
"Out of everything I've ever loved, this stays."
"It reminds me of car journeys with my family, windows down."
"Simple. Beautiful. True."
"There's no version of my story that doesn't include this song."
"It's the song that makes sense of everything else."
"We played this at my dad's funeral and I've never been the same since."
"I want whoever's in that room to know I loved deeply."
"It's the most honest thing I know how to share about how hard life can be."
"It's the song I'd want as my final word, in a way."
"I want this to be a moment for whoever needs to grieve, properly."
"This is, in a way, my closing statement."
"It's the song I'd want carved into the memory of the day."
"It's the one I'd pick on any day, for any reason."
"I used to play this on repeat during the hardest year of my life. It helped."
"This song reminds me of people who aren't here anymore, in a good way."
"This song has been with me through everything."
"I've played this more than any other song, and that says everything."
"I want whoever's there to know this was a deliberate choice, and it mattered."
"It's heavy, but it's honest, and I want honesty."