To what song would you listen as you took your last breath?

What’s the meaning of that song to you? Why is it the one to which you would die?

I accidentally posted before I was done.

I’m not sure what it would be for me, but I think I would want it to be a song that brings me back into my childhood, so Jackson Browne’s “Runnin’ on Empty” would be a good candidate.

“Sultans of Swing” would be up there.

I’m perfectly hip to today’s music, and I love me some LDN by Lily Allen (listening to it now actually), but if you’re on your deathbed what is the kind of music you’d like to be the last thing you hear before departing from this world?

And why?

L. Spiro

"The Trout" (Schubert).

I wouldn't like any of that enervating modern stuff, nor listen to vocal.

That said, the vast majority of people that doesn't die from "unnatural cause" dies in their sleep anyway (and those who do, don't get to choose). None of the roughly 300-400 people that I've seen taking their last breath not-in-their-sleep was in a mood or condition to draw much joy from listening to music.

Starting from 4:44. A full 1 minute and 15 seconds to die the most beautiful death ever. I might consider holding my breath for the duration.

Although I am a classical pianist, I hadn’t heard of The Trout until now.

It’s not bad.

For irreversible’s suggestion, it’s a good classic so if you aren’t familiar with it, get yourself familiar with it.

But please do not hold your breath for any duration. Our deaths here are completely imaginary.

I didn’t expect this to go in the direction of classical music, but I suppose that might be the natural direction it would take.

If we’re talking about classicals, I learned to play them because I simply love them (these are recordings of me playing them live).

https://soundcloud.com/l-spiro/hungarian-rhapsody-no-2

https://soundcloud.com/l-spiro/moonlight-sonata-adagio

Maybe it’s just me for having learned them to their every note, but while I have a clear affinity for these kinds of songs, they aren’t the ones that would give me the best comfort on my last breath.

L. Spiro

I certainly don't want it to feel like something is sadly ending. I want to feel that some part of me will always be there.

So the style would be something like epic/etno/anthem trance:

or

zero cult 500 seconds

But really, probably more like Elgars Nimrod (

Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent)

I would rather talk to my family as much as I could. Maybe I'll think of something clever in the last few minutes.

This, this, or this.