List of music
This is a list of popular songs and music that are typically played at funeral ceremonies.
1812 OVERTURE (CONCLUSION) Tchaikovsky A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP Nat King Cole
A BRIDGE TOO FAR Band of the
Coldstream
Guards
A CERTAIN SMILE Johnny Mathis
A GAELIC BLESSING Rutter Cambridge
Singers
A GIFT OF A THISTLE (BRAVEHEART) Soundtrack
A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE Phil Collins A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE Band of The Royal
Marines
A LIFE WELL LIVED Jorma Kaukonen A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL Michael Bolton
A LOVED ONE’S GOODBYE Daniel O’Donnell A MILLION LOVE SONGS Take That
A MOMENT LIKE THIS Leona Lewis A MOTHER’S PRAYER Celine Dion
A MOTHER’S WAY Foster & Allen A MUSICAL JOKE (HORSE OF THE YEAR
THEME)
Mozart The Horse
Riding Champs
A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY
SQUARE
Max Bygraves A SONG FOR YOU The Carpenters
A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Acker Bilk A WINTER’S TALE David Essex
ABIDE WITH ME Various artists ABSENT FRIENDS Ken Dodd
ACE OF SPADES Motorhead ACHY BREAKY HEART Billy Ray Cyrus
ADAGIO FOR STRINGS Barber ADIEMUS Karl Jenkins
ADIOS Glenn Miller ALL I ASK OF YOU (PHANTOM OF THE
OPERA)
Cliff Richard &
Sarah Brightman
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE The Beatles ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF
LIFE (MONTY PYTHON) (Clean)
Monty Python
ALWAYS ON MY MIND Elvis Presley ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND
ME
Sandie Shaw
AMARILLO (MAX AND PADDY) Peter Kay AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
AND I LOVE YOU SO Mantovani ANGEL EYES Wet Wet Wet
ANGELS Robbie Williams ANNIVERSARY WALTZ Vera Lynn
ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA Handel AS TIME GOES BY Various artists
AUTUMN LEAVES Doris Day AVE MARIA Andrea Bocelli
BACHELOR BOY Cliff Richard BAILERO (SONGS OF THE AUVERGNE) Canteloube
Katherine Jenkins
BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty BARCELONA Freddie Mercury
& Montserrat
Caballe
BE STILL FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD Instrumental BE STILL MY SOUL Katherine Jenkins
BENEDICTUS (THE ARMED MAN) Karl Jenkins BEYOND THE SEA Bobby Darin
BIG SPENDER Shirley Bassey BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY The Verve
BLESS THIS HOUSE Harry Secombe BLUE DANUBE WALTZ Strauss
BLUE MOON Nat King Cole BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
BORN FREE Matt Monro BORN TO BE WILD Steppenwolf
BRANDENBURG CONCERTO 3 (1st mvt) Bach BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel
BRIGHT EYES Art Garfunkel BRING HIM HOME (LES MISERABLES) Colm Wilkinson
BRING ME SUNSHINE Morecambe &
Wise
BROWN EYED GIRL Van Morrison
BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP The Foundations BYE BYE BABY Bay City Rollers
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ The Mamas & the
Papas
CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU Barry Manilow CANDLE IN THE WIND Elton John
CANON IN D Pachelbel CAPTAIN SUNSHINE Neil Diamond
CATCH A FALLING STAR Perry Como CELLO CONCERTO (3rd mvt) Elgar
CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA Oasis CHEEK TO CHEEK Fred Astaire
CIRCLE OF LIFE (LION KING) Elton John CLAIR DE LUNE Debussy
CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN (THE SOUND OF
MUSIC)
Soundtrack CLOSE TO YOU The Carpenters
COLONEL BOGEY Band Of The
Grenadier Guards
COME AWAY WITH ME Norah Jones
COME ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight
Runners
COME UNTO HIM (MESSIAH) Handel
CONCERTINO FOR CLARINET AND
ORCHESTRA IN C MINOR
Weber CONCERTO FOR TWO MANDOLINS IN G
(2nd mvt)
Vivaldi
COOL FOR CATS Squeeze CORONATION STREET TV Theme
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS Harry Secombe CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen
CROCODILE SHOES Jimmy Nail CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Elvis Presley
CWM RHONDDA Welsh Male Voice
Choir
DAD’S ARMY THEME Bud Flanagan
DAMBUSTERS MARCH Central Band RAF DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY The Mavericks
DANCING QUEEN Abba DANNY BOY Daniel O’Donnell
DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees DEAR LORD AND FATHER OF MANKIND Salvation Army
Band
DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP Katherine Jenkins DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA (EVITA) Lloyd Webber
Sarah Brightman
DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE Bobby Darin DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY Bobby McFerrin
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME Dean Martin EARTH SONG Michael Jackson
EDELWEISS (THE SOUND OF MUSIC) Soundtrack EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK (1st mvt) Mozart
ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross &
Lionel Richie
ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN Band of the Blues
& Royals
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Kylie Minogue &
Jason Donovan
ETERNAL FLAME The Bangles
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE Ella Fitzgerald EVERGREEN Will Young
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police EVERYBODY HURTS REM
EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ The Beautiful
South
EVERYTHING I DO I DO IT FOR YOU Bryan Adams
EXODUS (MAIN THEME) Mantovani EYE OF THE TIGER (ROCKY SOUNDTRACK) Survivor
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK Kirsty MacColl &
The Pogues
FANTASIA IN C MAJOR BWV570 Bach
FATHER AND SON Cat Stevens FERNANDO Abba
FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY Gerry & The
Pacemakers
FIELDS OF GOLD Eva Cassidy
FINGAL’S CAVE (HEBRIDES OVERTURE) Mendelssohn FINLANDIA Sibelius
FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE Rimsky-Korsakov FLOWER OF SCOTLAND Orchestral
FLY ME TO THE MOON Frank Sinatra FOOTBALL CRAZY The Spinners
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS Bee Gees FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS Neil Diamond
FOREVER YOUNG Rod Stewart FROM A DISTANCE David Last
GABRIEL’S OBOE (THE MISSION) Ennio Morricone GEORGIA ON MY MIND Michael Buble
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (GLORIA) Vivaldi GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH Elvis Presley
GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN Jim Reeves GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD (THE
CRUCIFIXION)
Stainer
GOING HOME Dvorak GONE FISHIN’ Bing Crosby &
Louis Armstrong
GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson GOOD VIBRATIONS The Beach Boys
GOODBYE Lionel Richie GOODNIGHT GIRL Marti Pellow
GOODNIGHT IRENE Foster & Allen GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART Dean Martin
GRACELAND Paul Simon GRAND MARCH (AIDA) Verdi
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE Jerry Lee Lewis GREENSLEEVES Mantovani
GUIDE ME O THOU GREAT REDEEMER Fron Male Voice
Choir
HALLELUJAH Alexandra Burke
HARE KRISHNA Hindu Chant HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE
YOU
Rod Stewart
HAVEN’T MET YOU YET Michael Buble HE AIN’T HEAVY HE’S MY BROTHER The Hollies
HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS
HANDS
Perry Como HEARTBEAT (THEME) Nick Berry
HEAVEN Bette Midler HEAVEN’S NOW MY HOME Libby L Allen
HEBRIDES OVERTURE Mendelssohn HERE COMES THE SUN The Beatles
HEY JUDE The Beatles HI HO SILVER (BOONE THEME) Jim Diamond
HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL Royal Scots
Dragoon Guards
HMS PINAFORE (OVERTURE) Gilbert & Sullivan
HOME Simply Red HOTEL CALIFORNIA The Eagles
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT
YOU
Michael Bolton HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Al Green
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees HOW GREAT THOU ART Aled Jones
HUMMING CHORUS (MADAME
BUTTERFLY)
Puccini HYMN TO THE FALLEN Katherine Jenkins
I AM WHAT I AM Shirley Bassey I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash
I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Roy Orbison I DREAMED A DREAM Susan Boyle
I HAVE A DREAM Abba I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Jim Reeves I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin
I WILL LOVE YOU ALL MY LIFE Charlie
Landsborough
INTERMEZZO (CAVALLERIA RUSTI I VOW
TO THEE MY COUNTRY)
Band of The
Coldstream
Guards
