Today is the 25th anniversary of Andy Gibb's untimely death at age 30. I'm also listening to music and a couple of good funeral songs just came on. I suspect when I die, I won't know what music plays at my funeral or if anyone will even bother having one for me. But I got to thinking about songs I like... and would want played at my funeral. I know I've done this before... sorta. When we lost our dog, MacGregor, back in December, I posted about songs that bring me comfort. But just now, I was listening to a beautiful Beth Nielsen Chapman song that I would want played at my funeral. If I outlive my husband and can stand it, maybe I'll sing it. I even have the sheet music.
Okay, so this video is a tribute to Princess Diana, but I think it's fitting for anyone who has died...
"Sand and Water", also by Beth Nielsen Chapman, is a good song for a funeral.
I also love "Psalm 23", specifically by Eden's Bridge... (an Irish Christian band)
But what if the dearly departed had a sense of humor? In that case, how about these songs?
I would like this one at my service...
What if you'd like to remember your loved one in a happy way?
I never really gave this song much thought as a good funeral song until we adopted our new dog, Arran, and this song randomly popped up on my iPod. It seemed like our old dog MacGregor was sending us a message and by the time it was over, I was crying...
Seriously, though... for me, the top three songs would be good ones at my service. I hope someone's still cares enough to attend by then.
And again, I do love "On Heaven's Bright Shore", too... would love to have the sheet music for this...
Welcome to Monday, another week here on planet Earth. My husband and I had kind of exciting weekend. We got ourselves a new hound. He came from a beagle rescue, but actually looks more like a blue tick coonhound miniaturized. We named him Arran, after a beautiful island in Scotland that we visited in November.
All this dog stuff made me think about doggie songs...
Of course, there's the ever popular "Walking The Dog" by Rufus Thomas... This song always reminds me of 7th Heaven, because it was used on an episode starring Ashlee Simpson. It's sort of an innocuous song for Monday, don't you think?
What rock and roll lover doesn't love "Dog Eat Dog" by AC/DC? This song provides a much needed jolt to the system on a Monday morning... Actually, I don't think I've had enough coffee for this one yet.
"Hound Dog" was originally a Big Mama Thornton" song, but Elvis had a huge hit with it too...
"Perfect Love... Gone Wrong" is probably the most appropriate song under the circumstances... perhaps from our other dog Zane's perspective, anyway. Actually Zane seems to like Arran, but I could tell he was a little worried we'd replaced him. There's no replacing any of our beloved dogs. They're all special.
Arran likes my husband and me just fine and I think he's found his forever home.
