A song people chose
What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye
154 people have chosen this as their last tune
R&B/Soul · 1971 · What's Going On
Why they chose it
"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."
"It's the song I want people thinking of when they think of me."
"This song is as close to a self-portrait as I'll ever get."
"I want people to leave smiling, not crying."
"This song is as close to a self-portrait as I'll ever get."
"It's the song I'd want as my final word, in a way."
"I want this to be a moment of stillness before everything moves on."
"Honestly? It's just a banger."
"It's the kind of song that makes you glad to have been here."
"No other song comes close."
"It says the quiet, hard things out loud."
"It captures exactly how I feel about being alive."