A song people chose
by Marvin Gaye
60 people have chosen this as their last tune
Why they chose it
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
"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."
"I want my people to dance. One last time."
"It's a song about hope, and that's what I want to leave behind."
"I used to play this on repeat during the hardest year of my life. It helped."
"This is how I'd want to be summed up, if it came to that."
"I want this to be the last good thing people hear."
"The world would be a better place if everyone listened to this once."
"It's the truest thing I know how to share."
"It's the song that plays in my head on good days and bad ones."
"I've loved this since the first time I heard it, and that hasn't changed."
"I want this to be the last impression I leave."
"I want people to feel the ache in this, because it's real."