Best Last Song

[Ismael182]

I don't know why I'm bothering on making a poll at 3 in the morning, but here goes..

Which one of these songs is the best closing song ever?

[VIVALAMATT]

As much as I wanted to say A Day In The Life, I remembered how epic and perfect Staying Alive is.

[VIVALAMATT]

Though 23 and Knights of Cydonia are also great choices.

Damn this is a good poll.

[Codi23]

Incredibly difficult; I picked Hurt, though.

Ugh I could have picked like 7 of these haha.

[Broden Terry]

A Day In the Life by The Beatles :nod:

[BulleTheory]

Your Hand In Mine, followed by When The Levee Breaks

[Undue Noise]

Damn so many of these are good. Could easily pick practically any of these but I'm going to go with Hurt.

[PunkRocks]

Tough choice between 'Hurt' and '23'. Finally decided on '23' but I'd have a difficult time explaining why.

Other great album-enders:

Cartel - 'A'
Copeland - 'Not So Tough Found Out'
The Early November - "Everythings Too Cold... But You're So Hot'
Girl Talk - 'Play Your Part (Pt. 2)'
Incubus - 'Aqueous Transmission'
Northstar - 'Rocket City'
Taking Back Sunday - 'Slowdance On The Inside''
Our Lady Peace - 'The Wonderful Future'

[lesterCorp.]

went with 23 but i've heard much better album closers than what you put up

mewithoutYou- in a sweater poorly knit (brother, sister)
electric president- farewell (s/t)
counting crows- st. robinson in his cadillac dream (this desert life)
dear and the headlights- i know (drunk like bible times)
annuals- wake (such fun)


songs that should have been the final track but for some reason have been put as the penultimate track
mewithoutYou- the king beetle on a coconut estate (it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright.)
death cab for cutie- brothers on a hotel bed (plans)

[Shin Akuma]

muse ftw

[zZebra]

Knights of Cydonia is great.

[Radiology]

"Motion Picture Soundtrack" - Radiohead (Kid A)

"Untitled 8"- Sigur Ros ( )

"Heysatan"- Sigur Ros (Takk...)

"Yawny At The Apocalypse"- Andrew Bird (Armchair Apocrypha)

"A Dream For Us"- The Appleseed Cast (Two Conversations)

"My Body Is A Cage"- The Arcade Fire (Neon Bible)

"The Anchor Song"- Bjork (Debut)

"re: Stacks"- Bon Iver (For Emma, Forever Ago)

"East/Lucky/Free" - Bright Eyes (Digital Ash in a Digital Urn)

"Lets Not Shit Ourselves(To Love and Be Loved)- Bright Eyes (Lifted)

"Eskimo"- Damien Rice (O)

"Bleeder"- Emiliana Torrini (Me & Armini)

"Now At Last"- Feist (Let It Die)

"Foreground"- Grizzly Bear (Veckatimest)

"Colorado"- Grizzly Bear (Yellow House)

"Passing Afternoon"- Iron & Wine (Our Endless, Numbered Days)

"Flightless Bird, American Mouth"- Iron & Wine (The Shepherd's Dog)

"Clam, Crab, cockle, Cowrie"- Joanna Newsom (The Milk Eyed-Mender)

"Cosmia"- Joanna Newsom (Ys)

"Paper Scars"- Lovedrug (Pretend You're Alive)

"Everything Starts Where It Ends"- Lovedrug (Everything Starts Where It Ends)

"Two-Headed Boy Par II"- Neutral Milk Hotel (In The Aeroplane Over The Sea)

"One Of These Days"- Owen (At Home With Owen)

"Feather"- Page France (Hello, Dear Wind)

"Street Spirit(Fade Out)"- Radiohead (The Bends)

"A wolf At The Door(It Girl. Rag Doll)"- Radiohead (Hail To The Thief)

"Life in a Glasshouse"- Radiohead (Amnesiac)

"The Fields of Ius"- The Snake The Cross The Crown (Mander Salis)

"Reservations"- Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)

...thats my list

[fightinirish217]

23 gets my vote, epic.

Fin by Anberlin is also a perfect ending.

[Ismael182]

Wow, I'm surprised 23 is winning..I almost didn't even include them in the poll. I wanted to include some Radiohead closers but for some reason the only ones I like are "Blow Out" and "Videotape" and I didn't want to have more then ten songs on here so..

A Day In The Life though is way too incredible for me, I can only bring myself to listen to it about 5 times a year.

[deFobbed14yrs]

NIN ftw. god i love them

[Rogers]

All great choices, but NIN got my vote.

[jbertclassic]

Voted for 23, followed by Your Hand In Mine and then Staying Alive.

In A Sweater Poorly Knit comes to mind though.

[roju]

23 is one of my favorite songs

[lonelysuperstar]

You missed some great Thrice album closers:

Thrice - Child Of Dust
Thrice - Red Sky

The choices make it difficult for me. If I pick which one I personally like the best, it's 23 by Jimmy Eat World. But I can't honestly say that it's better than a Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin song, it's just more my style.

[FullCollaspe]

Staying Alive by Cursive

[FueledByRock]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It's epic. The rest of the album is spectacular, too.

[thespearkid]

Seriously, AP.net? A Day in the Life is one of the greatest songs of all time...

[Ismael182]

^What he said..

So still no love for Tool or Led Zeppelin? Tool is to be expected..but not Led Zeppelin! I'm surprised how Play Crack The Sky made its way up to a very close runner-up..but it's Brand New so maybe I'm not THAT surprised.

[Brokenhill]

Interesting mix, but Pink Floyd because it's better than everything else on the list.

[I'm DC]

Staying Alive is the epitome of an ending song.

[NateFoundGlory]

23 gets my vote, epic.

Fin by Anberlin is also a perfect ending.

THIS.

However, I picked 23. Beautiful song.

[Radiology]

Wow, I'm surprised 23 is winning..I almost didn't even include them in the poll. I wanted to include some Radiohead closers but for some reason the only ones I like are "Blow Out" and "Videotape" and I didn't want to have more then ten songs on here so..

A Day In The Life though is way too incredible for me, I can only bring myself to listen to it about 5 times a year.

What! "Motion Picture Soundtrack" is perfect, and alongside the rest of the album is an epic conclusion to Kid A... the "rebirth" at the end is absolutely sublime.

it's funny... the only two Radiohead closures I am unsatisfied with are the only two you like...

[Ismael182]

What! "Motion Picture Soundtrack" is perfect, and alongside the rest of the album is an epic conclusion to Kid A... the "rebirth" at the end is absolutely sublime.

it's funny... the only two Radiohead closures I am unsatisfied with are the only two you like...

I agree that Motion Picture Soundtrack is a perfect closer for KID A..especially the rebirth at the end. A Wolf At The Door is another good closer that I forgot to mention..and Street Spirit..hell they're all good (Except I wasn't feeling Life In A Glasshouse as a GREAT closing song) it's just that..I dunno, maybe I should have included at least one of them.

[kdefrisc]

went with 23 but i've heard much better album closers than what you put up

mewithoutYou- in a sweater poorly knit (brother, sister)
electric president- farewell (s/t)
counting crows- st. robinson in his cadillac dream (this desert life)
dear and the headlights- i know (drunk like bible times)
annuals- wake (such fun)


songs that should have been the final track but for some reason have been put as the penultimate track
mewithoutYou- the king beetle on a coconut estate (it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright.)
death cab for cutie- brothers on a hotel bed (plans)

yessssssssssssssssssss

[Ismael182]

Hey alright, Play Crack The Sky is winning over 23!

And A Day In The Life is #3! ..albeit a distant 2nd runner-up..

/bump

[Brokenhill]

/Sad that the song from my avatar only has 4 votes.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Went with 23 for these choices... there's better ones out there though.

[Ismael182]

Still no love for Tool? C'mon, such a good band..and amazing song.

[heyozzie]

in this scenario (and most others) JEW>>>>>>>>>BN

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Of those, "Hurt." Beautiful song. But I would have chosen "Soco Amaretto Lime" had it been listed over "Play Crack the Sky."

[SeanEBoy2686]

23 is such a great song... it's a perfect ending to that album

[kbi the crowing]

Hurt ends the downward spiral perfectly

[seraph1214]

Weezer - "Only in Dreams"

[phoenixinflames]

"A Day In The Life" is one of my favorite songs EVER, but I think it stands on its own. I went with Pink Floyd cause its just such a great closer.

