Now, some of these songs I can see being played at a funeral. But others?
(List snipped from a Reuter’s Oddly Enough story, available here.)
1 - “Goodbye My Lover” - James Blunt
2 - “Angels” - Robbie Williams
3 - “I’ve Had The Time Of My Life” - Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley.
4 - “Wind Beneath My Wings” - Bette Midler
5 - “Pie Jesu” - Requiem
6 - “Candle In The Wind” - Elton John
7 - “With Or Without You” - U2
8 - “Tears In Heaven” - Eric Clapton
9 - "Every Breath You Take - The Police
10 -“Unchained Melody” - Righteous Brothers.
Numbers 7 and 9 are the two that make me go “Huh? Does no one listen to lyrics any more?”
“With Or Without You”? I can’t help but see this initially as either a) you’re now dead so I’ll kill myself now or b) I’m dead and soon you will be as well.
“Every Breath You Take”? Even Sting has said this is a song about stalking! (Braiiiiins…) :eek: (Or necrophilia, in which case it’s still :eek: ).
Anyone else find anything odd about this list? Any songs that you wouldn’t be caught dead (sorry) listening to?
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3 - “I’ve Had The Time Of My Life” - Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley.
NOBODY puts Baby in the casket. Errr, corner.
4 - “Wind Beneath My Wings” - Bette Midler
For one thing I hate this song with passion unspeakable. Well, that’s the only thing, really.
6 - “Candle In The Wind” - Elton John
Original = good. Remake = OMG TEH VOMIT!!!11! I might consider it if it were done like a comedy bit I’ve heard a few times. <Elton>: Goodbye <announcer>: my wife Susan!"
7 - “With Or Without You” - U2
As soon as “And you give yourself away…and you give yourself awaaaay…” came on I would start laughing like an idiot. Even if I were the corpse.
8 - “Tears In Heaven” - Eric Clapton
For no apparent reason, this song fills me with HATE and RAGE.
9 - "Every Breath You Take - The Police
Okay, if they were showing, saw, “Dawn of the Dead” in the funeral parlor, I’d let them play this. I like that zombie angle.
10 -“Unchained Melody” - Righteous Brothers.
Eat a dick. You’re going to keep hungering for that touch for an infinitely long, lonely time. Get used to it.
Now me, I’d like my service to start with “Dancin’ Fool” by Frank Zappa and end with “I’ll Be Mellow When I’m Dead” by Weird ASl Yankovic.
If your man died in a Camaro accident on his way to the state fair, it’d probably be appropriate to lay his satin jacket on the casket while they play Freebird.
Would probably be a good test of things to come to stand next to your sister-in-law at your wife’s funeral while playing Love the One You’re With.
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s That Smell wouldn’t be the best choice either.
Wonder if that’s what great-grandpa José did… nah, the song hadn’t been written yet! His second wife, my great-grandma, was the next-younger sister of his first.
“Every breath you take” is also a favourite for weddings. People absolutely do NOT listen to lyrics. Many people have asked me to translate a favourite English-language song of theirs and been sadly dissapointed when they found out what it was about (things like upbeat-sounding songs that happen to be about beating the wife).
I think I take the largest issue with “I’ve Had The Time Of My Life”. I can just imagine planning out Aunt Betsy’s funeral when one of my socially-retarded cousins chimes in with, “Hey, remember Dirty Dancing? Lets use THAT song!”
Considering my family’s taste in music, I’d better get on making my own funeral mix cd now. :eek:
When they say “Every Breath You Take” is there any chance they’re talking about the Sean Combs tribute song to Biggie Smalls based on “Every Breath You Take?”
