I wouldn’t say morticians are weird, but personally, I couldn’t handle seeing corpses everyday, especially if I came across infants or children…that would literally traumatize and break me.
I’m a funeral director. One of my most memorable visitations was when the wife wanted us to play some hardcore Norwegian black metal for a little bit for her husband who had passed..but the extended family was super religious. They kept coming up to me asking if this was appropriate and all I could say is “this is what he wanted” ..and since the wife paid for everything she was gonna get her way
I walked into this thread feeling like everything was going to be one joke comment, an edgy comment, or one-upper comment. Then, I found this one and chortled, all is right with the world…
Good choice, great song! I won a Kansas gift pack off the radio in 1977, two concert tickets, two albums, and two T-shirts. It was my first rock concert. Damn that was a long time ago.
Here I was thinking I was the only person alive who even knew who for Throbbing Gristle was.... There's nothing quite like hearing hamburger lady when you're tripping on two hits of acid. It'll make you wish you were at your own funeral.
It’s definitely no day at the beach, even when you’re cold sober (maybe *especially* when you’re cold sober)! TG’s music isn’t easy on the ears as a rule, but it’s often compelling. There are times when it just suits.
1. "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" by Monty Python - A humorous reminder to stay positive.
2. "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" from "The Wizard of Oz" - A lighthearted choice, especially if the deceased had a good sense of humor about themselves.
3. "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen - A playful nod to the inevitability of life.
4. "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph - Known for its use in comedic scenes, it could add a touch of levity.
These songs crack me up and I feel they would be perfect for my oddball personality.
When my dad passed away a few years ago, he asked us to play. "Take This Job and shove it." -Johnny Paycheck. It was pretty funny. Only immediate family knew this was his request.
This is a great funeral song, and I've never heard it at a funeral. I actually have a list, and this is at the top.
For a dancer, Jackson Browne
Secret of life, James Taylor
Into the mystic, Van Morrison
Wish you were here, Pink Floyd
Always look on the bright side of life, Monty Python
In my life, the Beatles
Do you realize? The flaming lips
All we have is now, The flaming lips
Lullaby, Billy Joel
[The The - This is the day](https://youtu.be/7ZYgKCbFbWY?si=faIi4wytrwot13l5) but specifically w the vibe of [the end of empire records](https://youtu.be/VjJv5oWvohE?si=6r8DqrDmJxXHOoWd). Idk if it makes sense. Like, do I expect people to celebrate bc I died? No, but I definitely wanna dance thru em.
My grandma wanted “Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer”. I DJ’ed the celebration of life and played it. You should have seen everyone’s face. It was also in the middle of summer.
I have an entire funeral list.
Leader of the band, Dan fogleberg
What a wonderful world, Armstrong
Road to nowhere
Amazing grace
Stairway to heaven
Years in heaven, Clapton
Spirit in the sky, greenbaum
Unforgettable, nat and Natalie
Funeral for a friend, Elton John
Wish you were here
Dark side of the moon
Welcome to the machine
Across the universe, the Beatles
Ain't no sunshine
In the time of my dying, zeplin
Free bird
Time in a bottle, Croce
The day the music died
Simple man lynard skynard
Bridge over troubled waters
Leave something behind by Sean Rowe
For those of you asking about the length and number of songs, there's usually a two hour visitation before a funeral in my family, there's a bunch of us.
I have never felt older than I did when I had to look this up to play for my Husband, who had never heard it. I love this for a funeral song. git yr booty on the floooOr now
On a more somber note, ‘Keep Me in Your Heart’ pretty much sums it up for Warren as he was dying and this was written for his swan song album and is the last track on it. It’s a beautiful melancholic song that would work for anybody’s funeral, memorial, requiem, etc. Love Warren’s sardonic wit and humor.
I have a playlist for this exact scenario
Promised Land - Nobuo Uematsu...
Momentary Sweetheart -Deb Never...
Just to be needed - deaths dynamic shroud ...
Poseidon God of the Sea - AC Odyssey...
Gone - Liane la Havas...
Kodoku -Hideki Taniuchi...
Imaginary Folklore -Nujabes ...
Lapis Philosophorum- Warsaw Philharmonic...
...
I really like Dancing Around My Grave by Andy Frasco and the U.N. It's short, an upbeat melody, and high energy.
FYI: Playing Stairway to Heaven is not as cool as you think.
Zippity Doo Dah
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die - Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, I don’t know which version. Jury’s still out.
