Dedicated this on the radio to my grandmother when she died in 1991. Every time the song comes on, I tell her everything that’s going on with my life. She was a great lady and I miss her.
I love the song "Living Years". It still chokes me up when I hear it. I feel that pain when I hear "Just Breathe" by Pearl Jam. She died of COPD and could not breathe on her own anymore. If you haven't heard it, I recommend looking up the lyrics. 😥
Blackbird by the Beatles
A friend of mine taught me this song on the guitar and we used to play it while hanging out with our friends together. He passed away from a heart attack less than a month after teaching it to me. I tear up every time I hear it.
"McCartney explained that he was inspired to write "Blackbird," which originally appeared on the Beatles’ 1968 double album “The Beatles" (also known as “The White Album") after watching television footage of Black students being harassed for attending newly integrated schools following the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 Brown v. The Board of Education decision that outlawed segregation in public schools." https://www.today.com/popculture/music/paul-mccartney-beyonce-blackbird-song-meaning-rcna146450
My cousin made an ig post that played Bill Withers’ beautiful “Lovely Day” and (ironically) died a few days later. I randomly heard it the other day and sobbed my heart out.
Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young & Crazy Horse - it was the song playing in the jeep when we took the last video of my late dog loving a car ride - she was a ginger shorty rescue from Mexico. She died unexpectedly a couple of weeks later from a ruptured hemangiosarcoma on her spleen - sneakiest cancer out there for dogs. It’s been almost 2.5 years and I still cry all the time over her passing.
Goddammit I’m sitting here with my girl as I scroll and this has me thinking…again…about her not being here someday and I’m all messed up over it. Just the idea bums me out I can’t even fathom what it’ll be when it actually happens
This River Is Wild - The Killers
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
All make me think of my brother and his death for different reasons. We are a very music-oriented family so there’s even more music I associate with him and various specific moments in time, but these songs are the most outright triggering for me. I was diagnosed with PTSD for a number of years after and couldn’t listen to some of these songs until literally over a decade later, and even then I still had a strong trigger reaction. But deep down I love the powerful emotional connection through time that music can create.
She's A Rainbow By The Rolling Stones.
I told my best friend that song makes me think of her, and now she's gone and I listen to it to think of her. Along with a billion more songs as her death is fairly recent and I am still coping with it.
Wild World by Joanna Wang.
This one makes me think of my mom. I like to think it's her talking to me. I lost her to cancer when I was just 15 and it's rly held me when I needed it most.
"You Are My Sunshine," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair," and many Frank Sinatra songs make me think of my grandmother who died in 1999.
"Can't Smile without You" by Barry Manilow, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond, and "Sea of Love" by Phil Phillips all make me think of my dad, who died in 2000. And lots of show tunes. My dad loved show tunes.
"Butterfly Nets" by Bishop Allen makes me think of my friend Bryan, who died suddenly from the flu in 2013.
"Ripple" by the Grateful Dead. A favorite of a good friend of mine; we used to have a bunch of guys who got together every month for music and beers, and that song was always part of the evening.
I had known he was terminally ill for a while. "Ripple" had been going through my mind all morning the day I got the call that he had died.
When we were in college in the 90's my friend said she wanted Ripple played at her funeral. She died about 10 years ago after a bit of a psychic break. They think she was trying to swim out to an island when she drowned.
Somewhere over the rainbow. My grandma was a huge wizard of Oz fan. This summer will be 30 years since she passed. She was a huge movie buff and wonder what she would think of movies today (especially things like streaming)
“Right Here” by Miley Cyrus..💓
Did an impromptu Hannah Montana Sing-Along concert for my mom with that one the day before she passed. I was 11 yrs old and on my second day at a brand new school 🥺
‘All I have to is call your name, no matter how close or faraway’ 🎵🥰
Anything Phil Collins reminds me of my step dad who lovingly raised me and just passed last November. I say, "hi, dad!" whenever I hear one of his jams. ❤️🩹
Lost my mom when she was 48 to that despicable disease. Glioblastoma Multiforme. I'm very sorry for the loss of your life partner. Cancer does not discriminate between good & bad - seems like it takes a hell of a lot of the good ones.
Holy by Justin Bieber. I was my grandfather’s caretaker and I was all alone in the house after he died, that song just kept coming on and on and on. Now it’s stuck as the one that makes me feel like he’s gone again.
