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...
Top Five Funeral Tracks:
1) The Beatles - Let It Be
2) Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
3) Rufus Wainwright - Memphis Skyline
4) Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
5) Tom Petty - Square One
1. Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam - Nirvana
2. Let it be - The Beatles
3. Every breath you take - The Police
4. Imagine - John Lennon
5. Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Number 1 is absolutley set in stone, the rest would likely vary depending upon my current mood.
Not a religious guy at all. I can't believe no one mentioned this song but it's good that it's out of public consciousness.
"My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison
Also "All Things Must Pass" and "Hear Me Lord" all by George Harrison
Hell, maybe even "Presence of the Lord" by Blind Faith even with Clapton's out of place but enjoyable solo!
I can't think off the top of my head, any others that no one's said yet.
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I love when hollywood's big movies bomb.
When I die, I don't want people crying over my death with some sad, unoriginal string music. I want celebration of my life;
"Stairway to Heaven"--Led Zeppelin
"Transatlanticism"--Death Cab for Cutie
"Wish You Were Here"--Pink Floyd
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"--Israel Kamakawiwo'ol
That's all I can think of for now.
Current Favorite Song: "Trouble"--Cat Stevens
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The Beatles - In My Life
The only one I could possibly want....says everything I would want said...
There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more
1. Lullaby- The Cure
2. The End- The Doors
3. (Don't Fear) The Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult
4. Lost in the Supermarket- The Clash
5. Perfect Day- Lou Reed
1-Jimi Hendrix- Little wing
2-Bauhaus- Hollow Hills
3-Bauhaus- Burning from the inside
4-Pixies- In Heaven
5-Julee Cruise- In My Other World
(in the order 5-1)
hmm, this is kind of sad
my picks would include:
magic - ben folds five
hm, cant think of any right now
but it doesn't really matter what i want does it, because i won't be around to pick the playlist!
i bet my family would choose something like, "ding dong the witch is dead" for me HA HA jk
5.Nick Drake- Day is Done
4.Tom Waits- Innocent When You Dream (78)
3.Jeff Buckley- Hallelujah
2.The Pogues- If I Should Fall from Grace With God
1.Simon and Garfunkel- Bookends
Who'll Stop the Rain- CCR
I can see for Miles- The Who
Castles Made of Sand- Jimi Hendrix
Growin Up- Bruce Springsteen
Like A Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan
Honorable Mentions:
Ticket to Ride- The Beatles
Wouldn't it be Nice- The Beach Boys
Sound of Silence- Simon and Garfunkel
You Can't Always Get What You Want- The Rolling Stones
Closing Time- Semisonic
Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Öyster Cult
Don't You (Forget About me)- Simple Minds
I cant name 5 songs off the top of my head, but when i die, i dont want a funeral, i'm goin out irish-wake style, drinking music and lots of booze, help people remember what i did all my life.
In any other case:
Tragically Hip - Ahead by a Century
Leonard Cohen - Love Calls you by your Name
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
REM - Losing my Religion
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight Sonata) - Not technically a 'song' but whatever suits the mood.
...and Arcade Fire - Cold Wind
funeral for a friend- elton john
no rain- blind melon
bittersweet symphony- verve
oh sweet nothin'- velvet underground
the wind- cat stevens
champagne supernova- oasis
country feedback- R.E.M
wild horses- stones
those are just few that come to the top of my head.
Imitation of Life - R.E.M.
Show Me Your Soul - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles
Wake Up - The Arcade Fire
And, finally: Ding, Dong the Witch is Dead from The Wizard of Oz
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1.Long and Winding Road (…You let me standing here, a long, long time ago…)
2.Amazing Grace (with Janis Joplin)
3.The Dogs And The Horses (Divine Comedy)
4.Hotel California (Eagles)
5.In the Upper Room (with Mahalia Jackson)
The Scientist - Coldplay
Good Riddance - Green Day
Lightning Crashes - Live
Don't Cry - Guns N Roses
No Rain - Blind Melon
Honorable mentions:
Breathe Me - Sia
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
"Now get your patchouli stink out of my store!"
Dry The Rain- Beta Band (features in High Fidelity)
Two Headed Boy Pt. 2- Neutral Milk Hotel
Let's Get Out Of This Country- Camera Obscura
I Feel Like A Child- Devendra Banhart
I Came As A Rat- Modest Mouse
Alive-- Pearl Jam (start with-- get everybody wondering)
The Sunny Side Of Street-- The Pogues
Keg On My Coffin-- The Push Stars
Man Of The Hour-- Pearl Jam
In My Life-- Beatles
And carry me out to:
Sexy M.F.- Prince (why not go out in style?)
I only have one.
Bring Your Own Shovel - Regina Spektor.
"Oh man, i shot Marvin in the face."
For a more serious, heartbreaking funeral:
1. Amazing Grace, played on a bagpipe (when my coffin/urn is being laid down)
2. Mensch - Herbert Grönemeyer
3. Fields of Gold - Sting
4. These Are the Days of Our Lives - Queen
5. Why - Annie Lenox
Though I'd prefer a less serious approach:
1. I'm not Dead - Pink
2. In My Defense - Freddie Mercury
3. Stairway to Heaven / Highway to Hell (great combination)
4. All Revved up with no Place to Go - Meat Loaf
5. I'm Dead - Randy Newman
Oh, and 6. Amazing Grace on a bagpipe - wouldn't want to go without it...
And if I am cremated, I'll also need:
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash or H-Bloxx
Fire, Water, Burn - Bloodhound Gang
For personal and family:
5. This is the End of the World REM
4. The Lifting REM
3. Where Angels FEar to Tread - Bryan Adams
2. Amazing Grace
1. One - U2
For public and friends:
5. 18 till i die- Bryan Adams
4. Cocktail Party - DAvid Huang
3. Find Myself - David Tao
2. Beautiful ones- Suede
1. The Great gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd
1. Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
3. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
4. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
5. Let It Be - The Beatles
According to the map, we just moved four inches. - Dumb and Dumber