Have you got your 5 songs for your funeral ??

[LangleyBlue1970]

Fuck the funeral. I’ve signed up to pure cremation and I’ve told my partner and kids that if I go before them, which of course is likely, to pick up my ashes and throw them into the canal, then go our local and celebrate.

Funerals and burials should soon become a thing of the past.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

I'm having Bluemoon played while people enter the church, then in the middle of the service, I'm having Somewhere over the rainbow as it's one of the best songs ever written, then as the curtains close I want the commentary from 93.20 QPR game playing.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

I'm having Bluemoon played while people enter the church, then in the middle of the service, I'm having Somewhere over the rainbow as it's one of the best songs ever written, then as the curtains close I want the recording of Misty buying a round.

 

[trotsky]

When filing into the chapel On The Street Where You Live by Nat King Cole. When the curtain closes on my coffin Blue Moon Revisited by Cowboy Junkies, and when everyone is leaving, Delilah by Tom Jones, my go to karaoke number….

The Cowboy Junkies is a wonderfully haunting version of Blue Moon, but just pipping it (in my opinion) is this ethereal version by the Mavericks. At 4 mins+ it would make great arrival music …
Ps. I’ve DJ’d at every kind of event - except a funeral. Having read through this thread, there’s a gap in the market for someone, not me though - I’m nearer my own funeral than DJing again ;-)

 

[Eccles Blue]

Matt Monroe - The party's over
Bette Middler - The Rose
Elvis - Blue Moon
And I am trying to find a Gene Pitney one that fits in with funerals!! I've got to have a Gene Pitney song.
At his 21st my son said we've got to have a Gene Pitney song, I was brought up on Gene Pitney with my Mum!!! :-)

 

[Bill Walker]

This is the End.

By The Doors.

 

[hallsteve62]

This is the End.

By The Doors.

I raise you 'New Face in Hell' by the Fall!

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

That's not happened yet so not much chance of that recording being played : )

 

[Rory Bluelow]

My dad was a huge Queen fan and when we carried him into the crematorium he requested Who Wants To Live Forever. The outgoing song was Another One Bites The Dust.

Only me and my brother knew that was the song and when it came on everyone pissed themselves laughing. It was definitely the reaction he wanted!

A good pal of mine was played out to “The Show Must Go On” by Queen - which was meant as his message to his wife and daughters.

 

[Grassland Blue]

Your song should be No time to die!

Or - You only live twice (or so it seems)

 

[Corky]

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Sisters of Mercy - Gimme Shelter
The Doors - Alabama Song
Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke
Slayer - South of Heaven

 

[Bigga]

I told a lie!

I remember I have a song I want my kids to play at my funeral and have no regrets...

 

[Maccblue]

I'm having Bluemoon played while people enter the church, then in the middle of the service, I'm having Somewhere over the rainbow as it's one of the best songs ever written, then as the curtains close I want the commentary from 93.20 QPR game playing.

Like the QPR commentary bit
Might pinch that
Once the curtains shut I go out to
Aggado do do do!!!
It’ll get a laugh if nothing else

 

[Bozzie]

Amazing Grace ….. Judy Collins
Holy Mother ….. Clapton/Pavarotti
Way Over Yonder ….. Carole King

No curtains closing, Mrs Bozzie has a thing about them. When my Mam died the vicar forgot and pressed the button. Christ, I thought we were going to have another death on our hands the look she shot him. The sight of him frantically pressing the button trying to get the bloody things to stop closing was hilarious.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Like the QPR commentary bit
Might pinch that
Once the curtains shut I go out to
Aggado do do do!!!
It’ll get a laugh if nothing else

You're welcome mate, glad to help

 

[J.G.Blue.]

5 songs?, Last time I went to a funeral they may as well have been playing the Benny Hill Music, the thing was so quick we were waiting for the lot before us to finish then getting rushed out so the next lot could come in!

 

[sky tot]

5 songs is too many .
I’m having 3 at mine .
Hoppipolla -Sigur Ros
Summer in Siam - Pogues
English Rose- The Jam

 

[Protein Junkie]

When my wife passed away in 2017 I selected the following three tracks.

Jon and Vangelis - Deborah (that was her name too)
Karl Jenkins -Benedictus *
Yes - Onward.

* A classical piece by former Soft Machine Keyboard player. Utterly fantastic and moving piece and a departure from his new age stuff.

To this day I cannot listen to any of the above.

 

[Blue2112]

I'm currently sat in a bar in Sorrento contemplating life and all thats good but now im replying to this thread it also appears to be death. I've thought of this many times and many times its changed from songs by Pink Floyd, Rush, Van Morrison and Sandy Denny's 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes'. And then about seven years ago my daughter played me some music by Norwegian band Wardruna and it reset a few values and what was important and I became aware that 'Helvegen' by 'Wardruna'- is the one and only song I would like to be played as I leave this part of my journey on to the next. It's a song about dieing, its a song about crossing over and most importantly it's about letting go. I'll be back in Sorrento in August to see it performed live at the Amphitheater in Pompeii when they become only the second band ever after Pink Floyd to be invited to play there. A huge honour for a largely unknown band.

 

[mackenzie]

Mum's funeral is next Wednesday.
We are having a simple Catholic service but these 3 have been agreed;
Love me Tender--Elvis (she bloody loved him, but didn't like his mouth for some reason. No pleasing some people)
Amazing Grace
Pie Jesu