Song (or music) you want played at your funeral.

Surprised it has not been mentioned as yet. Had a friend that went into the biz, he wanted to have Stairway to Heaven playing in his place...why not?...

Hmmm...I think about this often, having attended too many funerals and wakes over the years.  My grandmother requested “Ave Maria” at hers, and I always think of her when I hear it.  A friend died much too early back in the early 90s, and they played “Calling All Angels” by Jane Siberry.  I think I would like Warren Zevon’s “ Keep Me In Your Heart”.  Maybe Sly and the Family Stone “Life”, or Funkadelic “Can You Get To That”.  

I dated a sweet girl that wants Silver Wings by Merle Haggard played at her funeral.

I’ll never forget her telling me, it was probably fifteen years ago.

Not sure about mine, my brother will sing something I suppose. He knows my taste, he can choose...

Presence of the Lord, Blind Faith

I’m So Glad, Cream

Danny Boy

Rosanne Cash (performed with Johnny Cash)

'September When It Comes'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2WilM6ljUg

Rich 

"The Living Years" (Mike & The Mechanics). Has always struck a chord with me & when I get there I'll sing it to my father in person.

Requiem Opus 9, by Maurice Durufle.

...followed by "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life" by Bruce Cockburn and Monty Python.

Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah -- Long Time Gone
Silver Apples -- Whilybird
Beatles -- Across the Universe
Louis, Louis -- Kingsmen
Smash Mouth -- Walkin’ On The Sun
Allman Brothers -- Stand Back

No particular order, but my fav songs...many more as well, but a few:

Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)
When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky (Jeff Healey Band)
Stormy Monday (Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East)
These Arms of Mine (Otis Redding)
Blue Christmas (Elvis)
Pancho and Lefty (Emmy Lou Harris)
Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee!)
Johnny Be Good (CHUCK!)
Born to Run/Stand On It (BRUCE!)
Ohh, Baby Baby/Second That Emotion (SMOKEY! and the Miracles)
16 Candles (The Crests)
Peggy Sue/Rave On (Buddy Holly)
Silver Threads and Golden Needles (Linda Ronstadt)
Dancin' In the Street(Martha and the Vandellas)
Be My Baby (The Ronettes)
Can I Get a Witness (Marvin Gaye)
I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Gladys Knight and the Pips)
Breakfast in Bed (UB40 w/Chrissie Hynde)
Roundabout (Yes)
Hotel California/Already Gone/Please Come Home for Christmas (Eagles)
I Saw Her Standing There/All My Loving (Beatles)
Without You (Heart, but credit to Harry, of course...)
Come Monday/Why Don't We Get Drunk (Jimmy Buffett-You Had to be There Live)

And LOTS of DANCING and singing to these songs and more as the Neptune Society scatters me in the Atlantic...

Stick this play list on your ol' hi-fi today and see if you don't wanna dance and sing!

Cheers!

Richard

Queensrÿche - Silent Lucidity 

https://youtu.be/jhat-xUQ6dw

“Lay Down” by The Strawbs, “Songbird” by Christine McVie, “Mister, You’re A Better Man than Me” by The Animals and “Mess” by Ben Folds Five. 

Over the Rainbow

Also sprach Zarathustra as folks come in.
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding in the middle
Your Song as closing

Jean Luc Ponty...off the Enigmatic Ocean Album....The Struggle of The Turtle To The Sea....oh hell, just play the whole damn album.

Pet Shop Boys - Being boring
The Smiths - There is a light that never goes out

"Driving Home" Cheryl Wheeler
"Ave Verum Corpus" Mozart

"My Ride's Here" By Warren Zevon
”Moonlight Mile” by Rolling Stones
”He’s Gone” by Grateful Dead

Above the Clouds by Paul Weller

From High Fidelity.  A "Laura's Dad Tribute List"

https://youtu.be/37B8FAomSn4?t=28

The same song I’ve wanted played since I was a kid. 
Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greebaum
https://youtu.be/AZQxH_8raCI

Ooh, good one @tls49! I love the two Wilbury albums, and went to the tribute show for Roy at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. Barbara Orbison was there, and looked stunningly beautiful.

Either
"Staying Alive" - Bee Gees
or

"Relax" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Often wondered why we drive on parkways and park in driveways.

lmbo ...geoff, I always thought the same thing. Too funny.

A wake. That’s a funny name for it. You’re not really awake.  

Funeral? Won't be a funeral, maybe a wake before they burn me. Then you'll hear a bunch of scoots crank up and benefit run if I live my life by the code...*chuckles

Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell

End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys

Bill Fay
Never Ending Happening
Thank You Lord

I just remembered that great scene in Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, when Slim Pickens is dying as Dylan's "Knocking On Heavens Door" plays.

@tablejockey, side four of Second Winter would be very hard on your stylus, but then it really shouldn't matter to you, your dead.

Harry Nilsson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJPrRaXU4U0

@tablejockey, hey The Foothill Club was a great one! I played a set there in the late-90's, backing Specialty Recordings artists Don & Dewey, label-mates in the 50's with Little Richard and Ritchie Valens. Hardcore Rockabilly clientele---they danced!

I'd like side 4 of Johnny Winter's "Second Winter"
It won't offend anyone, and brief. 

Preferably, on a very expensive tube/table system thru gigantic horns.

Afterwards, raffle the system to one of the guests.

I'm eating breakfast, watching fake news on TV.  

Enjoy the weekend everyone. I'm getting ready for a bike ride. 
Sunny,mid  70's in weirdoville SoCal.

bdp24- blasting Mountain-"Climbing"  for the album in my head while I chug up Signal Hill,past the long forgotten Foothill club.

"A Cowboy's Best Friend Is His Horse", as performed by George Gobel.

DeKay

Some days it would be a version of Angel from Montgomery.Other days maybe Octopus's Garden:)

Highway to Hell. Might as well go out with a bang! 

Adding John Prines When I Get To Heaven, this song says it all for me.

Looking up his track on youtube, we find a lot of people saying that it was played at a funeral, by request, by the deceased:

Jon Hopkins, Abandon Window

We'll  meet again sung by Vera Lynn while showing the end of Dr Strangelove

@pehare , Into The Mystic is a great choice, one of my favorite songs off all time but I am going with Vans rendition of Just A Closer Walk with Thee and Levon Helms I Shall be Released.

Baby, it’s Cold Outside

LOL whart....

Into the Mystic, Van Morrison

U2 One Tree Hill off their Joshua Tree Album

This at the beginning of the funeral 

https://youtu.be/GNSBctmMI3k

and this at the end

https://youtu.be/pAgnJDJN4VA

@bdp24 ,

Death is a part of life my friend.

@whart ,

That was funny dude!

Yes, Annie Haslam-Going Home and Ray Thomas-The last Dream.
And if I decide to get some people in a better mood Ted Nugent-Stranglehold

Just too bad I won’t be able to hear it 😕

@bdp24

Not convinced entirely that we are in Purgatory yet.

However I believe the next generation are or well on the way......