Siri, play “Another One Bites The Dust”?
A recent survey carried out by Marie Curie, an end-of-life care charity, has revealed the top ten songs people are looking for in their final moments of life – and the number one choice turns out to be a defiant tune by Sinatra.
Over 1,000 UK bereaved respondents shared their bereavements – with the most mentioned choices earning a place on the organisation’s first ever dying playlist, titled ‘Music for the End’. “
The most requested swan song is Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” followed by Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and Tina Turner’s “Simply The Best.”
Other selections that made the top ten include Cyndi Lauper’s poppy “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.”
“Terminal illness, pain and fear of death can result in feelings of helplessness and isolation, even with family and close friends. [around]said Dr. Tracey McConnell, a music therapy expert and Marie Curie Honorary Scholar at Queen’s University Belfast.
“Music can help people express their feelings and make them feel better, regardless of their health or emotional situation,” she added.
According to the organization, many of the songs chosen for the not-so-morbid mixtape are considered sentimental, empowering and nostalgic.
The 10 best songs played by dying people
- My Way – Frank Sinatra
- I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
- (Simply) The Best – Tina Turner
- Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland
- Girls just wanna have fun – Cyndi Lauper
- Angels – Robbie Williams
- What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
- Hey Jude – The Beatles
- These are the days of our lives – Queen
Nearly 84% of the participants, friends and family members of the deceased, estimated that music relaxed and calmed their loved ones in their last moments.
About 61% said music helped ease anxiety and emotional distress for them too.
Creating these shared experiences brings people together and serves as a distraction from the reality of their physical illness, the study authors said.
Other benefits included introducing a sense of normalcy and helping to distract the dying person from the physical symptoms of their illness, they claimed.
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