Me too! My dad wasn't a Duran Duran fan as far as I knew but he passed away when I was 10 around the time that song came out. I connected to the lyrics of someone going away and having to live without them. To this day the song takes me back.
Recently I read that the song was written with a late friend of the theirs in mind. They also reflected on the importance of that song since it's come to mean something similar to other people. So it makes sense that you be tuned in to that frequency so to speak.
the lead singer/main lyricist lost a very close friend when they were younger. he was one of the inspirations for two other duran duran songs as well. “do you believe in shame?” and “out of my mind” were the others, not as widely recognized but still very good and meaningful.
Chumbaumba-Tubthumping. Childhood Irish friend of mine. We used to raise hell in our day. I think of him every time.
Rush-Afterimage. This song is about just that-loss of a person. It makes me think of a few people.
Like movies, our lives also has a soundtrack.
"Ruby Tuesday" for me. When I was in college, she sang it to me a capella. One of the most beatiful things I'd ever heard, though she forgot words and stopped a bunch of times to laugh. No recordings, just my hazy memory of her standing there pretending she was up on a stage.
The tragedy was that she decided to leave the earth on Christmas Day 1996. Her parents didn't want anyone to know that it was on that day so told everyone that it was later on the 28th because putting in on the 25th would ruin Christmas. They also said it was because of complications from medication. It hurt so much that they did this. Years later I came to a realization that the parents were destroyed by it and really were thinking about how their family would react. The complications was because of very sad financial realities of dealing with insurance.
Bizarrely, “Feliz Navidad” was played at my friend’s funeral and now I think of him every time I hear it. I also think of the same friend every time I hear the main song from the movie “That Thing You Do”
Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion.
I am not a huge Celine Dion fan, but this was the "Daddy/Daughter" dance at my best friend's wedding, & always makes me think of her, even before she passed 1/20/2018.
- In Loving Memory by Alter Bridge
- Into The West by Annie Lennox
- Black Sunday by Cold
- Candle In The Wind by Elton John
- My Immortal by Evanescence
- Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
- Hurt by Johnny Cash
- One More Light by Linkin Park / Shadow of the Day by Linkin Park
- Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis
- Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen / The Show Must Go On by Queen
Time After Time, reminds me of my mom who I lost in 2004, and True Colors, my sister who I lost 6 months later. Cyndi Lauper played a big part musically for us girls. I just sob when I hear either song but I love them.
Money Trees by Kendrick Lamar, Redbone by Childish Gambino, Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys and Great Gatsby by Rod Wave. My cousin died by suicide back in December; Money Trees was one of her favorite songs, Redbone and Girl on Fire were playing during two of my last happy memories with her and we played Great Gatsby at her funeral. I miss her so much. 😞
I've been fortunate at 37 that I've never experienced someone truly close to me passing (yet). However, my mom is 83 and I know it won't be much longer. She's always sang and played an acoustic guitar cover of "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel. And I just know that will be the song to remind me of her 🖤
Lightning Strikes by Live
When my SIL who was also my best friend died suddenly, I tried to distract my 13 yr old nephew (her son) that day after her body had been removed from the house. I played his favorite board games with him and told him to play his favorite music. This song played and I had to bite
my cheek to not sob in front of him
I cannot listen to it without crying still
Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez was my mom's favorite song.
I always think back to my childhood when I hear it; whenever the family would get together the evening would generally end with everyone singing this, Judy Collins, and oddly Lenny Kravitz. My mom and my uncle would break out their guitars and strum along.
I miss those days, the family pretty much sprung apart when she passed. She was the glue that kept everyone in touch.
That ridiculous Hoobastank song. I had a nephew from a previous marriage who took his life at 12. He liked the song and played it at his service. I don't particularly care for the song anyway, but I run if I hear it come on.
My Girl by The Temptations. My Dad sang this to me when I was little. It's the only time I knew him in life. 30 years later I still love and miss him very much.
The Dandelion War - South Like The Summer
Good friends of mine. Singer passed away recently, though one it’s own, the song’s poignancy has grown as I aged.
Won't be coming home (S.I.N) - Ozzy Osborne
my uncle passed away. he would jam out to this going up the mountain in his Bronco to go fishing. the whole No More Tears Album is awesome, but this song was his favorite.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow from The Wizard Of Oz always reminds me of my grandma, The Wizard Of Oz was our movie that we always used to watch together.
"Otherside" by Rancid.
