Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] Arranging Music for a Funeral Selecting appropriate music is a wonderful way to pay tribute to the life of your loved one. The following, are some suggestions for your consideration and may help you to decide on your choice of music. Popular Songs SONG ARTIST Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Eric Idle Always on my Mind Elvis Presley A Mothers Prayer Celine Dion And I Love You So Don McLean And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda John Williamson Angels Robbie Williams Angels Brought Me Here Guy Sebastian As Time Goes By Louis Armstrong, Vera Lynn, Rod Stewart Because You Loved Me Celine Dion Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 1 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST Candle in the Wind Elton John Circle of Life Elton John Come Away With Me Norah Jones Could I Have This Dance Anne Murray Dancing With The Angels Monk & Neagle Danny Boy Various Artists Don’t Cry Daddy Elvis Presley Everybody Hurts REM Fields of Gold Sting Flower of Scotland Various Artists Fly Celine Dion Forever Young Various Artists From A Distance Better Midler From This Moment Shania Twain Funeral Song...Livin Without You Steve Alek Gentle Mother Foster and Allen Gone Too Soon Michael Jackson Goodbye Lionel Richie www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 2 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST Goodbye My Friend Linda Ronstadt Goodbye My Lover James Blunt Goodbye’s (The Saddest Word) Celine Dion Green Green Grass of Home Tom Jones Hallelujah K D Lang Have I Told You Lately Rod Stewart, Van Morrison He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother The Hollies Hero Mariah Carey How Do I Live Without You Trisha Yearwood I Believe Mahalia Jackson, Elvis Presley, The Batchelors I Can Feel You Drifting Chalee Tennison I Don’t Wanna Close My Eyes Aerosmith I Need You Tim McGraw and Faith Hill I Still Call Australia Home Peter Allen I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston I Will Remember You Sarah McLachlan I’ll Be Missing You Puff Daddy I’ll Be Seeing You Vera Lynn www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 3 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST I’ll be Loving You Forever Westlife I’ll Never Find Another You The Seekers I’ll See You Again Westlife I’ll Stand By You The Pretenders I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen Foster and Allen Imagine John Lennon I’m Your Angel Celine Dion & R. Kelly In the Arms of an Angel Sarah McLachlan In The Living Years Mike and The Mechanics It’s a Long Way To Tipperary & Pack Up Your Troubles Various Artists Knockin on Heaven’s Door Eric Clapton Last Farewell Elvis Presley Looking Forward, Looking Back Slim Dusty Lost Without You Deltra Goodrum Love Letters In the Sand Pat Boone Love Me Tender Elvis Presley Maggie Foster and Allen Mama Il Divo www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 4 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST Memories Barbara Streisand Midnight Special Creedence Clearwater Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens Mull of Kintyre McCartney & Wings My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion My Way Frank Sinatra Now is the Hour Vera Lynn Now the Day is Over Michael Crawford On Eagles Wings Josh Groban On The Road Again Willie Nelson One Sweet Day Mariah Carey Po Karekare Ana Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Precious Child Karen Taylor Que Sera Sera Doris Day Sailing Rod Stewart She Bobby Goldsborough Simply the Best Tina Turner Something in the Way She Moves Beatles, James Taylor www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 5 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST Somewhere Out There Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson Somewhere Over The Rainbow Various Artists Stairway To Heaven Led Zepplin Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton Thank You For Loving Me Jon Bon Jovi The Carnival is Over The Seekers The Day You Went Away Wendy Matthews The Green Green Grass of Home Tom Jones The Last Farewell Elvis Presley The Power of Love Celine Dion The Prayer Various Artists The Rose Bette Midler and Various Artists The Twelfth of Never Johnny Mathis The Way We Were Barbara Streisand The Wonder of You Elvis Presley There You’ll Be Faith Hill Time of Your Life Green Day Time To Say Goodbye Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 6 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers Unforgettable Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warne