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In reply to the discussion: Trying to make a playlist of great songs for a memorial [View all]Tom Kitten
(7,372 posts)67. I have two for you
"Swimming To The Other Side" by Pat Humphries. I don't know if this is the definitive version (there are several on youtube) but this one includes the lyrics
Another song I've always loved is "Genesis" by Jorma Kaukonen...
"Time has come for us to pause
And think of living as it was
Into the future we must cross, must cross
I'd like to go with you
And I'd like to go with you
You say I'm harder than a wall
A marble shaft about to fall
I love you dearer than them all, them all
So let me stay with you
So let me stay with you
And as we walked into the day
Skies of blue had turned to grey
I might have not been clear to say, to say
I never looked away
I never looked away
And though I'm feeling you inside
My life is rolling with the tide
I'd like to see it be an open ride
Along with you
Going along with you
The time we borrowed from ourselves
Can't stay within a vaulted well
And living turns into a lender's will
So let me come with you
And let me come with you
And when we came out into view
And there I found myself with you
When breathing felt like something new, new
Along with you
Going along with you"
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thank you so much !! I may have given the wrong impression - it's kind of a
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2016
#8
Hawaiian man? otr...will have to look because this is my favorite rendition
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2016
#9
I think you mean Israel Kamakaiwo'ole, Its a Wonderful World/Somewhere Over the Rainbow
hlthe2b
Aug 2016
#12
If you want something that celebrates the life of the deceased (i.e., not sad), try this:
Vattel
Aug 2016
#20
I was just at a memorial where we sang a shortened version of Cohen's Hallelujah
Hekate
Aug 2016
#68
I've spent way too many hours listening to her stuff on youtube....great choice
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#77
those are wonderful...have you seen the documentary; the one where she's losing
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#83