last of a dying breed= someone or something that is rare or nearly extinct. Can refer to humans or an endangered species.
Example: The pigmy tribe found in the Amazon is the last of a dying breed.
Some species of whales are the last of a dying breed due to whaling ships hunting them for whale meat.
It can also mean someone who does something very few people do anymore . Example: The old people who do volunteer work once they retire, are the last of a dying breed.
Which song in particular are you talking about?
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It means the breed or type is dying out, and the person is the last.
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It means the, among a group that's getting smaller ("the dying breed"), you/he/she/it is the last to stand ("the last of...").
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it simply means that something is becoming less common. ^-^
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