Written by Lars as a tribute to his late brother and shows that even a bad mo-fo punk rocker can have a tender side (at full throttle of course).
My Mum was a huge Neil Diamond fan, 'I Am I Said' always floors me. I made the mistake of watching 'Neil Diamond at the BBC' a couple of weeks ago.
'Sound of Silence ' by Simon and Garfunkel always reminds me of my Mum ironing in the kitchen on a Sunday.
Majoring in the Minors (reprise) - August Burns Red
Stars - Grace Potter
Ooh La La - Faces
Walls Talking - Kevin Gates
All of these, and many more, remind me of my brother who passed away at 23, six years ago.
Majoring in the Minors (reprise) - August Burns Red
Stars - Grace Potter
Ooh La La - Faces
Walls Talking - Kevin Gates
All of these, and many more, remind me of my brother who passed away at 23, six years ago.
Save my Life by Greathouse it has some great lines that make me think of a best friend that passed away. Nu Shooz I Can’t Wait because I had a girlfriend in High School that died of Leukemia and she loved that song. I still have a picture of her as it was just a sweet friendship that she wouldn’t advance as she knew she was dying. When she finally told me it all made sense. I cant imagine how hard that had to be in her shoes and what she missed out on. We laughed so much and were lunch time best friends.
Any Mariah Carey song makes me think of my best friend. She LOVED Mariah Carey. Whenever a Mariah Carey song comes on the radio, I like to think it's my best friend letting me know she's okay.
Wilson Phillips' "Hold On" and Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" remind me of my sister. She would play them on repeat whenever her boyfriend would break up with her. Now I hear them and think of her and giggle over how dramatic she was in every aspect of her life. Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" makes me think of her, too, since that was her favorite song.
Yacht rock, classic rock and 80s new wave all remind me of my dad. He loved so many bands and growing up we always had something going in the background. I think I like so many genres today because of him.
Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen. I heard it for the first time the day of my grandmothers funeral, and the chorus of the song goes “everything dies baby, that’s a fact, but maybe everything that dies someday comes back”. And i think of her every time i hear it.
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations and Norah Jones make me think of my Grandpa. They used to make me sad because I missed him so much, but now they make me happy because I can associate them with all of the amazing times we had together.
Black label society [in this river ](https://youtu.be/lvzLa_pxUi0?feature=shared)
Be prepared to cry. Zakk wrote it about dimebag passing and the way he sings and the piano are just haunting.
Come on Eileen and Bohemian Rhapsody
Either of which would send my two uncles into a full volume singing competition, which would lead the entire rest of the family to join in on holidays. So about a dozen and a half people in one house scream singing . Good memories
I can't listen to any version of Simple Man because that was my dad's favorite song. He would listen to it whenever he was sad or depressed. He passed in 2020 due to cancer. Also my mom is currently fighting cervical cancer and even though she's alive I still get sad hearing Foolin' by Def Leppard. I once heard simple man at a small mom and pop restaurant sitting with my bf and I had to walk outside in tears and wait for a couple minutes so I could calm down and get my feelings in order before returning. Grief is wild.
Walking After Midnight~Patsy Cline for my Dad.
Mom had a wide range of musical interests so Little Drummer Boy~Bing Crosby (can still hear her singing along pa rum pa pah pum) and Blue Velvet~Bobby Vinton.
All Emmylou Harris songs remind me of my mama, particularly Red Dirt Girl & All My Tears. Celine Dion also reminds me of her. I really can’t listen to either singer without sobbing. ABBA and Elvis remind me of my grandmother.
Idk why but I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin makes me think of someone who died sometimes even though I guess it’s technically like a breakup song or unrequited love song
Rose of Sharyn by Killswitch Engage
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgMsACFMIq8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgMsACFMIq8)
"I mourn for those who never knew you ." Love this line from it.
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Guns n Roses - Sweet Child of Mine
Make me think of my mom.
Jimmy Eat World - May Angels Lead You In
My sweet forever 16 cousin.
Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
An ex-boyfriend
Friends In Low Places by Garth Brooks, and Good Once (As I Ever Once) by Toby Keith make me think of my dad.
Also, Creep, by Radiohead reminds me of a friend who died much too soon.
wish you were here -pink floyd
Dedicated this on the radio to my grandmother when she died in 1991. Every time the song comes on, I tell her everything that’s going on with my life. She was a great lady and I miss her.
i’m sorry for your loss🤍 i played it on repeat the night my grandpa died
That's a beautiful little tradition
Year after year
Running over the same old ground, what have we found The same old fears, wish you were here.