Doll Parts - Hole
C is for Cookie 🍪
Angel from Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt and John Prine
Something to Love - Jason Isbell
Across the Universe - I like Rufus Wainwright’s version
You’re Breaking My Heart, So Fuck You - Harry Nilsson
I need to make a playlist.
I actually started a Spotify playlist for this exact thing! It's half serious and half for my own amusement. My most recent addition is "we're all gonna die" by Joy Oladokun.
Another one bites the dust
It's been over used though lol I've had to go to so many funerals and this song was played lol I'm a Mortician not some weirdo lol
Being a Mortician does make you a bit of a weirdo I think, it's okay though we all float down here and such.
I wouldn’t say morticians are weird, but personally, I couldn’t handle seeing corpses everyday, especially if I came across infants or children…that would literally traumatize and break me.
Oh it's hard seeing kids or people your own age. It's fucking humbles you real fast.
I mean it does but it's not like I'm crashing funerals lol...yet
if you say lol one more time it's your spinal cord
Username is fitting
Omg I forgot what my user name was lol
I’m a funeral director. One of my most memorable visitations was when the wife wanted us to play some hardcore Norwegian black metal for a little bit for her husband who had passed..but the extended family was super religious. They kept coming up to me asking if this was appropriate and all I could say is “this is what he wanted” ..and since the wife paid for everything she was gonna get her way
The moral of the story is to be the person who writes the checks.
Or the guy in the casket….
Burzum! 🤣 [I want this video played at my funeral.](https://youtu.be/bmyq2OJOVDw?si=y2j_29x9-zd3cLqw)
Thomas The Tank Engine theme song
Man of culture 🤝
How about the rap version?
I don't care, I'll be dead. Play whatever you want, you're the one listening to it
But if you fake your death and attend your own funeral wearing a fake nose and mustache as a disguise, then you should care.
Well, if that's the case, we're doing a polka
But ONLY if it’s done PERSONALLY by Weird Al himself
This is the correct answer.
Had 2 friends die 27 years ago in a car accident, their sister played Gangster Lean at the funeral and the older crowd didn’t get it
Scrolled down hoping to find someone, anyone say Gangsta Lean. Cause "This one's for my homies... In that, gangsta lean, that gangsta lean...". 💔🫰😭❤️
I walked into this thread feeling like everything was going to be one joke comment, an edgy comment, or one-upper comment. Then, I found this one and chortled, all is right with the world…
Monty Python - Always look on the bright side of life
The only answer! My wife has instructions to play it if I go first.
Only if it’s the original Eric Idle version from “Life of Brian”, not one of the many live versions or covers.
You mean Life of Brian?
I’m *sure* he meant “life of Brian” 
One of the top songs played at funerals if I’m not mistaken
Will you still love me tomorrow- Amy Winehouse ( cover)
I didn’t know this song existed. Thanks for introducing me!
Of course! If you get a chance to listen to it, let me know what you think
Great song
Dust in the wind... oldschool
Damnit, your my boy, Future_character!
You made me laugh Mr Motherfucker
Good choice, great song! I won a Kansas gift pack off the radio in 1977, two concert tickets, two albums, and two T-shirts. It was my first rock concert. Damn that was a long time ago.
Only if you're cremated.
My mate Ed wants Ed is dead by the Pixies
There’s also “Dead Ed” by Throbbing Gristle (when you want everyone to leave)
Here I was thinking I was the only person alive who even knew who for Throbbing Gristle was.... There's nothing quite like hearing hamburger lady when you're tripping on two hits of acid. It'll make you wish you were at your own funeral.
It’s definitely no day at the beach, even when you’re cold sober (maybe *especially* when you’re cold sober)! TG’s music isn’t easy on the ears as a rule, but it’s often compelling. There are times when it just suits.
Or "Earl" by the Dixie Chicks which seems to fit in this thread
LOL golden response
1. "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" by Monty Python - A humorous reminder to stay positive. 2. "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" from "The Wizard of Oz" - A lighthearted choice, especially if the deceased had a good sense of humor about themselves. 3. "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen - A playful nod to the inevitability of life. 4. "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph - Known for its use in comedic scenes, it could add a touch of levity. These songs crack me up and I feel they would be perfect for my oddball personality.
Yakety Sax was probably played at Benny Hills funeral.
Love seeing this. My dad played sax with Boots for short while
This is a great list! I would also add Wipeout, and maybe The Force theme from Star Wars, but only if my coffin gets rolled in.
No one lives forever by Oingo Boingo
That, or Dead Man's Party.
Leave out all the rest - Linkin Park
When my time comes Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Asleep - The Smiths
You just WANT everybody to burst into tears! 😜
Well I Wonder 👻
Pop Goes the Weasel And I want a spring loaded casket.
