Comments on: 5 songs to play at your funeral http://cjwriter.com/2007/08/22/5-songs-to-play-at-your-funeral/ The Blog of CJ Levinson Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Trudi http://cjwriter.com/2007/08/22/5-songs-to-play-at-your-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-946 Trudi Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:03:31 +0000 http://cjwriter.com/2007/08/22/5-songs-to-play-at-your-funeral/#comment-946 The music should reflect the true person, not just what everyone else thinks is "appropriate". My son loved Ben Harper, I only heard of him in the months before Mike died. Waiting on an Angel and Beloved played at his funeral....it was about Mike & his music. <strong>CJ: Those are beautiful songs, particularly if they had an emotional connection for your son. I'm very sorry for your loss.</strong> The music should reflect the true person, not just what everyone else thinks is “appropriate”. My son loved Ben Harper, I only heard of him in the months before Mike died. Waiting on an Angel and Beloved played at his funeral….it was about Mike & his music.

CJ: Those are beautiful songs, particularly if they had an emotional connection for your son. I’m very sorry for your loss.

]]> By: Frances Seymoor http://cjwriter.com/2007/08/22/5-songs-to-play-at-your-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Frances Seymoor Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:45:22 +0000 http://cjwriter.com/2007/08/22/5-songs-to-play-at-your-funeral/#comment-934 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. <strong>CJ: I think the important thing is that the song says something about the person who has died; often you hear some of the saddest songs at funerals but what if you want to celebrate the person's life as well? That's where something like <em>Bright Side of Life</em> makes sense, particularly if your friend had a good sense of humour. I think I'd like to go out to <em>Forever Young</em> myself; that song's always meant a lot to me.</strong> 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.

CJ: I think the important thing is that the song says something about the person who has died; often you hear some of the saddest songs at funerals but what if you want to celebrate the person’s life as well? That’s where something like Bright Side of Life makes sense, particularly if your friend had a good sense of humour. I think I’d like to go out to Forever Young myself; that song’s always meant a lot to me.

]]> By: Jamie http://cjwriter.com/2007/08/22/5-songs-to-play-at-your-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Jamie Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:56:30 +0000 http://cjwriter.com/2007/08/22/5-songs-to-play-at-your-funeral/#comment-71 Have to say I think playing "knocking on heaven's door" at a funeral is a bit tacky. <strong>CJ: <em>Knockin' on Heaven's Door</em> 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 <em>Morning Has Broken</em>; 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. ;)</strong> 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. ;)

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