The 30 Songs You Never Want To Play At A Funeral
Twitter started a "Worst Songs to Play at a Funeral" hashtag and it's insanely entertaining.
Here's a fun fact for you. According to Rolling Stone, "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" is the most popular song to play at funerals in the UK. Yes, the song from the 1979 Monty Python film beats out more traditional songs and every single hymn.
I suppose we shouldn't judge someone's final request. Heck, I'd want that song played at my funeral, too. Lyrics like "you come from nothing, you go back to nothing, what have you lost ? Nothing!" really puts things in perspective and might just cheer up the crowd.
Or maybe it won't. I don't know. I always have the wrong reaction to things.
Still, I think there are certain songs are no one would want you to play. And I'm sure pretty sure Twitter lined them up nicely in the surprisingly popular "Worst Songs To Play At A Funeral" hashtag trend, as seen excerpted below.
Her name is in lights and a gravestone..
This Girl is on Fire #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral pic.twitter.com/tpfiUO6jnZ
— Best Song Lyrics (@lyricsrule) March 20, 2017Perfect for a burial at sea, right?
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
The Best Day Ever - SpongeBob SquarePants
Get on out of that coffin!
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral James Brown - Get On Up pic.twitter.com/TyCCEghQ35
— Octane Blizz (@OctaneBlizz) March 20, 2017Oh, the irony.
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral "Stayin' Alive" by the BeeGees
— Zac Walthall (@ZeeDubyah) March 20, 2017Well, he isn't aging anymore so...
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
Forever young by jayz
I get it. Coffins are heavy.
Bodies - Drowning Pool #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral pic.twitter.com/QtEpWzd4XM
— Glenn C (@IamBigTime67) March 20, 2017I'll be waiting.
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral pic.twitter.com/iBLBpWRRNy
— Funny HVAC & Boiler (@FunnyHVACBoiler) March 20, 2017Rude!
Highway to Hell #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— Caleb Mauldin (@Mauldin_70) March 20, 2017This one is much better than the last.
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral , Stairway to heaven
— Truman Cobbeldick (@Mrtjc4Truman) March 20, 2017Accurate.
Man in the Box - Alice in Chains #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— J.K.Callaway (@realJKCallaway) March 20, 2017Oh, because he died from drowning. I get it.
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral Jordin Sparks ft Chris Brown - No Air
— Trending SA (@SocialTrendsZA) March 20, 2017Nope.
I will survive #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— Caillou Bijou (@HibouChouGenou) March 20, 2017Yeah. Decomposition will do that.
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral You're as cold as ice
— Gretel Armstrong (@SugarGretel) March 20, 2017No one made a sound.
If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands. #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— Stephen Sipila (@StephenSipila) March 20, 2017So you're saying he's coming back.
Thriller - Michael Jackson#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral pic.twitter.com/2mUrVecz3U
— Mr T (@Tendai_FC) March 20, 2017Are you just going to sit there silently?
Say something I'm giving up on you 😂#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— King Trapa 👑 (@trapafasa) March 20, 2017Know the feeling.
If I Could Turn Back Time #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— Hot Rockz (@hotrockz78) March 20, 2017Six feet under, to be exact.
Going Deeper Underground #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— IG: Laurel_Selema (@laurel_lawrence) March 20, 2017Feels weird using the past tense..
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— King Trapa 👑 (@trapafasa) March 20, 2017Please?
#worstsongstoplayatafuneral baby come back
— David Brinson (@dbrinson98) May 31, 2012Don't speak ill of the dead!
#worstsongstoplayatafuneral ding dong the witch is dead
— Kevin Haggerty (@KevinJ_H) May 31, 2012Too late!
#WorstSongsToPlayAtaFuneral live your life
— Kenny Mason (@ken_mason22) February 10, 2012Kind of mean, isn't it?
#WorstSongsToPlayAtaFuneral joy to the world
— MG (@Giampole_81) January 10, 2012Protest your death!
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAfuneral,Get up stand up-Bob Marley
— Krobotic (@krobotic) July 25, 2011She's with the angels now.
#worstsongstoplayatafuneral r kelly - I believe I can fly
— Ya man B (@irrefutable1) March 5, 2011You'll get better..I hope?
Shake It Off by Taylor Swift #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— J.D. Phillips (@JamTheMighty) March 20, 2017Think of all the good things in your life... Oh.
Bobby McFerrin - Don't worry, be happy #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— gent. (@gentpolloshka) March 20, 2017What else could he do at this point?
#WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral Don't Fear the Reaper
— Marko (@markio01) March 20, 2017If you really loved me, you would dig a massive grave.
How deep is your love - Calvin Harris ft. The Disciples #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral pic.twitter.com/GEWqJnZvEp
— Furqan Ahmed (@fergs737) March 20, 2017Too real.
Die Young - Kesha #WorstSongsToPlayAtAFuneral
— A Klay (@aklay19) March 20, 2017What song would you absolutely not want to be played at your funeral? Or could anything work with the right, snarky crowd of family and friends?
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