David JoblingMusic to Die For... My Top 5 Funeral Songs
March 27th 2008 10:58
Don't call me morbid because I bet you think about it as well. Hell, if you don't there's something wrong with you.
Planning the tunes for your last hurrah is vital. What, are you going to leave it up to well meaning family members who don't know your impeccable good taste?
Do you really want "Wind Beneath My Wings"? If you do, fuck off.NOW.
Below are the 5 songs I want everyone weeping to at MY goodbye. At least 3 of them anyway. And I suggest you write your list too, because when your time is up it's up.
PERFECT DAY by Lou Reed
A song by one of the masters, Perfect Day will bring the house down when the chorus kicks in. I love it for its simple yet devastatingly emotive lyrics.
It invokes memories of nostalgia, good times and that's what you need. It's still haunting enough to resonate with your funeral goers.
MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME)
By Steve Harley
When this got licensed for a car commercial a few years ago, it kind of put me off. But it's back on the list. A good song is a good song after all. It's catchy, it's upbeat and it should bring a wistful smile to everyone's faces. Sad that they can't come up and see you and make you smile.
I LOVE ROCK N ROLL by Joan Jett
I've got it all planned. This is getting played as the casket gets carried out of the church. Lets everyone know where I stand (or stood) and gets the spirits pumped. Everyone comes to the realisation that my message was simple, and if you come to the wake you can all get smashed and listen to some kick arse music.
TODAY by The Smashing Pumpkins
This one is going in for a bit of high school nostalgia, particularly for those who knew me at that time and knew how much this song meant to me.
Ok, so my mum might be a bit confused to hear "Today is the greatest day I've ever known" as her eldest daughter lies ina coffin. But that's not what it's about. It's about the good times, all the todays that were worth remembering.
JUST LIKE HEAVEN by The Cure
One for my lover. This is quite possibly one of my most favourite songs of all time. If you can't play The Cure at your funeral when can you play them? Themes of love, loss, passion, hearbreak. All the elements a good funeral should have. It should be electric with emotion.
There it is. My list. It's pretty simple, no epic Pink Floyd in there. But these are the songs that have meaning to me and to others I shared my life with.
P.S I'll probably add to this list at some point. I'm super indecisive.
Planning the tunes for your last hurrah is vital. What, are you going to leave it up to well meaning family members who don't know your impeccable good taste?
Do you really want "Wind Beneath My Wings"? If you do, fuck off.NOW.
Below are the 5 songs I want everyone weeping to at MY goodbye. At least 3 of them anyway. And I suggest you write your list too, because when your time is up it's up.
PERFECT DAY by Lou Reed
A song by one of the masters, Perfect Day will bring the house down when the chorus kicks in. I love it for its simple yet devastatingly emotive lyrics.
It invokes memories of nostalgia, good times and that's what you need. It's still haunting enough to resonate with your funeral goers.
MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME)
By Steve Harley
When this got licensed for a car commercial a few years ago, it kind of put me off. But it's back on the list. A good song is a good song after all. It's catchy, it's upbeat and it should bring a wistful smile to everyone's faces. Sad that they can't come up and see you and make you smile.
I LOVE ROCK N ROLL by Joan Jett
I've got it all planned. This is getting played as the casket gets carried out of the church. Lets everyone know where I stand (or stood) and gets the spirits pumped. Everyone comes to the realisation that my message was simple, and if you come to the wake you can all get smashed and listen to some kick arse music.
TODAY by The Smashing Pumpkins
This one is going in for a bit of high school nostalgia, particularly for those who knew me at that time and knew how much this song meant to me.
Ok, so my mum might be a bit confused to hear "Today is the greatest day I've ever known" as her eldest daughter lies ina coffin. But that's not what it's about. It's about the good times, all the todays that were worth remembering.
JUST LIKE HEAVEN by The Cure
One for my lover. This is quite possibly one of my most favourite songs of all time. If you can't play The Cure at your funeral when can you play them? Themes of love, loss, passion, hearbreak. All the elements a good funeral should have. It should be electric with emotion.
There it is. My list. It's pretty simple, no epic Pink Floyd in there. But these are the songs that have meaning to me and to others I shared my life with.
P.S I'll probably add to this list at some point. I'm super indecisive.
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Comment by Ellis Currer Bell
Australia Day 2008
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mine would be
1. with or without you - U2 - because it emotive qualities and the frailty created by the lyrics is just amazing
2. maybe tomorro - stereophonics - becasue its optimistic in a black kind of way
3. everlong - foo fighters - becasue it is hard to tell what it is really about and that, coupled with its quiet anger, makes for a super song about something no one really understands - death!
really good post . and no its not morbid
Comment by Morgan Bell
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i could probably pick a big gay megmix of clubbing songs which may seem highly inappropriate but at least everyone wouldnt be as sad
1. Bigger Stronger - Coldplay
2. Galaxy - Blind Melon
3. Like Suicide - Soundgarden
4. Seasons - Chris Cornell
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John