# What song or songs do you want played at your funeral? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 26, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993 "2021-11-26T22:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/1 "2021-11-26T22:24:57Z")
(there have been other threads on this but the most recent I see is 12 years old) A little morbid, I know, but we ain’t getting any younger. 🙂 I’ll go with Warren Zevon’s “ **Keep Me in your Heart** ”. > [@](#): > > Sometimes when you’re doing simple things around the house > Maybe you’ll think of me and smile [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RMTKb-pgxGI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGHIgZSg2MA8=&rs=AOn4CLDiMhxxfDiv3mvoKE7P29YTl94dmw "Warren Zevon - Keep Me In Your Heart") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMTKb-pgxGI) ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/2 "2021-11-26T22:43:12Z")
When I Get Where I’m Going [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yYHT-TF4KO4/maxresdefault.jpg "Brad Paisley - When I Get Where I'm Going (Featuring Dolly Parton)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHT-TF4KO4) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/3 "2021-11-26T22:47:37Z")
A Song For You [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6sP5mfKwCjg/maxresdefault.jpg "A Song For You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sP5mfKwCjg) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/4 "2021-11-26T22:50:33Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5ewzZGkZdc) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/5 "2021-11-26T22:59:12Z")
I have dozens, too much really, but these two must be played: Beach Boys - Surf’s Up [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v75f5W6LgLM/maxresdefault.jpg "Surf's Up (Remastered 2009)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v75f5W6LgLM) AC/DC - Rocker [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JlmtJd0dWqo/maxresdefault.jpg "Rocker") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlmtJd0dWqo) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/6 "2021-11-26T23:06:04Z")
I want to get sent out the same way I lived: We Oughta Be Drinkin’ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mh5MS_7RDcQ/hqdefault.jpg "Sheryl Crow - "We Oughta Be Drinkin'" OFFICIAL AUDIO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh5MS_7RDcQ) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/7 "2021-11-26T23:29:49Z")
Y’all probably know it already, but just in case: “Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead”, from The Wizard of Oz. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/8 "2021-11-27T00:10:50Z")
Put the Zevon on the CD I burned for my brothers viewings. mrAru volunteered Highway to Hell, I am thinking either: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9d8SzG4FPyM/maxresdefault.jpg "Dropkick Murphys - "Rose Tattoo" (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d8SzG4FPyM) or [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D7g3RuoreRc/maxresdefault.jpg "Dropkick Murphys - "Going Out In Style" (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7g3RuoreRc) ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/9 "2021-11-27T13:10:48Z")
I had Fairport Convention’s “Farewell, Farewell” played at my late wife’s funeral and I have left instructions for my current wife to play it at my memorial service. Sandy Denny’s voice fits all occasions. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/10 "2021-11-27T13:37:15Z")
We’ve Only Just Begun - The Carpenters…No??? Okay…I’m picturing a choir singing over a live version of _I’m So Glad_ by Cream. I seriously think that would be awesome. Also, I want to be cremated with a copy of _Wheels of Fire_ as I read a description of it as the album you’d want to be buried with a long time ago! ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/11 "2021-11-27T13:43:41Z")
A Dying Business by The Chad Mitchell Trio. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oSl_9iWf5g4/maxresdefault.jpg "A Dying Business") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSl_9iWf5g4) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/12 "2021-11-27T13:48:58Z")
Not sure how to embed videos, but I’d like either Flogging Molly’s _If I Ever Leave This World Alive_ or The Hip Abduction’s _Someday I’m Going Away_ at my funeral. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/13 "2021-11-27T13:51:12Z")
I see you and I share a similar vision. Have you considered Pop Goes the Weasel? ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/14 "2021-11-27T13:51:36Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVr2hbE6aW0) Because I like it, and because of the last words in the song! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/15 "2021-11-27T14:12:00Z")
I neither want nor expect a funeral, but if I have one I’d like at least this hymn to be played: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AZfD5KrH5d8/maxresdefault.jpg "Be Thou My Vision - Traditional (Violin & Harp)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZfD5KrH5d8) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/16 "2021-11-27T14:15:10Z")
I don’t care what songs specifically, but there’s got to be bagpipes. 'Tisn’t a proper funeral without bagpipes. ---
**Author:** ![Mortimus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/17 "2021-11-27T15:06:37Z")
“Pop Goes the Weasel” ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/18 "2021-11-27T15:08:34Z")
“Here’s to the Future” - Ken Stringfellow (1997) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nN4Tx2O1yns/maxresdefault.jpg "Here's to the Future") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN4Tx2O1yns) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/19 "2021-11-27T16:19:24Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I don’t care what songs specifically, but there’s got to be bagpipes. 'Tisn’t a proper funeral without bagpipes. You _really_ don’t want me to attend, do you. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993/20 "2021-11-27T16:29:13Z")
I don’t want a funeral, but if one is held against my wishes I’d like a nice medley of Minus 5 songs, to include “Original Luke” and “Lies of the Living Dead”. https://www.youtube.com/embed/K4lHf_bxlLw?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDK4lHf_bxlLw [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993.md?page=2)