Songs To Played At Your Funeral

[grainger99]

Yes I know quite a morbid thought but you just never know!!!:yikes:

Here's my selection

Atmosphere - Joy Divison
Monkey Gone To Heaven - The Pixes
Sometimes Salvation - The Black Crowes
Northern Sky - Nick Drake

[Jalan]

I used to have a High Fidelity inspired "Top 5 songs to be played at your funeral" list laying around somewhere, but I think I ended up trashing it.

To be more current with it (and shave off four songs in the process), the one song that I'd want to be performed at my funeral would be "Corpus Christi Carol", preferably by an all female choir.

[peat moss]

I don't think its morbid its something we all thought about ,more so as one gets older . I'm Scottish so would like the bag pipes or something sad by Rod Stewart like Gasoline Alley to drown out all the fat broards crying in the front row . :lol:

[Chewie]

Peter Cooke & Dudley Moore - Goodbye-ee

My old girl has told me she wants Bruce Springsteen's I'm On Fire for her cremation :lol:s

[nortroll]

At my funeral I want the song "Når Sjelen Hentes Til Helvete" from Dimmu Borgir or "Det Som En Gang var" from Burzum. \m/

[cpt_azad]

At my funeral I want the song "Når Sjelen Hentes Til Helvete" from Dimmu Borgir or "Det Som En Gang var" from Burzum. \m/

That's just stupid lol

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[jaz84]

"Njósnavélin" by Sigur Ros, it's beautifull, and epic. This song can be interpretted as something joyful, or it can be viewed as a very melancholy requiem, it depends on who you are, I suppose.

[AoXCuJo]

I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy...?

[missie]

Stay Wild - Wizo. :happy:

[cpt_azad]

"Njósnavélin" by Sigur Ros, it's beautifull, and epic. This song can be interpretted as something joyful, or it can be viewed as a very melancholy requiem, it depends on who you are, I suppose.

Fortanately for both of us, I've heard both the songs you listed (lee551 hooked me on to Dimmu Borgir and then it kinda went from there). But whether or not its beautfiul+epic, it's still not something that is "proper" to be played at a funeral, but to each his own :)

[jaz84]

Why not? how's it not proper? To each his own, I suppose.

[cpt_azad]

Why not? how's it not proper? To each his own, I suppose.

Because melodic death metal, by definition (of culture), is something not to be meddled with during funerals....hence the word death metal.

And I said "to each his own" in my last post;)

I chose last post due to military significance.

[DRACOJOE2]

Lynyrd Slynyrd~Free Bird

[digmen1]

Of course there is the classic "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zep.

And our favoruite "Why Does It Always Rain On Me" by Travis. This was used on a TV Show funeral scene in "William And Mary" it was a very moving scene.

Regards

Digby
NZ

[Seedler]

I wanna fuck your mom-blink 182

[Celerystalksme]

I wanna fuck your mom-blink 182

Hell Yes!

Tom Green - The Samoln Song

nah seriously

A Perfect Circle - 3 Libra's *most moving song and the song i can most relate too*

[BigBank_Hank]

I think that Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust would be mine :D


In all seriousness though I think that I’d like the third movement in Beethoven’s 9th symphony.

[Everose]

'Memory of a Good Friend' by Chris Rea

Any good haunting song with lots of pan flute. ;-)

[Artakserksis]

"Chop Suey" (System of a down)
I really like this song and although I didn't exactly understand the meaning of the lyrics, it's talking about suicide and death.

[Buffalo]

Fraggle rock theme tune.

And everyone must join in and clap along.

[thewizeard]

...erm... I will always love you - Kenny Rogers/Dolly parton..

or, I did it my way - Sid Vicious...

edit: and definitely, No need to argue - the cranberries :)

[livewirerules]

i dont want any kindof songs playin at my Funeral :(

[ownage]

There's only one music that should ever be played in funerals, and obviously is one that for you guys to guess should be heard, and understood the history behind it...

