“Tears in Heaven” from Eric Clapton. “Over the Rainbow” from Eva Cassidy. “Fly” from Celine Dion. “Angel” from Sarah McLachlan.

Modern funeral songs

• Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve.
• Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day.
• Lay Me Down – Sam Smith.
• Someone Like You – Adele.
• My Immortal – Evanescence.

11. KEG ON MY COFFIN by The Push Stars

Top Funeral Songs

• In the arms of an angel – Sarah MaLachlan.
• To Where You Are – Josh Groban.
• Somewhere over the rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo.
• Spirit in the sky – Gareth Gates.
• Wind beneath my wings ~ Bette Midler.
• Time to say Goodbye – Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman.
• Thank you – Johhny Reid.

Popular funeral songs

• My Way – Frank Sinatra.
• Angels – Robbie Williams.
• The Best – Tina Turner.
• Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler.
• Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – Eric Idle (Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’)
• Time to Say Goodbye – Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.
• You’ll Never Walk Alone – Gerry and the Pacemakers.

This song is a bitter lament about love and loss. “Hallelujah,” the song teaches us, is a refrain worthy of times of celebration, of mourning, of regret, of catharsis, and reconciliation. Cohen’s song tells a story of broken love, true love remembered and mourned, guilt, penance, and of finding peace.

The main difference between Alleluia and Hallelujah is that the Alleluia is a word used in Christian liturgies meaning “Praise ye Yah” and Hallelujah is a religious song. The form “Alleluia” is also used to refer to a liturgical chant in which that word is combined with verses of Scripture, usually from the Psalms.

It doesn’t. While Hebrew and Arabic are closely related languages, Hallelujah is a Jewish word and not an Arabic one. It doesn’t refer to the Muslim idea of God (Allah) it refers to the Jewish one, which is where the Christian God came from.

Leonard Cohen

The best covers of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’

• Jeff Buckley. Buckley’s version is perhaps the most well-known, and has been credited with giving the song the final shove into the American consciousness.
• John Cale.
• Rufus Wainwright.
• Bob Dylan.
• Regina Spektor.
• Imogen Heap.
• Damien Rice.
• K.D.

In Hebrew, the word hallelujah means to rejoice in praising God. However, the numerous biblical references and religious symbols in Cohen’s song lead not to spiritual heights, but to Cohen’s secularism. It is a bitter lament about love and loss.

Jeff Buckley

Hallelujah (/ˌhælɪˈluːjə/ HAL-i-LOO-yə) is an interjection used as an expression of gratitude and adoration. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew phrase הַלְלוּ יָהּ‎ (Modern Hebrew hallūyāh, Tiberian haləlūyāh), which means to praise Jah (from הַלְלוּ‎, “praise;” and יָהּ‎, Jah.)

Rufus Wainwright

John Cale’s version of the song was used in Shrek There’s a scene in 2001’s original Shrek movie when the ogre and Princess Fiona angrily part ways as she prepares to marry a tiny prince she doesn’t love. Canadian Rufus Wainwright re-recorded the song for the album Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture.

Smash Mouth

The Buckley version has been widely used in film and television dramas, including the series The West Wing, Scrubs, Crossing Jordan, Without a Trace, The O.C., House, Cold Case, Dirt, Criminal Minds, ER, Third Watch, Ugly Betty and LAX, and the films Feast of Love, The Edukators, Vinterkyss and Lord of War.

Rock

Watchmen: Music from the Motion Picture