What music would you like played at your own funeral?
Anything by an artist who was dead. That would be ironic in a twisted sort of way...
Rock and Roll Suicide by David Bowie, Never Forget by Take That and Just Like Heaven by the Cure
The Pied Piper's flute music.
Starless by King Crimson
Death of the Titanic by James Horner
classical music played a string quartet
sunshine, lollipops...
"Mama Said" by Metallica
What's traditionally played at a firefighter's funeral . . . "Amazing Grace" on solo bagpipe
"Eulogy" by Tool
Definitely "Tears in Heaven", by Eric Clapton.
Barber's Adagio for Strings. It's the closest you can come to death without losing your life.
thirty-three by the smashing pumpkins, tears in heaven by eric clapton, angel by sarah mclachlan, spider by soad, and angel by jimi hendrix
"Colourblind" by Counting Crows or "Exit Music" by Radiohead
here comes the sun.... doo doo doo doo.... here comes the sun.... its
"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen.
jimmy eat world, "for me this is heaven"
screw the sad stuff, overly melodramatic bunk an all that tiresome stuff.
Gimme a good Irish band and a good bagpipe player, nothing slow or mournful all good rollicking drinking songs and such. And, of course, as a loyal southern son, when you're lowering me into the dirt i want the band to play "Dixie."
"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" sung by Dean Martin.
Empty Garden- Elton John
the verve - "bittersweet symphony"
Deliever Me by Sarah Brightman
In fact I would take a break from the commerz, and have a native song played--Izlezul e Delu Haidutin( Here has come Delu the rebel)by Valia Balkanska. As far as I know it is on the Voyager in deep space, real deep.
You can close your eyes - James Taylor
and perhaps
Knocking on Heaven's Door performed real slow
Imagine by John Lennon
The Freedom/Execution song from Braveheart. That's a really good song.
Definitly these 2, The Call of Katula by Metalica and Mozart's Reqrium
Starry Starry Nights by Don McLean.
gorecki by lamb or last goodbye by jeff buckley. hallelujah by jeff buckley. ANYTHING by jeff buckley
Um, Let me Entertain you by Robbie Williams (in this order!), Don't stop me now, by Queen and Don't stop Moving by S Club7
I'd like "black bird" from the Beatles
Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie
"Love, me." By Colin Rayes.
Siegfried's funeral march by Wagner, then Bach's "Sleepers Wake" Mozart's "Moonlight Sonata","Fantasia in D minor","Ode to Joy", in that order then after the service segue into whatever the party music of the day is.
slipknot - surfacing
I'd start with Mozart's Requiem, opening. Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor, Faure Pavane, Our Lady Peace "Watching you drown", Verdi La Pensiori, Concieto Daranjuez, finishing off with forbidden games by Dompierre. At the party id like it to start off with Saint Saens DAnse Macabre
stand by me....
Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes by Frank Zappa.
So dead, die in the summertime, spectators of suicide and a design for life
sweet surrender by sarah mclachlan
Air by Bach,
or
Pixies - Where is my mind
My December-Linkin Park, Slow Motion-Third Eye Blind, Requiem-Mozart, and finish with, It Is Well-C.S. Lewis
the verve- bittersweet symphony, zeppelin-stairway to heaven and anything by nirvana
I'd want to stear away from all the death music and have people remember me for who i was when i was living. Therefore, I'd want Sublime's "Waiting for my rucca", Clutch's "Jesus on the Dashboard, and any Christmas song.
gorecki by lamb,
anything from the soundtrack of pi the movie & requiem for a dream.
throw in the rainbow connection and the muppet show theme when my casket burns...
the theme song from cheers
That na-na-na hey-hey goodbye song... because I think people will be rejoicing when I die.
Spirit In THe Sky.
Then Sweet Home Alabama.
I am also a loyal son of the south and I would like the band to play Dixie as they lower me into the ground
Finnally I would like Free Byrd played as the procession departs.
Joe Diffy's Prop me up beside the jukebox(if i die)
Dancing Queen by ABBA. The greatest band in the history of music.
Korn: 'Falling away from me.' hahaha it goes "beating me down, down, into the ground..."
Last goodbye by Kenny wayne sheppard, or your winter by sister Hazel, or even Here you me by Jimmy eat world
Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made of Sand
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Against the Wind - Bob Seger
Seasons in the Sun - Terry Johns or something like that . . .
One of 3, Going Underground by the Jam, I Know Its Over by the Smiths or Heaven by Talking Heads
anything from the manics album GENERATION TERRORISTS
One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boys II Men, Imagine by John Lennon and American Pie (the Madonna cover of it.)
'Redemption Song' followed by 'Born to Die' by Leftoever Crack
'This is Yesterday' Manic Street Preachers, 'Decades' Joy Division
Albinoni's Adagio in gmin.. Pink Floyd's Goodbyr cruel world.. Pixies' Where is my mind.. perhaps. I'd rather not die.
"If there is a God" (Piano Version) Smashing Pumpkins; "Fly Away" Poe; and of course, "Let it Be" Beatles....
"Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult, "Life's A Long Song" by Jethro Tull and "Break On Through" by The Doors.
WOW there are a lot of really good songs on this one. I think i'd bypass the one poignant song and release an album the first fifty copies would contain genuine ashes.
