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Singers Last Songs

posted 7 months ago by parkerbot (10625)
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What songs do you think could quite nicely be the last song of a singer - I'm not talking about the last song they ever recorded but a song that could be their farewell song, a bookend to their career.

I'll start with a few and you see what you can come up with:

John Anderson - I'm Still Hangin' On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mh94frS5_M

Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zE4-LX0wrY

John Lennon - God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCNkPpq1giU

John Prine - When I Get To Heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0EiV423j0M

And yes, I just realized everyone on of these fellows is named John : )

[–] jacotodd47 (2343) 7 months ago

These guys did it just right. Interestingly enough, I believe this was also the last time the entire band recorded together.

No better way to finish it up.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Tuu6UnEe8

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21695) 7 months ago

https://youtu.be/7G2-FPlvY58?si=qKLsuHiNBE9pUxen

[–] nyctc7 (44089) 7 months ago

How about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VScSEXRwUqQ

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21695) 6 months ago

Also fitting. 🙂

[–] nyctc7 (44089) 7 months ago

Shirley Bassey - This Is My Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n8EstniSLs&t=10s

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78448) 7 months ago

I’m a big Cash fan, this seems an appropriate final song for him.

I really need to find a lucid biography of the man. He had a lot of flaws but his voice and writing are pretty much unmatched. The guy is a legend and I love his music.

[–] nyctc7 (44089) 7 months ago

Greg Lake - From The Beginning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8AP-kobAtg

David Gilmour - Wish You Were Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j8mr-gcgoI

Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJpB_AEZf6U

Al Green - Let's Stay Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXx6RDzR6eM

Frank Sinatra - My Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzdAsjWGPg

[–] SamNoyoun (6008) 6 months ago

I came here to say "My Way"🙂

I started doing that tune myself in my solo acoustic incarnation and I realized right away that it absolutely has to be a set closer, there's no way you can fire up another song after that one!

[–] nyctc7 (44089) 6 months ago

Yep, that one is a no brainer 👍

[–] parkerbot (10625) 6 months ago

Personally, I'd go with this one for Frank's last song:

I've Been To Town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZn0-gvc47Q

It's from an album called A Man Alone and man, that's a great album - if you haven't already, you should check it out.

[–] nyctc7 (44089) 6 months ago

Very nice. I've definitely heard the name Rod McKuen, and looking him up, I didn't know just how prolific and popular he was, and the drubbing he took from critics. "The most unforgivable sin in the world is to be a bestselling poet," he quipped.

[–] DrexlBickle (2454) 6 months ago

https://youtu.be/zwLBaBeo1k4?si=sAy4ihIYCCwynhjE