He opened up about his toxic dad while planning the funeral — the director played one song that turned it into a roast, and left everyone in splits
Music at a service can feel like a final message, echoing what the person meant to those gathered. A Reddit user's (u/UnconfirmedRooster) bold music choice at a funeral unexpectedly won over the attendees. The user who works as a funeral director was organizing the service for a man who was never known for good deeds. His son, who despised him, mentioned a song that reminded him of his toxic father. That sparked an idea for the director, who decided to use the song during the funeral. Needless to say, the song left all the attendees in stitches, and the user received a gesture of "gratitude" from the deceased's widow. Sharing the hilarious story on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, he revealed that the song made the funeral a lighthearted event.
The father was very well known for lying to others and cheating on his wife, Agatha (name changed), who married him at a young age. Their son, Ron, later revealed to the funeral director that he always resented his toxic dad and never had a great relationship with him. But he then revealed a song, which was later going to be used at the funeral, that made attendees erupt into laughter. Ron revealed that Johnny Cash's song "Run On" reminded him much of his late father. When the funeral director asked if he wanted to play the song during the event, Ron hesitated, saying it might seem inappropriate. However, when asked if there was any other reason not to use it, he couldn’t provide one.
Hence, on the day of the funeral, when the service began, the funeral director asked everyone to switch off their phones as he was about to play a song. However, as "Run On" filled the room, Agatha quickly recognized it and burst into laughter. "At which point all the other attendees broke out in laughter as well. The rest of the service turned into a lighthearted roast of the deceased, as mourners got up to tell their stories about him," he wrote. For the unversed, the song's lyrics, "Go tell that long tongue liar, Go and tell that midnight rider, Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter, Tell them that God's gonna cut 'em down," fit perfectly with how all his family and the attendees wished he would suffer for his deeds.
Following the service, when the Reddit user ran into Agatha, she hugged him to express her gratitude. She revealed to him that the song helped her deal with her complicated feelings towards her late husband and finally gave her the space to "breathe." However, he told her that she should thank her son for coming up with the idea. The story gained 1.3K upvotes from internet users who shared their reactions.
u/different-take4u remarked, "Beautiful! I hope someone has that same courage if anyone were to have a service for me." u/CatlessBoyMom mentioned, "Reminds me of that actress who said 'if you can’t say something good about the deceased, don't say anything at all. She's dead. Good.'" u/TenderofPrimates added, "Funerals are for the living. The dead no longer care and don't have a say in it."
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