[breesays]

23, absolutely

[IceAge/HeatWave]

"Motion Picture Soundtrack" - Radiohead (Kid A)

"Untitled 8"- Sigur Ros ( )

"Heysatan"- Sigur Ros (Takk...)

"Yawny At The Apocalypse"- Andrew Bird (Armchair Apocrypha)

"A Dream For Us"- The Appleseed Cast (Two Conversations)

"My Body Is A Cage"- The Arcade Fire (Neon Bible)

"The Anchor Song"- Bjork (Debut)

"re: Stacks"- Bon Iver (For Emma, Forever Ago)

"East/Lucky/Free" - Bright Eyes (Digital Ash in a Digital Urn)

"Lets Not Shit Ourselves(To Love and Be Loved)- Bright Eyes (Lifted)

"Eskimo"- Damien Rice (O)

"Bleeder"- Emiliana Torrini (Me & Armini)

"Now At Last"- Feist (Let It Die)

"Foreground"- Grizzly Bear (Veckatimest)

"Colorado"- Grizzly Bear (Yellow House)

"Passing Afternoon"- Iron & Wine (Our Endless, Numbered Days)

"Flightless Bird, American Mouth"- Iron & Wine (The Shepherd's Dog)

"Clam, Crab, cockle, Cowrie"- Joanna Newsom (The Milk Eyed-Mender)

"Cosmia"- Joanna Newsom (Ys)

"Paper Scars"- Lovedrug (Pretend You're Alive)

"Everything Starts Where It Ends"- Lovedrug (Everything Starts Where It Ends)

"Two-Headed Boy Par II"- Neutral Milk Hotel (In The Aeroplane Over The Sea)

"One Of These Days"- Owen (At Home With Owen)

"Feather"- Page France (Hello, Dear Wind)

"Street Spirit(Fade Out)"- Radiohead (The Bends)

"A wolf At The Door(It Girl. Rag Doll)"- Radiohead (Hail To The Thief)

"Life in a Glasshouse"- Radiohead (Amnesiac)

"The Fields of Ius"- The Snake The Cross The Crown (Mander Salis)

"Reservations"- Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)

...thats my list

these.

[mrnegativezero]

I went with Hurt, because it ends The Downward Spiral in the best way possible. Also cause Nine Inch Nails has been my oldest love.

23 would've been my second choice. And, uhm, how come no one mentioned Admit It!!! ?

[DarkBlue13]

easily 23, one of the most beautiful songs ever written

[Un'Aria Ancora]

It's extremely hard to believe BN is beating out "A Day In The Life" AND "Shine On"... Dear God.

[Bobcat46308]

Still no love for Tool? C'mon, such a good band..and amazing song.

Aenima is such a great album, every song on it is classic. however, a lot of people probably haven't heard Third Eye because it wasn't a single and they may balk at the fact that it's 13+ minutes long... great beginning with Bill Hicks and if you're patient with the track it really is something special.

[Brokenhill]

It's extremely hard to believe BN is beating out "A Day In The Life" AND "Shine On"... Dear God.

I know right?

Not enough people have given such material much of a chance, or none at all.

[Ismael182]

Wow, BN and JEW are having quite the tight race, and good to see the Beatles as a consistent 3rd placer at least.

[RiCCioLi]

NIN ftw. god i love them

agreed. but i hate this song live everytime i see them

[RiCCioLi]

Hey wait a minute; Knights Of Cydonia - Muse (Black Holes & Revelations) ISNT the last song on the album.


Glorious is.

[TangledUp]

I clicked too fast. I voted for Led Zep but didn't realize A Day In The Life was in there. The Beatles and Led Zep trump everything else listed.

[Clark]

...tuuuuuuuurn yoooooou ooooon....

[Brokenhill]

I clicked too fast. I voted for Led Zep but didn't realize A Day In The Life was in there. The Beatles and Led Zep trump everything else listed.

Hmm, no. That's not even that great of a LZ song.

[TangledUp]

Hmm, no. That's not even that great of a LZ song.
:shrug: I love pretty much anything Led Zeppelin has ever done.

[Brokenhill]

:shrug: I love pretty much anything Led Zeppelin has ever done.

