Unless other arrangements were made, rights would pass to Auden's estate. Permissions are negotiated through a number of publishers, based on the location of the proposed use: generally Random House for US uses, and Curtis Brown for all others. A better explanation is available from the Auden Society at the link below.
Funeral Blues was created in 1936.
The funeral poem in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was written by W.H. Auden. It is called "Funeral Blues" or "Stop all the clocks."
Tupac did have a Funeral but it was a private Funeral .! He is dead .! Copyright 2009
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Funeral Blues by W.H Auden. also referred to as "Stop all the clocks..."
The cast of Chicago Blues - 2006 includes: Fabrice Josso as Gaspard Yvette Jubin as Funeral Attendee Michel Kluba as Funeral Attendee Eric Legrand as Hugues Pauline Marion as Funeral Attendee Michel Pappe as Funeral Attendee Christiane Perardelle as Funeral Attendee Jocelyne Proult as Funeral Attendee Max Renaudin Pratt as Eliott Bertrand Roussy as Funeral Attendee
W.H. Auden and it is called Funeral Blues
Unfortunately, Bye Bye Blues is controlled by the Bourne Company, easily the most disagreeable copyright holder in the music industry. If you still want to use the song, they may be contacted at the link below.
Not legally because it's still in copyright.
W. H. Auden (full name was Wystan Hugh Auden)
because it automatically gives the reader a clear picture of what the poem is going to be about.
In Auden's poem "Funeral Blues," the speaker's personal background and relationship with the deceased are not explicitly stated. The poem also does not elaborate on the cause of death or any specific details about the funeral ceremony.