Perhaps A Bit Morbid, But What Song(S) Would You Want Played At Your Funeral

[Castiel233]

To begin with its, "Carry on my wayward Son"  by Kansas, for me

 

And maybe "For Now" from Avenue Q

[Justin]

Hmmm, interesting topic. Right now off the top of my head Id say "Time" by Pink Floyd. Not so much because of the lyrics, which are kind of depressing, but because of that great guitar.

 

A friend and myself where actually discussing this very thing not to long ago and he wants "Clocks" by Coldplay played at his.

[Penguin]

"Half-Truism" by The Offspring

 

"Rude Awakenings" by the Dropkick Murphys

 

"Going Out in Style" by the Dropkick Murphys

 

"Blue Skies" by Blue October

 

"My Way" by Frank Sinatra

 

In that order.

[Thackerie]

Mine is John Lennon's Imagine.

 

"Imagine"

 

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

 

[Jeff]

I do not care. Whatever my family remembers me liking best. That will give the most comfort.

-

Now. While I'm actually dying I'd appreciate someone cranking up Rebel Yell and then throwing on Loudness - Thunder In The East. If I live long enough to make it through that then Rick Wakeman's Journey To the Center of the Earth would make it just the perfect death

[florduh]

Since I won't be listening anyway, let the living do as they see fit. However, if they have paid any attention at all they will play someone's rendition of Paul Anka's "My Way" and possibly Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire." It would also be a nice touch if they got Weird Al to perform the numbers. But if they would rather just dance to polka music, the party's for them and not me! 

[TrueFreedom]

While I'm actually dying I'd appreciate someone cranking up Rebel Yell and then throwing on Loudness - Thunder In The East. If I live long enough to make it through that then Rick Wakeman's Journey To the Center of the Earth would make it just the perfect death

 

Loudness! hahahaha I'd forgotten about them.  Now I need to reminisce with some Loudness and W.A.S.P.

 

I'd like to see everybody having a good time at my funeral.  Dance music works.  How about Play That Funky Music White Boy, YMCA, A Little Less Conversation, and Cha Cha Slide?

[Guest Furball]

Buried Alive By Love - H.I.M.

 

Since god is love, and since i will be burning in hell, i want everyone to know that love buried me alive in hell. 

[Eugene39]

Dreamer by Ozzy, partially because of these lines. Seems fitting for how I think.

 

Your higher power may be God or Jesus Christ

It doesn't really matter much to me
Without each others help there ain't no hope for us...

 

http://lyrics.wikia.com/Ozzy_Osbourne:Dreamer

 

 

[BrotherJosh]

[Thrive]

My family knows that I would prefer to be cremated, but that the service is up to them.  Funerals are for those left behind so whatever brings them comfort. 

 

When my husband died I was pretty out of it and most of the arrangements were made by family.  Someone found out that Elton John's "Your Song" had been our wedding song and they got a family friend to sing it.  He pulled up a chair, sat with his guitar and just sang. It was pretty perfect.

 

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but
Now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

[Fweethawt]

Until We Say Goodbye -- Joe Satriani

 

I'd love to have this played at my funeral once all is said and done and everybody is leaving.

 

[Thurisaz]

Manowar's "Swords in the wind" or "Hymn of the immortal warrior" come to mind... whether I deserved that honor by then is another question

[DoubtingNate]

[FarflungWanderer]

Still Alive, from Portal.

[bdp]

This one for me:

 

[Orbit]

[W4CSC]

"Taps" played by Doc Severinson and charged to the VA.

 

[older]

"Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa, "The 1812 Overture" by Tchaikovsky, and "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" by Bach.