He was bid farewell at a funeral mass celebrated in the presence of religious leaders of different faiths at St. Uplifting hymns and meaningful songs by popular artists played an important part of the Mass of Christian Burial to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of former Vice President Joe Biden’s dear son, Beau Biden, in 2015. Ross Theater in Burbank later that year, Elton John paid tribute to her by playing his song, Blue Eyes. It included a trumpet performance of one of the most beautiful funeral songs, which she loved, Amazing Grace, played by her grandson Rhys Tivey.Īt a private memorial service held in the actress’s honor at the Steven J. Held just two days after her death in March 2011, around a dozen close family and friends attended Elizabeth Taylor’s funeral service. Elizabeth Taylorįilm star Elizabeth Taylor kept everyone waiting and arrived fashionably late by 15 minutes at her own funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, according to her wishes. He Will Call and See Yourself When All is New were the funeral hymns sung by mourners at Prince’s memorial ceremony, while lyrics from his own song, Beautiful, Loved and Blessed were quoted in the memorial program. He was cremated shortly after his death, April 21, 2016, and a memorial was held at his private estate, Paisley Park.Īn invitation-only memorial service was later held at his regular place of worship, the Kingdom Hall in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Prince was a devout Jehovah’s Witness, who joined the church’s brethren in 2003. Here, we take a look at the poignant funeral hymns, country songs for funerals and sometimes surprising pieces of music chosen for the celebrity funerals of 10 famous names. Some of us may find spiritual meaning within a beautiful funeral song, while for others, the lyrics echo the story of a life, or raise a smile in loving memory. Many traditional funeral hymns are timeless, but contemporary songs from stage, screen, Billboard chart and Grand Ole Opry are also among the top funeral songs today. And that’s no different for the stars, when it comes to their own funeral music.
The songs played at funeral services and memorial ceremonies can say lot about the person we loved, or the things they wanted us to remember them by.
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