To ask for your funeral music

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I've narrowed it down to The Only living Boy in New York by Simon and Garfunkel ( I'm obsessed with the weather forecast, only news I need)
And Raise Hell by Brandi Carlisle. Also something by Magnetic fields....Andrew in Drag probably not appropriate though...

Find the river REM

Stone or Lavender by Hiatus Kaiyote

Metallica, Nothing Else Matters (instrumental ) as my coffin is lowered into the ground.

This was played at my Dad's funeral and it's so beautiful it makes me weep everytime I hear it.

Edited for spelling

1/ Entrance 9 million bicycles in Bejing (The song I walked down the ailse to, to my late husband)

It was also played at my husband celebration of life service (Katie Malleu)

The choice is because I will be joining my husband again on that final journey

2/ Your beautiful (Phil Wickham) A contemporary Christian song with words of deep meaning

3/ Fields of gold (Eva Cassidy) also played at my late husband and I wedding as the final song

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley version

This

It’s a Long Way To the Top If You Wanna Rock n Roll, by AC/DC

I am looking up every single song I don't know, thank you women for sharing ❤️

I'm a funeral arranger and one of the parts I enjoy most is the diversity of music that gets chosen.

i intend to go direct to crem without a ceremony, so no music needed.

Oh good god I'm weeping.
I think my hrt is broken.

It's a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Oh another vote for The Parting Glass ❤️

Allegri's Misere
Morten Lauridsen - Oh Magnum Mysterium
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

Hymns - Be Still My Soul and In Christ Alone

Me too. Drink more wine!!

Flying without wings - Westlife
How great thou art - Carrie Underwood
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac

I will have a direct cremation, no funeral, but Birds Fly by Imagine Dragons is the song I would choose

Pink Floyd Granchester Meadows for sure. I’m leaving my son a huge list to choose from, he’ll get it right. I was tempted to add This Girl is on Fire …

I chose 3 pieces that meant something to me and/or late DH.

2 classical, & the "exit music" was a German Oompah band that I detested !

A close friend had "Bat out of Hell"

How do I say goodbye-dean lewis
See you again (no rap)-Charlie purth
Take me home-Jess Glynn

If You Want Me To Stay by Sly and the Family Stone

No Frontiers by The Corrs (although I believe it's a cover).
Spotlight from Everybody's Talking About Jamie.

My Mum had Con Te Partiro by Andrea Bocelli. Also If I should fall behind by Bruce Springsteen.

All That by Sparks.

Sunshine on Leith - Proclaimers

I’m not Scottish, I live at the other end of the UK. But I think it’s the only song that’ll be needed 👍

@thewreckofthehesperus it’s a beautiful song. DH and I talked years ago about what we’d want at our funerals and his only request was for this song to be played and everyone to have a bloody big drink afterwards - preferably of all his favourite whiskeys 😂