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY Whitney Houston I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Whitney Houston I WON’T FORGET YOU Daniel O’Donnell
I’D DO ANYTHING (OLIVER) Soundtrack I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING The New Seekers
I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU Billy Fury I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU Billy Fury
I’LL SEE YOU AGAIN Mario Lanza I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS Doris Day
I’LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN Foster & Allen I’LL WALK BESIDE YOU Harry Secombe
I’LL WALK WITH GOD Russell Watson I’M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES Henry Burr &
Albert Campbell
I’M GONNA BE (500 MILES) The Proclaimers I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN Frank Sinatra
IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Cher IF I SING YOU A LOVE SONG Bonnie Tyler
IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES Barry Manilow IMAGINE John Lennon
IN FLANDERS FIELD Royal Scots
Dragoon Guards &
Blake
IN MY LIFE Johnny Cash
IN PARADISUM (REQUIEM) Faure IN THE AIR TONIGHT Phil Collins
IN THIS LIFE Ronan Keating N TRUTINA (CARMINA BURANA) Orff
INTERMEZZO Bizet IOLANTHE (OVERTURE) Gilbert & Sullivan
D’Oyly Carte
ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Dolly Parton &
Kenny Rogers
IT’S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY Band Of The
Coldstream
Guards
IT’S MY LIFE Bon Jovi JAMES BOND THEME London
Philharmonic
Orchestra
JERUSALEM Blake JESUS JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING Bach Aled Jones
KISS FROM A ROSE Seal KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR Guns ‘n’ Roses
LA MER Richard
Clayderman
LA TRAVIATA (PRELUDE ACT 1) Verdi
LADY IN RED Chris de Burgh LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY (Choral &
Orchestral)
Elgar
LAND OF MY FATHERS Band Of The
Welsh Guards
LARGO (NEW WORLD SYMPHONY) Dvorak_ James
Last
LEAVING ON A JET PLANE John Denver LET IT BE The Beatles
LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE Frank Sinatra LIBERA ME (REQUIEM) Faure
LITTLE OLE WINE DRINKER ME Dean Martin LORD OF THE DANCE Celtic Instrumental
LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING Michael Ball LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING Matt Monro
LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet LOVE ME TENDER Elvis Presley
LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU Billy Ocean LOVE YOU EVERY SECOND Charlie
Landsborough
LOVING YOU Elvis Presley LULLABY Brahms
MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart MAKE ME A CHANNEL OF YOUR PEACE Aled Jones
MANY RIVERS TO CROSS UB40 MASONIC FUNERAL MUSIC K477
(MAURERISCHE TRAUER MUSIK)
Mozart
MATCH OF THE DAY TV Theme MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP
YOU
Cliff Richard
ME AND MRS JONES Billy Paul MEMORY (CATS) Elaine Paige
MISSING YOU Jim Reeves MOON RIVER Louis Armstrong
MOONLIGHT AND ROSES Orchestral MOONLIGHT SERENADE Glenn Miller
MORE THAN A WOMAN Bee Gees MORE THAN WORDS Westlife
MORNING (PEER GYNT) Grieg MORNING HAS BROKEN Various Artists
MR BOJANGLES Sammy David Jr MULL OF KINTYRE Paul McCartney &
Wings
MUSIC OF THE NIGHT (PHANTOM OF THE
OPERA)
Lloyd Webber
Michael Crawford
MY GIRL The Temptations
MY HEART WILL GO ON Celine Dion MY MOTHER’S EYES Joe Longthorne
MY PRAYER The Platters MY SOUL THERE IS A COUNTRY Parry
Y WAY Frank Sinatra MYFANWY Bryn Terfel
NELLA FANTASIA Il Divo NESSUN DORMA (TURANDOT) Puccini
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY (Largo) Dvorak NIMROD (ENIGMA VARIATIONS) Elgar
NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon NOCTURNE 15 IN F MINOR Op55 No1 Chopin
NUNC DIMITTIS Anglican Chant O FOR THE WINGS OF A DOVE Mendelssohn
ODE TO JOY (Orchestral) Beethoven OH I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE Reginald Dixon
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE Andy Williams ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES TV Theme
PANIS ANGELICUS Franck PASTORAL SYMPHONY (MESSIAH) Handel
PATIENCE Take That PEACE IN THE VALLEY Daniel O’Donnell
PEER GYNT (IN THE HALL OF THE
MOUNTAIN KING)
Grieg PEGGY SUE Buddy Holly
PERFECT DAY Lou Reed PIANO CONCERTO 1 IN B FLAT MINOR
Op23 (1st mvt)
Tchaikovsky
PIANO CONCERTO 20 IN D MINOR K466
(2nd mvt)
Mozart PIE JESU (REQUIEM) Faure
PIE JESU (REQUIEM) Lloyd Webber PILGRIMS’ CHORUS (TANNHAUSER) Wagner
PLEASE REMEMBER LeAnn Rimes POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCH 1 Elgar
POSTCARD FROM HEAVEN Lighthouse Family PRECIOUS MEMORIES Jim Reeves
PRELUDE 15 IN D FLAT MAJOR Op28
RAINDROP
Chopin PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison
RADETSKY MARCH Strauss RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS The Carpenters
REACH FOR THE STARS S Club 7 REMEMBER ME Diana Ross
RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI Rachmaninov RHINESTONE COWBOY Glen Campbell
RULE THE WORLD Take That SAIL AWAY David Gray
SAILING Rod Stewart SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters
SCHEHERAZADE Op35 (1st mvt) Rimsky-Korsakov SCOTLAND THE BRAVE Pipes & Drums of
the Scots Guards
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Glenn Miller SEPTEMBER SONG Barbara Dickson
SERENADE FOR STRINGS (1st mvt Allegro) Elgar SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE Bach
SHINE A LIGHT The Rolling Stones SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND Pink Floyd
SINGING THE BLUES Tommy Steele SMILE Dean Martin
SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU Matt Monro
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Frank Sinatra SOMEWHERE Il Divo
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Judy Garland SONGBIRD Eva Cassidy
SPANISH EYES Engelbert
Humperdinck
SPIRIT IN THE SKY Doctor & The
Medics
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Led Zeppelin STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette
STAR TREK THEME Knightsbridge SUMMER WIND Michael Buble
SYMPHONY 40 (1st mvt) Mozart TAKE ME HOME Porth Tywyn Male
Voice Choir
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (TOP GUN) Berlin TEARS IN HEAVEN Eric Clapton
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC Abba THAT’S LIFE Frank Sinatra
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick
& Friends
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy
THE BRITISH GRENADIERS Band of The
Coldstream
Guards
THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Alfie Boe
THE FLOWER DUET (LAKME) Delibes THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME Tom Jones
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM Andy Williams THE LARK ASCENDING Vaughan Williams
THE LAST WALTZ Engelbert
Humperdinck
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD Goodall Katherine
Jenkins
THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush THE PRAYER Andrea Bocelli
THE ROSE Daniel O’Donnell THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER Vera Lynn
THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Daniel O’Donnell
THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH Herman’s Hermits THIS IS MY SONG Harry Secombe
THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN Eddie Cochran TICKET TO THE MOON ELO
TIME AFTER TIME Miles Davis TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman
& Andrea Bocelli
TRUE LOVE Elton John & Kiki
Dee
UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous
Brothers
UNFORGETTABLE Nat King Cole VALERIE Mark Ronson &
Amy Winehouse
WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick WALK WITH ME The Seekers
WALKING IN THE AIR (THE SNOWMAN) Young Aled Jones WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS (NUTCRACKER) Tchaikovsky RPO
Weldon
WATER MUSIC (AIR) Handel WATERLOO SUNSET The Kinks
WE ALL STAND TOGETHER Paul McCartney WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner WHEN A CHILD IS BORN G4
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Nat King Cole WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS Grimethorpe
Colliery Band
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN Chris Barber WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE Grimethorpe
Colliery Band
WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Bette Midler YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Bing Crosby
YOU RAISE ME UP Westlife YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE (CAROUSEL) Instrumental
YOUR SONG Elton John ZADOK THE PRIEST Handel
