Posted October 2, 200618 yr Blunt tops funeral song requests BBC Entertainment News James Blunt's Goodbye My Lover has become the most requested song to be played at funerals and services of remembrance in the UK. Robbie Williams' Angels is the second most popular. I've Had the Time of My Life, made famous by the film Dirty Dancing, is in third place. The survey, involving 5,000 people and carried out by The Bereavement Register, found 51% of people know what song they want played at their funeral. TOP POPULAR FUNERAL SONGS 1. Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt 2. Angels - Robbie Williams 3. I've Had the Time of My Life - Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley 4. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler 5. Pie Jesu - Requiem 6. Candle in the Wind - Elton John 7. With or Without You - U2 8. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton 9. Every Breath You Take - The Police 10. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers Source: The Bereavement Register The survey also suggests that 79% have discussed what songs they would like to have played. Mark Roy, founder, of The Bereavement Register, said: "The top 20 really shows how far we have come in terms of saying goodbye. Gone are the dirges of yore, instead we are seeing contemporary music that is easier to relate to. "Everyone has a favourite song that means something very special to them, often connected to a particular time and place." Blunt has won two Brit awards, while his debut album was a hit in the UK and the US. But the singer has faced a backlash from those who are not fans, being voted more irritating than traffic wardens, noisy neighbours and estate agents in a poll ranking the UK's most annoying things. Any comments about the Top10? What song would you have played at your funeral?
October 2, 200618 yr eugh WHY on earth would anyone want THAT squeeeeeling on there funeral day, I either want Anastacia - You'll Never Be Alone or the Village People - YMCA :wub:
October 2, 200618 yr It's a good song for a funeral... but if I had one at mine I'd want something like One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey + Boyz II Men
October 2, 200618 yr I'd p*** myself if someone had Goodbye My Lover at a funeral - It's the most unemotional, unfelt piece of sh*te I've ever heard.
October 2, 200618 yr #5 is the only one I'd dream of wanting played at mine. -_- I want Enya - Evening Falls at mine.
October 2, 200618 yr eugh WHY on earth would anyone want THAT squeeeeeling on there funeral day, I either want Anastacia - You'll Never Be Alone or the Village People - YMCA :wub: YMCA :o :blink: :lol: Seriously though WHY ON EARTH would someone want Blunt moaning and whaling at their funeral. The bloody windows would probebly shatter :rolleyes: A good way to get rid of people you don't want at your funeral ^_^ Angels is usually #1 on this but I doubt i would want it myself. Never really thought about what i'd want :lol:
October 2, 200618 yr I think Goodbye My Lover would be really poignant at a funeral, I wouldn't mind it at mine ^_^ I can't really think of any other song off the top of my head :unsure:
October 3, 200618 yr ya the james blunt song is ideal funeral music if there is such thing as ideal in terms of a funeral
October 3, 200618 yr I want Rihanna - Final Goodbye on mine :wub: :bag I expect by the time you're a pensioner, you'll change your mind. I'd want a hymn. And I'm not even religious. Edited October 3, 200618 yr by Tim
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