The Last Song

Last night I totally geeked out on iTunes which is far too easy for me to do. I’ve been obsessed with making playlists in the same manner I would’ve made mix tapes for myself in high school.

Well, I made a list of every song that is the last song on an album making a few exceptions for EPs and singles (mainly 50 Foot Wave, Belly, Kristin Hersh, and Tanya Donelly).

I found, in my research, that the last song is often untraditional to a bands general output. They’re often really short or really long, ranging from seconds to fifteen minutes. They tend to be either melancholy, celebratory, or even a direct goodbye to the listener. They’re fascinating!

Here’s a shortlist of some of my favorites.

Siouxsie and the Banshees: Superstition “The Ghost In You”
Tori Amos: Under The Pink “Yes, Anastasia”
Tori Amos: Scarlet’s Walk “Gold Dust”
Some Girls: Crushing Love “Magnetic Fields”
Some Girls: Feel It “Malted Milk”
The Blake Babies: God Bless The Blake Babies “On”
The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema “Stacked Crooked”
Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings The Flood “The Needle Has Landed”
Radiohead: The Bends “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”
Cocteau Twins: Four-Calendar Café “Pur”
Cocteau Twins: Milk & Kisses “Seekers Who Are Lovers”
The Breeders: Title TK “Huffer”
Kristin Hersh: Strange Angels “Cartoons”
Kristin Hersh: Sunny Border Blue “Listerine”
Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona “Two Step”