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Funeral Playlist
I've always wanted my funeral to be a comfort to those I've left behind, so I want to have a preacher tell everyone I'm in a better place, then lead the attendees in the hymn "Because He Lives." It's very appropriate - full of hope and encouragement for the living. The last verse goes:
And then one day, I'll cross the river
I'll fight life's final war with pain
And then as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He lives, all fear is gone
Because I know he holds the future
And life is worth the living
Just because He lives.
I think that's all I'll have sung at the funeral itself. At the reception, though, when everyone is reminiscing about my awesomeness... we can rock. ;) They're gonna have to play at least one song from all my favorites. Again, I'm gonna try for appropriate but also uplifting.
Eagles - Ol' 55
(OK, I know the obvious choice is "It's Your World Now", but that's almost TOO obvious. I don't think "Ol' 55" is about death in the mind of Tom Waits, but it can be applied to someone being called home to Heaven. I like making people think, lol.)
Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Glenn Frey - Part of Me, Part of You
Stevie Nicks - Touched By an Angel
Lindsey Buckingham - Soul Drifter
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My list:
The Great Gig in the Sky- Pink Floyd
Afterglow & Ripples (both acoustic versions) - Genesis
In My Time Of Dying-Led Zeppelin
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
Amazing Grace
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I don't have any preferences.
Off the top of my head:
Desperado (Glenn's Casino Rama version)
Part Of Me, Part Of You
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -Elton John
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Air On The G String - J.S. Bach
Largo (2nd Movement of New World Symphony) - Dvorak
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Is 'Largo' the piece of music also referred to as 'Goin Home?' FP?
I haven't really thought too much about my funeral (I'm too busy livin to think about dyin') But after this Christmas 'chocolate bender' maybe I should. I know for definite I would like 'Peaceful Easy Feeling', 'Where Peaceful Water's Flow' by Chris De Burgh, IDTWNW as a solo and 'Through The Barricades' by Spandau Ballet.
If I decide to get cremated I suppose 'The Heat is On' would be slightly appropriate.
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Glennsallnighter
Is 'Largo' the piece of music also referred to as 'Goin Home?' FP?
Yes (it's the slow movement of the symphony). Which of course reminded me that at my funeral I would also have another tune called Going Home, the one by M. Knopfler.
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The song that I would want played at my funeral is When I Get Where I'm Going by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton.
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SONGS ABOUT COLOURS
Some Kind Of Blue - Glenn Frey
Blue World - Moody Blues
Bitterblue - Cat Stevens
Blue Motel Room - Joni Mitchell
Blue Sky Mine - Midnight Oil
I See Red - Split Enz
Red Red Wine - Neil Diamond
Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
River Runs Red - Midnight Oil
Red Staggerwing - Knopfler/Harris
Red Bandana - Randy Newman
White Boy From Sacramento - TBS
White Room - Cream
Into White - Cat Stevens
Black Or White - Michael Jackson
Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
White, Clean & Neat - Robert Plant
White Man - Queen
White Rabbit - Jeffferson Airplane
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Paint It, Black - Rolling Stones
Baby's In Black - Beatles
Black Friday - Steely Dan
Black Night - Deep Purple
Fade To Black - Dire Straits
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) - Neil Young
The Man In Black - Johnny Cash
Bein' Green - Van Morrison
Bitter Green - Gordon Lightfoot
Green Onions - Booker T & the MGs
Fantasia On Greensleeves - Vaughan Williams
Yellow Submarine - Beatles
Mellow Yellow - Donovan
Don't Eat The Yellow Snow - Frank Zappa
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
That's quite enough!
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I'm just now getting around to this thread. This is such an interesting topic, Willie. I like it. I'll have to give these lists some thought then I'll be right back here to post my reply.
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The song I want played at my funeral? Peace Train by Cat Stevens.
(I'm not sure I'm serious but it's a nice thought!)
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Songs about colors-the first one that always comes to mind for me is Blue On Black by Kenny Wayne Shepherd (a close personal friend of Tim's :hilarious:) and Blue Bayou by Linda Rondstadt.
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My list included....
Sly & The Family Stone
George Thorogood
Boz Scaggs
Ted Nugent
Elton John
Paul Young
Robert Palmer (I want to be one of those skinny girls, dressed in a little black dress, hair slicked back & bright lipstick) :hilarious: