A bride’s wedding is one of the most important days in her life that she plans from the time of being a young girl. However, not every wedding is a fairytale wedding with a father walking a bride down the aisle or a mother helping plan all the wedding details. Sometimes life is not what is expect and special people close to us pass away, whether it be a parent, sibling, special relative or friend. Memorial songs celebrate the life and memories of loved ones lost.
At wedding ceremonies or wedding receptions, special songs can be played in remembrance of a special person who has passed away and not able to attend the wedding. These are the Best Memorial Songs. If you would like to play a song in remembrance at a wedding ceremony or wedding reception, we created a list of popular memorial songs. When remembering a loved one, who has passed during a wedding, we would recommend having a special object at the wedding ceremony and wedding reception in their honor. An example would be to have a lit candle in remembrance.
Memorial Songs
Adele – Make You Feel My Love
2008, Soul
Alabama – Angels Among Us
1993, Country
Alan Jackson – Remember When
2003, Country
Alison Krauss – The Lucky One
2001, Bluegrass
Alter Bridge – In Loving Memory
2004, Rock
Barbra Streisand – Memory
1981, Pop
Barry Manilow – Memory
1982, Pop
Bee Gees – Wish You Were Here
1989, Pop
Bette Midler – The Rose
1979, Pop
Bill Withers – Lean On Me
1972, Soul
Billie Holiday – I’ll Be Seeing You
1944, Jazz
Billy Currington – People Are Crazy
2009, Country
Billy Joel – Only The Good Die Young
1977, Rock
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – Tha Crossroads
1996, Hip Hop
Boyz II Men – It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
1991, R&B
Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton – When I Get Where I’m Going
2005, Country
Brooks & Dunn – Believe
2005, Country
Celine Dion – Because You Loved Me
1996, Pop
Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
1997, Pop
Charlotte Church & Josh Groban – The Prayer
2001, Pop
Corinne Bailey Rae – Are You Here
2009, Pop
Darryl Worley – I Miss My Friend
2002, Country
Daughtry – Home
2007, Rock
Diamond Rio – One More Day
2001, Country
Diana Ross – Missing You
1984, R&B
Don McLean – American Pie
1971, Rock
Elton John – Candle In The Wind
1997, Pop
Elvis Presley – Memories
1968, Pop
Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven
1992, Rock
Evanescence – Breathe No More
2005, Rock
Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
1981, Rock
Foo Fighters – The Last Song
2005, Rock
Garth Brooks – The Dance
1990, Country
George Harrison – All Those Years Ago
1981, Rock
Gerry and the Pacemakers – You’ll Never Walk Alone
1963, Pop
Gwen Stefani – Wonderful Life
2006, Pop
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
1990, World
Jack Johnson – Go On
2008, Folk Rock
Jackson Browne – For A Dancer
1974, Rock
James Taylor – Fire And Rain
1970, Rock
Janet Jackson – Together Again
1997, Dance
Jewel – Angel Standing By
1995, Pop
Jo Dee Messina – If Heaven Was Needing A Hero
2010, Country
John Lennon and Elton John – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
1974, Rock
John Michael Montgomery – I Miss You A Little
1997, Country
Johnny Nash – I Can See Clearly Now
1972, Reggae
Jon Bon Jovi – August 7, 4:15
1997, Rock
Josh Groban – For Always
2001, Pop
Josh Groban – You Raise Me Up
2002, Inspirational
Kenny Chesney – The Good Stuff
2002, Country
Kenny Chesney – Who You’d Be Today
2005, Country
LeAnn Rimes – Probably Wouldn’t Be This Way
2005, Country
Led Zeppelin – All My Love
1979, Rock
Lorrie Morgan – If You Came Back From Heaven
1994, Country
Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father
2003, R&B
Mariah Carey – Bye Bye
2008, Pop
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men – One Sweet Day
1995, R&B
Mark Wills – Wish You Were Here
1998, Country
Michael Jackson – Gone Too Soon
1993, Pop
Mike + The Mechanics – The Living Years
1988, Rock
NAS – Dance
2002, Hip Hop
Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole – Unforgettable
1991, R&B
Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
1969, Rock
Paul Anka – Times Of Your Life
1975, Pop
Pearl Jam – Last Kiss
1999, Rock
Pet Shop Boys – Being Boring
1999, Pop
P!nk – Who Knew
2006, Pop
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans – I’ll Be Missing You
1997, Hip Hop
R.E.M. – Camera
1984, Rock
Robbie Williams – Angels
1997, Pop
Rush – Afterimage
1984, Rock
Sade – Maureen
1985, R&B
Sam Smith – Lay Me Down
2014, Pop
Sarah Brightman – Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro)
1995, Pop
Sarah McLachlan – Angel
1998, Pop
Sarah McLachlan – I Will Remember You
1995, Pop
Sia – The Greatest
2016, Pop
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
1970, Folk Rock
Sonic Youth – 100%
1992, Rock
Steve Wariner – Holes In The Floor Of Heaven
1998, Country
Tammy Cochran – Angels In Waiting
2001, Country
The Beatles – Let It Be
1970, Rock
The Beatles – Yesterday
1965, Pop
The Commodores – Nightshift
1985, Soul
The Dream Acqdemy – Life In A Northern Town
1985, Pop
The Escape Club – I’ll Be There
1991, Rock
The Killers – Goodnight, Travel Well
2008, Rock
The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
1982, Rock
The Yardbirds – An Original Man (A Song for Keith)
2003, Rock
Tim McGraw – Humble And Kind
2015, Country
Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying
2004, Country
Tim McGraw – Please Remember Me
1995, Country
Toby Keith – Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)
2009, Country
Trace Adkins – Arlington
2005, Country
Train – When I Look To The Sky
2004, Rock
U2 – One Tree Hill
1988, Rock
Vince Gill – Go Rest High On That Mountain
1995, Country
Warren Zevon – Keep Me In Your Heart
2003, Rock
Willie Nelson – Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
1981, Country
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth – See You Again
2015, Hip Hop
When selecting memorial songs, we would suggest a song that was special between the bridal couple and the person no longer living. It doesn’t matter the song or theme as it pertains to your relationship and memories together. If you do not have a specific song in mind we have listed our Top 100 Memorial Songs. We have listed many different types of music to cover anyone’s needs. We have rap, rock, country, jazz, r&b and much more.
If you would like to think of someone who has passed away looking down on the bride and groom and/or looking over them, we would suggest the following songs: Holes In The Floor Of Heaven by Steve Wariner and Angels Among Us by Alabama. If it were a child that passed away we would suggest Angels In Waiting by Tammy Cochrane or Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton. Eric Clapton wrote the song after he lost his son. If you would like to remember a soldier, we suggest Arlington by Trace Atkins or Live Like We Were Dying by Tim McGraw. The song played for Princess Diana, Candle In The Wind by Elton John, would be great for a remembering a classy woman.
These are all really great suggestions but I have another that might be fitting… “if heaven wasn’t far away” by Justin Moore
Thanks Patricia! Great song and we will add to the list.
I recently lost my son he was 38
I would like some suggestion for songs to play at his memorial
Hi Donna. Sorry for your loss. Many of the songs above are great. However, I would suggest playing songs more to his personality. For example, If he was an upbeat, fun loving guy, then have happy songs in celebration of his life instead of the stereotypical songs played at memorials. Hope this helps. God Bless.