Yesterday was definately the saddest day of my life when I received the phone call that my mother had passed away. After two and a half months of being in hospitals and nursing homes, she finally is at peace and out of the constant suffering she has been experiencing.

The funeral is tomorrow morning and I am so glad I was able to talk my sister and brother into letting me choose two songs to be played at her funeral to give it some sort of personalization. We will be playing "Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" by G.C. Cameron and "Jesus Is Love" by The Commodores. The funeral home's organist will also be playing "Amazing Grace" and we told her to play whatever she felt appropriate for the other song.

Since I had to record the two songs onto CD this evening, I continued recording on the CD so we would have some music for the get-together at home after the funeral. Here is what I have come up with....

Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday - G.C. Cameron
Jesus Is Love - The Commodores
Do Not Pass Me By - MC Hammer
A Man Called Jesus - Mavis Staples
Thunder - Prince
Spirit In The Sky - ? (a pop/rock song from the 1970s that I recorded off the radio)
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
Put Your Hands Together - The O'Jays
Sing Hallelujah - ? (a house music song I recorded off cable radio years ago)
Carry On - Martha Wash
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
I Miss You - Klymaxx
Memory Lane - Minnie Riperton
Jesus Is Just Alright - The Doobie Brothers
Heaven - Prince

Since the org is kinda like an extended family, please dedicate something to my newly departed mother, Ann.

Tears in Heaven/Eric Clapton

Sadie - The Spinners

Sorry for your loss but yeah she's in a better place now.

Sorry for your lose.


Sadie - Spinners
This Used to Be the Home of Johnnie May - Eddie Kendricks
I Miss You - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
The Beggining of my End - The Unifics
Sunday - Moments
Keep Your Head Up - Tupac
Dear Momma - Tupac

I got another:

Missing You - Diana Ross

For the lyric, more than the song:

Nikki Leonti - Til I See You Again


I don't want to let you go
I don't want to say goodbye
But the road has led us here to this divide
Nothing I can say or do
Can make it any other way
But the promise of forever knows no time or space
And out there in the somewhere I will pray
And speak your name every day to Heaven

CHORUS:
Now go shine like a star
Knowing our hearts can never really be apart
Fly as high as you can
And it won't be long
Till I see you again

Pain is part of love they say
And now I know what they mean
But I wouldn't trade this heartache for our memories
Or the time I held you close
I'm one of the lucky few
And my heart is so much larger now because of you
With every breath and every step I take
I'm closer to seeing you again

CHORUS

What is meant to be is such a mystery
And mysteries aren't meant to understand
The hardest part of love has got to be
Leaving it in bigger hands

What a difficult loss. I'm so sorry. My dedication ~ Love...thy will be done.

SO Sorry to hear about your loss!

Here are a few dedications for your Mother:
Someday, We'll Be Together - The Supremes
People Get Ready - Aretha Franklin or Curtis Mayfield
Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder
You Are My Friend (Live Version) - Sylvester
Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
Holy River - Prince
Brandy - The O'Jays
Sukiyaki - A Taste Of Honey

Janet Jackson: Together Again

Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
His Eyes Are On The Sparrow - Marvin Gaye
Love Me Still - Chaka Khan

My deepest & outmost respect & condolences for you and your family, Andy. May Allah have mercy on her and may she finds peace whereever she is

1)A Song For Mama- Boyz II Men
2)I'll Always Love My Mama- The Intruders
3)Someday We'll Be Together- Diana Ross & The Supremes

May your Mother rest in peace,,,,,
And may God be with you & your family.....

vainandy said:

"Spirit In The Sky"- Norman Greenbaum

Sorry for your loss...remember the good times..

some good songs:

George Michael : Jesus to a child , You have been loved

Prince: Comeback


Remember, Love never dies.

I am sorry for your loss. May your mother rest in peace.

I can't think of an appriopriate song for such an occassion, although I wanted to say One Day We'll All Be Free by Donny Hathaway, but I am not quite sure it is appriopriate enough.

Damn, bro... I'm sorry.

Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly - Song For My Mother
Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit

i'm sorry for your loss...

