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...
well *beep* it dosnt matter what you want some a$$ holes going to come & play Tears In Heavon on his acostic.
1. What Ever Happend?- The Strokes
2. Flutter- Bonobo
3. Wish I Was Dead- Shout Out Louds
4. Platano- Cassino
5. Please Please Please- Shout Out Louds
My top 5 funeral songs would have to be:
1) Anthony and the Johnsons - Hope theres someone
2) Sam and Dave - Hold on, I'm coming
3) Nirvana - Come as you are
4) Jeff Buckley - Satisfied Mind
5) Syd Vicious - My Way
And in addition it'd have to be Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners (my family know why I'd chose that one, lol and no, my name isn't Eileen either! ;-)
Don't torture yourself when life does it for you!
Wanderlust - Bjork
Lie In Our Graves - Dave Matthews Band
Surprise! You're Dead - Faith No More
Imagine- John Lennon
Flutes of the Chi - Ween
Any of those will do at my funeral.
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Elliott Smith - The Biggest Lie
Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
Sigur Ros - Staralfur
Modest Mouse - Styrofoam Boots/It's all nice on Ice, alright
Elliott Smith - Thirteen (Big Star cover)
"Great party, isn't it?"
5. Ego Brain - System of a Down
(Or Streamline, from the same album)
4. Simple Man - Lynrd Skynrd
3. November - Static X
2. In the Fade - Queens of the Stone Age
1. And the festivities will be concluded by John Goodman belching the alphabet.
We're working on a history report, not a babe report.
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5 - "Fade to Black" by Metallica
4 - "Alone I Break" by Korn
3 - "In this River" by Black LAbel Society
2 - "The Parting Glass" by Liam O'Maomlai
And they carry me out to
1 - "Say it ain't so" by Weezer
I Would just play Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists... even though it's only 4 tracks.
shareThe Beatles-Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (or Because)
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
All Apologies (Live Acoustic Version) by Nirvana
Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones
Sympathy For The Devil by the Rolling Stones
I would have all of them played, in that order
1. Old Man - Neil Young
2. Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin
3. Freebird - Lynard Skynard
4. Everlong - Foo Fighters
5. If I Ever Leave this World Alive - Flogging Molly
5. Divided - Snot feat. Brandon Boyd
"a piece of him will stay, while the rest of him goes...we are divided for now"
4. Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
" just hear these and then i'd go, you gave me more to live for, more than you'll ever know"
3. Across The Universe - The Beatles
"images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes that call me on and on across the universe"
2. Butterfly - Weezer
"i told you i would return when the robin makes his nest, but i ain't never coming back... i'm sorry"
1. Hurt - Nine Inch Nails or Johnny Cash's Version (it doesn't matter)
"what have i become my sweetest friend? everyone i know goes away in the end"
Watching this movie on FX on a Saturday...
1. One Tree Hill - U2
2. Love Song - Cure
3. Forever Young - Rod Stewart
4. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
5. I Want To Be A Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
Honorable Mention -
6. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
7. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
8. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
9. I Am The Resurrection - Stone Roses
10. Simple Man - Lynard Skynard
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I'm with ricopezz:
1. One Tree Hill - U2
"I'll see you again
When the stars fall from the sky
And the moon has turned red
Over One Tree Hill
We run like a river
Runs to the sea
We run like a river to the sea"
While my ashes are poured into a river.
Oooh, One Tree Hill. That's a good one, I give it an honorable mention in addition to my five.
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1. Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
lyric: "lay me down, in silence easy..to be born again"
2. Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
lyric: "this is our last embrace, must i dream and always see your face?"
3. Hold You In My Arms - Ray LaMontagne
lyric: "seems like everwhere you turn, catastrophe waits. But who really profits from the dying? I could hold you in my arms...i could hold forever"
4. Running Up That Hill - Placebo
5. Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez
and maybe Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
I reckon i had far too much fun doing that than is strictly healthy. i know everyone says 'listen to these songs, they are good', and i dont want to sound preachy but what the hell....TRUST ME...my choices are ace. Give them a go.
1. "Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles
"Father Mackenzie, wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave... no one was saved."
2. "What a Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong
"I see skies of blue..... clouds of white... bright blessed days....dark sacred nights
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world."
3. "Atmosphere" - Joy Division
"Your confusion, my illusion, worn like a mask of self-hate, confronts and then dies."
4. "Strawberry Fields Forever" - The Beatles
"Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.
It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out.
5. "Hurt" - Johnny Cash
"What have I become, my sweetest friend?
Everyone I know goes away in the end."
6. "Hallelujah" - Rufus Wainwright
"Maybe there's a God above, and all I ever learned from love
was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you."
7. "Tears in Heaven" - Eric Clapton
"Beyond the door, there's peace I'm sure.
And I know there'll be no more... tears in heaven."
8. "Trouble" - Cat Stevens
"I've seen your eyes and I can see death's disguise
Hangin' on me, hangin' on me."
9. "Needle in the Hay" - Elliot Smith
"Calling some friend, trying to cash some check.
He's acting dumb, that's what you've come to expect."
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Here are mine in no particular order.
1. Dust in the Wind, Kansas
I love this song in Old School at blues funeral.
2. Free Bird, Lynnard Skynard
I like in the Devils Rejects when they get shot up or in Elizabeth Town when there at his dads funeral.
3. Good Riddance, Green Day
A good song
4. What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
Another Good Song.
5. Loser, Beck
6. Wild Horses, Rolling Stones
nuff said
theres probally more but w/c
1. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
2. At My Most Beautiful - REM
3. The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
4. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
5. With or Without You - U2
And, the song I want played at every point in my life, including my funeral:
Rudie Can't Fail - The Clash
Problems and Bigger Ones - Harvey Danger
I Miss You - Incubus
Adam's Song - Blink 182
San Francisco - Alkaline Trio
Walking is still honest - Against Me!