The tracks would be-
Always look on the bright
1.side of Life- Monty Python
2.Ride of the Valkeryies- Wagner
3.Danse Macabre- Saint Saens
4.Bob Marley- Three little birds
5.Bob Dylan- Subterrainian homesick blues
6.THe Doors- This is the end
7.THe TRansformers theme- Lion
8.Alive- THe beastie boys
9.Stay Beautiful- Manic street preachers
10. Ghostbusters
11. Faith of the heart- Russell Rod stewart
Three Libras by A Perfect Circle and a mix of my favorite rock bands, incubus, system of a down, poison the well, from autumn to ashes and so on
Glycerine by BUSH...i never did understand the words, but what a gorgeous song...
"I could...If I would....
So,If I could listen to the music I would like to play
"Have U ever really loved a woman " by Bryan Adams
"Where is my mind?" by The Pixies, "Castles made of sand" by Jimi Hendrix, "Here come the sun" by The Beatles
At my funeral I'd pick one of the following songs
1. Blind Melon - Change
2. Sublime - Pool Shark
3. Cage- Agent Orange
4. Necro -World Gone Mad or Underground Rules 4 Ghouls
5. Pink Floyd - Brain Damage and Comfortably Numb
wheres your head at by basement jaxx because im gunna get executed im sure of it....
Amazing grace on solo bagpipe.
schindler's list piano theme
I would want Nobody Loved You or Spectors of Suicide by Manic Street Preachers
- "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd
- Bach Cello Suite 1, 1 Prelude
- Canon in D
- "Kashmir" and "Black Dog" by Led Zepp
- "Voodoo Child" Stevie Ray Vaughn version
"don't let it bring you down" by neil young....a great song.......or maybe something by oasis...they rock
Nothing sad or melodramatic for sure....the same song I live by: Lust for Life-Iggy Pop...
They would probably play TAPS at my funeral, but I hope I survive combat...
I would have 3 songs played
one,"God save the king" for the entrance when they bring me in just before the eulogy
"3 libras" by APC in between pauses during the eulogy and I'll figure out the last song later. any suggestions??
"life goes on" by the late 2Pac
barber's "adagio for strings"
"Drachen wollen fliegen" by the german band PUR
If nothing else from the millionbazillions of songs I would list, one headlight-the wallflowers
lalloby
I would like somebody to play Incubus, Wish You Were Here, because that song is my favourite right now, and it sounds like a picture of heaven.
i'd just let the wind play and let people make up their own words
easy, The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go.
Colorblind-Counting crows
Crash Into Me-DMB
American Beauty-Main Theme (so haunting)
Angel-Sarah Mclachlan
Cheap Trick-I Want you to Want Me
Aerosmith - DREAM ON
Better man - Pearl Jam
Creep - Radio head
Amazing- Alex Lloyd
Stormy Weather- Joni Mitchell
Down The Highway- Bob Dylan
I Could Be Dreaming- Belle and Sebastian
Eulogy~ Tool or Time~Pink Floyd
From A Distance - Better Midler
The Scent of Love - Michael Nyman
I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
1) Creep - Radio Head
2) Everybody Hurts - REM
3) No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
the last song should be played when my coffin burns as it will be filled with weed and all witnesses will enjoy themselves and laugh with me and the weed and Bob as death is the ultimate release from life and we should laugh about it and not cry
1. freebird
2. i will remember you
3. 2pac-changes
4. 2pac-lost souls
5. amarillo by morning-g.Strait
6. the dance- garth brooks
I'd have:
"November Rain"- Guns & Roses
"Pride"- U2
"My Way"- Frank Sinatra
'stayin alive!' or 'your not singin anymore'
1)if there is a god (piano version) by the smashing pumpkins.
2) no frontiers by mary black
3) everbody hurts (corrs version)
4) condemed to rock and roll by the manics
5) halleluja by jeff buckley
Non je ne regrette rien by Edith Piaf
What a wonderful worlg by Louis Armstrong
sullen girl - fiona apple
"Here in Heaven" by eric clapton...
there's got to be guitars!
nocturne
Loreena McKennitt - Dante's Prayer and the Ave Maria
hmm...i wouldnt want really sad music, but im a daddys girl so i would want Butterfly Kisses played, that song makes me cry every time i hear it. ummm...Breathing by Lifehouse, becuase of the words "i just wanna sit outside heavens door and listen to your breathing", We are tommorow by Bleach, cuz it would remind everyone, that if i had lived, i would have tried my hardest to make a difference, and Oh happy day from sister act two, cuz i dont want ppl to cry when i die, i want ppl to remember me as a happy person
It won't rain all the time - The Crow soundtrack
2PAC "Lfe Goes On"
Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Strawberry Fields
"Looking Thru The Floor Of Heaven"
"Peace In The Valley"
"I Will Always Love You"
HEAVEN I NEED A HUG-R.KELLY
raining in baltimore - counting crows
goodnight - evanescence
castles made of sand - jimi hedrix
get blown away- ocean colour scene
Voices - Yoko Kanno.
If you insist on having background noise.
I wish i cud have the lyrics of Love me by Colin Raye
I wish I could the lyrics to Love me and Butterfly Kisses by CColin Raye.
Anything by Crowded House, or The Luckiest - Ben Folds Five
I love Jeff Buckley 's music !
Only muslim music I listen to !
Dying Fetus - Raped On The Alter
1. Corrosion of Confirmity - Heaven's not Overflowing
2. Suede - Down
3. The Beatles - Penny Lane
4. The Smashing Pumpkins - Farewell & Goodnight/ Tonite, tonite Reprise
-"Wish you were here" by Pink Floyd,
-the 'raindrops keep falling on my head' song from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
-"All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles, with the video clip from The Prisoner where that song is played
'Goodbye Cruel World' (Gloria Shayne) as recorded by Jimmy Darren. Play it loud.
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