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. wish you were here - pink floyd
2. given to fly - pearl jam
3. gone away - the offspring
4. goodbye forever - alkaline trio
5. stand by me - not yet sure if i want ben king's or pennywise's version
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1. And so it goes billy jole
2. Alive pearl jam
3. Amazing grace just played by bag pipes.
4. Livin on the edge areosmith
5. Come as you are nirviana
1. Wings/10,000 days - Tool
2. #34 (w/ vocals) - Dave Matthew's Band
3. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
4. No Quarter - Led Zeppelin
5. Imagine (cover) - A Perfect Circle
5.Through The Glass" Stone Sour
4.Unforgiven - Mettalica
3.Highway To Hell - AC/DC
2.The End - The Doors
1.November Rain - Guns n Roses
"If my answers frighten you vincent you should seace asking scary questions"
Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead or Stairway To Heaven
then after some time
The Day The World Went Away (quiet) - Nine Inch Nails
I need to preface this and state that Jeff Buckley takes my No. 1 for favorite artists. That being said, I was pleased to see that he made so many lists, but not "Hallelujah".
Yes, it's a beautiful song, but the lyrics have no reflection on a life. Why would you want to play a song whose message, albeit potentially rooted in Christian mythology, says nothing about the deceased??
I would opt for a different track by him - "Satisfied Mind". It was the final track played at his own funeral as well. The message would give reassurance to those present that I passed with no regrets and am quite pleased with the life I lived. That's the kind of song I'd want played at my funeral.
under the bridge (rhcp)
ring of fire (cash)
wish you were here (floyd)
timebomb (beck)
the end (morrison/doors)
peace
1. fear of sleep - the strokes
2. fond farewell - elliot smith
3. where is my mind - the pixies
4. in my time of dyin' - bob dylan
5. bye bye love - the cars
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Fade to Black-Metallica
I saw the light-Hank Williams sr.
here comes the sun-Beatles
Hells Bells-ACDC
Life is *beep* Milkmen
Pixies - Where is my Mind (that's a great one!)
Afasi & Filthy - Livet är Underbart(Swedish hiphop, but very thoughtful and poetic)
Beta Band - Dry the Rain(maybe an abridged version? It's quite long)
Goran Bregovic - Ederlezi
Leningrad - Ja Svoboden(I'm Free in Russian, really beautiful!)
This has too much hip hop in it I suppose for a proper funeral. :P
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I'm not dying yet. I have to kill quite a few men first.
1. Sur - (tango) C. Di Sarli, orch., sung by Edmundo Rivero
2. My Way - Frank Sinatra
3. Medley - Nino Rota from Fellini movies
4. Medley - Henry Mancini soundtracks
5. Vtalva Moldau - Friedrich Smetana, comp.
I wish I could have the IMDb friends to fulfill my wish, otherwise, who else will know??????. In any case, I won't be able to listen ...
Mine:
Hummingbird-Wilco "Remember to remember me..."
Love Love Love- The Mountain Goats
I Will Follow You into the Dark- Death Cab for Cutie
Forever Young-Bob Dylan
Windfall- Son Volt
joy division - love will tear us apart,means to an end
echo and the bunnymen - the killing moon
madness - one step beyond,our house
nena - 99 red balloons
tears for fears - mad world
jesus and mary chain - darklands
i just picked favs which i would like at my funeral
All right ramblers..let's get ramblin'
Seth Gecko (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN)
Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Break on Through - The Doors
Knockin on Heavin's Door - Guns and Roses remake
Amazing Grace - (if a metal band with a killer vocalist like Geoff Tate, Mark Torien, Sebastian Bach, or Whitfield Crane did a remake.)
Freebird - Lynrd Skynrd
I don't think it really matters that much. I'll be dead, i won't be able to hear them. I'll probably pick a few of my nearest and dearest to pick a song each. That way it'll be more of a celebration. Songs about death will just bum everyone out much more than necessary. You're already dead, you don't have to rub it in everyone's face.
sharejust read the whole thing and no one puts some great funeral songs up there
1)going deeper underground jamariqui
2)feeling hot hot hot
3)youll never walk alone(die hard liverpool fan)
4)in the end linkin park
5)i remember you the ramones
others which have been in most funerals i have been to
lady in red
three time a lady
cant think of any more
Great gig in the sky - Pink Floyd
Beyond the realms of death by Judas Priest
Lucky Man by Emerson Lake and Palmer
Solitude by Black Sabbath
and of course
Knocking on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan
Great gig in the sky - Pink Floyd
Beyond the realms of death by Judas Priest
Lucky Man by Emerson Lake and Palmer
Solitude by Black Sabbath
and of course
Knocking on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan
i feel good- james brown
concubine- converge
somebodys watching me- rockwell
dancing on the ceiling- lionel ritchie
the other-isis
Can't believe that in spite of this long thread no one has chosen:
Queen - Who wants to live forever?
or
Rolling Stones - Out of Time
I'm definitely going for one of them.