15 Badass Tributes to Dead Members of Bands and Comedy Groups
![15 Badass Tributes to Dead Members of Bands and Comedy Groups](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/1/888211_320x180.jpg)
A truly epic send-off… What more could you ask for? These heartfelt and sometimes pretty spicy tributes are a testament to not only their world-class talents, but their world-class lovability. Because honestly, no one wants to celebrate the life and legacy of a real jerk face. Tragedy and loss are the toughest things we have to deal with on this wet rock, but when a memorial is done right, the family, friends (and in the fortunate case of these posthumous honorees) adoring fans can crack a tearful smile.
It’s pretty cool that even though they were clearly dealing with loss, they scrounged up the gumption to help provide the fans with a better sense of what their friend meant to their families and the world. Getting the family involved in the tribute is even better. Kudos. Our tears got a proud nod or even a laugh because of these best tributes to fallen members of bandmates, castmates, and comedians.
Ashes to ashes. Smoke to smoke.
![The Outlawz smoked Tupac's ashes. Tupac was cremated at a private ceremony, but the Outlawz got a hold of some of his ashes, sprinkled them in a joint, and smoked him. They got the idea from the lyric, Last wishes, n***as smoke my ashes in his song Black Jesus. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/7/887857.jpg)
Howard Stern’s “dry” humor.
![Howard Stern's eulogy for Joan Rivers. In the raunchiest eulogy of all time, Stern opened with, Joan Rivers had a dry p***y. Не then got choked up, and held back tears to continue describing the dryness. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/7/887847.jpg)
Quite possibly the only service in history to feature Muppets.
![The Muppets send off creator Jim Henson. Henson requested a joyous affair with a jazz band, and no one in black. His two public memorials featured performances by the Muppets, and he was given a televised memorial, The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/1/887851.jpg)
Buena Vista Television
One of the best rock songs of all time is a tribute.
![Don Mclean's American Pie is a tribute. The opus is a eulogy for the '60s. The lyric the day the music died references the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. BON AM CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/5/887855.jpg)
United Artists,
Brunswick Records/Wiki Commons
It’s the little things we remember.
![The Who remembers a John Entwistle quirk. After the passing of their bassist, singer Pete Townshend wrote the tribute song Old Red Wine - a nod to his affinity for drinking red wine past its prime. WINK CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/8/887858.jpg)
Neil Young’s anti-drug song is a tribute.
![Neil Young's anti- drug song is a tribute. One of Young's biggest hits, 1972's The Needle and the Damage Done, is about his Crazy Horse bandmate Danny Whitten's heroin overdose. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/9/887859.jpg)
An epic tribute for the “Dirty Daddy.”
![Netflix's star-studded tribute to Bob Saget. In June 2022, the Netflix special Dirty Daddy had Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Jeff Ross, John Stamos, and many others pay a hilarious and heartfelt tribute to Saget. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/3/887853.jpg)
Netflix,
Joe Seer/Shutterstock
Monty Python keeps Graham Chapman part of the gag.
![Monty Python spill Graham Chapman's ashes. In a 1998 interview with Robert Klein, they accidentally kick over his urn, and scramble to sweep him under the rug before getting back to the question as if nothing happened. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/6/887856.jpg)
Handmade Films,
YouTube
George Harrison and Paul McCartney’s tribute songs to John Lennon.
![George and Paul remember John. Harrison's All Those Years Ago was written for his mentor, bandmate, and one of his best friends, and released six months after his death. McCartney's Here Today was things he'd say to John if he were still alive. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/9/887849.jpg)
mark reinstein/Shutterstock,
David Hume Kennerly/Wiki Commons,
rnkadsgn/Shutterstock
Michael Jackson’s kingly send-off.
![The Jacksons share Michael with the world. A public service held at the 20,000 seat Staples Center was broadcast live around the world to an estimated 1 billion viewers. The casket was plated with 14-karat gold. Hander CIA APOLLO WEST IN PEACE APOLLOTEGEND THE GOOFATHER or SOUL JAMES BROWN 1933-2008 APOLLO CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/4/887854.jpg)
AP (via Cincinnati Enquirer),
360b/Shutterstock
Shane Hawkins fills his dad’s toms.
![Taylor Hawkins' son caps off an epic tribute. Headlining a Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley, 16-year-old Shane Hawkins nailed My Hero with Foo Fighters. The song was originally written as a tribute to Kurt Cobain. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/8/887848.jpg)
Another son takes the reins.
![Bruce Springsteen keeps it in the family. In a 2008 tribute to E Street Band bandmate Danny Federici, Bruce Springsteen references Wild Billy's Circus Story (a song that Federici played accordion on). His son Jason Federici played accordion on this 2009 track. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/0/887850.jpg)
Adam Sandler’s touching tribute song to Chris Farley.
![Adam Sandler's Chris Farley Song. Sandler said he couldn't even get through the first few performances, and he even gets choked up while performing it on his Netflix special 100% Fresh, and a 2019 SNL episode. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/2/887852.jpg)
Saturday Night Live/YouTube,
Paramount Pictures
The Notorious B.I.G is celebrated in Brooklyn.
![Bad Boy took Biggie home. Puff Daddy and fellow Bad Boy label mates drove Biggie's funeral procession through his neighborhoods of Bed-Stuy and Clinton Hill in Brooklyn. Thousands of fans lined the streets in support. OFF RES THE NET TRATTIE ITR 254 CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/6/887846.jpg)
Reuters (via BuzzFeed News),
Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock
'SNL' and Brian Doyle-Murray pay tribute to John Belushi.
![Brian Doyle-Murray owes his life to John Belushi. In a 1982 episode of SNL, Murray said that Belushi put him up when he first moved to NY, and was hit by a ten-ton truck while pushing Murray COLLEGE out of the truck's path. Belushi was unscathed. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/5/887845.jpg)
Saturday Night Live/YouTube,
Universal Pictures