**THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT FOR LAST YEAR, BUT WAS POSTPONED.**
I’d thought I’d choose a completely random subject for the first this GraveTalk post. I was going to do an article on the reasons for and against guards on Merseyrail trains and EU membership but I’ll come back to them at a later date (Already made, check them out by clicking on the one you want to read. Links are above). So I guess we kick things off with more cheerful topic – Funeral Songs!
Now the most common song played at funerals is Frank Sinatra’s “My Way”. Or, when you’re thinking about laughs it’s AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”. But “Highway to Hell” is just too predictable and “My Way” is boring, over used and may cause slight issues if say, the funeral was for someone like Hitler, Rolph Harris or Donald Trump.
So what other songs could you play? Well, here is a list of best funeral songs (To make funerals more fun!). This list is not best to worst rather a more random order (Turns out they’re mostly in alphabetical order). Also, these songs are selected due to the titles having funeral/death themes.
- “All Fired Up”, The Saturdays (Probably not the best on the list, but you know f”ired up=cremations”
- “Heaven”, Bryan Adams (Yes Bryan Adams, not that shitty disco knock-off version)
- “Almost Over”, Limp Bizkit (You know play this as the coffin is lowing into the ground or entering the oven)
- “Bad Day”, Daniel Powter
- “Bat out of Hell”, Meat Loaf (If the funeral is in the afternoon or night)
- “Beautiful Day”, U2
- “Bodies”, Drowning Pool (Maybe this should burials)
- “Breathless”, The Corrs
- “Bring Me Back to Life”, Evanescence
- “Burn”, The Pretty Reckless
- “Burn it to the Ground”, Nickelback
- “Burning Heart”, Survivor
- “Celebrate”, Kid Rock
- “Change Your Mind”, Maria Kanellis
- “Dancing in the Dark”, Bruce Springteen
- “Die Another Day”, Madonna
- “Diggin’ This”, Nickelback
- “Disposable Heroes”, Metallica
- “Do It Alone”, Sugarcult
- “Don’t Give Up”, Kevin Rudolf
- “Don’t Look Back ln Anger”, Oasis
- “Don’t You Wish You Were Me”, Chris Jericho
- “Don’t Come Around Here No More”, Tom Petty
- “Escape”, Metallica
- “Feelin’ Way Too Damn Good”, Nickelback
(This is where I got up to originally)
- “Down Under”, Men At Work
- “Drinkin’ With Jesus”, Fozzy
- “Elevator”, Fozzy
- “The End”, Hyper
- “Everything Back But You”, Avril Lavigne
- “Far Away”, Nickelback
- “Getting Away With Murder”, Papa Roach
- “Going To Hell”, Pretty Reckless
- “Burn in Hell”, Twisted Sister
- “Gone”, Kelly Clarkson
- “A Good Day”, Lena (Meyer-Landrut)
- “Good Riddance”, Wednesday 13
- “Great Balls Of Fire”, Jerry-lee Lewis
- “Have A Nice Day”, Bon Jovi
- “Hearts On Fire”, Bryan Adams
- “Heaven In This Hell”, Orianthi
- “Hot”, Avril Lavigne
- “Hot Stuff”, Donna Summer
- “Just Another Victim”, Cypress Hill
- “Knocking On Heaven’s Door”, Guns ‘N’ Roses
- “Light A Fire”, Nuts In A Blender
- “Next Contestant”, Nickelback
- “One Step Closer”, Bon Jovi
That’s my list, if you can think of any others, why not leave a comment below?
I will be doing another GraveTalk soon. Here’s a list of the next GraveTalk post schedule:
Music and Society
The EU and why Farage is Clueless
And another one, but I can’t think of anything to put here right now.
The list isn’t in any order, rather a list to let you know what I’ll be waffling on about the next few times.
Thanks for reading.
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