It can be hard losing a loved one, and if this list helps even a single person find some consolation during their grief, it will have been worth putting together. 'The Boston Boy,' Eric Merrill, The Western Star. 'Paddys Lamentation,' Linda and Teddy Thompson, Wont Be Long Now. 'Was My Brother in the Battle,' Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Songs of the Civil War. Another one had the song played at their son's funeral. Memorial Day, 2021 Playlist: 'Johnny Has Gone for A Soldier,' U.S. Someone happened to hear one of the songs playing as they left the cemetery after a funeral. Reading comments on YouTube videos for these songs, it is amazing to see all the ways they connect with people. We tried to build a list of the best R&B songs that deal with this struggle and the emotions you might face. As you work through the death and remembrance of someone important to you, you might find different songs help at different times. Music, and R&B music in particular, is about emotion and feeling. When their favorite sports team finally makes it into the playoffs and you aren't able to admit, maybe their favorite team isn't a lost cause. When it rains and you think of how they always stood at the bus stop with no umbrella. When you get engaged and they're not there for you to call them. Routines are shaken.Ī great book I read once said that losing someone doesn't happen all at once. It's a difficult time when everything that made sense in the world seems to disappear. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.Losing a friend or loved one is something that you never want to have to experience, but unfortunately, we all must face it at some point in our lives. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley Written by John De Nicola / Donald Markowitz / Frank Previte. Patty Loveless Written by Burton Collins / Karen Taylor-Good. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This is the only song on the list that was actually written for a funeral, and is the one we played for my brothers memorial. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Their father, David Hardee, died of COVID in March of 2021.Ĭopyright © 2022 NPR. THREE DOG NIGHT: (Singing) Joy to the world, all the boys and girls.įADEL: Danielle Hardee and Katherine Alexander. And he could totally charm a room and was very, very charismatic and just kind of captured that spirit of happiness and life. So it kind of became this just running joke of the family.ĭAVID HARDEE: (Vocalizing "Jimmy Crack Corn" on kazoo). Somewhere along the line, he developed an affinity for kazoos, and so kazoos became a fun, wacky kind of tradition for our family, whether it was Christmas with the kazoos playing "Silent Night" or if we'd bring somebody home, like a fiancé, we - everybody would greet him with kazoos. HUTTON: (Singing) I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider, a straight-shooting son of a gun.ĪLEXANDER: My dad was just so much fun to be around - you know, worked hard and played hard. He had a small practice that he built from the ground up. HUTTON: (Singing) Singin' joy to the world, all the boys and girls, now. HARDEE: That song always reminds me of him because he would just bebop around the house and love to sing, and so he would just belt out, Jeremiah was a bullfrog. HARDEE: One of my father's favorite songs was "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night.ĭANNY HUTTON: (Singing) Jeremiah was a bullfrog, was a good friend of mine. (SOUNDBITE OF THREE DOG NIGHT SONG, "JOY TO THE WORLD") KATHERINE ALEXANDER: I'm Katherine Alexander.ĭANIELLE HARDEE: I'm Danielle Hardee. Our series Songs of Remembrance includes two sisters from Nashville who share stories about their father. And we're doing that through the music they loved. NPR is remembering some of the 1 million people lost to COVID in the U.S.
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