What if you could choose a song at your funeral?
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Re: What if you could choose a song at your funeral?
A favourite hymn like 'We rest on thee, our Shield and our Defender' or 'Guide me, oh thou Great Redeemer'.
More modern/popular, I know it's incredibly cliched, but I do like Robbie William's 'Angels'.
Have also thought - sorry if this offends anyone, as I'll probably be cremated, 'Ring of Fire' might be an appropriate send-off!
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Because at that point, I will be heading to Valhalla.
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How about a hiker taking my ashes along the Appalachian Trail to a John Denver song.
"Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue ridge mountains, Shenandoah river
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia
Mountain mamma, take me home
Country roads
All my memories, gather round her
Modest lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia
Mountain mamma, take me home
Country roads
I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me
Radio reminds me of my home far away
Driving down the road I get a feeling
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia
Mountain mamma, take me home
Country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia
Mountain mamma, take me home
Country roads
Take me home, down country roads
Take me home, down country roads"
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OOh, I just saw I Was Here by Beyonce and I want to scream. That song has made me cry since the first time I listened to it. It's so important especially in a world with so many people that it feels impossible to be remembered. I watched her do a live performance for United Nations World Humanitarian day and it made me bawl my eyes out.moxieflair_ wrote: ↑17 Mar 2018, 03:49 This makes me think of so many songs, so I'll just name a few that make sense.
The first song that pops in my head, "I was here" by Beyonce, it's a nice ballad, that evokes emotion. This song just seems like a classic funeral song.
Then something solemn, "Shadow Man" by Noname, it's a rhythmic rap song, I listen to this song pretty often, and it's on theme with a funeral.
A feel good rhythmic rap song that might make you dance a little, "Swim" by Towkio. This song to me is saying, "do what you want to do, but be ready to work for it". This will be me in my casket telling my funeral goers to live their best life on their own terms. Like, "you're still alive, don't waste it."
The next song on my funeral playlist is, "Don't be so hard on yourself" by Jess Glynne. Me in my casket saying, "hey if you and I had a disagreement before I left, I still may not agree with you, but I'm gone now, so it doesn't matter."
Last but not least, "What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes. It's just a great song. In my opinion, this song is about surviving through life, even though you may be struggling with yourself, and you just don't understand what's going on, whether it be with yourself or with the world.
Okay, this is the last one for sure. Good Ass Intro by Chance the Rapper, this would have to be the last song played. "I'm good, I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me anymore."
This is my Funeral Playlist for now. There are a few more songs I would like to add, but this is more than enough. I guess my funeral will end up being a listening party, which I am completely fine with.
I also made a playlist with the songs on Soundcloud, but I couldn't post it with this post, I guess because it's Soundcloud.
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Tonight you'll find
That nothing's ever lost forever
It's just caught inside the cushions of your couch
And when you find it
You'll have such a nice surprise
Nothing's ever lost forever
It's just hiding in the recess of your mind
And when you need it
It will come to you at night
No one's ever lost forever
When they die they go away
But they will visit you occasionally
Do not be afraid
No one's ever lost forever
They are caught inside your heart
If you garden them and water them
They make you what you are
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"Enough To Be On Your Way" by James Taylor
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