choosing a funeral song

[seboni121]

I'm in the process of choosing my last song and it's been a hard process I kid you not these are my final 2

1 Peggy Lee the family that live on the hill

2 frank sinatra it's been a very good year

Both songs are quite sad but uplifting I will choose a more upbeat song for the first song , maybe status quo rocking all over the world?

[Robjon]

Wrong way round, Seb!  First song Lee/Sinatra. Then go out rocking

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I'll probably start with Comfortably Numb - then go out with something like Hawkwind's Silver Machine.

[Auric Goldfinger]

Do we have to think of one today Seb, before lunch or after, I'll get my thinking cap on............ :yes:

[seboni121]

You've got 6 months,we never never know just getting the t's crossed and the i dotted

Edited 13 September, 2015 by seboni121

[Damo]

Im definitely having Coldplay "Viva la Vida"

 

I was going to go for Greenday "time of your life" but its been done to death (literally)

 

 

When I told a work colleague what I would have, he couldn't believe my choice.

He said he hated that song and why would you have that?

I told him it means a lot to me, and also it is quite powerful with the strings etc.

He then said, "well its your choice, but I hated that Ricky Martin"

I then informed him its "Viva la Vida" not "Living la vida Loca" pmsl

[moley]

Frank sinatra it's been a very good year

Good choice, you have to have a bit of Francis Albert. I might have 'come fly with me' 

Others I have considered are:

The long and winding road -The Beatles

One of these days - Pink Floyd

Many too Many - Genesis

New York state of mind - Billy Joel

Ghost riders in the sky- Johnny Cash

[Auric Goldfinger]

Shouldn't this tread be in the Hello and Goodbye section     :think:

[gadgetman]

You've got 6 months,we never never know just getting the t's crossed and the i dotted

6 months? Sorry to hear that

[DGW]

I chose Annie Lennox singing Into The West for the final piece of music for my mother's funeral. It was incredibly emotional and moving.

[fabdavrav]

"Bring him home" from Les Mis sung by Colm Wilkinson............reduce everyone to a sobbing mess........... :'(  :'( :'(  

 

TBO, I have some very obscure personal choices but that's me, had selected the "Peal Fishers duet" for a family members funeral......again........ :'(

[Auric Goldfinger]

Going Underground by the Jam

 

Another one bites the dust,    Queen

[Wet Kipper]

Proclaimers : I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today

If you're picking a Quo song, surely it has to be "down down, deeper & down"?

[brad1.8T]

Brian Wilson - Love & Mercy.

 

make sure you make it clear to your family what you want - even include a USB with the specific songs / arrangements.

 

At Mum's funeral last year Dad vetoed Shirley Bassey's  "Hey Big Spender" even though it was her favourite song & she really was a big spender.  It was disappointing but his choice of Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable" was equally appropriate so we didn't argue the toss.

 

Don't forget, the funeral isn't just about you.

[2WSR55PB]

sad news ,be true to your self and enjoy every second,people will remember you no matter what. 

[GeoffH]

I went to a funeral a couple of years ago and they played the Monty Python song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

[Aspman]

Die MF Die - Dope

For whom the bell tolls - Metallica

Left behind - Slipknot

 

Just for the shock factor.

 

Less stupidly I always thought "The End" by the Doors was a good one.

 

Edited 14 September, 2015 by Aspman

[cheezemonkhai]

I've obviously not been paying attention, but what have I missed here...

 

Is this a serious thread?

[Damo]

I think the 6 months is a joke that has got taken the wrong way.

 

It is serious though, about what you'd like played at your own funeral

[grr666]

NOT safe for work. :no:

 

Rock and Roll never felt so good will be played at my funeral.

 

I've offended a great many people in life, so hopefully I'll nab a few more in death. 

Blending in is boring. I want my funeral to be in very poor taste, so I've also insisted

on fancy dress (Theme to be decided).

 

Being offended is the only way some people can tell that they are alive,

those people need to be and should be offended as often as possible otherwise

what's the point of them stealing my oxygen.

 

Lyrics if you dare. 

[Toxicvrs]

NOT safe for work. :no:

will be played at my funeral.

I've offended a great many people in life, so hopefully I'll nab a few more in death.

Blending in is boring. I want my funeral to be in very poor taste, so I've also insisted

on fancy dress (Theme to be decided).

Being offended is the only way some people can tell that they are alive,

those people need to be and should be offended as often as possible otherwise

what's the point of them stealing my oxygen.

Lyrics if you dare.

you're back, welcome back mate

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[MickA]

My neighbour a few years ago had.... Fire! by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown played as her final song as the curtains were closed around the coffin (cremation)

 

Infact she had mostly heavy metal stuff as her tunes, not sure whether it was her choice or her sons.

[mac11irl]

NOT safe for work. :no:

will be played at my funeral.

I've offended a great many people in life, so hopefully I'll nab a few more in death.

Blending in is boring. I want my funeral to be in very poor taste, so I've also insisted

on fancy dress (Theme to be decided).

Being offended is the only way some people can tell that they are alive,

those people need to be and should be offended as often as possible otherwise

what's the point of them stealing my oxygen.

Lyrics if you dare.

Read the lyrics..

nice song..

Quite touching....

Welcome back grrr

[gadgetman]

Evanescence "My Immortal"

[GentleGiant]

"In to the West" from LOTR.

[Richf]

One of the best suggestion i heard was Return to Sender - Elvis , quite apt

 

Cant believe no one has suggested Dust in the wind yet , that might be high on my list for the cliche of it