Walk a Country Mile Slim Dusty, Keith Urban We are Australian (We Are one / We Are Many) Various Artists We’ll Meet Again Vera Lynn What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong When I Die No Mercy When I Grow Too Old To Dream John McDermott When Irish Eyes are Smiling Foster and Allen Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler, Various Artists Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye Vera Lynn Wish You Were Here Fleetwood Mac Without You Mariah Carey Wonderful World Louis Armstrong Yesterday The Beatles You Are My Sunshine Anne Murray, Various Artists You Were Always On My Mind Elvis Presley www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 7 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST You Raise Me Up Tom Fleming, Secret Garden You’ll Be In My Heart Phil Collins You’ll Never Walk Alone Gerry and the Pacemakers You’re My Best Friend Queen You’ve Got a Friend Carole King, James Taylor Gospel / Hymns / Religious SONG ARTIST Abide With Me Various Artists Amazing Grace Leann Rimes Ave Marie Celine Dion Be Not Afraid John Michael Talbot Come As You Are John Michael Talbot Hallelujah “Vocal” Mozart Here I Am Lord Daniel O’Donnell How Great Thou Art Various Artists I Believe Gospel Choir I’ll Walk With God Michael Crawford www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 8 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST Jerusalem Charlotte Church Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring J.S.Bach Just a Closer Walk With Thee Various Artists Make Me a Chanel of Your Peace Aled Jones Morning Has Broken Various Artists Nearer My God to Thee Daniel O’Donnell Old Rugged Cross Harry Secombe On Eagles Wings Michael Crawford Onward Christian Soldiers Tennesee Ernie Ford Pie Jesu Charlotte Church Psalm 23 Various Artists Requiem Berlioz Requiem - Pie Jesu Faure Symphony No.9 “Ode to Joy” Beethoven The Lord Is My Shepherd Various Artists The Lord’s Prayer Various Artists The Old Rugged Cross Harry Secombe The Prayer Anthony Callea www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 9 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] Classical Music SONG ARTIST Air on a G string J.S.Bach Canon Pachelbel Cello Concerto Elgar Claire de Lune Claude Debussy Funeral March Beethoven Fur Elise Beethoven Nessun Dorma Luciano Pavarotti New World Symphony (Going Home) Dvorak Nimrod Elgar Nocturne in E flat Major Chopin Piano Concerto 21 Mozart Prelude in C minor Chopin Serenade for Strings Elgar Sheep May Safely Graze J.S.Bach Solveig’s song -”Peer Gynt” Grieg Symphony No.6 “Pastoral” Beethoven www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 10 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST The Four Seasons (Winter) Vivaldi The Gadfly Shostakovich The Lark Ascending Vaughan Williams The Londonderry Air Danny Boy The Planets “Venus” Holst Babies & Children Songs SONG ARTIST A Little Ray of Sunshine Brian Cadd All the Pretty Little Horses Various Artists A Mother’s Prayer Celine Dion Angels Robbie Williams Baby Mine Bette Midler, Alison Krauss Beautiful Boy John Lennon, Celine Dion Beautiful Child Fleetwood Mac Brahm’s Lullaby Celine Dion Butterfly Fly Away Miley & Billy Ray Cyrus Calling All Angels Jane Siberry with K D Lang www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 11 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST Daddy’s Little Girl Dr Hook, Michael Buble Fly Celine Dion Forever Young Pretenders, Westlife Frozen – Let It Go Disney How Do I Live Without You Trisha Yearwood Hush Little Baby, Sleep Child Anne Murray I’ll Be Loving You Forever Westlife I’ll See You Again Westlife I’m Your Angel Celine Dion & R. Kelly In the Arms of an Angel Sarah McLachlan Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder Italian Lullaby Connie Francis Love is All (Butterfly Ball) Roger Glover Lullaby Josh Groban My Precious One Celine Dion My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean Various Artists One Sweet Day Maria Carey and Boyz II Men Over the Rainbow Billy Thorpe www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 12 Your Life www.yourlifeassist.com.au Assist [email protected] SONG ARTIST Rainbow Connection Kermit the Frog Rockabye Baby Various Artists Small Bump Ed Sheeran Somewhere Over the Rainbow Billy Thorpe, Jewel Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton The Prayer Anthony Callea Time to Say Goodbye Josh Groban When You Wish Upon a Star Disney You Are My Sunshine Anne Murray You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker www.yourlifeassist.com.au ARRANGING MUSIC FOR A FUNERAL Page 13 .