I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for songs that aren't like weepy breakup fare but like just, grief songs. My examples are too obvious but I mean like, Danny Boy, Phil Ochs' When I'm Gone, Flogging Molly's If I Ever Leave This World Alive, Amazing Grace, etc, like songs that would be good for a wake. Any genre welcome, its not actually for a wake, just personal grieving

  • hahafuck [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I tend to like old-timey tunes but I'm a fan of stuff from all round. Its tough because there's sort of two contradictory goals, I want music to distract me from the pain of loss but also to aid in creating a solemn mood appropriate for heavily emotional reflection.

    • congressbaseballfan [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Ok. I’d Recommend vocal jazz. Listen to some Aretha Franklin, maybe some Diana Krall, Cecile mclorin savant (not sure of spelling), Gretchen parlato, and check out Emmet Cohen’s YouTube channel for any vocal music. This might be the best of both worlds - old timey, but complex and interesting and modern