given that laura's dad dies, and this topic comes up, i was wondering what everyone thinks would be their top 5 funeral songs-
any medium- band, sung by your widow- whatever.
here are mine-
1. the end- the doors
2. alone i break- korn
3. imagine- a perfect circle
4. lost cause- beck
5. suspended in dusk- type o negative
i am looking foreward to reading yours...
1. Sweetness Follows, R.E.M.
2. The Trapeze Swinger, Iron & Wine
3. Pyramid Song, Radiohead
4. Njosnavelin, Sigur Ros
5. Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah
I'm leaving it at that before I try to change anything—because picking just 5 is hard.
1. Going underground- The Jam
2.Im only sleeping- The Beatles
3.My ever changing my moods-The Style council
4.Champagne supernova- oasis
5.Common people- Pulp
its so hard to choose:(
Miles Davis - Blue in green
Foo fighters----next year
coldplay----fix you
guns n roses----knocking on heavens door
Mike and the mechanics---- the living years
cant think of any more
My top 5 out of the top of my head:
Nutshell - Alice in Chains
Something in The way - Nirvana
Razor - Foo Fighters
Time of your Life - Green day
Always with me - Joe Hisaishi
I realize this thread is over 4 years old, but whatevs.
1. Nick Drake - From the Morning
2. Radiohead - Motion Picture Soundtrack
3. Television - Marquee Moon
4. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
5. Pink Floyd - Nobody Home
Hey...where the f--k are my hard-boiled eggs?
1. Johnny Cash "Hurt"
2. Warren Zevon "Keep Me In Your Heart"
3. Bruce Springsteen "The River"
4. Louis Armstrong "What A Wonderful World"
5. R.E.M. "Find The River"
Captain Beefheart- Semi-Multicolored Caucasion
Love- You Set The Scene
Howlin' Wolf- Moanin' at Midnight
Caetano Veloso- Nine Out Of Ten (for the irony)
Talking Heads- This Must Be the Place
and then
Parliament- Flashlight
to get that party started!
1. Clocks - Coldplay (Actually, almost anything by Coldplay works)
2. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. Old Man - Neil Young
4. How to Disappear Completely - Radiohead
5. Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Honorable Mentions because they're just beautiful songs:
1. La Valse D'Amelie - Yann Tiersen
2. Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti
3. To Build A Home - Cinematic Orchestra
4. My Body is a Cage - Peter Gabriel
5. Wake Up - Arcade Fire
6. O Children - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
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We're All MAD Here
1. Nova - VNV Nation
2. All Cats Are Grey - The Cure
3. Into Dust - Mazzy Star
4. Here - Pavement
5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
Honorable Mentions:
1. Monkey Gone To Heaven - The Pixies
2. Into My Arms - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
3. When The Music's Over - The Doors
4. Asleep - The Smiths
5. Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance. Only because it's one of my favorite songs ever (don't ask) and I have a good feeling it's never been played at a funeral before. Unique.
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"A man ought to do what he thinks is best" - John Wayne, Hondo
Solemn, but not mournful...
1. Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCU3HXNGaAw)
2. Little Person - Jon Brion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_ubhYgjAc)
3. Cigarette - The Smithereens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdI-l5aTEaM)
4. Hear My Train a Comin' - Jimi Hendrix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVe0SOswtfc)
5. Long Slow Goodbye - Queens of the Stone Age (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLji1buqZOk)