But at a funeral, there's no signs that tell you to turn off that phone and prevent that blood-curling Bee Gees track blasting out and scarring everyone for life. Easy mistake though, isn't it? I mean, at a cinema there's multiple warnings to switch off your mobile, you couldn't forget. 'Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.' Mega cringe. Before performing Send Me An Angel, an emotional Alicia Keys thanked Houston for being a role model to so many, saying, she made so many beautiful young artists feel strong. Not due to the personal choice of the family or deceased in question but when one attendee's ringtone horrifyingly went off in the church full of mourners. This one actually happened at a funeral in Brighton a few years back. If you really want to go all out on bad taste, you could always follow it up with 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' as the curtains close. Light My Fire The Doors 'Come on baby, light my fire' - not the most delicate of tracks to have played at a cremation. Feel free to share your own terribly inappropriate ideas in the comments below if we're going to Hell, at least we'll all be there together. Now, top dogs of the funeral playlist are of course Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' and Westlife's 'You Raise Me Up' but they're a bit, well, dull and overdone aren't they? So we've spiced up the world of death anthems with 10 tracks that will be sure to give your funeral-attendees a giggle, or just totally freak the Dickens out of them. This song is like a cuddle and if there's one thing I love more than. Don’t Stop Me Now Queen It’s almost impossible not to sing along to this joyful pop song from Queen. It’s a perfect funeral tribute for any 70s rocker who believed in the power of true love. Life is but a weaving between my God and me I may not choose the colors. This classic rock song is about learning not to fear death, because love is eternal and will live on. But this sort of thing could happen, so you simply must have all musical arrangements set in stone. OK this is one of their most popular songs, but you can shut up: this is my funeral. Do you have a favorite poem that you used for the funeral of your loved one. If you died tomorrow, which song would you have see you off? Let's imagine you didn't have one prepared, and your family picked out a heartfelt Nickelback track to commemorate your life it's enough to make you turn in your grave, isn't it? Hell, we'd probably claw our way out that coffin just to bury the CD player instead.
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