I'm a big fan, I just think that song in particular isn't that great. It's good, but I have to be in the mood to hear it, while I can listen to a song like "No Quarter" or "Ten Years Gone" anytime.

[TangledUp]

I'm a big fan, I just think that song in particular isn't that great. It's good, but I have to be in the mood to hear it, while I can listen to a song like "No Quarter" or "Ten Years Gone" anytime.
Fair enough!

[Brokenhill]

Fair enough!

The reason I jumped is because you said Led Zeppelin is better than Pink Floyd =P

[Ismael182]

Hey wait a minute; Knights Of Cydonia - Muse (Black Holes & Revelations) ISNT the last song on the album.


Glorious is.

Huh? Like on a special edition or something?

[RiCCioLi]

Huh? Like on a special edition or something?

yeah I guess cause its not on my itunes or in the itunes store

[Radiology]

..."23" isn't even that good of a song...there are so many better songs by Jimmy Eat World, let alone on Futures

[andrewshungry]

23 motherfucker

[andrewshungry]

..."23" isn't even that good of a song...there are so many better songs by Jimmy Eat World, let alone on Futures

how dare you

[Radiology]

how dare you

honestly, it sounds like a filler compared to the rest of the album...

[VIVALAMATT]

Brand New is beating the Beatles.

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/1/C/clinton_laughing.jpg

[VIVALAMATT]

..."23" isn't even that good of a song...there are so many better songs by Jimmy Eat World, let alone on Futures

woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah...

[VIVALAMATT]

Weezer- "Only in Dreams"

This, or "Butterfly" would've worked for me.

[roche]

A Day In The Life was the perfect ending to that record.

[pleasedontpanic]

Incubus - Aqueous Transmission
As Cities Burn - Timothy
Bright Eyes - Lime Tree
Coldplay - Amsterdam
Midtown - Find Comfort In Yourself
New Found Glory - The Story So Far

and oh sooooo many more...
This poll is too difficult, it all depends on the time and the place.

[drzafs]

Haha, my vote gave JEW the lead!

[SuNDaYSTaR]

Knights of Cydonia for me. Although all of them are incredible.

[billyboatkid]

Play Crack the Sky.

One of my favorite songs.

[jesse_hitz]

Muse for sure or Hurt

[Tristan Needler]

A Day in the Life, from this list it's obvious. There are better last songs from The Beatles catalogue though.

You picked the wrong Jimmy Eat World song though, should have been Goodbye Sky Harbor.

[drzafs]

Yellowcard's "Holly Wood Died" has always been one of my favorite closers. No matter how much the rest of the album failed.

[gnp8472]

"Reservations"- Wilco (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)

THIS

[The Raine]

Yellowcard's "Holly Wood Died" has always been one of my favorite closers. No matter how much the rest of the album failed.

YES YES YES. Favorite Yellowcard song. I actually wish they would close shows with Holly Wood Died. Extremely underrated song.

Also, it baffles me that anyone could put down 23. I know it's "cool" to be against the grain on this site and online in general, but c'mon, it's fucking 23. And yes, I know music is subjective. BUT IT'S 23. How can that song not hit your core?

[AussieBoy]

TOOL!

anberlin usually do good enders

23 is tops!

also

blink182- lost without you
NFG - boulders
muse - knight of cydnonia
AVA - heaven
getaway plan - transmission
incubus - aqueous
millencolin - the ballad
MCR - famous last words
set your goals - echoes
SOTY - is this my fate...
unwritten law - evolution

[AussieBoy]

Yellowcard's "Holly Wood Died" has always been one of my favorite closers. No matter how much the rest of the album failed.

yeah that is awesome!!! really good live too!

How I Go towards the end is a fav of mine too

[Ismael182]

Yellowcard's "Holly Wood Died" has always been one of my favorite closers. No matter how much the rest of the album failed.


Definetly! I would have liked to include that in the poll but I know not many people would have voted for them..but I guess it might have gotten more votes then Tool. Lights & Sounds is a very underrated album! I went through so much shit when that cd came out, visiting this girl in Michigan and getting in a car crash..and her coming down to see me afterwards and HER getting in a car crash, insane times and that album was the soundtrack. Love that song though, and How I Go too..and all the other ones.

[mike'smannequin]

what about red sky by thrice =\

[mike'smannequin]

hold me down by mcs?

