"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison would start out the funeral and when everyone started to get a little choked up then I'd have the music quickly switched over to "We Are The Champions" by Queen and then have a round of drinks served to everyone
VanMorrison's mom was a JW and dragged him to meetings as a little boy. Its one of the reasons he always considered himself to be an outsider and not fit in with the rest of the world .I really connect with his music and Mystic is one of my favorite songs of all time.
Van even wrote a song titled "Kingdom Hall."
http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/van/glossary/kingdom.html
Into the Mystic
We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic
And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home
And when that fog horn blows I want to hear it
I don't have to fear it
I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float into the mystic
And when that fog horn blows you know I will be coming home
And when thst fog horn whistle blows I got to hear it
I don't have to fear it
I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float into the mystic
Come on girl...
We Are The Champions
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
I've paid my dues- time after time
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes, I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I've come through
We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the world
I've taken my bows and my curtain calls
You've bought me fame and fortune
And everything that goes with it - I thank you all
But it's been no bed of roses no pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
And I ain't gonna lose
We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the world