Missing-someone
Funeral Songs
Explore 8 funeral songs tagged as "missing-someone". Each song has been carefully curated to help you create a meaningful memorial service.
All Missing-someone Songs
I'll Be Missing You
Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans & 112
A tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. built on The Police's 'Every Breath You Take.' One of hip-hop's defining memorial songs.
Why it's meaningful: Created from genuine grief, it became the anthem for anyone who's lost someone too soon.
Best moment: For someone who loved hip-hop. The spoken sections are deeply personal.
Let Her Go
Passenger
A folk ballad about only understanding how much someone meant to you after they're gone.
Why it's meaningful: The central truth—you don't know what you have until it's gone—is the essence of grief.
Best moment: Reflection or memorial video. The acoustic guitar creates intimate atmosphere.
Ghost
Justin Bieber
A heartfelt pop ballad about missing someone who's no longer there and feeling their presence like a ghost.
Why it's meaningful: Captures the feeling of sensing a loved one's presence after they've passed, a universal experience of grief.
Best moment: Memorial slideshow or reflection moment. Modern and accessible for younger mourners.
Glimpse of Us
Joji
A haunting ballad about searching for traces of someone in everything around you.
Why it's meaningful: Perfectly captures seeing reminders of the departed in everyday moments and other people.
Best moment: Quiet reflection or memorial video. The understated production creates emotional space.
Last Night
Morgan Wallen
A country hit about replaying memories and wishing for one more night together.
Why it's meaningful: The longing for just one more moment with someone captures a universal feeling of grief.
Best moment: Reception or celebration of life. Modern country sound accessible to many.
Lucid Dreams
Juice WRLD
A melancholic track about seeing someone in dreams and the pain of waking to their absence.
Why it's meaningful: The experience of dreaming about someone who's gone is universal in grief.
Best moment: For a young person's service. Connects with a generation through authentic emotion.
So Far Away
Avenged Sevenfold
Written after the death of their drummer, a genuine memorial from bandmates who lost a brother.
Why it's meaningful: Born from real grief for a real friend. The pain is authentic and the tribute genuine.
Best moment: For someone who loved rock/metal. The soaring guitar solo is cathartic.
Heather
Conan Gray
A bittersweet song about losing someone special and the ache of their absence.
Why it's meaningful: The specific, personal details make the loss feel tangible and real, validating individual grief.
Best moment: For a young person's memorial. Deeply personal and emotionally honest.