[murrich]

The Beatles, Brand New sucks.

[Chalie22]

For this poll I picked 23 but how could you not mention WEEZER - ONLY IN DREAMS

[hf57]

went with jew. 23 is just a huge song

[nonamesleft]

Neat idea.

[nonamesleft]

went with jew. 23 is just a huge song

What the fuck, Oshawa? That's badass.

[hf57]

What the fuck, Oshawa? That's badass.

surprised? haha

[nonamesleft]

surprised? haha

Yeah a bit. I've never seen someone from Oshawa on here before. I have a love/hate relationship with your town.

[:-)]

Why should it surprise anyone that Brand New and JEW are kicking ass in this poll...
I hope everyone who votes in this poll listens to all these albums all the way through and hears their respective finales before they make a decision. Hey wait a minute; Knights Of Cydonia - Muse (Black Holes & Revelations) ISNT the last song on the album.


Glorious is. Bonus track. agreed. but i hate this song live everytime i see them ME TOO. It's not Trent's fault though (he does it perfectly imo) - it's the crowd's. At all the NIN shows I've been to Hurt always becomes a fucking singalong, people start clapping and cheering and shit and the song sounds much less meaningful. What's your problem with it? I'm curious.
You picked the wrong Jimmy Eat World song though, should have been Goodbye Sky Harbor. This. GSH is way more epic.

[:-)]

A Day In The Life though is way too incredible for me, I can only bring myself to listen to it about 5 times a year. +1 :-)

[hf57]

Yeah a bit. I've never seen someone from Oshawa on here before. I have a love/hate relationship with your town.

whats there to love about oshawa?

[Indoor Living]

Knights.

[nonamesleft]

whats there to love about oshawa?

Your hockey arena. Your town sure knows how to throw a good hockey tournament.

[hf57]

Your hockey arena. Your town sure knows how to throw a good hockey tournament.

haha we do have a lot of hockey arenas.

[SteveLikesMusic]

23. One of my top 5 songs of all time.

[nonamesleft]

haha we do have a lot of hockey arenas.

Yeah! I always play at that massive one near some hotel. It has like, 3 ice pads or something.

[threepunchjim]

my fave closers:

*fin - Anberlin (Cities)
Videotape - Radiohead (In Rainbows)
Deathbed - Relient K (Five Score and Seven Years Ago)
The Angel and the One - Weezer (Red)
Hold Nothing Back - Copeland (In Motion)
White Mountains - Gatsbys American Dream (GAD)
Road to Joy - Bright Eyes (I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning)
In a Sweater Poorly Knit - mewithoutYou (Brother, Sister)
Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance (The Black Parade)
You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones (Let it Bleed)
Admit It - Say Anything (...Is a Real Boy)
The River - Manchester Orchestra (Mean Everything to Nothing)

[Rakkalakka]

OMGOMGOMGOMG. HOW DARE BRAND NEW NOT WIN A POLL. WHO NEEDS JIMMY EAT WORLD ANYWAYS. OMG. AAAHHHH.

lol. jk. im just surprised that the fans of brand new havent taken over.

ya know, they're not horrible. but theyre nothing too spectacular or special either. its a waste of energy.

[AussieBoy]

meh, 23 is better than goodbye SH, GSH only gets faux epicness casue it drivels on for 10mins with the same thing

[Ismael182]

meh, 23 is better than goodbye SH, GSH only gets faux epicness casue it drivels on for 10mins with the same thing

Agreed, but I guess that's what it makes it special too..but I still prefer 23 and My Sundown over it.

[MyWorldEntire]

A Day In The Life was the perfect ending to a perfect record.

Fixed

[xsinkshipsx]

beatles....then hurt

[superichie]

I think "fin" by Anberlin should have made this list. GREAT last song.

[djemilah]

23.
Hard choice though... Knights of Cydonia

[djemilah]

I think "fin" by Anberlin should have made this list. GREAT last song.
agreed

[Ismael182]

I guess it's fitting that 23 seems to be the overall winner in the poll for me..since I'm turning 23 in a couple days, oh man I'm slowly losing my youth.

[RunningFool]

23 just barely got beaten by A Day In The Life. A lot of good suggestions in these comments, as well.