To ask for your funeral music

Thats what I have chosen!

Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Into My Arms - Nick Cave
Avril 14th - Aphex Twin

You'll never walk alone. My mother requested this for hers when I was younger to remind me that even once gone she would always be with me and I want it for the same reason.

My way because I am absolutely doing life my way and my kids will roll there eyes at me and in addition to this

End credits by chase and status

my daughter chose this one for her funeral as well as another which would be too outing

My mum wanted The only way is up by Yazz
My brother wouldn't allow it as he hated it, but did allow her other choice
Don't fence me in

I found that song on Facebook after my husband passed nearly 5 years ago. It always makes me cry.

If you're on FB, have a look for it with the girl as she was then called "Its_Amy." her voice is amazing.

Son's gonna rise by Citizen Cope, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath, and Fire by Arthur Brown as the curtains close over my coffin and I get wheeled off to be cremated.

Girl on fire- Alicia keys

People help the people by birdie.
my uncle had Burn baby burn as the curtain went in the crematorium which I think was amazing in hindsight. His personality came through 🥰🤣😞😢

Some Fantastic Place by Squeeze - listen to the words if you don't know it.
You by Ten Sharp
Viva La Vida by Coldplay

I went to a good friends funeral. She chose Paloma Faith - make your own kind of music. It was perfect. Had us smiling and crying at the same time.

Cherry Bomb - The Runaways. Just to make everyone raise their eyebrows 😁

Into the West - Annie Lennox & Howard Shore. Going behind the curtain as Annie's singing part finishes.

Jolene by Dolly Parton. I hope it will make my children smile.

Any colour you like. Pink Floyd.

I briefly worked as a funeral arranger. I asked an old lady what music she wanted for the crematorium and she said that her late husband's favourite song was "Smoke gets in your eyes"; her daughter suggested that wasn't appropriate. We also had a service where the deceased (he had terminal cancer so had left instructions) had requested that everyone take part in the Hokey Cokey at the crematorium.

Personally I would choose:
Dance of the Blessed Spirits (to be played)
John Rutter's For the Beauty of the Earth (to be played)
Amazing Grace, My Chains Are Gone (to be sung)

I want a Humanist funeral and for people to dance at it. This is my list so far, all of which I've chosen for the people or events they remind me of.
Everybody wants to rule the world
Walk on the Wild Side
Which Leonard Cohen? Probably "The Partisan"
Gounod's Ave Maria - possibly sung by Maria Callas
Bridget the Midget
Charles Trenet - À bicyclette
Piaf - Je ne regrette rien
Moustaki - Ma solitude
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Dancing in the Dark - The Boss

Recently changed my 3 - now
Birds - Imagine Dragons (just love it and used it also for my dad’s entrance)
I’ll see you in my dreams - Bruce Springsteen (family stories and memories as well as loving the boss and the song)
Shut Up & Dance with me - Walk the Moon (should be fun dancing out - I like dancing, badly, but captured on video as danced with my granddaughter to this at my daughter’s wedding and apparently we both looked super happy, so would make my family smile )
I like the idea of a playlist for the rest of the day - I may record me singing and make everyone cry (I’m more than tone deaf and it’s a bit of a joke) 🤣
My mum just couldn’t help with my dad’s funeral and I tortured myself over the music (and rest) to be right for him but also my mum who couldn’t attend either - planning this does help …

To build a home - the cinematic orchestra

I'm potentially going to medical research when I die, but if I did have a funeral I'd want Troy by Sinead O'Connor and Local Hero by Mark Knopfler (I'm a lifelong Newcastle Utd fan and it's their team walkout music, and even without that it's a beautiful piece of music).

The detectorists theme song (not a metal detector owner, just reminds me of watching it with my dad and the song is lovely)
Walk in the sun - McFly
Never forget you - Noisettes

It's entirely your choice :) Personally mine is a television theme and anyone going against it will be haunted!!!!

Pearl Fishers duet, sung by Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill. Only that version! Sublime.
And so it goes - Billy Joel
Summer in Dublin - Bagatelle. takes me back to the town of my youth.
Je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf.

My choices vary periodically. The only constant one is 'More than a Feeling' by Boston

La mort du peuple by Mickey 3d would be brilliant! With the Covid tribute video they made for it on a big screen.