Good songs for a funeral?

Question

it is for a guy that die in car acc. and he is only 23

Answer 1

Stairway to Heaven - ?

Hold on - REM

Would you know my name? - Eric Clapton

End of the Road - Boyz II Men

One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey/ Boyz II Men

Answer 2

Wow man that sucks.
Billy Joel - Only The Good Die Young
Led Zeppelin - In My Time Of Dying

I'm a DJ I made this CD for a friend who's Mom had passed away for her to play at the viewing a bit more traditional then the 2 I gave you above.
Bette Midler - Wind Beneath my Wings
Bette Midler - The Rose
Phil Collins - You'll Be In My Heart
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion - Ave Maria
Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
Newsong - The Christmas Shoes
Sarah McLachlan - Angel
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
Charlotte Church - Amazing Grace
Jane Siberry - Calling All Angels (Personal Choice)

Anna, Santa Susannah
Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia, Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica
Frater Achad, Frater Pietro, Julianus, Petronilla
Santa, Santos, Miroslaw, Vladimir
and all the rest

a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries
and high above the church bells start to ring
and as the heaviness the body oh the heaviness settles in
somewhere you can hear a mother sing

then it's one foot then the other as you step out onto the road
how much weight? how much weight?
then it's how long? and how far?
and how many times before it's too late?

calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
calling all angels
calling all angels
we're cryin' and we're hurtin'
and we're not sure why...

and every day you gaze upon the sunset
with such love and intensity
it's almost...it's almost as if
if you could only crack the code
then you'd finally understand what this all means

but if you could...do you think you would
trade in all the pain and suffering?
ah, but then you'd miss
the beauty of the light upon this earth
and the sweetness of the leaving

calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
callin' all angels
callin' all angels
we're tryin'
we're hopin'
we're hurtin'
we're lovin'
we're cryin'
we're callin'
'cause we're not sure how this goes

Answer 3

I would say his favorite songs would probably be best. Although, I would try to keep in mind the group of people that would be coming to the funeral too, so if he liked head banger type stuff that probably would not work out too well.

One of my projects is to make a CD for when I die and some of the songs I plan on putting on it are:

What A Wonderful World - Lois Armstrong
Ave Maria - Celine Dion

Answer 4

Dude, really sorry for your loss. A couple that i've heard at funerals are The Dance by Garth Brooks, Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton and a song by Josh Grobin but i can't remember the name. It's a couple years old now. Be strong and good luck getting through this.

Answer 5

Somebody else already said it, and I agree:

"Go Rest High Upon That Mountain"

the other person said it was a Keith Whitley song, but it is actually a Vince Gill song. I think it was written for Keith Whitley whenever he drank himself to death, but I could be wrong.

I would also go with the ole church hymn: "He Walks With Me" I especially love the Merle Haggard version.

I am sorry that I don't have more for you right now. I wish I did.

Oh, "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton is good.

Answer 6

I would like to suggest that you gather up the music that this guy and his friends were into...make a tape, especially for you guys....perhaps 3 or 4 as they could be continuous at times...Plan to have other music available as well...
I went to a funeral a couple of years ago, although the person was elderly, it was pretty neat how the family gathered tapes of him playing various music pieces, and singing songs...there were even 'live tapes' of him talking and laughing....which i have never witnessed before, but guess what? It was absolutely fantastic....everyone who was there was able to identify with what they heard and saw...and they really appreciated it...
I would like to say to you that i respect the fact that your friend has died at a very young age....you may want to savor this type of reminising with your close friends...but in the meantime, I hope you send out a full blast of tunes in his honour...He would probably love it....bless you, you're a great friend...

Answer 7

Angel by Sarah Mclachlan

Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always one reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memory seeps from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight

in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there

so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lie
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here

We played that at my best friend's funeral---he was 21.

We also played this by Sarah Mclachlan:

Do What You Have To Do

What ravages of spirit
conjured this temptuous rage
created you a monster
broken by the rules of love
and fate has lead you through it
you do what you have to do
and fate has led you through it
you do what you have to do ...

and I have the sense to recognize that
I don't know how to let you go
every moment marked
with apparitions of your soul
I'm ever swiftly moving
trying to escape this desire
the yearning to be near you
I do what I have to do
the yearning to be near you
I do what I have to do
but I have the sense to recognize

that I don't know how
to let you go
I don't know how
to let you go

a glowing ember
burning hot
burning slow
deep within I'm shaken by the violence
of existing for only you

I know I can't be with you
I do what I have to do
I know I can't be with you
I do what I have to do
and I have sense to recognize but
I don't know how to let you go
I don't know how to let you go
I don't know how to let you go

LAST, BUT NOT LEAST:

I Will Remember You by Sarah Mclachlan

I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories

Remember the good times that we had?
I let them slip away from us when things got bad
How clearly I first saw you smilin' in the sun
Wanna feel your warmth upon me, I wanna be the one

I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories

I'm so tired but I can't sleep
Standin' on the edge of something much too deep
It's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word
We are screaming inside, but we can't be heard

But I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories

I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to loose
Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose
Once there was a darkness, deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light

And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories

And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
Weep not for the memories



I hope these help---they helped his family and I

Answer 8

It's a really old song from the 1970's, but Alan Parsons Project's "Don't Let it Show" is good if you can get a good organist to just play the instrumental bit. it's written for organ so it's not a stretch. My condolences.

Answer 9

Go Rest High Upon that Mountain. Keith Whitley.

Vince Gill did this song after Whitley died, Whitley wrote it and did it first, but Vince does a beautiful job.

Answer 10

I guess it depends on what kind of person he was. I knew this girl she died last year and in her funeral they played "My humps"...she was a very out going girl, full of life and enjoyed living it. The song was one she liked...it wasn't the only one played, btw. So i guess you should go for a song that meant something to him or a song that he enjoyed. Amazing grace never fails and I'm sorry for your loss.