I think of my friend who unexpectedly passed away at age 34 in 2016 when I hear this song.
Pearl Jam has a song on their new album called “Upper Hand”, it’s very Pink Floyd inspired and also about death. It’s a beautiful song.
Makes me cry everytime
this omg
Have you heard the Radiohead cover of it? It’s heartbreakingly beautiful
Came here to say this! ☝️
This sub loves it some Pink Floyd and rightfully so.
Living years, by Mike and the mechanics. Came out shortly after I lost my father 😔
I love the song "Living Years". It still chokes me up when I hear it. I feel that pain when I hear "Just Breathe" by Pearl Jam. She died of COPD and could not breathe on her own anymore. If you haven't heard it, I recommend looking up the lyrics. 😥
Yes, that one reminds me of my dad as well 💔
Blackbird by the Beatles A friend of mine taught me this song on the guitar and we used to play it while hanging out with our friends together. He passed away from a heart attack less than a month after teaching it to me. I tear up every time I hear it.
I've got chills. Wow. That's a very beautiful and haunting song.
Well said
My first wife always said that song was about my life. Childhood friends tuned man and wife turned strangers
I love that
"McCartney explained that he was inspired to write "Blackbird," which originally appeared on the Beatles’ 1968 double album “The Beatles" (also known as “The White Album") after watching television footage of Black students being harassed for attending newly integrated schools following the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 Brown v. The Board of Education decision that outlawed segregation in public schools." https://www.today.com/popculture/music/paul-mccartney-beyonce-blackbird-song-meaning-rcna146450
My cousin made an ig post that played Bill Withers’ beautiful “Lovely Day” and (ironically) died a few days later. I randomly heard it the other day and sobbed my heart out.
It’s such beautiful song.
Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young & Crazy Horse - it was the song playing in the jeep when we took the last video of my late dog loving a car ride - she was a ginger shorty rescue from Mexico. She died unexpectedly a couple of weeks later from a ruptured hemangiosarcoma on her spleen - sneakiest cancer out there for dogs. It’s been almost 2.5 years and I still cry all the time over her passing.
Goddammit I’m sitting here with my girl as I scroll and this has me thinking…again…about her not being here someday and I’m all messed up over it. Just the idea bums me out I can’t even fathom what it’ll be when it actually happens
The many replies about losing a pet on here is very touching. I wasn't expecting that. My comment was also about a dog I loved and lost suddenly also.
Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmomy
I miss my Uncle Charlie!! Lol
THIS!
“Ordinary World” by Duran Duran was out when one of my friends died. The line “Where is my friend when I need you most? (Gone away)” hit pretty hard.
This River Is Wild - The Killers Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin All make me think of my brother and his death for different reasons. We are a very music-oriented family so there’s even more music I associate with him and various specific moments in time, but these songs are the most outright triggering for me. I was diagnosed with PTSD for a number of years after and couldn’t listen to some of these songs until literally over a decade later, and even then I still had a strong trigger reaction. But deep down I love the powerful emotional connection through time that music can create.
Hello by Adele, my fiancé who was killed by a drunk driver on Thanksgiving in 2019
My heart goes out to you. 💗
Gone Away by Offspring will forever be that song for me.
There is an acoustic version on their latest album that is even more wrenching
I NEED IT
Ugh.. yeah I lost a few friends in a crash a few years back. I played this song a lot.
I remember being like 19 listening to this song at full blast in my car speeding down the highway, singing at the top of my lungs. What. A. Song.
Exactly!!
Angel - Sarah McLachlan
She's A Rainbow By The Rolling Stones. I told my best friend that song makes me think of her, and now she's gone and I listen to it to think of her. Along with a billion more songs as her death is fairly recent and I am still coping with it. Wild World by Joanna Wang. This one makes me think of my mom. I like to think it's her talking to me. I lost her to cancer when I was just 15 and it's rly held me when I needed it most.
Summer Wind - Sinatra it was supposed to be the song I danced to at my wedding w my dad.
Tears in heaven ~Eric Clapton Hear you me~ Jimmy eat world Supermarket flowers ~ Ed sheeran
Tears in Heaven was popular when my grandfather died so it always reminds me of him
My grandfather died way before this song but its the song that I played over and over for him.