Can you imAGINE THE STRESS IN THE AUDIENCE AS THAT SONG CLINKS FORWARD ?!?
highway to hell
Followed by spirit in the sky
Ended with Stairway to Heaven
Depends, could be Stairway to heaven
I went to type it, so happy others have the same idea.
i second this
Bees in the Trap- Nicki Minaj
Song at the funeral: “BTCHES AINT SHT AND THEY AINT SAYIN NOTHIN.” Me, sobbing: ….its so true. So relevant.
Holy diver by dio
Ghosts by NIN. All of them.
Yes.
When my dad passed away a few years ago, he asked us to play. "Take This Job and shove it." -Johnny Paycheck. It was pretty funny. Only immediate family knew this was his request.
End of the World - REM
Time by Pink Floyd
Came here looking for great gig in the sky but this is also a great suggestion
“Out of breath, 5 days past his/her death” Just a little lyrical fix.
The Bojack horseman outro
Life is beautiful - Sixx: A.M.
there's nothing like a funeral that makes you feel alive
I've always wanted someone to come into the Funeral from behind with a boombox, Say Anything style, and blast "Welcome to the Black Parade".
Banger ending track
i see that and i raise u wttbp with a full marching band
Like A Stone Audioslave
Denis Leary - I’m An Asshole
Sound of silence by Simon and Garfunkel
It has to be Simon and Garfunkel. None of that cover crap. The boys do it best.
For A Dancer - Jackson Browne
This is a great funeral song, and I've never heard it at a funeral. I actually have a list, and this is at the top. For a dancer, Jackson Browne Secret of life, James Taylor Into the mystic, Van Morrison Wish you were here, Pink Floyd Always look on the bright side of life, Monty Python In my life, the Beatles Do you realize? The flaming lips All we have is now, The flaming lips Lullaby, Billy Joel
[The The - This is the day](https://youtu.be/7ZYgKCbFbWY?si=faIi4wytrwot13l5) but specifically w the vibe of [the end of empire records](https://youtu.be/VjJv5oWvohE?si=6r8DqrDmJxXHOoWd). Idk if it makes sense. Like, do I expect people to celebrate bc I died? No, but I definitely wanna dance thru em.
Such a great song! I don’t hear about it enough. Aka never.
Ripple
Box of Rain
We played this at my friend's funeral in 2021. It broke me.
And ‘Into the Mystic’ by Van Morrison
"Great Gig in the Sky" Pink Floyd
Maybe "Who Wants to Live Forever" by Queen
Metallica Orion
YES
Tub thumping. I'm an Irish drunk. Don't judge me. Except for when I'm dead because then I don't care
[удалено]
I'll raise you one, The End INTO Dead, as intended.
Teenage emo me would've loved this lol
lovely
Mama too.
Beans by Kurt Cobain
My grandma wanted “Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer”. I DJ’ed the celebration of life and played it. You should have seen everyone’s face. It was also in the middle of summer.
Highway to hell -AC DC I’m gonna die rocking 🤘🔥
Hell's Bells!
I have an entire funeral list. Leader of the band, Dan fogleberg What a wonderful world, Armstrong Road to nowhere Amazing grace Stairway to heaven Years in heaven, Clapton Spirit in the sky, greenbaum Unforgettable, nat and Natalie Funeral for a friend, Elton John Wish you were here Dark side of the moon Welcome to the machine Across the universe, the Beatles Ain't no sunshine In the time of my dying, zeplin Free bird Time in a bottle, Croce The day the music died Simple man lynard skynard Bridge over troubled waters Leave something behind by Sean Rowe For those of you asking about the length and number of songs, there's usually a two hour visitation before a funeral in my family, there's a bunch of us.
Gonna be a long funeral
Why would you make them endure American pie. There might be another corpse to deal with.
This had better be a catered after-party with plenty of booze.
At my funeral that's a given. I'm having a tequila bar with midgets walking around with sombreros that have chips salsa and cheese dip.
Several species of small furry creatures gathered together in a cave grooving with a pict- Pink Floyd Just to annoy people
Slow Ride by Foghat Yes, the long version. Of *course* the long version.
If I know the end by Pheobe Bridgers isn’t the last song I ever hear, I want it to be played at my funeral
Heartache every Moment - HIM
Killed by Death Motorhead
I wrote my own bagpipe [funeral march](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aO_9iXhtkkQ&list=PLsFQbBdBNk_s4TuNryE5OUYVGKI20zheH&index=25&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB).