The music is....

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A little suspense... :p
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Mozart's Lacrimosa is the only true music made for funerals, the one wich is said to set Mozart working till death, now those of you who knew about it can stop pretending to be surprised, the other ones should *buy* the album right away and hear it remembering the funeral of someone they really miss..

Edit: oh and by the way, the music is one of the most beautifull ever composed, not some kind of "feelings breeder" or "feeling-alive-maker" as the ones we hear today, it is just beautifull and this is just my opinion

[jaz84]

Why not? how's it not proper? To each his own, I suppose.

Because melodic death metal, by definition (of culture), is something not to be meddled with during funerals....hence the word death metal.

And I said "to each his own" in my last post;)

I chose last post due to military significance.

No offence, but have you even heard the song? Sigur Ros is in noway, and never has been, Death Metal. I think I might just have to upload it, because I'm very certain you might have it confused for something else.

Edit: Here it is:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C897P7TL

[thewizeard]

ok... downloding it at 100kBs+ when it's ready I will play it over Mensa radio..thanks :)

..playing now..and is indeed special.

[jaz84]

but it's not Death Metal? Right?

[thewizeard]

:) hehe I wouldn't call it that...but it would be OK for funerals :) does go on a bit...

the title song from Titanic was a very popular song at funerals, about 5 years ago.. " my heart will go on.."

[Legolas]

Big Pimpin

[Skiracer1223]

I liked Halleluja by Jeff Buckley, until they used in on the OC for a funeral..now i have to find a new one

[Damnatory]

It's very cliche, but "Dust in the Wind" has always been one of my favorite songs to play on accoustic. So I think I would go with that one.

[superfemme]

Such Great Heights...the Iron & Wine version of it

[hisamrain]

Peter Cooke

[Chewie]

Peter Cooke
He won't come 'cos he's already dead, silly.

[manker]

Because melodic death metal, by definition (of culture), is something not to be meddled with during funerals....hence the word death metal.

And I said "to each his own" in my last post;)

I chose last post due to military significance.

No offence, but have you even heard the song? Sigur Ros is in noway, and never has been, Death Metal. I think I might just have to upload it, because I'm very certain you might have it confused for something else.

Edit: Here it is:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C897P7TL
:lol:

Don't worry about it, azad is the forum 'tard and isn't to be taken seriously, especially about stuff which involves him typing words on the interweb.

[Barbarossa]

A-Ga-Doo (Doo Doo) by Black Lace, obviously.

[jaz84]

Don't worry about it, azad is the forum 'tard and isn't to be taken seriously, especially about stuff which involves him typing words on the interweb.

bwhaha. Yeah, I wish that he'd atleast reply, and tell me that he was wrong, or is he to smug for that?

[Leeson]

ding dong the witch is dead

[crazyhorse51]

'wasnt that a party' by the irish rovers because thats the the I live life and barstool blues' by Neil Young and crazy horse

[gbates]

Chorus from Harrowdown Hill by Thom Yorke would be enough

[Poi808]

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

[nostalgia]

Joy Division - Atmosphere
The Chameleons - PS Goodbye
The Cure - Funeral party
Anne Clark - Heaven

(although I like these song a lot so maybe if they were to be played I would rise again...)

[FreeDoom]

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

I second that ;) great song for the moment

[jimbo12345]

Flaming Lips - Do you realise?
Oasis - Don't go away (live version) or
Meatloaf - View in the rear mirror
Greenday - Good Riddance
Staind - Inside
Massive Attack - Unfinished Symphony
Baz Luhrrman - Wear Suncream

[Hoooooters]

At my moms funeral last year I played
1. Guns N Roses - Knockin on heavens door
2. Kansas - Dust in the wind
3. Guns N Roses - November rain
4. Enya - Only time


At my funeral I want

1. Julia - John Lennon
2. Julia - Our Lady Peace
3. Freebird - Skynyrd
4. Kockin on heavens door - Guns N Roses
5. I will remember you - Sarah Mclaughlan
6. Heaven - Warrant

[wisky]

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust :P

[jenopop]

Forever Not Yours - A-ha

It goes "I'll soon be gone now...forever not yours / It won't be long now...forever not yours"

Pretty cool song.

