Legends contemplating their mortality

Inspired by the recent death of Kris Kristofferson, and Surprise Puma’s contribution to the thread on his passing:

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Zevon is another at the top of my list for this type of song. Here’s a twofer, and a beautiful old-school country song to boot.

I think Willie has been singing about his own death almost his entire life and I’ll still weep like a child the day it happens.

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Released posthumously.

and Joe Strummer who never had a chance to contemplate his mortality, “Silver and Gold” (a cover of Bobby Charles’ “Before I Grow Too Old”) also released posthumously

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“And no-one will know my name until it’s on a stone.”