#ExitMusic No.1 open.spotify.com/track/3L2Nyi...

#ExitMusic No.2 But, of course… open.spotify.com/track/0z1o5L...

Some people say U2 are sh1te… open.spotify.com/track/6CMkU4...

#ExitMusic No.3 Apocalyptic finish to this standout from Neon Bible. open.spotify.com/track/51xBgz...

For crying out loud, don’t slow me down… (link in bio)

#ExitMusic No.4 Magnificence. open.spotify.com/track/0gRBSv...

#ExitMusic No.5 Lots of grand Biffy climaxes, but this one just edges stiff competition. open.spotify.com/track/5W2qdW...

#ExitMusic No.6 U2’s Drowning Man culminates with an orchestral arrangement that offers a few moments to contemplate the gravity of the track. open.spotify.com/track/2SMdbB...

#ExitMusic No.7 Pretty light song, then Prince gets a bit more direct with the listener - do you want me? Cause I want you! open.spotify.com/track/1BNtFS...

#ExitMusic No.8 ELO carrying the Beatles baton through the 70’s… open.spotify.com/track/2RlgNH...

#ExitMusic No.9 We return to the present day, at the table with a bottle of red (or white) and it’s magical. open.spotify.com/track/3utq2F...

#ExitMusic No.10 It’s just a moment, this time will pass. open.spotify.com/track/1klDPm...

#ExitMusic No.11 I doubt too many have heard this by Danny Wilson. Change that immediately! You’ll then see why it’s on my list. open.spotify.com/track/0PP1oT...

I heard a track today that I had to include in my #ExitMusic countdown. So this absolute beauty has been shuffled down the order a bit and replaced an earlier Hothouse Flowers track. The music and intertwined vocals that conclude this track are mesmerising. open.spotify.com/track/1s8UMS...

#ExitMusic No.12 Battering ram finish to this monster from the Manics. You’ll need a rest after. open.spotify.com/track/0ivve2...

#ExitMusic No.13 More Na’s than you can wave a wet stick at. open.spotify.com/track/2Bdb3E...

#ExitMusic No.14 You think it’s finished, then aha! It’s not. open.spotify.com/track/2OKCZE...

#ExitMusic No.15 Bowie with a slow build, as long as there’s me, as long as there’s you… open.spotify.com/track/6GrDJu...

#ExitMusic No.16 Beautifully sung throughout but the finale is phenomenal, from the point that Susanne points out it wouldn’t even matter! open.spotify.com/track/5xvetv...

#ExitMusic No.17 They certainly toploaded their career, although this first big hit had a rousing finale! open.spotify.com/track/3Jt3vJ...

#ExitMusic No.18 Has to be the album version where we get to talk about Mary… open.spotify.com/track/137S6I...

#ExitMusic No.19 That quiet, steady piano outro makes all the difference to this legendary Oasis track. open.spotify.com/track/79RUMZ...

#ExitMusic No.20 Dramatic conclusion to a favourite Coldplay album track. open.spotify.com/track/2mLgOc...

#ExitMusic No.21 Take it out… open.spotify.com/track/0DJnqF...

#ExitMusic No.22 Having whispered ’I Love You’ to his dying muse, those contemplative nah nah nah’s are earned. open.spotify.com/track/3T2LhX...

#ExitMusic No.23 House styled exit from your town. open.spotify.com/track/53qx50...

#ExitMusic No.24 This one finishes with a few fckin sha la la la’s & you’ll carry on singing them way after! open.spotify.com/track/52M1Fv...

#ExitMusic No.25 Great song, great cover, and the end gives a kind of peace, a sort of assurance from NT. Even though he only ‘hopes’ it’s going to be alright. open.spotify.com/track/4UkRTW...

These Bluesky moderators 😡 #ExitMusic

#ExitMusic No.26 Arcade Fire are so good at creating a rousing finale to their songs. Here’s the first of two on my list. open.spotify.com/track/3hDpkv...

#ExitMusic No.27 I have a few U2 songs on this list and first up is Please from Pop, a slow build and it ‘pops’ when Bono goes full pleading falsetto late on. open.spotify.com/track/4ouybx...

#ExitMusic No.28 Brilliant outro, all about Ronnie and Nancy… open.spotify.com/track/2u9MJ3...

#ExitMusic No.29 Hothouse Flowers know how to finish a song, and here we have a quiet, delicate tune, until the volume is turned up with a minute and a half left… open.spotify.com/track/4pwpdM...

#ExitMusic No.30 I was dropping out of challenges this month then hear this is @tansleyjames.bsky.social last one for a bit! So let’s see this out with some exceptional song climaxes. Where best to start than sone nah nah nah’s by Mansun. open.spotify.com/track/0fYNf2...

#OrchestralManoeuvres No.1 Really enjoyed this challenge with the range of choices from contributors being quite extraordinary. I think Tori Amos on Winter shows exactly where orchestral arrangements elevate significant vocal passages, so deserves top ranking. open.spotify.com/track/11dfOC...

#StandaloneSingles No.1 Surely the greatest standalone single of all time? open.spotify.com/track/0aym2L...

#OrchestralManoeuvres No.2 Could have picked a wide variety of Elbow tracks, but this is the big one! open.spotify.com/track/1OZSVl...

#StandaloneSingles No.2 Stone Roses at their funkiest. open.spotify.com/track/2mv6GY...

Hey, what's your favorite album cover? Doesn't have to be your favorite album, just a cover you never get tired of looking at.

Nearly done with #OrchestralManoeuvres and I’m really looking forward to what @tansleyjames.bsky.social is going to do with the final playlist, the choices have been so inspired and diverse.

#OrchestralManoeuvres No.3 That orchestral swell before the final act is jaw dropping. Never fails this one. open.spotify.com/track/3utq2F...

#StandaloneSingles No.3 The first of 2 Beatles singles in my top 3, 4 if you include Strawberry Fields which accompanied this as a double A side. Just imagine that, hearing PL & SF on release? open.spotify.com/track/7afyyi...

#OrchestralManoeuvres No.4 They threw the kitchen sink at this! open.spotify.com/track/5ZbIlW...

#StandaloneSingles No.4 One of those tracks that doesn’t come up for air… open.spotify.com/track/4fpxnJ...

#OrchestralManoeuvres No.5 Always thought this would be a great ‘end credits’ track to an oscar winning tear jerker. open.spotify.com/track/2RXiJZ...

#StandaloneSingles No.5 open.spotify.com/track/2JO3Hw...

#StandaloneSingles No.6 The bridge between DM and WTSMG. open.spotify.com/track/425Uym...

#OrchestralManoeuvres No.6 I like the Spector production. open.spotify.com/track/61RZZe...

#OrchestralManoeuvres No.7 A multi-layered song about cake. open.spotify.com/track/3sP9qw...