Funeral Songs
The Best Funeral Songs
It is no secret that music can be healing to those who are in need, and funeral songs are no exception. Choosing the right song to sing or play at a funeral is not an easy task. If you have to create a playlist to accompany a slideshow, the task can be even more overwhelming.
What funeral songs should I choose?
Is this funeral song too long?
Most Popular Funeral Songs
To help make things a little easier, we’ve compiled a list of the most popular funeral songs. If you don’t already own some of the songs listed below, your best bet would be to visit iTunes and purchase the individual tracks in a digital format – so the funeral songs can easily be burned to a CD or DVD.
Have a suggestion for a great funeral song? Send us the artist and title of the song to info@tranquilitycremation.com and we’ll add it to the list!
Top 30 Funeral Songs
(in no particular order)
- In My Life – Beatles
- Bury My Body – Al Kooper
- Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye) – Andrea Bocelli
- Bright Eyes – Art Garfunkle
- Memory – Barbra Streisand
- The Long and Winding Road – Beatles
- Let it be – Beatles
- Only the Good Die Young – Billy Joel
- Lean On Me – Bill Withers
- And When I Die – Blood Sweat and Tears
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
- Amazing Grace – Elvis Presley
- Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
- To Where You Are – Josh Groban
- Goodbye My Lover – James Blunt
- You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins
- Angels – Robbie Williams
- Pie Jesu – Requiem
- Candle in the Wind – Elton John
- With or Without You – U2
- Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
- Every Breath You Take – The Police
- Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father Again
- BoysIIMen – It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye
- Wish You Where Here – The Kingsmen
- Time – The Alan Parsons Project
- Freebird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Funeral For A Friend – Elton John
- Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
- One More Day – Diamond Rio