[gazza007]

mine's 'Everybody's talkin' by Nilsson - just a mellow tune that's stuck with me ever since I first heard it: "I'm goin' where the sun keeps shinin'..... thru the pourin rain....... Goin' where the weather, suits my clothes.."

[nijinsky666]

Weak - by Skunk Anansie

[SWOS]

Bill Haley and the Comets - See Ya Later Alligator

maybe:ermm:

[mildthrill]

oops!

[mildthrill]

Personally, I'll be dead, so I don't care what's being played, I'd rather it be something my family picked out because they're the ones who have to listen and relate to it.

But if I had to choose, I think I'd dig a classic organ playing something churchy or what-not. I would just prefer that as feeling more timeless then a commercialized tune some dudes wrote to pay the bills as heart-felt as they might sound.

[ptp5352]

Badly Drawn Boy - Minor Incidents

[Confluence]

Personally, I'll be dead, so I don't care what's being played, I'd rather it be something my family picked out because they're the ones who have to listen and relate to it.

I agree with that, nice point.

Although, I'd have So Jersey by The Bouncing Souls, (completely unrelated to death and that.) Or '87 by The Bouncing Souls, and I love that too. Rest of it night they can choose to play anything they want. I don't want my friends and family to be extremely upset as you can tell. Remember the good times, the memories, and don't waste the any of rest of your life on my death. I'm dead. Not that they would, they're sensible.

I might have Stand there till you're sober by Bomb the Music Industry! too, if only for the lines 'I'll make you party at my funeral, 'cos mourning's for suckers' and None More Black 'Who Crosses State Lines without a Shirt?'

[routerjoc]

Brendan Perry - Death Will Be My Bride ;-)

BOFH

[Lagwagon555]

Well I'm not going to have a christian funeral, so I wont need any big music filling any temples... I dont know though. Chances are when I die I will think differently to what I do now :p

[NsJ]

R.Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly

[catalyst05]

it must be three songs Sentenced - Despair-Ridden Hearts Lacrimas Profundere - The Embrance And The Eclipse Beseech - In Human Desire

[Kilwell]

Fade To Black......Metallica

[gustafo]

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters :devil:

[hotheat]

Queen - don't stop me now

[petra1210]

This question is weird :noes:

[pettson3816]

Muse - Unintended.. everybody is gonna cry their asses off..

[fork ewe]

down-stone the crow


it'll scare all the old people and the christians.


A bout of deep depression.
Can't seem to move it forward.
My lying eyes lie awake.
Not sure what I am after.
I never died before.
Can't live what happened yesterday.
I never stoned the crow, no.
Flip through endless stories.
A life of hand-written pain.
No one can share this hurt that is mine, mine, mine.
I never died before.
Can't be what happened yesterday.
I shouldn't stone the crow, no.
Ride on!
Same old city, same old pain.
No matter how I try,
No matter what I say,
I'm blamed, I'm shamed,
I'm judged unfairly.
So now I've died before.
It feels as bad as yesterday.
I never stoned the crow, no.
You too have died before.
It's more than less of yesterday.
I never stoned the crow, stoned the crow, no, no.

