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top 5 songs to have played at your funeral


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...

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1. WASP - Sleeping In The Fire
2. Queen - Show Must Go On
3. Ozzy Osbourne - Goodbye To Romance
4. Pantera - Cemetery Gates
5. Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms

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Only three and in this order

Blue eyes cryin' in the rain - Willie Nelson
Cosmic dancer - T-Rex
Should I stay or should I go - The Clash

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A bit morbit but here we go
Sweet child of mine- guns n roses
if i can dream- elvis presley
closer- the corrs
ride the night away;jimmy barnes
get of my cloud -rolling stones

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I have to steal “Miles From Nowhere” by Cat Stevens and “Jesus Ranch” by Tenacious D from other posts.

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“Where Have All The Average People Gone?” - Roger Miller
“In The Dark Of The Sun”- Tom Petty
“59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)”- Simon and Garfunkel
“Nightswimming”- R.E.M.
“Thank the Lord For the Nighttime/The Boat That I Row/Forever In Blue Jeans”- Neil Diamond medley, preferably performed live by Neil himself.

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Top 5 songs to play at my funeral:
- This time tomorrow: The Kinks
- Many rivers to cross: Jimmy Cliff(I know Rob liked this one too)
- How it ends: Devotchka
- In my Life: The Beatles
- My Way: Sid Vicious’ version

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In no particular order:


ATFC - Life

Groove Foundation - That Feeling (D-Formation Takes Over Vox Mix)

Kings Of Tomorrow - Finally

Elastic Reality - Casa De X

Ultra Naté - Free (Muzzaik Remix)

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Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis
Let it Be by The Beatles
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Smile by Nat King Cole
Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles (As a nice, happy song to end it)

And Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day. Sorry. I have six.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4QWo1x5_bk

Happydaytoystown by The Small Faces.




-The Wookie has no pants-

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Whale - Yellow Ostrich
Lost in the World - Kanye West
Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
Only You - Yaz
Perfect Day - Lou Reed

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Date Rape - Sublime
Hooker With A Penis - Tool
Closer - NIN
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole
Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men

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Time by Pink Floyd.

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MAiden Voyage/Everything in it's Right Place - Robert Glasper
Fistful of Love - Antony and The Johnsons
The Funeral - Band of Horses
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zepplin
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

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