music for a memorial

my mom asked me to pull together a playlist for Martha's memorial this weekend. i have to say, it kind of sucks to sit here and find the right music for a memorial. i would much rather be choosing songs to play at a wedding or a birthday party, even a kid's birthday party. 

there are songs i want to put in the list but i know they are too "happy" and then there are songs where i just can't put them in there - like who wants to go to a Memorial and hear Sarah McLachlan sing "I Will Remember You." and then there is the fact that 1/2 my music collection isn't even in my i-tunes. like there is not a single Beatles song in my music list. not one. 

but i did find some really nice classical guitar for the church services which i am planning on listening to at work tomorrow. classical guitar is really beautiful and much calmer than an orchestra. there isn't any clanging symbols or brass sections. it's just nice and peaceful.

and i also discovered that i have misplaced one of my all time favorite albums - Rites of Passage by The Indigo Girls. thanks to the powers of i-tunes, i purchased it again. i think this probably marks my 5th purchase of this album. i hope Amy & Emily are thankful for repeat customers. 

needless to say, i am just dropping songs into a playlist and we can hit shuffle and see what happens. so far i have dropped 19.4 hours into the playlist. that should cover us for the hopefully 2 hours of guests. 

i did sneak in some happy stuff, FYI. like a Vampire Weekend song. and some old Paul Simon. :)

(i know this is a pretty boring post. but i promised to write more. i never said i would only write good intriguing stuff. so, every once in awhile, you will probably find a boring post about "what i did today." just go with it. or comment and complain. i don't really care.)