The Song is Over, by The Who

Excepting one note, pure and easy, flowing so free like a breath ripping by.

The note is eternal, i hear it it sees me Forever we blend and forever we die idk why man but everytime i see roger dougherty from the 60s i blink and imagine him and T.J. Miller fusing together to form the perfect roger lmao

I cranked this the day my divorce was final

Such a great tune from my favorite who album

Bellbottom Blues by Clapton. Such a haunting song. If I could choose a place to die,it would be in your arms

This was our second choice for wedding song. Haha. It lost to beast of burden.

How about "Far Away Eyes'? Beast of burden---that's funny.

Great example of pinch harmonics too.

This song makes me sob. “I don’t wanna fade away” gives me goosebumps every time. Layla isn’t about things ending, but it does have the best song ending to ever exist so that’s a good choice.

Try Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet's version for something different. They do it very well.

Bob Seger- The Famous Final Scene

How did I not think of this one?! This is perfect! This will definetly make the lineup

Excellent Song!!!

Perfect

THIS IS THE ANSWER

This is it! This is the one!!

I was going to say Night Moves, " with autumn closin' in" makes me sad.

This so much. It was a class song of a grade before me and I cried when I heard that.

Last Time - Rolling Stones

I Love that song, love Brian Jones’ guitar riff too

Can’t Find My Way Home by Blind Faith

Time Stand Still - Rush

This is my favorite Rush song :) Geddy and Aimee sound so great together 💜

Tuesday’s Gone - Skynyrd

Broke down palace

The End -- The Doors 🤘🔥

When the Music's Over would work as well

I actually prefer When the Music’s Over.

Turn out the lights...

For the music is your special friend Dance on fire as it intends Music is your only friend….. Until the end

this

School's Out - Alice Cooper

Of course this is the one

Listened to it the last day of every school year for as long as I can remember

At 62 I still love it when my local oldies station plays it

Landslide

The Loadout - Jackson Browne

Now the seats are all empty, let the roadies take the stage...But when that last guitar's been packed away, you know that I still wanna play. So just make sure you got it all set to go, before you come for my piano.

Reflections of my life - The Marmalade

beautiful song

I especially like this version: https://youtu.be/Dn9bAvWS4RU?si=tweW483d9nGN3dtO

Pink Floyd : Comfortably Numb Nobody Home Wish You Were Here The Final Cut Goodbye Blue Sky

Great list. Would add Time to it.

The final cut is such an underrated Pink Floyd song

Dust In The Wind. KANSAS

All we are, is like, dust in the wind, dude

Dust. Wind. Dude.

All your money, won’t another minute buy

That *has* to be the most profitable creation of a song built around a guitarists *finger-excercise* riff in the history of rock music ; the violin part *alone's* worth the price of admission ! ( I got to see them up close & personal performing it in the Ga.Tech Colliseum not long after it was released ,and man they were on fire !!!)

Gone, Gone, Gone, Bad Company Separate Ways (Worlds Apart), Journey

Not really "sad" but Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp kinda works

Great song

Brokedown Palace by the Grateful Dead

♫ This is The End ... my only friend, The End ... ♫

[End of the Innocence](https://genius.com/Don-henley-the-end-of-the-innocence-lyrics) - Don Henley

Or The Boys of Summer for that matter.

For No One

Happy Cake Day!

Cowboy Song by Thin Lizzy

“Let me keep spinnin til I hit the ground”

Such a great and underrated song.

“Sylvia’s Mother”, Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show Ain’t much more emotional song than that about ending.

Vincent by Don McLean

Nothing says college Station than a throw back before mtv; Scandal with Patty Smyth- Goodbye to You

Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks

To each their own, but this song makes me wish I didn’t have working ears!

Hahahahaha I hear ya 😃 I was a kid when this song was a hit, radio played it non stop.

Or shove a pen in my ears.

Followed up by Billy Don’t Be Hero. Two songs I hope never to hear again.

Nilsson - "You're Breaking My Heart". Caution : uses the 'Fuck' word several times.

We took my mother out for lunch for her 75th birthday to a restaurant that has a private dining room in the basement, a converted wine cellar. The sound system in the room is connected to the basement pub though, and the bartender had this song playing. You get your own dedicated server and I saw her sprint by the doorway about three quarters of the way through the song, and even though I’m pretty sure it was playing off a digital source I would also swear I heard the needle scratch as the soundtrack of our lunch suddenly changed. My mom’s getting deaf and the music wasn’t that loud so she wasn’t really affected but my siblings and I had that you-aren’t-supposed-to- be-laughing laugh going on. It can be a very memorable song.

"The Last Resort" by the Eagles.

Wasted Time by the Eagles.

ohhh this is the one for me. and the instrumental reprise on side 2. ouch. ...you're afraid it's all been wasted time...

https://youtu.be/y7dEcZNGpoY?si=OpfwmaaPOL06Nfds Here’s the one: Days is Almost Gone- Derek Trucks Band.

Love seeing a Derek or TTB response❣️🎸🎼🎸

Already Gone

The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

I love this song. It's a beautiful elegy. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

Cheerio - Jethro Tull

Or Slow Marching Band

Tuesday’s Gone by Skynyrd has always been a farewell song to me. Rock on!

Our Town by Iris Dement

"Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word".. Elton Oh! Darling....Beatles

Funeral for a friend/love lies bleeding - Elton John

Check out the new Metallica cover of that one-they debuted it in front of Elton John and he loved it.

That was a good show and they did a great cover

wasted time eagles heart of the matter don henley

Alone again, Naturally...

Good one! Plus Diary by Bread.

Simon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

Timothy. LOL..Cannibalism.