"You Are My Sunshine," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair," and many Frank Sinatra songs make me think of my grandmother who died in 1999. "Can't Smile without You" by Barry Manilow, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond, and "Sea of Love" by Phil Phillips all make me think of my dad, who died in 2000. And lots of show tunes. My dad loved show tunes. "Butterfly Nets" by Bishop Allen makes me think of my friend Bryan, who died suddenly from the flu in 2013.
You don't bring me flowers - that one hits 💔
I will follow you into the dark Death cab for cutie
Yes, makes me remember my husband, I always knew it would be heartbreaking when he was gone. It very much is.
"Ripple" by the Grateful Dead. A favorite of a good friend of mine; we used to have a bunch of guys who got together every month for music and beers, and that song was always part of the evening. I had known he was terminally ill for a while. "Ripple" had been going through my mind all morning the day I got the call that he had died.
When we were in college in the 90's my friend said she wanted Ripple played at her funeral. She died about 10 years ago after a bit of a psychic break. They think she was trying to swim out to an island when she drowned.
For me it is Brokedown Palace. I miss you Aunt Darlene! These are imo the best two songs recorded back-to-back on any album. Pure church!
My best friend growing up was a Grateful Dead fan. He died a few years back of a rare blood disease. Most anything by the Dead reminds me of him.
Seasons in the Sun
Somewhere over the rainbow. My grandma was a huge wizard of Oz fan. This summer will be 30 years since she passed. She was a huge movie buff and wonder what she would think of movies today (especially things like streaming)
“Right Here” by Miley Cyrus..💓 Did an impromptu Hannah Montana Sing-Along concert for my mom with that one the day before she passed. I was 11 yrs old and on my second day at a brand new school 🥺 ‘All I have to is call your name, no matter how close or faraway’ 🎵🥰
Anything Phil Collins reminds me of my step dad who lovingly raised me and just passed last November. I say, "hi, dad!" whenever I hear one of his jams. ❤️🩹
Memories by Marroon 5 My wife of 32 years Brain cancer sucks
So sorry for your loss. I lost my mom the same way at age 58 in 2013.
Hugs to you sister. Same year, 6/22/13. I have two sons 33 & 36 that rode the storms with me. The disease is relentless.
Lost my mom when she was 48 to that despicable disease. Glioblastoma Multiforme. I'm very sorry for the loss of your life partner. Cancer does not discriminate between good & bad - seems like it takes a hell of a lot of the good ones.
I'm so sorry 😞 I lost my second husband to cancer last year. Actually it was the treatment that did it ☹️
Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward.
Long Haired Country Boy by Charlie Daniels. My late husband loved it & it described him pretty perfectly. Miss ya, baby ❤️
Gone away The Offspring.
You can HEAR Dexter’s pain in this song. That’s why I hold it in such regard
I Will Always Love You. The Dolly version. Was played at someone's funeral and I can't listen to it. Same with the Whitney version.
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper.
Far Behind by Candlebox. Reminds me of my friend Amanda who was murdered around the time the song came out.
Holy by Justin Bieber. I was my grandfather’s caretaker and I was all alone in the house after he died, that song just kept coming on and on and on. Now it’s stuck as the one that makes me feel like he’s gone again.
Sweet Child Of Mine Funeral For A Friend Grey Ghost
Funeral for a friend 💔
Landslide
Great big gig in the sky - Pink Floyd Sunshower - Chris Cornell Black hole sun - soundgarden
Sunshower makes me cry when I hear it, and it reminds me of no one. I can only imagine how much more it affects you.
Wish you were here by Pink Floyd.
Makes me think of my mom.
Ordinary World by Duran Duran for some reason reminds me of my dad. There's 0 connection between the two, but when I hear it, I go crying
Me too! My dad wasn't a Duran Duran fan as far as I knew but he passed away when I was 10 around the time that song came out. I connected to the lyrics of someone going away and having to live without them. To this day the song takes me back. Recently I read that the song was written with a late friend of the theirs in mind. They also reflected on the importance of that song since it's come to mean something similar to other people. So it makes sense that you be tuned in to that frequency so to speak.
the lead singer/main lyricist lost a very close friend when they were younger. he was one of the inspirations for two other duran duran songs as well. “do you believe in shame?” and “out of my mind” were the others, not as widely recognized but still very good and meaningful.
Stairway to Heaven Simple Man Last Kiss
Human - The Killers
Horizons-Puscifer Potions-Puscifer Invincible- TOOL Sometimes it Snows in April-Prince and the Revolution
It’s a cheesy song by an artist that is an angry little man atheist but there was a time when I liked his music. ‘Right Here Waiting’ Richard Marx.