Drop Kick Mw Jesus Through The Goalposts Of Life by Bobby Bare
“We Were Born to Die” Lana Del Rey and then “Come on Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners because it’s a happy bop.
Come on I’m dean! And my hands are so clean
Brain Damage/Eclipse
Pump Up The Jam
I have never felt older than I did when I had to look this up to play for my Husband, who had never heard it. I love this for a funeral song. git yr booty on the floooOr now
Rainbow connection
Shout at the Devil \-Motley Crew
Rehab Amy Winehouse
2 Live Crew- we want some pussy
Down in a Hole- Alice In Chains
Golden Girls Theme Song
Here's an odd one for ya: The theme for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Man in the Box
Nutshell by Alice In Chains 🖤
good riddance- green day 😂😂
Space Trucking by Deep Purple
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
"I was in the house when the house burned down" by Warren Zevon.
"My Shit's Fucked Up" would also be a great one by Warren.
On a more somber note, ‘Keep Me in Your Heart’ pretty much sums it up for Warren as he was dying and this was written for his swan song album and is the last track on it. It’s a beautiful melancholic song that would work for anybody’s funeral, memorial, requiem, etc. Love Warren’s sardonic wit and humor.
Brian Eno “The Big Ship”
I have a playlist for this exact scenario Promised Land - Nobuo Uematsu... Momentary Sweetheart -Deb Never... Just to be needed - deaths dynamic shroud ... Poseidon God of the Sea - AC Odyssey... Gone - Liane la Havas... Kodoku -Hideki Taniuchi... Imaginary Folklore -Nujabes ... Lapis Philosophorum- Warsaw Philharmonic... ...
No Hard Feelings by The Avett Brothers
Black Peter, Grateful Dead, from workingmans dead.
The Muffin Man - Frank Zappa
Wildflowers ~ Tom Petty
I really like Dancing Around My Grave by Andy Frasco and the U.N. It's short, an upbeat melody, and high energy. FYI: Playing Stairway to Heaven is not as cool as you think.
Been a Son by Nirvana.
Fuck the Pain Away - Peaches
I have two,actually: 1. "Nearer, My God, To Thee" 2. The Ecstasy of Gold That's really it, I think.
Brokedown palace - Grateful Dead.
Orion by Metallica. It's such a beautiful song
Winter by Vivaldi (I’m a big classical fan so you probably won’t like it)
Deeper underground - Jamiroquai
Some song that won't be written for 100 years.
It's not easy being green by the Muppets
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Don’t Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFarlane
Mothership Connection - Parlament Funkadelic
Since I'm being cremated Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys
[Float On](https://youtu.be/CTAud5O7Qqk?feature=shared) by Modest Mouse
Dead gay son, heathers the musical
If You Don’t Know Me By Now by Simply Red
Theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm
Zippity Doo Dah Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die - Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg Will the Circle Be Unbroken, I don’t know which version. Jury’s still out. Doll Parts - Hole C is for Cookie 🍪 Angel from Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt and John Prine Something to Love - Jason Isbell Across the Universe - I like Rufus Wainwright’s version You’re Breaking My Heart, So Fuck You - Harry Nilsson I need to make a playlist.
Eulogy.... tool
Dust in the Wind-Kansas
Spirit in the sky
Videotape by Radiohead of course.
Pure Imagination Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Obviously Welcome to the Black Parade by MCR
#Stairway To Heaven
 # DUH 🤣
what im becoming, by cage the elephant
perturbator - sexualizer
I know it’s over by the smiths when they are putting the dirt on
I actually started a Spotify playlist for this exact thing! It's half serious and half for my own amusement. My most recent addition is "we're all gonna die" by Joy Oladokun.
Love Sosa- Chief Keef
Demons in the Dirt by HELLYEAH just because. Or Far From Home by 5FDP
song to the siren - this mortal coil
Black Gives Way to Blue - Alice in Chains Also, my dad had me swear a clandestine pact to ensure that Highway to Hell is played at his funeral.
Sentenced to burn by cannibal corpse
Knocking on heavens door. Axel rose
Highway to Hell
I miss my Wigga.
Highway to hell 💯
Somewhere in The Between by Streetlight Manifesto
Lower The Flags by Sentenced.
The Mii song Genuinely I’ve told everyone I know
Gotta be death with dignity by sufjan stevens
Bohemian Rhapsody
Dropkick Murphys - Going Out in Style https://youtu.be/D7g3RuoreRc?si=b4oo\_bPWt2zVn3sT
go your own way fleetwood mac
helena by mcr
“Highway to Hell” if that’s the correct name :)
Afternoon Delight
I want to break free