Sorry for your loss, Vainandy.

"Song for Somalia" by Fourplay

So sorry for your loss...will be thinking of you.

Try Prince: Sometimes It Snows In April
LCD Soundsystem: Someone Great
Sinead O'Connor: In This Heart
or Kate Bush: Moments Of Pleasure

I've just recently lost a friend to suicide and these helped me through it.

Steven.

I am truly sorry for your mother's loss...Please stay strong and remember the good times:

1. I Once Had All Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)~ Isley Brothers
2. Stay Gold~ Stevie Wonder
3. Can't Imagine Love Without You~ Stevie Wonder
4. A Song For You~ Donny Hathaway
5. Betcha By Golly Wow~ Stylistics
6. Positivity~ Prince
7. Spirit~ Earth, Wind, & Fire
8. You Are My Life~ Michael Jackson
9. You've Got A Friend~ Aretha Franklin
10. Intimate Friend~ Eddie Kendricks
11. Memories~ The Temptations

So sorry for your lost... Can't imagine losing the woman who gave me life

I dedicate Jesus is Love - The Commodores to you and your family

I didn't realize that you already have that song listed so in additon to
Jesus is Love, I would also like to dedicate Jennifer Holiday's I Am Love


http://www.youtube.com/wa...7WW9uLKr0E


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I dedicate a lovely instrumental called I’ll Be Seeing You by Regina Carter. I am sorry for your loss and you have my condolences.

sentimental-alexander o'neal

wholly holy-aretha franklin

time after time-cassandra wilson cover


i'm so sorry for your loss

"Chasing Rainbows" by Blue Magic (1975)

I am very sorry for your lose. It is such a difficult to thing to loose one's mother.

One of my favourite songs is:

Love me Still - Chaka Khan

I'm very sorry
As tears go by-The Rolling Stones
I still miss someone-Johnny Cash
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I am very sorry for your loss.

Here is a wonderful song Bruce Springsteen wrote for his mother - "The Wish"

Dirty old street all slushed up in the rain and snow
Little boy and his ma shivering outside a rundown music store window
That night on top of a Christmas tree shines one beautiful star
And lying underneath a brand-new Japanese guitar

I remember in the morning, ma, hearing your alarm clock ring
I'd lie in bed and listen to you gettin' ready for work
The sound of your makeup case on the sink
And the ladies at the office, all lipstick, perfume and rustlin' skirts
And how proud and happy you always looked walking home from work

If pa's eyes were windows into a world so deadly and true
You couldn't stop me from looking but you kept me from crawlin' through
And if it's a funny old world, mama, where a little boy's wishes come true
Well I got a few in my pocket and a special one just for you

It ain't no phone call on Sunday, flowers or a mother's day card
It ain't no house on a hill with a garden and a nice little yard
I got my hot rod down on Bond Street, I'm older but you'll know me in a glance
We'll find us a little rock 'n roll bar and baby we'll go out and dance

Well it was me in my Beatle boots, you in pink curlers and matador pants
Pullin' me up on the couch to do the twist for my uncles and aunts
Well I found a girl of my own now, ma, I popped the question on your birthday
She stood waiting on the front porch while you were telling me to get out there
And say what it was that I had to say

Last night we all sat around laughing at the things that guitar brought us
And I layed awake thinking 'bout the other things it's brought us
Well tonight I'm takin's requests here in the kitchen
This one's for you, ma, let me come right out and say it
It's overdue, but baby, if you're looking for a sad song, well I ain't gonna play it

I'm sorry for your loss too

Mother's Theme (mama)-Willie Hutch

from "The Mack" soundtrack.

hope that's appropriate.
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Well, Sweetie, unfortunately all the songs I wanted to deicate have already been suggested, with the exception of a duet between Yolanda Adams and Crystal Lewis, "This Too Shall Pass". In this difficult time, do know that in addition to our condolences, many of us also give thanks, that you are here with us on the org to share your sparkling humour and unflappable wit, often putting many a giggle in our days and a chuckle in our hearts. All our best wishes for you...

O.

~ to Vainann ~

"Can't Say Enough About Mom" - Leroy Hutson