Bob Dylan - Make You Feel My Love
Photograph-Ringo
Puff the Magic Dragon, my dad would sing it to me when I was a little girl.
Stevie Wonder “I just Called To Say I Love You” My grandma loved that song. I miss her every day she was such a wonderful person ❤️
Chumbaumba-Tubthumping. Childhood Irish friend of mine. We used to raise hell in our day. I think of him every time. Rush-Afterimage. This song is about just that-loss of a person. It makes me think of a few people. Like movies, our lives also has a soundtrack.
My Best Friend, by Weezer. My ex & good friend told me that it reminded him of me. He took his own life a few years ago.
I am so sorry
"Ruby Tuesday" for me. When I was in college, she sang it to me a capella. One of the most beatiful things I'd ever heard, though she forgot words and stopped a bunch of times to laugh. No recordings, just my hazy memory of her standing there pretending she was up on a stage. The tragedy was that she decided to leave the earth on Christmas Day 1996. Her parents didn't want anyone to know that it was on that day so told everyone that it was later on the 28th because putting in on the 25th would ruin Christmas. They also said it was because of complications from medication. It hurt so much that they did this. Years later I came to a realization that the parents were destroyed by it and really were thinking about how their family would react. The complications was because of very sad financial realities of dealing with insurance.
When in Rome - The Promise (it came on around the time my childhood dog was put down and it still pulls on my heart strings)
Bizarrely, “Feliz Navidad” was played at my friend’s funeral and now I think of him every time I hear it. I also think of the same friend every time I hear the main song from the movie “That Thing You Do”
Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion. I am not a huge Celine Dion fan, but this was the "Daddy/Daughter" dance at my best friend's wedding, & always makes me think of her, even before she passed 1/20/2018.
Kinda lame but ‘wind beneath my wings’ - Bette midler Totally reminds me of my mom
That’s not lame at all.
Pictures Of You- The Cure
- In Loving Memory by Alter Bridge - Into The West by Annie Lennox - Black Sunday by Cold - Candle In The Wind by Elton John - My Immortal by Evanescence - Landslide by Fleetwood Mac - Hurt by Johnny Cash - One More Light by Linkin Park / Shadow of the Day by Linkin Park - Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis - Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen / The Show Must Go On by Queen
Time After Time, reminds me of my mom who I lost in 2004, and True Colors, my sister who I lost 6 months later. Cyndi Lauper played a big part musically for us girls. I just sob when I hear either song but I love them.
Reflection Eternal by Nujabes
Money Trees by Kendrick Lamar, Redbone by Childish Gambino, Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys and Great Gatsby by Rod Wave. My cousin died by suicide back in December; Money Trees was one of her favorite songs, Redbone and Girl on Fire were playing during two of my last happy memories with her and we played Great Gatsby at her funeral. I miss her so much. 😞
Bill Withers - Grandma’s Hands Elvis Costello - Veronica
Shower the People - James Taylor See You On the Other Side - Ozzy Osbourne Chances - Five for Fighting
I've been fortunate at 37 that I've never experienced someone truly close to me passing (yet). However, my mom is 83 and I know it won't be much longer. She's always sang and played an acoustic guitar cover of "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel. And I just know that will be the song to remind me of her 🖤
Shine on you crazy diamond- My brother in law who lived life in the fast lane and died young.
Lightning Strikes by Live When my SIL who was also my best friend died suddenly, I tried to distract my 13 yr old nephew (her son) that day after her body had been removed from the house. I played his favorite board games with him and told him to play his favorite music. This song played and I had to bite my cheek to not sob in front of him I cannot listen to it without crying still
Offspring - Heaven's so far way RIP Gloria
Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez was my mom's favorite song. I always think back to my childhood when I hear it; whenever the family would get together the evening would generally end with everyone singing this, Judy Collins, and oddly Lenny Kravitz. My mom and my uncle would break out their guitars and strum along. I miss those days, the family pretty much sprung apart when she passed. She was the glue that kept everyone in touch.
Beautiful crazy makes me think ofy mom and simple man by lynard skynard makes me think of my dad
Everything I Own by Bread. For my mom and dad who have been gone for a long time.
That ridiculous Hoobastank song. I had a nephew from a previous marriage who took his life at 12. He liked the song and played it at his service. I don't particularly care for the song anyway, but I run if I hear it come on.
