retirement party playlist? goodbye song?

[athena53]

Cream: "I'm So Glad" and "I Feel Free"

Another on the "I'm Free" theme: "I'm Free" from "Tommy", by The Who.

For mine (if I'd had one), I would have added Queen's "I Want to Ride my Bicycle".

 

[ronin]

Another on the "I'm Free" theme: "I'm Free" from "Tommy", by The Who.

I had these back to back at my retirement party.

 

[Blue Collar Guy]

If this is how you did your job then have them play "My Way" by Frank Sinatra. They played it at mine, it was appropriate.

 

[Aerides]

Assuming this is not for the OP given his other threads...

But it also depends on the age of the retiree? A GenX'er might prefer Simple Minds (the breakfast club theme) Don't You Forget About Me.

 

[Keim]

As a fan of 80s New Wave band Oingo Boingo I have 3 suggestions:
If you liked your co-workers:
https://youtu.be/cxK1MUK8AlM

If you didn't like them:
https://youtu.be/G-QUqmDLD9c

If you REALLY HATED THEM and want them to consider taking out a restraining order:
https://youtu.be/X4fS2l9OAI8

 

[Blue Collar Guy]

If you REALLY HATED THEM and want them to consider taking out a restraining order:

 

[ikonomore]

Classic Stones.

an updated version, kind of, that I will use.

 

[gamboolman]

Merle Haggard's "Big City" I have loved this song since it was released in 1981

 

[Keim]

With a lyric like "Hopelessly ****ed up the ass by a legion of 40 ex-cons, that's what it feels like when you walk all over me. Helpless, I'm helpless." I'm only half joking about the restraining order!

 

[Scuba]

I think this is very suitable for work, but management may not agree.

I was going to suggest this one!

 

[hankster]

I like this little clip from BTO's classic Takin' Care of Business:

People see you having fun just a-lying in the sun
Tell them that you like it this way
It's the work that we avoid, and we're all self-employed
We love to work at nothing all day