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You may call me crazy - but I’ll throw out this idea nevertheless.
I’ve been to funerals and celebrations of life (after the death) and wonder, “who picked out this music to play?” It doesn’t sound like the songs of the person I knew. Just a jumble of elevator music or common religious music.
So, I’ve started a meaningful playlist that if I were at my funeral 🙂 these are the songs I’d choose. My sons will know where to find the playlist - and I’m fine if they don’t want to use it, but my guess is that these songs will “speak” to them as well. I named the playlist “At Last”.
Includes songs like Tapestry by Carole King, Sunshine on my Shoulders by John Denver, Somewhere over the rainbow by Kamakawiwo’ole, and Home by Blake Shelton.
We’ll see how many decades this music will span in the end.
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@triciaot Not crazy at all. For my end-of-life doula role, I have actually compiled a list of songs for reference; not infrequently people request recommendations to be played by their bedside, some for funerals, for Celebrations of Life, or solace for memories.
Among my preferances on my own list are Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy (with a strong personal connection there as she died at a young age from melanoma) for my husband, Songbird by Christine McVie for my children, and New Day Will Rise by Yuval Raphael for my grandchildren. Many people aren't familar with the last song, so I'll post the lyrics:
And even if you say goodbye
You'll never go away
You are the rainbow in my sky
My colors in the grey
My only wish upon a star
Sunshine in the day
The only song that my piano ever plays
And even if you say goodbye
You'll always be around
To lift me up and take me high
Keep my feet close to the ground
Are you proud of me tonight
Dreams are coming true
I choose the light
Nothing to lose if I lose you
New day will rise
Life will go on
Everyone cries
Don't cry alone
Darkness will fade
All the pain will go by
But we will stay
Even if you say goodbye
New day will rise
Life will go on
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@triciaot I agree with the song idea.
I have also made a list of songs to leave my sister, my only living immediate relative. Songs that are uplifting to help her heal, to know that as long as she has a memory of me I will always be with her and to know it is not tragic that I am gone, only sad, and that their is a time for everything.
Barbara