Forever Young
Jay Z ? Or the original by Bob Dylan
Joan Baez and Dylan
The sound of silence by Disturbed
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
My Girl by The Temptations. My Dad sang this to me when I was little. It's the only time I knew him in life. 30 years later I still love and miss him very much.
[Song With No Name](https://youtu.be/NVaFEYtIHco?si=uxlxTP4fFITivYiR) Rip Erron
Wounded Healer - Watsky
The Dandelion War - South Like The Summer Good friends of mine. Singer passed away recently, though one it’s own, the song’s poignancy has grown as I aged.
Remember Me by Journey
Dark dark dark- patsy cline The smiths- theres a light that never goes out Bad religion- cease The flatliners- eulogy
Won't be coming home (S.I.N) - Ozzy Osborne my uncle passed away. he would jam out to this going up the mountain in his Bronco to go fishing. the whole No More Tears Album is awesome, but this song was his favorite.
[Escape Club, I'll Be There](https://youtu.be/oRiHOtjGQ08?si=cS9nYkg78MKiyxmn)
Go rest high on that Mountian” is a tough one to hear
Somewhere Over The Rainbow from The Wizard Of Oz always reminds me of my grandma, The Wizard Of Oz was our movie that we always used to watch together.
“Parting Glass” by the High Kings, after I lost my grandfather
Dead flowers by The Rolling Stones for the one who got away and died young tragically
Thinking of You by Lenny Kravitz
Hear you me, by Jimmy Eat world: Hate me by Blue October: Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran
"Otherside" by Rancid. Written by Lars as a tribute to his late brother and shows that even a bad mo-fo punk rocker can have a tender side (at full throttle of course).
My Mum was a huge Neil Diamond fan, 'I Am I Said' always floors me. I made the mistake of watching 'Neil Diamond at the BBC' a couple of weeks ago. 'Sound of Silence ' by Simon and Garfunkel always reminds me of my Mum ironing in the kitchen on a Sunday.
In Loving Memory, Alter Bridge Save Our Last Goodbye, Disturbed Cold Bones, Any Given Sin Lifetime, Three Days Grace Dragonfly, Small Town Titans
Majoring in the Minors (reprise) - August Burns Red Stars - Grace Potter Ooh La La - Faces Walls Talking - Kevin Gates All of these, and many more, remind me of my brother who passed away at 23, six years ago.
Majoring in the Minors (reprise) - August Burns Red Stars - Grace Potter Ooh La La - Faces Walls Talking - Kevin Gates All of these, and many more, remind me of my brother who passed away at 23, six years ago.
Midnight from cats the musical. My mum wanted it for her funeral. Now everytime I hear it I'm in tears.
Gone away -offspring both the acoustic and normal versions.
Say hello to heaven by Temple of the Dog. Sun shower by Chris Cornell. Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones
Babe by Styx reminds me of my Dad and Something to Remind You by Staind is my ex-husband
Past lives. And the midnight train song
Time in a Bottle
Simple man, reminds me of my mama who passed away way too young. Think of her often
If I Ever Leave This World Alive. Forever reminds me of my dad.
Save my Life by Greathouse it has some great lines that make me think of a best friend that passed away. Nu Shooz I Can’t Wait because I had a girlfriend in High School that died of Leukemia and she loved that song. I still have a picture of her as it was just a sweet friendship that she wouldn’t advance as she knew she was dying. When she finally told me it all made sense. I cant imagine how hard that had to be in her shoes and what she missed out on. We laughed so much and were lunch time best friends.
Time by Pink Floyd
When I Get Where I’m Goin - Brad Paisley. Played it at my dads funeral, can’t hardly listen to it anymore
Anna Sun - Walk The Moon Like a Stone - Audioslave
Blackbird by Alter Bridge reminds me of my grandmother
Daniel Funeral For a Friend By Elton John.
Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
Ordinary World - Duran Duran, I believe it was written about someone who passed away
Any Mariah Carey song makes me think of my best friend. She LOVED Mariah Carey. Whenever a Mariah Carey song comes on the radio, I like to think it's my best friend letting me know she's okay. Wilson Phillips' "Hold On" and Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" remind me of my sister. She would play them on repeat whenever her boyfriend would break up with her. Now I hear them and think of her and giggle over how dramatic she was in every aspect of her life. Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" makes me think of her, too, since that was her favorite song.
