Genius Lists
Songs of Eulogy and Bereavement
Listed in alphabetic order by song title.

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A
"After You Die" -- by Tom Waits -- Why It's Here
"Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold This Body Down)"
-- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's Here
"A Little More" -- by Kaskade & John Dahlbäck
-- Why It's Here
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" -- Monty Python
-- Why It's Here
"And When I Die" -- by Blood, Sweat & Tears
-- Why It's Here
"Angel" -- by Sarah McLachlan -- Why It's Here
"Angel" -- by Eurythmics -- Why It's Here
"Angel Band" -- The Stanley Brothers -- Why It's Here
"Angels in Waiting" -- by Tammy Cochran -- Why It's Here
"Arlington" -- by Trace Adkins -- Why It's Here
"Art of Dying" -- by George Harrison -- Why It's Here
"Ashokan Farewell" -- by Jay Ungar -- Why It's Here

B
"Back on the Chain Gang" -- by The Pretenders
-- Why It's Here
"Believe" -- by Brooks & Dunn -- Why It's Here
"Ben's Song" -- by Sarah McLachlan -- Why It's Here
"Birthday Dethday" -- by Dethklok -- Why It's Here
"Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" -- by Willie Nelson
-- Why It's Here
"Boulder to Birmingham"-- by Emmylou Harris
-- Why it's Here
"Brave for You" -- by The xx -- Why It's Here
"Brendan's Death Song" -- by Red Hot Chili Peppers
-- Why it's Here
C
"Call Me the Breeze" -- by JJ Cale -- Why It's Here
"Candle in the Wind" -- by Elton John -- Why It's Here
"The Caretaker" -- by Johnny Cash -- Why it's Here
"Chase" -- Tedashii- Why It's Here
"Circle Game" -- by Joni Mitchell -- Why It's Here
"Coldest Winter" -- by Kanye West -- Why It's Here
"Coming Home" -- by Roy Orbison -- Why It's Here
"Tha Crossroads" -- by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
-- Why It's Here

D
"Dance" -- by Nas -- Why It's Here
"The Dance" -- by Garth Brooks -- Why It's Here
"Darling Lorraine" -- by Paul Simon -- Why It's Here
"Death" -- by White Lies -- Why It's Here
"Death Letter Blues" -- by Son House -- Why It's Here
"Desperado" -- by The Eagles -- Why It's Here
"Devils and Dust" -- by Bruce Springsteen -- Why It's Here
"Ding!" -- by Royce Da 5'9" -- Why It's Here
"Dirt in the Ground" -- by Tom Waits -- Why It's Here
"Don't Fear the Reaper" -- by Blue Oyster Cult
-- Why It's Here
"Doors of Heaven" -- by Lucinda Williams -- Why It's Here
"Dream On" -- by Aerosmith -- Why It's Here
"Drink a Beer" -- by Luke Bryan -- Why It's Here
"Dying to See Her" -- by Brad Paisley -- Why It's Here
E
"Elephant" -- by Jason Isbell -- Why It's Here
"The Emperor of Wyoming" -- by Neil Young
-- Why It's Here
"Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)" -- by Elton John -- Why It's Here
"Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)"
-- by Louis Prima -- Why It's Here

F
"The Fall of Troy" -- by Tom Waits -- Why It's Here
"Find the Cost of Freedom"
-- by Crosby, Stills & Nash -- Why It's Here
"Fire and Rain" -- by James Taylor -- Why It's Here
"Forever" -- by Vertical Horizon -- Why It's Here
"Fort Worth Blues" -- by Steve Earle -- Why It's Here
"Fragile" -- by Sting -- Why It's Here
"Full Force Gale" -- by Van Morrison -- Why It's Here

