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Man of Many Faces: A niece says goodbye to her favorite gay uncle, in whom she confided about her own sexuality
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Tag Archives: Memorial Music
Traditional U.S. Military Funeral Service
How will you honor lost loved ones this Memorial Day?
Can you resist feeling moved when you hear the fire of the three-gun salute and the playing of Taps at a military funeral service? When I hear that — even when I see it in a movie! — I can’t help … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Funeral Service, Honoring Veterans, Memorial Day, Memorial Music, Remembrance, Taps, U.S. Military
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“Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day
An upbeat song that reflects on the memories of lost loved ones
By now, Green Day has marked their place in music history as a favorite among punk rock bands. While the music has evolved over the years, their catchy melodies generally mark them as an upbeat, popular band. That being said, … Continue reading
How Do You Use Words to Describe Classical Music?
It's a conundrum when reading (rather than listening to) "1,001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die”
When asked to review “1,001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die” (Gereral Editor Matthew Rye, Universe Publishing) I groaned after paging through the nine centuries of western music that laid before me. As someone who studied classical music … Continue reading
Our Beautiful Funeral Music: “Fire & Rain,” by James Taylor
A beautiful song on loss and darkness, as lovely as it is sad
Singer/songwriter James Taylor achieved his breakthrough with this at once lovely and apocalyptic tune about love deferred and challenges ahead. Taylor reflects on loneliness and loss of faith, “Sunny days that I thought would never end,” and “Lonely times when … Continue reading
Posted in A Right of Passage
Tagged Beautiful Funeral Music, Fire and Rain, Grammy, James Taylor, Loss in Music, Memorial Music
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Our Beautiful Memorial Music: “Hey Hey My My”, by Neil Young
He sings that once you're gone, you can't come back
We all know rock and roll can never die and we can count on Neil Young to employ his wonderful lyrics to speak to us about the important things in life — including death. A classic icon of the Boomer … Continue reading
Posted in A Right of Passage
Tagged Funeral Music, Funeral Song List, Funeral Song Lyrics, Funeral Songs, Hey Hey My My, Lyrics for Memorial Service, Memorial lyrics, Memorial Music, Most Popular Funeral Songs, Neil Young, Neil Young Lyrics, Neil Young Songs, Our Beautiful Funeral Music, Popular Funeral Songs, Song Lyrics
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Our Beautiful Funeral Music: “Shine On (There’s Another Day After Tomorrow)”, by Soundtrack of Our Lives
An original, hopeful look on recovery from grief
For another entry in our series on beautiful funeral music and songs on death, here, Swedish rock band The Soundtrack of Our Lives here performs “Shine On (There’s Another Day After Tomorrow)”, a rousing, hopeful song on death that urges … Continue reading
Song Review: “Videotape,” by Radiohead
"When I'm at the pearly gates, this will be on my videotape"
I’ve always been of the opinion that the last song on an album holds a special significance. An artist will usually leave the listener with a parting shot– a summation, perhaps, of the album’s themes, or some poignant words of … Continue reading
Our Touching Funeral Songs Series: God Will
Johnny Cash sings "God will walk with me down the streets where no one else will"
A sweet hymn and most angelic funeral song, Johnny Cash reminds us God will be there no matter what: God will walk with me down the streets where no one else will walk God will talk with me of things … Continue reading
Posted in A Right of Passage
Tagged Beautiful Funeral Songs, Contemporary Funeral Songs, Funeral Memorial Songs, Funeral Song For a Friend, Funeral Song List, Good Memorial Songs, Memorial Music, Memorial Song, Memorial Songs For Funerals, Our Beautiful Funeral Music, Religious Funeral Music, Religious Songs, Top Funeral Songs
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Sir Anthony Hopkins Creates Beautiful Music For Living
"Someone died, and the waltz goes on"
I just returned from a much-needed vacation in Florida. Meanwhile, our team has been hard at work preparing for the imminent full launch of the SevenPonds website. In the name of getting the site pushed out to you, our users, … Continue reading