What are your funeral songs?

Tom Waits Take Me Home

YMCA by the village people. And they have to do the moves as well. For my own amusement.

Hallelujah Leonard Cohen

Out of the Blue into the Black Neil Young and Crazy Horse (live version from Rust Never Sleeps)

The Sound of Silence Disturbed (Remix)

Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves

You want it darker and hallelujah.

Little Girl Blue - Janis Joplin
Ripples - Genesis
Sacrifice - Christophe Beck

The Detectorists theme by Johnny Flynn and She Bangs the Drums by The Stone Roses for me

🎵 Don't Cry for Me, Argentina 🎵

I am from Central Scotland, but hey, MY funeral, MY rulz.

My late DPs relatively sudden death from undiagnosed cancer was unexpected by us all including himself.

However, he was very musical and front man inmany bands over the years, mostly cover bands.

By a series of odd coincidences, I discovered he had left a written list of songs for the big day that would have totalled 54 minutes for a one hour service.

As stage manager for the "event" I had to try and honour his wishes.

He went in to the opening theme of Wings of Desire, one of his favourite films spliced with Monsters by Switchblade Symphony as the first wasn't long enough alone.

Then we had Tuesdays Dead by Cat Stevens, which was weird because he died on a Tuesday.

Then we had Goodbye Barcelona by Pokey Lafarge.

His friends duetted Tremor Christ as it was a song he sang often in bands.

He went out to the full version of Freebird, the full 15 minutes, because as he wrote on the list "Fuck the man!"

There would have been more but as it stands we had to have no speeches other than my eulogy and his family's due to the time constraints. I hope he would have approved.

I must get round to doing my own at some point.

So far I think "Hurt," " Je ne Regrette Rien" and the Led Zeppelin track he'd dedicate to me at gigs that starts "If the sun refused to shine" and possibly "Simple Man" for my sons. No hymns for me, no Siree.

Mum had rocking all over the world status quo going in and elvis bridge over troubled water at the end

I'd pick some inappropriate pop punk from the early 00s. Blink 182, anythin that was on Ameican Pie. Anything not serious. Which I suppose is a personal choice.

This.

Perfect Day, Lou Reed
Morning has broken, Cat Stevens.

I attended a very important funeral this week and vowed to have no hymns at my funeral. Even with a large congregation the voices are thin and sad and drowned out by the organ ( in church).

Elbow one day like this absolutely love this song. Somewhere over the rainbow by the big guy with the ukele. (Played it at my mum's funeral). Last song would have to be switch 625 by def leppard.....a right rocking song to go out on. Yes I'm crying but I think its a good idea to have a plan for the end. At least it your next of kin won't have to worry about the details.

This is outing because it was recent, but my DH died recently and was only 59. We had:

Going in: Gone Too Soon by Michael Jackson
Slideshow: Over The Rainbow by Eva Cassidy
Reflection: One More Day by Diamond Rio
Going Out: Smile by Nat King Cole

I don't want a funeral (direct to cremation for me) so not worried about choosing music.

When I am laid in earth (Dido's lament) from Dido and Aeneas by Purcell. The version by Alison Moyet.

Barber's Adagio for strings - William Orbit (Ferry Corsten remix)

Leaving New York - REM

I've asked that heh congregation should sing

'Always look on the bright side of life' as the wheelie bin containing my remains is emptied into the dustcart

Champion of the World - Coldplay.

Land of Hope and Dreams - Bruce Springsteen.
A Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay.

A piper playing Highland Cathedral before and after
Queen Don't Stop Me Now
Hymn-How Great Thou Art

For Good from Wicked.

Einaudi The Waves, I picked that song for my best friend who died 19 years ago now and for my 2 very dear Aunties who died 11 years ago. You'll Never Walk Alone for my DC. Montagues and Capulets for DH. He had that music when he walked down the Isle with his best man.

Dancing in the Sky - Dani & Lizi
..for coming in.
Sign of the Times - Harry Styles ...to reflect on my life
Thank you for loving Me - Bon Jovi... as the curtains close.
Green Green Grass - George Ezra. ... on everyone's way out.

My funeral is mostly all planned as I have Stage 4 cancer. I've even written my eulogy, although I expect my family to add to it when they speak to the celebrant.