[khaled2000]

Njósnavélin" by Sigur Ros, it's beautifull, and epic. This song can be interpretted as something joyful, or it can be vi

[kittybewm]

Fantasie Impromptu - Chopin


That would be awesome :01:

[Alien5]

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see-
Im just a poor boy,i need no sympathy-
Because Im easy come,easy go,
A little high,little low,
Anyway the wind blows,doesnt really matter to me,
To me

Mama,just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head,
Pulled my trigger,now hes dead,
Mama,life had just begun,
But now Ive gone and thrown it all away-
Mama ooo,
Didnt mean to make you cry-
If Im not back again this time tomorrow-
Carry on,carry on,as if nothing really matters-

Too late,my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine-
Bodys aching all the time,
Goodbye everybody-Ive got to go-
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth-
Mama ooo- (any way the wind blows)
I dont want to die,
I sometimes wish Id never been born at all-

I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche,scaramouche will you do the fandango-
Thunderbolt and lightning-very very frightening me-
Galileo,galileo,
Galileo galileo
Galileo figaro-magnifico-
But Im just a poor boy and nobody loves me-
Hes just a poor boy from a poor family-
Spare him his life from this monstrosity-
Easy come easy go-,will you let me go-
Bismillah! no-,we will not let you go-let him go-
Bismillah! we will not let you go-let him go
Bismillah! we will not let you go-let me go
Will not let you go-let me go
Will not let you go let me go
No,no,no,no,no,no,no-
Mama mia,mama mia,mama mia let me go-
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me,for me,for me-

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye-
So you think you can love me and leave me to die-
Oh baby-cant do this to me baby-
Just gotta get out-just gotta get right outta here-

Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters-,nothing really matters to me,

Any way the wind blows....

[petra1210]

Definetely ive found one song

WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN
(James Thornton)

When first I saw the lovelight in your eye,
And dreamt the world held naught but joy for me.
And even though we drifted far apart,
I never dreamt of what I dream of thee

I love you as I never loved before!
Since first I met you on the village green.
Come to me, or my dream of love is o'er!
I love you as I loved you,
When you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen.

I love you as I never loved before!
Since first I saw you on the village green.
Come to me, or my dream of love is o'er!
I love you as I loved you,
When you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen.

[Porkape]

"My Hero - Foo Fighters" would be sweet for everyone to listen to.

[mestari]

Sentenced - End of the road


Here we are, now lay the burden down
We're coming to the end of our road
Sorrowful yet glorious somehow
To be humming this one last ode

So calm and still... it wasn't all that bad, or was it now?
Fulfilled... it doesn't only hurt to end it now

The funeral

The memories beneath the dust of years
They seem like those of someone deceased
There's no more to be done, or hoped or feared
Just waiting for the final release

So calm and thrilled... it wasn't all that bad, or was it now?
Still, it doesn't only hurt to end it now

Is life over, this life's over?
Or has it only just begun?
It grows colder, starts to moulder...
Coming apart yet still not done

Forever one

[shlomok]

:D
I ran a Band Workshop for adults and this was one of the questions that I put up as an excuse to make it easy to get suggestions for what songs we shoulf practice and play.

Knockin' on Heavns Door
The Partys Over
Halelujah - Leonard Cohen
Nekrophilia - nekromantix.

I s'pose the way we die would influence the choice of music as well..but then we aint gonna have too much control over that.
Joe

[Liverbobs]

Just Pretend -Elvis

[LionMan]

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

[Skiz]

Queen - Another one bites the dust.

[jelll]

green day - time of your life

[brenda]

I went to a funeral the other week and they played Coldplay and Oasis (dunno the track names) and they were both really upsetting. I don't want people coming out of my funeral wanting to top themselves. Upbeat and/or humourous would be much better so I'd have to go with something like Queen - Don't stop me now. Of course to be really poigniant you'd need a list relating to cause of death.

failing that Motzart's piano sonata number 14 in C-sharp minor would be nice

[holymoly]

"If I'd known you were coming I would've have baked a cake - Al Trace"
"Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye - Vera Lynn"

[biggrizz]

R.E.M Its the end of the world as we no it (and i feel fine) :D

[HlfORange]

easy,

brian eno-an ending ascent

[DefX]

Dust in the Wind

I think i saw a funeral scene in some movie where this song was played.

