A song people chose
What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye
176 people have chosen this as their last tune
R&B/Soul · 1971 · What's Going On
Why they chose it
"I want this to be a moment for whoever needs to grieve, properly."
"I want my people to dance. One last time."
"It's the song I'd want carved into the memory of the day."
"I want the room to feel exactly what I feel when I hear this."
"This is the sound of everything I felt and couldn't explain."
"This song helped me through grief I didn't think I'd survive."
"This song has got me through more than I can say."
"I want people clapping along, not dabbing their eyes."
"No other song comes close."
"This is the song that makes loss feel less like an ending."
"I can't explain it. I just know it's the one."
"It's impossible to feel sad while this is playing."
"It's the song I'd want as my final word, in a way."
"It's the song that plays in my head on good days and bad ones."
"It's the soundtrack to every version of me."
"I'd rather be remembered through this than through a eulogy."
"This song gets it. Gets me."
"The artist wrote this when they were broken. So was I when I found it."
"There's no version of my story that doesn't include this song."
"Because life is long and complicated and this song gets it."