One of the saddest things about a rock icon passing away is not knowing when their last performance will be. However, we believe that these four finales of the famous rock career added very beautiful accents to the stage life of each musician.
1. Jim Morrison
When it comes to glorious finales to rock careers, few end with a song titled “The End.” But that’s exactly what the late, great Doors frontman did in 1970. The show at the Louisiana Warehouse didn’t always go well. Morrison was insane, and there are several different explanations for how bad the set turned out.
But what we do know is that the band played “The End” before physically ending the show. The Doors decided to take a break and try to get Mr. Morrison back to his old self, but unfortunately Mr. Morrison died the following year at just 27 years old.
2. Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen was used to reinventing and changing things. Fans were surprised when he performed “Save The Last Dance For Me” in December 2013. He chose not to play an encore of “Hallelujah” (he had already performed the song that night) and performed “Save the Last Dance for Me” in front of a live audience of excited New Zealanders. ” I decided to reinterpret it. When he sang the Drifters cover, it sounded less like a love song and more like a plea to be remembered. Cohen died just a few years later.
3. David Bowie
David Bowie had some of the finale moments in one of the greatest rock and pop careers of all time. But his “Life on Mars” performance? This song in September 2005 was his last live song. In our opinion, this is a very beautiful send-off.
Bowie performed his final set at Fashion Rocks with Arcade Fire and Mike Garrison, performing a spectacular final “dance” of sorts. Bowie lived on for more than a decade after this performance, releasing new music, but this performance in 2005 was his last on-stage bow.
4. John Lennon
John Lennon died in 1980, but his last major performance on stage took place in 1974. He decided to shock and surprise his fans by joining fellow rock star Elton John on the famous Madison Square Garden stage. He performed the very famous “I Saw Her Standing There” written (mainly) by Paul McCartney. He then stopped playing major gigs for good until his untimely death six years later. I think it was a heartbreaking but beautiful return to Lennon’s roots as a Beatle.
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