"When I'm Gone", Randy Newman (Monk) 

Wish dr.kroger got to see monk like that. Rip

By far one of the most beautifully sad finale in TV!! Ever!

Monk means A LOT to me, it is my number one on TV. I watch all seasons than have one or two year break and then watch it all again. That's how much I love Monk. It feels to me like he is part of my life. Today I finished final episode and know that I will miss Monk during my break🙁 I have tears in my eyes seeing this very last scene😢

What a classy piece of music to close what was such a great series. Unforgettable.

I'm a 40 year old man. I cry every time i hear this song. I hate you randy Newman and Adrian Monk. I mean i love you.

What an absolute masterpiece.

Absolute perfect ending.

I like how he they came back to the stove just like the first episode,

Did you notice...1st time he wears a Tshirt and not a top-buttonned shirt...now that Trudy got justice and Molly is near him...he just allows himself to physically breathe. And Randy reached (the) Summit....

Monk and Leland will be friends for eternity. His actions every time Monk was in danger showed that. Yes, Leland wasn't going to kill The Judge because Monk asked him to. He was going to kill The Judge if Monk died. It was never said, but Leland would have done it.

Watched the final two episodes last night on work. Cried like it was the first time I saw it. #monk #ocd #wealreadymissyou

I've watched Monk since I was 8 years old but now (I'm 15) I think more about it and I understand how Monk feels and how important Trudy and her justice are to him and this scene always gets me end up crying. I think the song expresses his emotions very good. It deals with the farewell of him and Trudy because he solved the case of her murder. The moment he opened the present and caught her murderer, he let her go. He had nothing left of her that was unknown or new to him. There was nothing to explore anymore. He had just finished with that part of his life, though she will always be a part of him and he will always love her and never be able to be with another woman. He always said he wanted to solve the case for Trudy but the song says "the day i hoped would never come is here" because when he's arrived at this point, he actually sees that it's over now and he has to let her go, that he can't no longer hold on and has to move on. First the song says "I think you're gonna miss me when I'm gone" but in the end it says "I sure am gonna miss you when I'm gone" because he realizes that actually he is the one losing her and never seeing her again, even in his dreams because she was always there for him and helped him when he needed her. Now that he solved her case, he feels free and isn't afraid of everything anymore. He actually gets more confident. That's why he doesn't need her anymore to be there for him so he won't see her in his dreams anymore. But he will always be thankful for having her in his life. He also says that she made him a better man and that knowing her has made him strong because she gave him confidence and safety. With her he wasn't alone and she was the first person to understand him as the person he was and still help him to be the best version of himself and get more confident. He did whatever was necessary to make her happy, so he overcame his fears. Now he has Molly who encourages him to go on and don't be afraid. He really loves her like his own daughter because she reminds him of Trudy and she's all he has left of her. With her on his side he can move on after letting Trudy finally go. "I'm a modest man and it hurts me to say these things to you. But after all we've been through, it's the least that I can do. So instead of just goodbye I'll say so long..." means that he doesn't want to let her go, although she's already dead for (I think) 12 years. So he doesn't let her go completely, just for a moment until he will see her again in heaven. In Addition to that her last words were "bread and butter". She always said it when they went hand in hand and they had to let go because of a post on the sidewalk. She wanted to tell him she has to let him go for a moment but they would be together again sometime. I think that was very important to him so he had the courage to let her go.

Very nice ending montage. And Randy Newman did it again. Hard to believe he waited through so many Oscar nomination before he finally one won.

Love how at the end of the series he's cured himself of all his issues. Like he's at peace with himself. But he still keeps doing what he does best, solving crimes.

I love this song, I love the Monk episodes. Beautiful characters.

Still watching in 2020, still moved. Wonderful ending

my favorite part of this scene is when monk checks the stove as a callback to the first scene of monk where he is worried about the stove cuz those are the only 2 scenes were he checks the stove

The best series so far. Watched all episodes like zillion times. I wish they bring back monk with another season. 😭

C'est ma série préférée ❤

I never wanted to watch Monk. I thought it was quirky and would make me change my way of liking a TV sitcom. But I was wrong. It grew on me, and his character (and Tony's acting prowess) made me respect it even more. I didn't even realize I was near the end until I heard this song coming through the speakers, and then I got teary-eyed. Wow- this song got me over a sit-com! Thank you, Randy Newman and Tony Shaloub and everyone else associated with the show. I never watched one episode live, but I was wrong not to do so. It is a TV treasure, and this episode was a masterpiece.

Who would dislike this!!!!!!!???????

Thank you, Mr. Monk...for everything. And yes, I do miss you...

Get the sinking feeling every time. So sad, the show ended but so happy monk found happiness and closure. Wish monk would come back but I feel like it couldn’t end any better.

Simply amazing

So great. Checking the stove... It's the best link to the beginning, when he talked about Sharona that he thnks that the stove in already on...

The song is similar to MONK. Both are so good, so heartbreaking, so full of love. ❤️

This has me in the feels. I used to watch this every week with my mom when i was a kid. Great song and Great show

Re-watching this as an adult, this song and what Monk went through just hit so much harder than it did when I saw this series as a kid. What an absolute masterpiece.

