Funeral Songs

johnnynolegs

i think a really heavy song that would absolutely scare the pants off most people there..............

Kurdt

like fúcking hostile by pantera...

johnnynolegs

exactly or something from slipknot or something...........

Cozpyro

The Stone Roses - I am the Resurection!!

johnnynolegs

that would be a good one................

Sunny

I was also at a funeral the other day and kept thinking of 'Eternal Life' by Jeff Buckley.

Eternal life is now on my trail Got my red glitter coffin, man, just need one last nail While all these ugly gentleman play out their foolish games There's a flaming red horizon that screams our names And as your fantasies are broken in two Did you really think this bloody road would Pave the way for you? You better turn around and blow your kiss hello to life eternal, angel Racist everyman, what have you done? Man, you've made a killer of your unborn son... Crown my fear your king at the point of a gun All I want to do is love everyone... And as your fantasies are broken in two Did you really think this bloody road would Pave the way for you? You better turn around and blow your kiss hello to life eternal, angel There's no time for hatred, only questions What is love, where happiness, what is life, where is peace? When will I find the strength to bring me release? And tell me where is the love in what your prophet has said? Man, it sounds to me just like a prison for the walking dead And I've got a message for you and you and your twisted hell You better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal, angel...

Tom182

I'm not sure how this will sound....but.....
My Dad died back in April,and he had always wanted summer of 69...so as it goes everyones in tears when he is lowered..and next of all Bryan Adams comes on.....well if I didn't nearly piss meself laughing,and when I started,my sisters started......even when we got back to the pub we couldn't figure out why the laughing had started......very strange feeling.I just think the whole lot of us were completely cried out by the time the funeral came around,and we could do nothing more....

To be honest,I certainly wouldn't want anyone balling their eyes out at mine,but unfortunately you can't tell people how to feel at these things

butterflywings

my funeral's going2 be great... lots of people sitting round saying **** like, 'hey, remeber the time she fell out of her shoes in the middle of parnell square?' but as for the music, i was thinkin of this the other day in school (**** so dull twould make anyone think of the auld end of existance), and my list (as yet) goes as follows:
red chord-frames
star,star-frames
cold water-damien rice
amie-damien rice
round here-counting crows
alleluia-jeff buckley
tonight, tonight-smashing pumpkins
a long december-counting crows
be not afraid (it's that cool hymn about raging waters and not being afraid!)

and then, at the and of the funeral, all these songs will be compiled into a fabulous album, which will be called..... flown maybe? That's harder than the funeral songs itself thing.....
and everyone would hav 2buy it or they wouldn't be allowed to leave the church, so my family would be rich, rich as nazis by the end of it......

on a slightly different note but in a kinda on the same track way, what songs would be on the soundtrack to your life ( so not2depressing... unless ur life has been depressing, in which case fire away!!)

mine'd probly hav2include (though these are by no means all!)
drops of jupiter-train
revelate-frames
bullet with butterfly wings-pumpkins
arthur robinson and his cadillac dreams-crows
walk on-u2 (i know, i know, somebody get the shotgun, but i like that song)
another year over-turn
heavenly day/sunburst-picturehouse (1of them but not both!)
make a killing-aimee mann
the man who sold the world-nirvana
minority-greenday
fitzcarraldo-frames

there will be more...right now I can't think.
toodles

metalish

ok, on the soundtrack to my life i would have to put

the frames- plateau
smashing pumpkins- Love
damien rice- the blower's daughter
metallica- my friend of misery
greenday- waiting
foo fighters- everlong
the frames- lay me down
nirvana- the man who sold the world
damien rice- amiee
smashing pumpkins- mellon collie and the infinite saddness
soundgarden- black hole sun

Silverfish

I dunno, I think I want 'Sing me to sleep' by the Smiths......or maybe 'truth' by turn......or the other one...um...can't think of the name right now....'Isn't it easier this time' is the line from it anyway...

We wanted 'The Dance' by garth Brooks at my sister's, the lyrics really suited, but the priestie boys wouldn't let us have it, but the guy singing did a really deadly accoustic version during the communion anyway, and the priestie boy kept clearing his throat really loudly into the mike....***** ******. It was really sad. We wanted to have this really nice lady sing 'You'll never walk alone' as well cos me sister was a 'Pool supporter, but no dice there either....

I'm definitely not going to get the songs I want so......

Redhead

I heard "Walk on" by U2 at a funeral and it was the saddest thing ever. Me, I'd go with Halo Day by Mick Christopher or maybe "Say hello, Wave Goodbye" by Marc Almond to camp things up a bit !

wynters

The theme tune to the old BBC sitcom 'Bread'

Silverfish

Actually, I just want Johnny Pyro to play in the pub after my funeral. I'll just be really annoyed that I won't be there. But hey.

Keithaburke

A lot of music by Ennio Morricone. Fantastic music.

super_furry

I'm not sure about during the funeral, but at the end, just as everyone's leaving and standing up to leave I want Lot 105 by Blur played.

tony 2 tone

I'd love to have Unbeliver by Therapy? played at mine.............but the thing is what ever song you pick will remind those at the funeral of your death every time they hear it.........example Guns N Roses starts playing in Brux or whereever and my friend always bails in tears...........

kranog

About a year ago I had a funeral to attend, nobody likes funerals but this one particularly affected me as it was my nephews funeral. My brother (my nephews father) came up to me and asked if I could sing at the service. I was greif-striken enough but I couldn't imagine how he felt, so of course, I told him I would.
He asked me to sing the song "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls. I always loved that song but I never realised how appropreiate the lyrics were for the occasion. I sang the song trying my hardest not to break down crying, though everyone else was.....I haven't really been able to listen to that song since !!!
Peace,
kranog

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crow

God Gave Rock and Roll to You by KISS, and i want my hearse to have some kind of jingle as it drives a-la mr. whippy.

kranog

As regards my own funeral....I'd like "And so it goes" by Billy Joel played at it !!!
Sums me up perfectly !!!
Peace,
kranog

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Wools

Mate of mine did himself in a while back - he was a big U2 fan, so a girl got up and played "Sunday Bloody Sunday" on a harp.

It was pretty amazing....

DerekD Goldfish

I sujested buckey and the smiths earlier on. but now im thinking of a really stupid one to freak everyone out like "kyle's mom's a bitch" by eric cartman

shay

get's my vote.....

Cherry

I suggested Morcheeba ages ago but that selection looks really farty now. I'd love:

Jeff Buckley -- Grace (lovely, poignant lyrics)
Jay Gordon -- Slept So Long (2 fingers up at my parents)
Kidneythieves -- Before I'm Dead (a last goodbye to my ex)
Ryan Adams -- Sylvia Plath (just to verify that my funeral will have the best soundtrack ever)
R.E.M -- The Great Beyond (for it's perfect title)
The Avalances -- Since I Left You (another 2 fingers up, since it's my mums favourite song)
The Frames -- Lay Me Down (perfection)
The Smiths -- I Am The Sun (I'm watching youuuuuu..)

Then Ich Will by Rammstein played REALLY loud just to piss my parents off one last time.. Heheheheh.

johnnynolegs

Radiohead - Pyramid Song