Walker Brothers: No Regrets

We think this is just about the best five farewell songs we've received. Thanks to Seb Hawes-Smith...another playlist soon?

Pathos, humour, regret for lost love...and Miles Davis.

No Regrets: Walker Brothers

What a cool group, with Scott Walker one of the most unrecognised talents of the pop world. This is a lovely ‘no going back’ song. But of course, he does regret losing his baby.

If You Love Me, Really Love Me: Esther Phillips

You love or loathe Esther’s voice. But listen too to the arrangement, and the line at the end: ‘And when our life on earth is through, I’ll share eternity with you.’

I’m In With The In Crowd: Dobie Gray

Hope the gathering will see the humour. I’m off to where the ‘in crowd go’. Hopefully party time.

You Won’t Forget Me: Shirley Horn and Miles Davis

Plaintive, haunting song made unforgettable by the sparse muted trumpet of Miles Davis. ‘It will happen that now and then, you’ll fall to wondering if we shouldn’t have tried again.’ I can’t hear this without thinking of someone I loved very dearly, and crying softly .

You Lay So Easy On My Mind: Andy Williams

How I’ve wanted this sort of love but somehow…oh well, now’s not  the time nor place.