One Last Song by Mike Ayers

Author:Mike Ayers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2020-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

1990s

1990

“Blaze of Glory”

ARTIST

Jon Bon Jovi

WEEKS AT NO. 1

One (Sept. 8)

SAMPLE LYRIC

“Lord, I gotta ask a favor, and I hope you’ll understand / ’Cause I’ve lived life to the fullest, let this boy die like a man / Starin’ down a bullet, let me make my final stand.”

TYPE OF DEATH

A shootout

1995

“Waterfalls”

ARTIST

TLC

WEEKS AT NO. 1

Seven (July 8–Aug. 19)

SAMPLE LYRIC

“One day he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror / But he doesn’t recognize his own face / His health is fading and he doesn’t know why / Three letters took him to his final resting place.”

TYPE OF DEATH

HIV/AIDS

1996

“Tha Crossroads”

ARTIST

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

WEEKS AT NO. 1

Eight (May 18–July 6)

SAMPLE LYRIC

“Can somebody anybody tell me why? / Hey, can somebody anybody tell me why? / We die, we die? / I don’t wanna die.”

TYPE OF DEATH

A friend’s untimely death

1997

“I’ll Be Missing You”

ARTIST

Puff Daddy and Faith Evans, featuring 112

WEEKS AT NO. 1

Eleven (June 14–Aug. 23)

SAMPLE LYRIC

“Life ain’t always what it seem to be / Words can’t express what you mean to me / Even though you’re gone, we still a team / Through your family, I’ll fulfill your dream.”

TYPE OF DEATH

It’s also a tribute song, to the Notorious B.I.G., who had been shot and killed.

1997–1998

“Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight”

ARTIST

Elton John

WEEKS AT NO. 1

Fourteen (Oct. 11, 1997–Jan. 10, 1998)

SAMPLE LYRIC

“Goodbye England’s rose / May you ever grow in our hearts / You were the grace that placed itself / Where lives were torn apart.”

TYPE OF DEATH

It’s a tribute to Princess Diana, written after her death.

1998

“Together Again”

ARTIST

Janet Jackson

WEEKS AT NO. 1

Two (Jan. 31–Feb. 7)

SAMPLE LYRIC

“What I’d give just to hold you close as on earth / In heaven, we will be together, baby / Together again, my baby.”

TYPE OF DEATH

The song was inspired by losing a friend to AIDS-related complications.

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