G
"Going Home" -- by Joanne Shaw Taylor -- Why It's Here
"Gone Too Soon" -- by Daughtry -- Why It's Here
"Goodbye Michelangelo" -- by Steve Earle -- Why It's Here
"Goodnight, Travel Well" -- by The Killers -- Why It's Here
"Go Rest High On That Mountain" -- by Vince Gill
-- Why It's Here
"Green Green" -- by The New Christy Minstrels
-- Why It's Here
"Green, Green Grass of Home" -- by Tom Jones
-- Why It's Here
H
"Hands on the Wheel" -- by Willie Nelson -- Why It's Here
"Happy Trails" -- by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
-- Why It's Here
"Harps and Angels" -- by Randy Newman -- Why It's Here
"Helena" -- by My Chemical Romance -- Why It's Here
"He Was a Friend of Mine" -- by Willie Nelson
-- Why It's Here
"Hey, Hey, My My (Into the Black)" -- by Neil Young
-- Why It's Here
"Holes in the Floor of Heaven" -- by Steve Wariner
-- Why It's Here
"How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" -- by Patty Loveless
-- Why It's Here
"Hurt" -- by Johnny Cash -- Why It's Here

I
"I Believe" -- by Diamond Rio -- Why It's Here
"I Can't Write That" -- by Jeff Bates -- Why It's Here
"I Drive Your Truck" -- by Lee Brice -- Why It's Here
"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" -- by Justin Moore
-- Why It's Here
"If I Die Young" -- by The Band Perry -- Why It's Here
"If I Die 2Nite -- 2Pac -- Why It's Here
-- Why It's Here
"If I Don't Make it Back" -- by Tracy Lawrence
-- Why It's Here
"If I Had Only Known" -- by Reba McEntire
-- Why it's Here
"If Something Should Happen" -- by Darryl Worley
-- Why It's Here
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" -- by Garth Brooks
-- Why It's Here
"If This is Goodbye" -- by Mark Knopfler and
Emmylous Harris -- Why it's Here
"If You're Going Through Hell" -- by Rodney Atkins
-- Why it's Here
"If You're Reading This" -- by Tim McGraw
-- Why It's Here
"I'll Be Missing You" -- by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans
-- Why It's Here
"I Remember You" -- by Chet Baker -- Why It's Here
"I Seen a Man Die" -- by Scarface -- Why It's Here
"I Shall Not Walk Alone" -- by Blind Boys of Alabama
-- Why It's Here
"Is That All There Is?" -- Peggy Lee -- Why It's Here
"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" -- by Death Cab for Cutie
-- Why It's Here
"I Wish" -- by R. Kelly -- Why It's Here

J
"Judas Kiss" -- by The Del Lords -- Why It's Here
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" -- by Willie Nelson
-- Why It's Here
"Just Hold On" -- by Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson
-- Why It's Here

K
"Keep Me In Your Heart" -- by Warren Zevon
-- Why It's Here
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" -- by Bob Dylan
-- Why It's Here

L
"Lake Charles" -- by Lucinda Williams -- Why It's Here
"Lay Me Down" -- by Loretta Lynn and Willie Nelson
-- Why It's Here
"Life Goes On" -- by 2Pac -- Why It's Here
"Live Like You Were Dying" -- by Tim McGraw
-- Why It's Here
"Lost One" -- by Jay-Z -- Why It's Here
"Love, Me" -- by Collin Raye -- Why It's Here

M
"Maggie" -- by Colin Hay -- Why it's Here
"The Message" -- by Dr. Dre -- Why It's Here
"Monsters" -- by Timeflies -- Why It's Here
"My Happiness" -- by John and Fiona Prine -- Why It's Here
"My, My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" -- by Neil Young
-- Why It's Here

N
"Nana" -- by The 1975 -- Why It's Here
"Not Dark Yet" -- by Bob Dylan -- Why It's Here

O
"Oh Death" -- by Ralph Stanley -- Why It's Here
"Older" -- They Might Be Giants -- Why It's Here
"Old Friends" -- by Roger Miller -- Why It's Here
"One Hundred Years" -- by The Cure -- Why It's Here
"One More Day" -- by Diamond Rio -- Why It's Here
"One Sweet Day" -- by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
-- Why It's Here
"One of These Days" -- by Neil Young -- Why It's Here

