What are your funeral songs?

Whatever the people who turn up to my 'memorial service' want - if they're happy then I'm happy - although I'll actually be dead and without a care nor thought.

Going underground & Funeral pyre by The Jam

Splendor by M83 because its so ethereal and makes me think of fresh beginnings after trauma.

I want everyone bawling, so I'm going for

Who knows where the time goes by Fairport Convention

Sunshine on Leith by The Proclaimers

Galloping Home

And a piper playing Sleep dearie sleep on everyone's way out.

I’ve already made my family aware I want

the killers - mr brightside
pogues - fairytale of New York.

these are the 2 songs people would associate with me and if I die at Xmas time when my time comes all the better 😂

I'm in the "no funeral" camp.... autocorrect so annoying!

I'm interested "no funeral" camp too, but it's quite a fun game.
I used to think "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor, but actually I think I'd want to avoid any hint of sentimentality. So something "unsuitable" like Ride of the Valerie's or the BBC Wimbledon theme!
In reality, I'm just glad there won't be any of this nonsense for me. At. All.

This one, just change the name:

So much joy.

I don’t really want a funeral, but I have songs picked out anyway (much like wedding songs that won’t be happening 🤣).

Drops of Jupiter by Train and Bittersweet Symphony are my choices. But (and this will sound silly), there’s a song from Bluey that is so bittersweet it makes me cry and think fits beautifully in a reflective sense.

(Edit, not sure if the link is working but it’s called I Know A Place)

Beautiful choice too.

Very sensible! A lot of my friends are from Spain from when I lived there and for my wedding we will send QR links to youtube videos for the hymns on the invitations as they have said they want to learn and join in.

My ex-MiL chose Lord of all Hopefulness to the tune of Be Thou My Vision for her funeral. I think it's beautiful and love the phrasing. However, in the small congregation the only people with a churchgoing background were my XH and me, so it was us and the vicar trying to do justice to the organ playing at full volume. XH is a good singer, but I don't have a strong singing voice and the vicar was about 90 years old and hard of hearing.

I learned a lesson from that. When my own parents' time comes I'll let my DC and other family members know what the hymns will be beforehand so that they can learn them if they don't know them.

We sing this song at choir - it’s one of our favourites. So gentle.

@Demonhunter I take full credit for his taste in music lol he really was amazing and I'm so lucky to have millions of memories of him. We always said if Oasis got back together we would go so I already know when I see them next year it's gonna be emotional for me and my 15 year old daughter because there will be someone missing, well 2 people missing because I lost my partner in February too and as it goes he was also a terrible singer 😂 life can be incredibly cruel but we must go on.

Spinnin' And Spinnin' by Syreeta, and Funkin' For Jamaica by Tom Browne.

I think we've all thought we could sing like Tim Booth when singing Laid, so I can imagine your poor ears!😂

I'm so sorry for your loss, the circumstances making it even harder. Your son sounded like a real character, and for being so young especially, had fantastic taste in music.

I'm having a Direct Cremation then a party down the pub once I'm in my urn
I'm compiling a Spotify playlist titled 'Popped the Clogs' to be played on the night

Mine will be Purple Rain (although I'd prefer a direct cremation and everyone just have a piss up and karaoke)

Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Gravedigger - Dave Matthews Band

Numb - Instrumental only, I'll find Chester on the other side for the lyrics.

Elton John - Tiny Dancer (going in)

The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home (middle)

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill (going out)

Going in, I would have Son's Gonna Rose by Citizen Cope
When the curtains close round my coffin: Fire by Arthur Brown
Reflection time: You and me by Yelawolf
And going out Sabbath bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath.

Great thread and some fantastic choices. My start song changes but currently is a band called Skipinnish and a song called Walking on the waves. Going out one has always been the Saw Doctors with Never mind the strangers.

Tom Waits - Green Grass
Wicked - For Good
Billy Bragg - Jerusalem (I wanted it for my wedding but my mum insisted it's a funeral song!)
And then loads more than I fluctuate between including:
Jo Hamilton - Think Of Me
Jeff Buckley - Satisfied Mind
Nina Simone - Feeling Good

Satellite of love - Lou Reed
The Water - johnny Flynn and Laura Marling