Music and Song suggestions suitable for use
in Funeral Ceremonies
Mainly compiled by Funeral Celebrant Pamela Adams
For a Fisherman: "Gone Fishin" - Bing Crosby and Co.
Bushie/Garden Lover: Australian Bird Symphony
Children/Babies: "Goodnight My Angel" - Billy Joel
"Circle of Life" - EIton John
"Fly" - Celine Dion
"Beautiful In My Eyes" - Joshua Kadisson
"Baby Mine" - Bette Midler
Young Funerals: "Goodbye My Friend" Š Linda Ronstadt
"Everybody Hurts" - REM
"And When I Die" - No Mercy
"Truly, Madly Deeply" - Savage Garden
"I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
"Bring Him Home" - Michael Crawford
"Nobody Knows But Me" - Tony Rich
"Forever Young" & "I'll Stand By You" - Pretenders
Parents: "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion
"Wind Beneath My Wings" - Bette Midler
"Beloved" - Wendy Matthews
"All I Ask of You" - Michael Crawford
General
"It's A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong
"Angels" - John Farnham
"Well Meet Again" - Vera Lynn
"In My Life" - The Beatles; Judy Collins, Sean Connery
"Memory" - Barbara Streisand
"The Way We Were" - Barbara Streisand
"Goodnight Sweetheart" - Al Bowly
"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" Š Van Morrison; Rod Stewart
"You Are So Beautiful To Me" - Joe Cocker
"One Sweet Day" - Mariah Carey/Boyz To Men
"It's Hard To Leave" - Judith Durham
Soundtracks: Selections from "Paradise Road", "Out of Africa", "Man From Snowy River", and so on.
Added by other celebrants
WeÕll meet again Inkspots
Amazing Grace
Goodnight Sweetheart Al Bowly
Memory Barbra Streisand
The way we were Barbra Streisand
Paradise Road (Soundtrack) from Film
Out of Africa (Soundtrack) from Film
Man from Snowy River (SÕtrack) from Film
You are so beautiful to me Joe Cocker
ItÕs hard to leave Judith Durham Funeral
ItÕs a wonderful World Louis Armstrong Funeral
One sweet Day Mariah Carey/Boyz to men Funeral
In my life Beatles/Collins/Sean Connery Funeral
Have I told you lately that I love you Van Morrison/Rod Stewart Funeral
WeÕll meet again Vera Lynn Funeral
Australian Bird Symphony Funeral -Bushie/Garden Lover
Baby Mine Bette Midler Funeral -Children/Babies
Goodnight My Angel Billy Joel Funeral -Children/Babies
Fly Celine Dion Funeral -Children/Babies
Circle of Life Elton John Funeral -Children/Babies
Beautiful In My Eyes Joshua Kadisson Funeral -Children/Babies
Gone Fishin' Bing Crosby and Co. Funeral -Fisherman
Wind beneath my wings Bette Midler Funeral - Parents
Because you loved me Celine Dion Funeral - Parents
Beloved Wendy Matthews Funeral - Parents
Goodbye My Friend Linda Ronstadt Funeral - Young person
Bring Him home Michael Crawford Funeral - Young person
And when I die No Mercy Funeral - Young person
Forever Young Pretenders Funeral - Young person
Everybody Hurts REM Funeral - Young person
Truly, Madly Deeply Savage Garden Funeral - Young person
Nobody knows but me Tony Rich Funeral - Young person
I will always love you Whitney Houston Funeral - Young person
When the Saints come MarchinÕ In Funerals
My hear t will go on Celine Dion Funerals
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