41 Touching Songs For A Funeral Slideshow

“She Will Be Loved” by Maroon 5

Song Year: 2002

“She Will Be Loved” works perfectly for the funeral of a young woman who has passed. The lyrics are about how no matter what she’s done, been through, and who hurt her, she will always be loved because we did.

“When I Look at You” by Miley Cyrus

Song Year: 2010

Miley Cyrus has always had powerful vocals. In her song, “When I Look at You,” she makes us feel the emotion of love and devotion.

It states that this person was the one we turned to when times were tough, and that remains true even as they leave us because they are our angels now. We look up to them for guidance and feel their presence as we walk through life without them.

“You’re My Best Friend” by Queen

Song Year: 1975

Queen offers a more upbeat funeral slideshow song that celebrates the life our loved ones lived. They were our best friends and will always be. Watching a slideshow of their memories reminds us of their personality and all the qualities they had that made them beautiful to us.

“As the World Caves In” by Matt Maltese

Song Year: 2018

“As the World Caves In” refers to the end of the world and how we all have that special someone or someone we would want to be with as it happens.

While our world didn’t end, our loved ones did, and as we cherish their memories, we acknowledge how much they meant to us. Matt Malteses’s vocals in this song are breathtaking, and he evokes the sorrow but acceptance that comes with death.

“Arms” by Christina Perri

Song Year: 2011

Christina Perri has a beautiful, gentle voice in her song “Arms.” Having someone to hold and who makes us feel safe is amazing, and while this song doesn’t focus on death, it’s a beautiful funeral slideshow song.

“See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth

Song Year: 2015

“See You Again” is popularly known for its inclusion in the Fast & Furious series when one of its main actors, Paul Walker, passed. It’s a song about losing a family member. Whether a brother, sister, mother, father, or best friend, the bond you share is strong and unbreakable.

They may be gone, and we may be saying goodbye at their funeral, but we know it’s not the end. We will see them again.

“If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys

Song Year: 2003

“If I Ain’t Got You” is a love song that hurts a little differently at a funeral. The lyrics focus on how our significant other is the only thing we need in life. With love, we don’t need anything else.

Losing them goes against the message of the song, but as we look back on their memories, we realize life was stunning with them, and without them, it’s still beautiful because we had their love.

“Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd

Song Year: 1975

“Wish You Were Here” has a self-explanatory title, but the real message of the song is how coping with our new reality of grief, and loss is hard. It’s difficult to grasp that someone we love is no longer with us, and Pink Floyd captures it well with their song.

“Wonderwall” by Oasis

Song Year: 1995

Oasis creates a more upbeat song with “Wonderwall,” a tribute to our loved one who gave us strength and served as a wall in our lives. Although losing them songs as though we’d lose that structure, we live on for them, keeping them that same pilar who kept us going in difficult times.

“Scott Street” by Phoebe Bridgers

Song Year: 2020

Phoebe Bridgers has a sorrowful, lonely tone in her song “Scott Street.” While the song is about not recognizing a place you used to love and not having the same relationships you used to have, it ties in with how different and bland life feels without our loved ones in it.

The end of the song carries on a melody that evokes nostalgia, loneliness, and sorrow.