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| "'''Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding'''" is the opening song on the double album '']'' by ]. The first part, "Funeral for a Friend", is an instrumental created by John while thinking of what kind of music he would like at his funeral.<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3675|title=Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding|publisher=]|language=en|accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> This first half segues into "Love Lies Bleeding". | "'''Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding'''" is the opening song on the double album '']'' by ]. The first part, "Funeral for a Friend", is an instrumental created by John while thinking of what kind of music he would like at his funeral.<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3675|title=Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding|publisher=]|language=en|accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> This first half segues into "Love Lies Bleeding". | ||
| "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" was too long for a ] release, but got plenty of airplay on FM stations that were predisposed toward rock epics.<ref name="AllMusic Guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:jcfyxxu0ldde|title=Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding|publisher=]|language=en|accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> The whole piece together is just over eleven minutes long |
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" was too long for a ] release, but got plenty of airplay on FM stations that were predisposed toward rock epics.<ref name="AllMusic Guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:jcfyxxu0ldde|title=Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding|publisher=]|language=en|accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> The whole piece together is just over eleven minutes long. | ||
| ==Covers== | ==Covers== | ||
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"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is the opening song on the double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John. The first part, "Funeral for a Friend", is an instrumental created by John while thinking of what kind of music he would like at his funeral. This first half segues into "Love Lies Bleeding".
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" was too long for a single release, but got plenty of airplay on FM stations that were predisposed toward rock epics. The whole piece together is just over eleven minutes long.
Covers
- The song was covered by Dream Theater, and appears on the EP A Change of Seasons.
- "Love Lies Bleeding" was covered by the Clearwater, Florida based band Très bien! on The Next Great American Band.
References
- ^ "Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding". Songfacts. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- "Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-20.