I just watched the Final Episode today on DVD. I never saw this, I lost Foxtel before I could see it, and I nearly cried. The ONLY way this would have been better, would be if Trudy appeared at the end, and then vanished with a smile.

Was so sorry to see this show end. That song was a perfect tribute.

We watched this series as a family growing up and we all cried and applauded at the whole sequence.

Loved the references on Sherona. Loved to see Randy as captain in NJ. Wish Sherona was there for a scene. Legendary show. Bravo.

Sr. Monk me dez companhia por meses, enquanto chorei e sorri com ele nas 8 temporadas. Aprendi com ele a rir de uns tocs q tenho e até passei a enxergar alguns desses tocs como um presente. Série inesquecível. Monk forever in my heart!!!

As for the light by which you see me, leave it on. Beautiful! Just beautiful!

I miss Monk...

This song won an Emmy!

It'll be a cold day in hell this first time I don't well up to this song. Can someone remind my family? I want this played at my funeral.

Great song!! Great series!!

Monk is a show I have to force myself to step away from. Every time I watch through it I have an overwhelming bittersweet sadness from this song that makes me want to go right back to the first episode and watch it all over again, but I know that, to me, it cheapens the ending. The finale wouldn't get to have its ending if you go right back to the starting line. It puts Monk right back to "square one," where he was stuck for so many years. I just always have to keep that in mind so I can let the ending resonate with me for a while.

My Daugther an me, we watched allways during Lunchtime.....she was crying when we saw the last epiosode a month ago. 😔

Monk cast members are truly in my life forever. This song is my go to on a rough day.

Monk will always be with me.

The best series finale ever, and I've been watching TV since Ed Sullivan in black & white.

Randy Disher moving in with Sharona and becoming a small town chief of police is the best ending of all. I mean, he's going to be Benji's stepdad! How perfect!

I miss Monk. Wipe.

Randy newman a Master of sad and happy songs. And monk the master of Wonderful Tv Memories

Ma série préférée de tous les temps ! Je ne peux m'empêcher d'avoir des larmes ! J'aurais voulu que cette série ne s'arrête jamais ! Heureusement, il y a les rediffusions en France mais j'ai le coffret DVD de toutes les saisons ! Merci !!!!

Reminds me of an old friend,I'm young but dying.This song made me cry like a baby.

I'm 64 years old and never watched Monk until now. It's all new to me and I LOVE HIM😊

I do miss you Mr. Monk and all. 😢

US tv's best series: cast and crew incredibly talented; Monk will live on in the annals of American TV. Randy Neuman's song still makes me cry! So does the outstanding acting! Thank You all!

He was too human….😢

Monk means the world to me and I'm so sad it had to end. At least it went out on a high note. We will always remember you Mr monk, and remember, you'll thank me later.

I love monk so much I love how the actor that plays monk did such a great good in the last episodes of monk I cried a little that’s how much monk means to me

Today I finished the final episode, as per one comment below...he too became a part of me. What a fantastic TV show, the entire cast and crew did an outstanding job. This final shot made me cry, although I experienced this show this year 2022 and not like many other people since it began...it felt like it did every season. And the song goes right to your feelings.

Very sombering. Monk was one show my wife and I both loved.

I haven't seen this in 10 years.

The best tv show ever. Specially for one thing - Adrian Monk never changed. He will always be an OCD man. That's good, 'cause life don't have a happy end. That's real. Love Adrian Monk and his buddies.

I love everything about this scene. This is the Monk that Trudy fell in love with.

Grateful this show exists 🌷🌷🌷

Long time ago this made me cry.

また、モンクに会いたい。 新しいモンクに

I'm just glad he was finally able to sleep in the middle of the bed.

newman and poignancy are soul brothers

Just sitting here crying. Thank you.

Brilliant writing. Checking the stove, a reference to the very first episode. Monk is the best.

I'm sad the show had to end but I'm glad it ended on a high note. Love the show and this song so very much.

The last episode was so damn sad

I've had so many losses in my life, Thank You for posting this song. I love this show and watch it on COZI TV in Cleveland.

Best series ever.

the show had a good ending

I remember watching this during my winter break during my senior year back in 2009. Time flies

I really love this.

Traylor Howard is adorable.

I wish Dr. Kroger would of been there.

😪😭😭😭😓😓😓😥😥😥😥

I hope they never attempt a new version of Monk; nobody could play the character like Tony Shalhoub.

Do you have a copy of the recording of both 1&2 finally? -Luke

I've looked and looked. Is Miss Me When I'm Gone available for purchase anywhere?

What episode is 2:30 where both Kevin and Natalie are hugging Monk ?

Hi, so who killed Trudy, finally plz ? Dale "the whale"?

I wish they ended it with him being remarried.

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I just realized... the time he forgot to turn off the stove was his first case after Trudy died. This was indicating that it was his last case and he had finally gotten over Trudy Edit: why are all the crimes on continent street

Adrian Monk the best❤