P, Q
"Parting of the Sensory" -- by Modest Mouse
-- Why It's Here
"Photographs" -- by Rihanna and Will i Am -- Why It's Here
"A Picture of Me (Without You)" -- by Lorrie Morgan
-- Why It's Here
"Pineola" -- by Lucinda Williams -- Why It's Here
"Please Don't Bury Me" -- by John Prine -- Why It's Here

R
"Ready to Die" -- by The Notorius B.I.G. -- Why It's Here
"Red Dirt Girl" -- by Emmylou Harris -- Why It's Here
"Reminds Me of You" -- by Van Morrison
-- Why It's Here
"Rex's Blues" -- by Townes Van Zandt -- Why It's Here
"Riverbank" -- by Jeff Bates -- Why It's Here

S
"See You Again" -- by Carrie Underwood --
Why It's Here
"See You Again" -- by Wiz Khalifa (ft. Charlie Puth) --
Why It's Here
"Seven Spanish Angels" -- by Ray Charles and Willie Nelson
-- Why It's Here
"Shadow Man" -- by Noname (ft. Phoelix, Smino & Saba)
-- Why It's Here
"The Show Must Go On" -- by Queen -- Why It's Here
"Six Feet Deep" -- Geto Boys -- Why It's Here
"Skin (Sarabeth)" -- by Rascal Flatts -- Why It's Here
"The Slide" -- by Cowboy Junkies -- Why It's Here
"So Long, Good-Bye" -- by 10 Years -- Why It's Here
"Songbird" -- by Fleetwood Mac -- Why It's Here
"St. James Infirmary" -- by Arlo Guthrie -- Why It's Here

T
"Tears in Heaven" -- by Eric Clapton -- Why It's Here
"Tell Me I Was Dreaming" -- by Travis Tritt
-- Why It's Here
"Thanks for the Memory" -- by Bob Hope -- Why It's Here
"There is a Light That Never Goes Out" -- by The Smiths
-- Why It's Here
"There You'll Be" -- by Faith Hill -- Why It's Here
"They Reminisce Over You (TROY)" -- by Pete Rock and CL Smooth -- Why It's Here
"Time the Conqueror" -- by Jackson Browne
-- Why It's Here
"The Times, They Are A-Changin'" -- by Bob Dylan
-- Why It's Here

U
"Unknown Brother" -- by The Black Keys -- Why It's Here

V
"The Visit" -- by Chad Brock -- Why It's Here

W
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" -- by Green Day -- Why It's Here
"Walking in the Wind" -- by One Direction -- Why It's Here
"Wasn't Born to Follow" -- by Carol King -- Why It's Here
"The Water is Wide" -- by James Taylor -- Why It's Here
"The Way Home" -- by Rich Robinson -- Why It's Hee
"We'll Meet Again" -- by Vera Lynn -- Why It's Here
"What Hurts the Most" -- by Rascal Flatts -- Why It's Here
"What Sarah Said" -- by Death Cab for Cutie -- Why It's Here
"When a Hero Falls"-- by Stephen Cochran -- Why it's Here
"When the Saints Go Marching In" -- by Louis Armstrong
-- Why It's Here
"Whiskey Lullaby" -- by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
-- Why It's Here
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" -- by Procol Harum
-- Why It's Here
"Who You'd Be Today" -- by Kenny Chesney -- Why It's Here
"Wild Horses" -- by The Rolling Stones -- Why It's Here
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken" -- by The Carter Family
-- Why It's Here
"Wish You Were Here" -- by Pink Floyd -- Why It's Here
"Words" -- by Skylar Grey -- Why It's Here

X, Y, Z
"You Can Close Your Eyes" -- by James Taylor
-- Why It's Here
"You Must Go" -- by John Hiatt -- Why It's Here
"You're Gone" -- by Diamond Rio -- Why It's Here
"You're Never Over" -- by Eminem -- Why It's Here
"You Should Be Here" -- by Cole Swindell -- Why It's Here

Numbers
"17 Again" -- by Eurythmics -- Why It's Here
"19 Seventy Sumthin'" -- by Neck Deep -- Why It's Here
"42" -- by Coldplay -- Why It's Here