Songs You'd like played at your own funeral

Amy Elliott

have many people contemplated this , or is it just morose little me ?
anywhow I'd just like to know what songs Indie or otherwise people would choose in the event of their demise . I have some favourites of course , but the one I'd most likely pick is Only Sleeping by the Beatles .
If this thread has been done to death ( ha pardon the so obvious pun ?)
or if people think it distasteful , then I apologise

MikeHoncho

Johnny Cash - Streets of Laredo. And I want the people carrying my coffin to wear long black coats and stetson hats. Women will be crying uncontrollably all over the church and then one of them will stand up and sing Nobody Does it Better by Shirley Bassy. Nice.

Robbo

Amy Elliott wrote:

If this thread has been done to death ( ha pardon the so obvious pun ?) or if people think it distasteful , then I apologise

It is one of the more frequently recurring music board threads.

Generally, the songs chosen fall into the following categories:

• Something obscure to show how arch and varied your musical taste is. Oh how the mourners will appreciate Autechre rattling around the church.
• A "that'll show em" type of song to get along the lines of "you didn't appreciate me when I was alive so now I'll inflict musical retribution from beyond the grave".
• Something allegedly humourous like Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. This will be be 85% less funny in practice than in theory.
• Some highly inappropriate act of hubris like Simply the Best.

lordgoat

Robbo wrote:

It is one of the more frequently recurring music board threads.

Generally, the songs chosen fall into the following categories:

• Something obscure to show how arch and varied your musical taste is. Oh how the mourners will appreciate Autechre rattling around the church.
• A "that'll show em" type of song to get along the lines of "you didn't appreciate me when I was alive so now I'll inflict musical retribution from beyond the grave".
• Something allegedly humourous like Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. This will be be 85% less funny in practice than in theory.
• Some highly inappropriate act of hubris like Simply the Best.

Do you routinely take all the fun out of things?

Hey amy! I don't plan on dying so i haven't really thought mouch about this! Something by Elliott no doubt...

Sam Hain

If you don't know me by now by simply red:eek:

bugler

"Baby, We'll Be Fine" by The National, of course.

pinksoir

"across the universe", the beatles.

Dr.Slurm

S&G - Bridge over troubled water. Beautiful song. Shame I wouldn't get to hear it...:D

Zaph

Sam Hain wrote:

If you don't know me by now by simply red:eek:

The original by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes is much better


For my funeral it would have to be This Must be the Place by Talking Heads.

blah

Down to the river to pray by Alison Krauss

Sinfonia

Free Bird
Old priest stands on altar and plays 7 minute guitar solo

bowsie casey

SumGuy wrote:

Free Bird
Old priest stands on altar and plays 7 minute guitar solo

LOL

"The Great Gig in the Sky" from Dark Side of the Moon gets my vote. Otherwise, pretty much any track off Dirty Three's Ocean Songs.

nervous_twitch

I'm not a huge Arcade Fire fan, but 'Cold Wind' is my funeral song. Also, 'I'll Follow You Into the Dark' by Death Cab is pretty great

dan719

Let it Be- The beatles
Followed by Wake Up by Arcade Fire
Finally 'Oliver's Army'

Hypnotoad

How to disappear completely by radiohead.
Hoppipolla by sigur ros.
Rule by secrecy by muse.
Strawberry fields forever by the beatles.

DublinWriter

I want to be cremated after all my bits are salvaged for others, so 'Blazing Away' would be appropriate...

...otherwise "In the Mood' by Glen Miller as I am being fed into the oven, good enough for Peter Sellers then good enough for me.

Bubs101

Live forever is the only one for me

Zapp Brannigan

Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley.

Ruu_Old

Imperial March from Star Wars.

40crush41

hah, nice Ruu
ummm hmmm
first thought pig: dmb ..how everything we know one day comes to an end, but we shouldn't cry about it and not to "burn the day away".

Haven't a Clue

"Intervention" by Arcade Fire. There's already the organ in it and the awkwardness of "working for the church while your family dies" would be funny.

Or "Megalomania" by Muse with "Paradise comes at a price that I'm not willing to pay" could be suitable too.

galwayrush

Ive decided already,

Afterimage by Rush
Braindamage \ Eclipse by Pink Floyd

maybe to annoy people, all of
2112 by Rush and Echoes by Pink Floyd, both over 20 minutes long.:D

funktastic

The theme to Rab C Nesbitt played on a loop: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vzRSPuneohc

DarkJager

The Smiths "Heaven Knows I'm miserable now"

eoin5

The happy happy song from the rugrats,

oh yea, and the ending theme for bosco sang with people in shellsuits

"Lets tidy up, goodbye goodbye, thats all we have time for today. Well see you soon, ..."

Crazy Christ

Halleluwah from Can what a f***ing song.. or Mother Sky

Punchbowl

Green Grass of Tunnell - Múm (To get those tears flowing)
Living in a Box - Living a Box (To get the last laugh)

choz

i'm gettign cremated to "Fire Starter" - Prodigy

Brendygg

Pixies- This Monkeys gone to Heaven
Interpol- Say hello to the Angels
Smashing Pumpkins- Spaceboy

Bubs101

Exiltude by The Killers would be a lovely way to go out if you could get everyone there to sing along

Stop crying your heart out by Oasis is another strong contender for the vain

wee bear

slurms great minds think alike. jeff buckley, last goodbye for me as well!!!!:D

my bf wants muse, time is running out, which i think is pretty damn good too!!!!:p