5 songs to play at your funeral
A few songs people might like for funerals, or if they’re just feeling a bit down. It was inspired by a survey in Britain, which you can read about here. These aren’t the best or most traditional ones, just some I personally like. No Goodbye My Lover, for instance - that will just make you want to kill yourself as well. 
5) Angel
Sarah McLachlan
4) Friends Forever [graduation]
Vitamin C
3) Seasons in the Sun
Terry Jacks
2) Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Bob Dylan
1) The Day You Went Away
Wendy Matthews
Have to say I think playing “knocking on heaven’s door” at a funeral is a bit tacky.
CJ: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door is one of my favourite songs, and it was in the British list as well, so I thought I’d include it. I just get a bit tired of always hearing the same songs, like Morning Has Broken; if that was someone’s favourite song, fine, but often they don’t speak of the person at all… but there are worse choices. And it’s individual choice, in the end.
Song choices are so personal, at a freinds funeral recently we all left smiling because he had chosen Monty Pyton’s ‘Bright Side of Life’ as the final piece of music - it was typical of him and made us all laugh with him, which is just what he would have wanted.
Is it suitable for funerals - probably not in many peoples eyes, but it was what he wanted and that is what matters most. My choice will be The Blues Brothers - ‘Everybody needs somebody to love’ and I hope they dance in the aisles.