Last Stands

Side A · Resignation32:11

1. 01Amy Winehouse"Love Is a Losing Game"2:35

   A farewell to lost love, which has taken on greater significance over time

2. 02Joy Division"Love Will Tear Us Apart"3:26

   Joy Division took a stand against everything, even their name was a provocation. Love Will Tear Us Apart was their last stand.

3. 03Creedence Clearwater Revival"Someday Never Comes"4:03

   Creedence Clearwater Revival's last stand is proof that acrimony and resentment can make beautiful music

4. 04Nirvana"Pennyroyal Tea"3:38

   A single that captures the complicated nature of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain. Haunting, beautiful, and, looking back, a message of hopelessness.

5. 05R.E.M."We All Go Back to Where We Belong"3:35

   Accepting something has come to an end can be a powerful thing, which R.E.M. proves here.

6. 06Pink Floyd"Louder Than Words"6:23

   The title does our work for us so just sit back and take this one in.

7. HTPink Floyd"High Hopes"8:31

   Perhaps this was Pink Floyd's real last stand. We'll let you decide.

Side B · Defiance28:04

1. 07The Beatles"The End"2:21

   Proving the old adage, “Always leave them wanting more,” the Beatles literally brought things to an end with this track (we aren’t going to talk about the later tracks, this is their last stand for us).

2. 08The Jam"Beat Surrender"3:29

   Paul Weller's deliberate sign off, Beat Surrender is a band at the peak of their power bowing out.

3. 09The Smiths"Paint a Vulgar Picture"5:35

   The Smiths fell apart in the only way they knew how, with razor-sharp lyrics and catchy guitars.

4. 10David Bowie"Lazarus"6:24

   “Oh I'll be free, Ain't that just like me”

5. 11Elvis Presley"Unchained Melody"^†2:34

   The King defies everyone, even his own frailties, with his rapturous performance of Unchained Melody.

6. 12Sid Vicious"My Way"4:05

   Regrets? Non, Sid ne regrette rien

7. HTThe Smiths"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before"3:36

   We're calling this the Smiths' last defiant song, even if others disagreed with us. That's why it's hidden.