I would like Champagne Rollercoaster by Oasis.

However, two folk songs spring to mind...

Ewan McColl's moving song he wrote after being told his story had an ending, "Joy of living."

Or, thinking about it; The carnival is over. The Seekers version if nobody sings it live.

A bit of a mawkish thread this. Perhaps Woody Allen could sum it up by saying he does not wish to be immortal through his work, he wishes to be immortal through not dying.