[dtrain123]

Green Day - Time of your Life
Mercy Me - I Can Only Imagine
Carrie Underwood - Jesus Take The Wheel

[resigned]

Buckethead - Too Many Humans :(

[Flammenwerfer]

Off he goes - Pearl Jam
Nadias theme - Young and the restless theme song - Henry Mancini

[Evil_Monkey]

I'm guessing the best funeral music I'd probaly want to end life with is some type of genre that puts off a sound that is acoustic and melancholic at the same time :yup:

Godsmack - Asleep
HIM - Gone With The Sin
The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Linkin Park - My December
Apocalyptica - Bittersweet
Atreyu - The Theft
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
The Smashing Pumpkins - Age Of Innocence
HIM - The Funeral Of Hearts
Saliva - Rest In Pieces
Slipknot - Vermilion, Part 2
CKY - Close Yet Far
Breaking Benjamin - Until The End
System Of A Down - Chop Suey!
Eighteen Visions - Tonightless
Trapt - New Beginning
Switchfoot - Ment To Live

[Brenya]

"Walk with me in Hell (http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Walk-With-Me-in-Hell-lyrics-Lamb-Of-God/E26F3083B5F4D05C482571C20041F87B)" by Lamb of God to open it up.

"Angel of Death (http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/slayer/angel+of+death_20126174.html)" by Slayer while they look at my preserved corpse.

"Again We Will Rise (http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/lamb_of_god_lyrics_3094/sacrament_lyrics_31549/again_we_rise_lyrics_341854.html)" by Lamb of God after Angel of Death.

"Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums (http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/A-Perfect-Circle/Counting-Bodies-Like-Sheep-To-The-Rhythm-Of-The-War-Drums.html)" Remake by A Perfect Circle at the end.

I always imagined myself get killed while in a riot against some stupid war waged by a stupid anti-intellectualist.

[ozziestu]

Halelujah - Leonard Cohen
Time to say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) - Sarah Brightman/Katherine Jenkins
O Mio Babbino Caro - Hayley Westenra

Don't normally like classical/opera but those last two i really like

[defserv]

Radiohead - Motion Picture Soundtrack or pretty much anything from
kid a or ok computer ;) Brilliant band!.

[jetje]

Jayhawks - round Here (Angels have a better view)
Indigo Girls - Secure yourself
Pink Floyd - a great gig in the sky

(instrumental)

and I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, i
Dont mind. why should I be frightened of dying?
Theres no reason for it, youve gotta go sometime.
i never said I was frightened of dying.

[eltipo]

gary moore Still Got The Blues

http://www.musica.com/video.asp?video=468

[trevor2000]

the doors - A Feast Of Friends -

[natalie]

vagabond heart caetano veloso and Toots Thielemans beutiful!!!

[AmpeD]

lonestar- already there
went to a funeral and that was playing and it was really emotional

[fulu]

Coldplay - Yellow

[denisa]

immortal techinque - dance with the devil

[kaffeine]

Sigur Ros - Staralfur
Pink Floyd - Whish You Were Here

[Emperator]

ALF ´ theme...

[SAM]

i don't like songs in my funeral :)

[tiolewis]

Dust in the wind - Kansas

[DyNast]

The Fray - How to Save a Life
lol ;x

[OXO]

I used to have a High Fidelity inspired "Top 5 songs to be played at your funeral" list laying around somewhere, but I think I ended up trashing it.

[OtG]

I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy...?

The scary thing about this is.. I am doing the music for a wedding next weekend (my girlfriend's brother) and that's one of the songs she's requested....


I'd probably say Evanescence - Hello...

[Ronnie Coleman]

There will be no funeral... I am training alpinism. Five or six more years of hard training and I will sign up for expedition to Mount Everest. When I rich to the top (8850m) I will turn around myself, look good, feel it and jump into abyss...

[t0mmy]

timbaland - apologize would be a good song :) just like it because of the tone that its in

[Magnum]

I think that TRACY CHAPMAN-GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON would be mine!!!!!!Great song.