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...
There are so many good lists in this thread, and just like Rob, I am a compulsive list maker. I think my 5 'funeral' songs would be...
1. Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
2. Strangers (The Kinks)
3. Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
4. Under the Bridge (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
5. Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
The list may change, but I think this is a solid selection of songs.
the new belle and sebastian.... or marie de salle
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Only one, for me. "Washing of the Water"- Peter Gabriel
shareHallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
Stand by Me (Ben E. King)
You've Got a Friend (James Taylor)
Baby, I Need You Loving (The Four Tops)
We've Only Just Begun (The Carpenters)
Ava Maria (Judi Collins)
Well the greatest funeral song of all time of course..
"Yakety Sax" - (The Benny Hill Theme)
Jesus would support Universal Health Care
Well I Wonder the Smiths
Dying in the Sun. The Cranberries
Empty. The Cranberries
Lions. Ace Enders
Hallelujah. Rufus Wainwright
At My Funeral -- Crash Test Dummies (Bit on the nose!)
Dream, Baby, Dream -- Bruce Springsteen
Love Me Tender -- Elvis Presley
In Dreams -- Roy Orbison
Midnight Train To Georgia -- Neil Diamond
Poor Men Wanna Be Rich, Rich Men Wanna Be Kings
And A King Ain't Satisfied Til He Rules Everything
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Hmmm...
1) Ceremony - New Order (some say Joy Division, I will consider it a New Order song)
2) Exit Music (For a Film) - Radiohead
3) Half Light I - Arcade Fire
4) Plainsong - The Cure
5) Strange News from Another Star - Blur
That's a great list, I actually found a Substance 1987 original German pressing that potentially has Peter Hooks signature...
1. Mercy Mercy Me -- Marvin Gaye
2. Great Gig in the Sky -- Pink Floyd
3. MLK -- U2
4. My My, Hey Hey -- Neil Young
5. Don't You (Forget About Me) -- Simple Minds
6. Reckoner -- Radiohead
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Wow, hardly any IMDb threads 10 years old are even allowed to survive.
shareLots of great choices here. I would add...
Angel- Jimi Hendrix
I Was Young When I Left Home- Dylan (although I could easily name ten more Dylan tunes)
Brokedown Palace- Grateful Dead (or Ripple)
But in the end there's only one for me:
Time, by Tom Waits
If that song doesn't bring a tear to your eye there's something seriously wrong with you.