These CD projects (Summer, Winter) have set off a little explosion of inspiration in my brain (or it may have been an aneurysm). Anyways, how about a double-CD set titled "Hello, I Love You / Goodbye, We loved You". The first CD would contain songs that you chose/will choose for the "this is our song" bit at your wedding. Lifelong spinsters/bachelors can suggest romantic songs that they would have if they weren't so socially dysfunctional as to void the chance of attracting a partner (ref Trig). Disc 2 is the song you want played at your funeral. Simple.
So let the suggestions begin!

Martha's Harbour - All About Eve.

Classic soppy sad record. edit: meant this track for d2

re#2

come on baby light my fire
burn baby burn
return to sender

Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Andy Williams.
Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve.

For the wedding one, quite a few I've been to recently have had the candlelight mix of DJ Sami's 'Heaven'

Disc 2: Thin Lizzy: Southbound and/or Elton John: I'm still standing.

Just another thought for D2, my all time fave track for when I am in a meloncholic mood:

REM - Losing my religion

Disc 2
Muse - Citizen Erazed

Disk 2: New Slang.

 

Disk 1: I'm quite fond of All These Feelings - The Research at the moment but I reckon it's a passing thing, will think of a better one.

Good task. Complicated by my having three funereal songs already sorted out but no Three Times a Lady to call upon (despite having been Two Times married).

I guess for the romantic number I might have to nominate the track I rather fortuitously lost my virginity to:Make it With You, by Bread. There: now you've imagined me pumping my way to adolescent ecstacy to that particular hippy anthem I'll wager you feel quite soiled, don't you?

My funeral compilation (presumably titled 13/04/2041) is Learning Time By Eric Serra (to which nos. 2 & 3 sons were born, so it stands for all three), In My Life by the Beatles for everyone who I have loved along the way (which, as you might imagine, is a lot of people); and I want to to be sent down to the fiery furnace to the accompaniment of Bernard Cribbins singing The Hole in the Road Song just to make you bastards laugh.

Pick your fave (or least loathed) from the above... Between tracks 2 & 3, I want everybody who wants to contribute to paint a flower on my coffin.

I don't know the other songs you mention, but In My Life is a great choice.

I'll second that one!

Well technically, i was seconding Manthorp's suggestion. So you've just thirded it.

But it should definitely go on.

Well I was really just seconding your seconding on Manthorp's recommendation, but I still agree, it should be on there.