Usually I don’t mind letting others have the last word…except when it comes to my epitaph. The only trouble? I haven’t decided on one yet. So I brought some examples to consider, along with some of my favorite songs and artists.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- WHAT DID I HAVE I DON’T HAVE NOW / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
- NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
- BUT NOT FOR ME / Joey DeFrancesco & Joe Pesci / “Falling In Love Again”
- I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME / Toots Thielemans & Trintje Oosterhuis / “One More For The Road”
- PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE / Frank Sinatra / “Swing Along With Me”
- YOU WON’T FORGET ME / Shirley Horn / “You Won’t Forget Me”
- GONE / Miles Davis / “Porgy & Bess”
- DON’T FENCE ME IN/STROLLIN’ / Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orch. w Kelly Clarkson / “Plays Well With Others”
- ALL TOO SOON / Sarah Vaughan / “Best Of Sarah Vaughan”
- DON’T LIKE GOODBYES / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
- I WISH YOU LOVE / Laufey & Iceland Symphony Orchestra / “A Night At The Symphony”
- EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE / The Police / “Synchronicity”
- BY MYSELF / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “Only The Lonely”
- GONE WITH THE WIND / Dave Brubeck Quartet / “Legacy of A Legend”
- WAITER, THE CHECK / Cousin Alice / “Pour Me”
- I REMEMBER YOU / George Michael / “Songs From The Last Century”
- I REMEMBER / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
- GOODBYE/WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
- TIME ON MY HANDS / Keith Jarrett / “The Carnage Hall Concert”
- BILLY’S BLUES / Laura Nyro / “First Songs”
- THIS BITTER EARTH / Randy Crawford & Joe Sample / “Live”
- SOME OTHER TIME / Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans / “Waltz For Debby”
- WHEE I’M GONE / Phil Ochs / “There But For Fortune”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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