Comments on: It's so hard to say goodbye

Question: It's so hard to say goodbye

elle.jeezy — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:42:47 -0800

I need an upbeat farewell music/song for a presentation.

There's a few people leaving their positions and I'm looking for music that's positive and fun with a theme of leaving, farewell, good luck, etc.

The average age of the people leaving is about 45 and there's both men and women in the group. It'll be a bonus if the song is instantly recognizable. 'Take this job and shove it' and others like it are not appropriate for this situation.

By: 4ster

4ster — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:57:05 -0800

Not a exactly a good bye song, but still might work: "Kind and Generous" by Natalie Merchant.

By: JMOZ

JMOZ — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:06:38 -0800

"Send Me on My Way" by Rusted Root is a great goodbye song.... It could work for youngish 45, but maybe not oldish.

By: b33j

b33j — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:14:56 -0800

Good Riddance by Greenday. (otherwise known as I had the time of my life - used for the end of Seinfeld).

By: jamaro

jamaro — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:40:42 -0800

Don't Stop, by Fleetwood Mac

Everyone 45ish will remember it from high school (and Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign).

By: _aa_

_aa_ — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:53:58 -0800

Cheer's theme song.

By: Pater Aletheias

Pater Aletheias — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:47:15 -0800

"So Long, Farewell" (or whatever it's called) from the Sound of Music.

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:09:46 -0800

How about "Pomp and Circumstance"?

By: mono blanco

mono blanco — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:42:38 -0800

Kingston Town.

By: salvia

salvia — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:21:41 -0800

I can't find a clip of this song, but maybe someone else can -- Bye Bye Bye, by the Little Rabbits. The last 30 seconds of the song are these cute (yet not too obnoxious) little voices singing "bye ba-bye bye, bye ba-ba-bye." Oh, oops, instantly recognizable. Never mind. How about the first ten seconds of D'yer Maker?

By: TrolleyOffTheTracks

TrolleyOffTheTracks — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:44:09 -0800

How about We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn. The song playing at the end of Dr. Strangelove as the world blows up. It's an old song, not instantly recognizable, but maybe the Strangelove connection would help out.

By: nineRED

nineRED — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:26:52 -0800

Try "Your Hand in Mine" by Explosions in the Sky. It's an instrumental on the Friday Night Lights soundtrack.

Check it out on YouTube for a free sample.