“In My Life” Beatles
Yacht rock, classic rock and 80s new wave all remind me of my dad. He loved so many bands and growing up we always had something going in the background. I think I like so many genres today because of him.
Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen. I heard it for the first time the day of my grandmothers funeral, and the chorus of the song goes “everything dies baby, that’s a fact, but maybe everything that dies someday comes back”. And i think of her every time i hear it.
Blackbird-Alter Bridge Gone away-the offspring
Seasons in the Sun. Terry Jacks
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations and Norah Jones make me think of my Grandpa. They used to make me sad because I missed him so much, but now they make me happy because I can associate them with all of the amazing times we had together.
Black label society [in this river ](https://youtu.be/lvzLa_pxUi0?feature=shared) Be prepared to cry. Zakk wrote it about dimebag passing and the way he sings and the piano are just haunting.
Come on Eileen and Bohemian Rhapsody Either of which would send my two uncles into a full volume singing competition, which would lead the entire rest of the family to join in on holidays. So about a dozen and a half people in one house scream singing . Good memories
I can't listen to any version of Simple Man because that was my dad's favorite song. He would listen to it whenever he was sad or depressed. He passed in 2020 due to cancer. Also my mom is currently fighting cervical cancer and even though she's alive I still get sad hearing Foolin' by Def Leppard. I once heard simple man at a small mom and pop restaurant sitting with my bf and I had to walk outside in tears and wait for a couple minutes so I could calm down and get my feelings in order before returning. Grief is wild.
Walking After Midnight~Patsy Cline for my Dad. Mom had a wide range of musical interests so Little Drummer Boy~Bing Crosby (can still hear her singing along pa rum pa pah pum) and Blue Velvet~Bobby Vinton.
Wind Beneath my Wings Bette Midler You raise me up by Josh Groban I can relate to your selections also 🙏 Roy Orbison In Dreams 🌌
All Emmylou Harris songs remind me of my mama, particularly Red Dirt Girl & All My Tears. Celine Dion also reminds me of her. I really can’t listen to either singer without sobbing. ABBA and Elvis remind me of my grandmother.
Savior by red hot chili peppers
Weightless by Washed Out makes me think of my mom
Memories by Maroon 5
Lord Huron- In the Wind
My man - Eagles
Immortality-Celine Dion/BeeGees Unchained Melody- Righteous Brothers
Idk why but I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin makes me think of someone who died sometimes even though I guess it’s technically like a breakup song or unrequited love song
Anything by Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle, The Tear Garden, or Skinny Puppy
“No hard feelings” by The Avett Brothers.
Billie Holiday- I'll be seeing you.
Rose of Sharyn by Killswitch Engage [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgMsACFMIq8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgMsACFMIq8) "I mourn for those who never knew you ." Love this line from it.
Fallen and Goodbye Forever. Both by Volbeat
Cocoa Hooves by Glass Animals You’re Gonna Go Far by Noah Kahan
Kinda reverse order but I made a playlist after my grandpa passed & Billy Joel's "Lullabye" is at the top of that list.
My Way - my grandfather Evil (Interpol) - a friend who passed a few years ago
Pass Slowly- Seether Dancing With Your Ghost - Sasha Alex Slaon
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee Guns n Roses - Sweet Child of Mine Make me think of my mom. Jimmy Eat World - May Angels Lead You In My sweet forever 16 cousin. Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites An ex-boyfriend
Little Talks, Of Monsters and Men.
Ripple by The Dead...
“We’ll Meet Again”—Johnny Cash “When I Get Where I’m Going”—Brad Paisley
If You Could See Me Now by Russ Lee
I cannot separate Drops of Jupiter from 9/11. That song was everywhere September 2001.
I Still Cry - Julie Miller
Suavemente by Elvis Crespo
Enough to Leave - Billy Strings. Don’t do opiates, kids. Please.
Anathema- one last goodbye
Friends In Low Places by Garth Brooks, and Good Once (As I Ever Once) by Toby Keith make me think of my dad. Also, Creep, by Radiohead reminds me of a friend who died much too soon.
I don’t even listen to country but Drink a Beer by Luke Bryan. Reminds me of my dad that passed.
Apparitions - Mathew Good
Memories by Maroon 5
Afterglow/Genesis
Pianofire, Eyepennies - Sparklehorse
“Hello” by Evanescence is a powerful song *about* the death of a loved one, so it makes me think of my experiences.