A good song to play during an elven funeral?

[obsidianelf]

The Amber Room by Faith and the Muse off of there Burning Season Cd. Very melodic and haunting. Also Unquiet Grave off of their Elyria cd is good too -

Unquiet Grave -
(traditional ballad circa 1400)
The wind doth howl today m'love
And a winter's worth of rain
I never had but one true love
In cold grave she was lain
Oh I adored my sweetest love
As any young man may
So I'll sit and weep upon her grave
For twelve-month and a day
One true love is eternity for two
Three four nevermore
Will I see my love true
The twelve-month and a day foregone
The dead began to speak
"Oh who sits weeping on my grave
And will not let me sleep?"
"'Tis I, m'love, upon thy grave
Who will not let you sleep
For I crave one kiss of your lips
And that is all I seek"
"You crave one kiss of my cold lips
But I am one year gone
If you have one kiss of my lips
Your time will not be long
Let me remind thee, dearest one
A patient heart to keep
For we professed eternal love
That lives though I may sleep"
There down in yonder garden grove
Love, where we once did walk
The finest flower that ever was seen
Has withered to a stalk
The stalk is withered dry, my love
Though our hearts shan't decay
So make yourself content, my love
Till god calls you away"

 

[ssampier]

Gregorian Chant, Elven Remix

seriously I'd recommend any instrumental music (wind instruments, especially pipes or flutes). Live music is best (if you can find it).

 

[FCWesel]

"Let's get this party started" or "Happy Days" works for me.

 

[jester47]

Make sure you set up a boombox in a seperate room to represent the party the orcs are throwing while this funeral is going on.

And on that boombox, play Queen: "Another one Bites the Dust".
Followed by "Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, Hey hey hey, Goodbye".
Then "Why can't we be friends" .
And as a finale, who can beat German House Techno? Rammstein and "Du hast".

Should make those emotionally sensitive elves break down in tears.

"Another one bites the dust" was my first thought...

Aaron.

 

[Mblast]

Like somebody said: Sigur Ros. Especially their new album ( ), all the tracks are incredible..

 

[Shadowdancer]

Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Õyster Cult.

Needs more cowbell.

 

[Drakmar]

Clannad - Tá Mé 'Mo Shui

or Coinleach Ghlas an Fhómhair

enya and friends before she went solo.. it's not english.

or..

Surprise! Your Dead - Faith No More...

 

[Algolei]

Oh come on! An elven funeral? There can be only one choice!

It's Rainin' Men!

Why has no one suggested it yet!

 

[Tortoise]

Adagio For Strings that was mentioned earlier in the thread is excellent, but I prefer the vocal (accapella) version of it that was done on the Homeworld computer game sound track. I've used it for a funeral in game.

 

[Gez]

The Sound of Music soundtrack.