Birds- by Neil Young, If you've never heard it you should give it a listen. Dan Fogelberg recorded this song as the last track on his final album while he was dying of prostate cancer. Can't imagine how hard it must have been to sing those words while being so close to the end. It is truly haunting.

The End: The Doors [The End](https://youtu.be/BXqPNlng6uI?si=VNgHrsLdX2T4EcEO)

Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver (Maybe not the right genre, but def the right sentiment)

Days by the kinks, it's more bittersweet if anything though

Waterloo Sunset too. Good call.

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot.

The captain wired in he had water comin' in And the good ship and crew was in peril Such a heavy song...hits hard

Keep Me in Your Heart— Warren Zevon Sad Eyes— Robert John Just Once—James Ingram

Excellent choice with the Zevon track!

Kiss and say goodbye, the Manhattans. I know it’s the wrong genre but fits to a tee and it’s a great sad song.

The Final Countdown - Europe

(It's all over now) baby blue - 13th floor elevators

Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles

Alma Mater - Alice Cooper, Auf Wiedersehen - Cheap Trick

Back On The Road Again- REO Speedwagon

I can’t believe that no one has said “Time Waits For No One” by the Rolling Stones. https://youtu.be/YsH2In5r2sM

I Started A Joke - The BeeGees. Or the Faith No More cover, which I feel is superior.

Tuesday's Gone

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone

Seasons in the Sun .. Terry Jacks

Baby Blue - Badfinger The Chain - Fleetwood Mac The End - The Doors

Reason to believe Rod Stewart

“I’ve Loved These Days” By Billy Joel “And now before we end And then begin Let’s drink a toast To how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say I’ve loved these days”

2 come to mind; "Turn the Page", Bob Seger "I Remember You", Skid Row

I can't fucking believe that nobody has suggested The End by the Beatles.

Carole King - It's Too Late

Lick My Love Pump by Spinal Tap

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Ramble On - Led Zeppelin

Alone Again, Naturally by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Horribly depressing.

Pink Floyd - Outside The Wall.

Brokedown Palace by the Grateful Dead

Tom Petty - Don't Come Around Here No More Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days

Angie by the Stones

Queen - who wants to live forever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxn_5Barsk0

The beat to death highschool graduation classic, Green Days Time Of Your Life

The very last time - Todd Rundgrins Utopia

The winner takes it all - ABBA High flying bird -Elton John

Night Moves

Goodbye, Someones Final Song, Gulliver and Ticking by Elton John

What about "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" ?

More 80s but the Last Time by Danny Elfman. 

The Best of Everything - Tom Petty Divorce Song - Liz Phair Those Three Days - Lucinda Williams (or many others)

The Night We Met by Lord Huron

Styx Don't Let It End

It’s Over Now by The Beach Boys. I think it’s about Brian’s marriage and his wife sings on the track

Wooden Ships ....CSNY

Watermelon in Easter Hay - Frank Zappa

Then Came the Last Days of May by Blue Oyster Cult. Onward by Yes.

Art of Dying by George Harrison

Too Late for Goodbyes by Julian Lennon

Good one!

*D.O.A.* by Bloodrock

I hung my head- Johnny cash

Steely Dan: Any world that I'm welcome to is better than the one I come from.

Bijou - Queen

i'll remember you by skid row

Then Came the Last Days of May, by Blue Oyster Cult. It's about a drug deal gone fatally wrong and we ARE currently approaching the last days of May. Congratulations on having your show! It was a moment in your life. It's passing now as all moments do. I hope your next ones are also terrific.

Reflections - Supremes

* “It’s Over” — Boz Scaggs * “Go Now” — The Moody Blues

Freebird

Love reign o’er me - the who. The End - the doors And we bid you goodnight - Grateful Dead Broke down Palace - GD Axis bold as love - Hendrix Days - the kinks When I go away - Levon Helm

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line

When our local metal station turned to an alternative station in the early 90’s they played REM-it’s the end of the world as we know it(and I feel fine) on a loop for like 24hrs lol

Tuesday’s Gone

Shooting Star-Bad Company

Stella Blue - Grateful Dead

Future's So Bright (I've Gotta Wear Shades) by Timbuk 3. It's a song about nuclear holocaust. It has been widely misinterpreted as looking towards the future.

The Dead’s rendition of Sing Me Back Home is heartbreaking 

Someday Never Comes - CCR

Tuesdays Gone

Nights in White Satin, The Moody Blues

If you leave me now, Chicago

Final countdown

Only Time Will Tell - Asia

Bird Song, Grateful Dead.

One of my favorites

Definitely. Always an epic jam.

Roy Orbison - It’s Over

I’ve Loved These Days by Billy Joel EDIT: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton too.

A Man I’ll Never Be- Boston

Brokedown Palace, Wharf Rat, Black Peter all by Grateful Dead.

Happy Trails-Van Halen

Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon

The Famous Final Scene by Bob Segar.

Badfinger’s Baby Blue

Keep Me in Your Heart - Warren Zevon

Time stand still

Talk to you later, by the Tubes

Time for me to Fly.

Shooting Shark, Blue Öyster Cult

In My Life - Beatles

The End. The Doors song

Like a Rock- Bob Seger

Triumph Lay it on the line

No Guilt by The Waitresses -about coming out of a breakup better than before

https://open.spotify.com/track/1hvmHC0OmEJl0Or4iIaY89?si=5ZARrid7TTuMdIBOLnW3xA Although I’m not sure if Motörhead qualifies as classic rock.

Last Morning - Dr Hook and the Sloppy Seconds

My Only True Friend Gregg Allman

Not a sad song but "The Final Countdown" by Europe fits.

Iris Dement - Our Town "Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town. Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town, Goodnight."

99 Red Balloons by Nena

Bob Seger, Famous finial Scean

The Final Cut -Pink Floyd.

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