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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsPerhaps this is a morbid question - what song do you want played at your funeral?
I really, really want Hall & Oates, "She's Gone" played. It's catchy...and it will be true.
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NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)cabot
(724 posts)Great choice.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Did you see his last week on Letterman when he knew he was dying?
I was diagnosed with something almost 4 years ago and while I slowed it down, I still got it inside of me, attacking my organs. I'm doing ok and took his advice to heart. "Enjoy every sandwich" he said and I do. I'm technically in remission but it's great advice. It sounds morbid but once you come to realize you're sick, you've no excuse to not enjoy every second of your time left.
Sorry to jack your thread
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)Even my dog looked at me funny but I didn't care.
Best wishes to you. Sometimes, I eat dessert first.
ret5hd
(20,534 posts)SickAndTiredOfRepubs
(12 posts)elleng
(131,227 posts)Have always loved the piece; saw it performed when visiting Prague, and almost my 'homeland.'
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...if anything will transport me to the angels, that music will...
lastlib
(23,339 posts)/"Love Lies Bleeding"
And of course, Led Zeppelin, "Stairway To Heaven" (the greatest song ever recorded!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,909 posts)Or this:
The Parting Glass
If I ever leave this world alive
Skittles
(153,226 posts)but if I did, it would be "Learning to Fly" (Pink Floyd)
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Last edited Sat Dec 10, 2016, 07:50 PM - Edit history (1)
Both of them!!
Added later: If I did have to choose a song, Enya's "Orinoco Flow" would be it.
FSogol
(45,560 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Tikki
(14,560 posts)Tikki
eShirl
(18,505 posts)Iggo
(47,579 posts)Iggo
(47,579 posts)redwitch
(14,951 posts)Perfect choice!
Iggo
(47,579 posts)A little bit sad and a little bit happy.
And definitely a tear-jerker. I want them suckers to be bawling.
redwitch
(14,951 posts)The band is/was Gandalf Murphy and the Slombovian Circus of Dreams. I will try to find it for you, I think you will appreciate it.
Iggo
(47,579 posts)I love the internet.
Iggo
(47,579 posts)Thanks!
redwitch
(14,951 posts)The studio version is better though.
onecent
(6,096 posts)niyad
(113,636 posts)gone.
no funeral, a big party, sooooo. . . whatever my friends want to hear!!
Bucky
(54,087 posts)Yes, I never really left high school
stopbush
(24,397 posts)that expresses just how much the world is going to miss them and the profound effect they had on the human condition.
I think Peter Sellers got it right when he suppossedly had "In The Mood" played at his funeral.
Iggo
(47,579 posts)Folk singers topped off by breathless obnoxious trumpets.
Fun.
Paladin
(28,279 posts)LuckyLib
(6,821 posts)JudyM
(29,294 posts)mikeargo
(675 posts)And everyone has to stand up and sing along.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)Zorro
(15,751 posts)jalan48
(13,902 posts)Doc_Technical
(3,528 posts)davsand
(13,421 posts)Efilroft Sul
(3,584 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)I've instructed my survivors to provide barstools for all celebrants)
PassingFair
(22,434 posts)Fields of Gold.... sung by Eva Cassidy.
Also, The Dark Isle:
My father was a piper, and this one always made me cry.
The piper at his funeral was chosen based on his ability to play this one...
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,338 posts)by George Harrison.
jpak
(41,760 posts)NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)Lilyhoney
(1,985 posts)FrankfurtCat
(1,213 posts)Or
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onethatcares
(16,194 posts)by Blood Sweat and Tears
reflection
(6,286 posts)Beautiful and nonsensical, like life itself. And the organ lends itself very well to a funeral.
I actually have a will with 3 songs I want played at the funeral, and this is the first one listed.
progressoid
(50,001 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,648 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)I am an atheist.
But that song, done by a piper, always reduces me to tears.
Go figure.
Rhythm
(5,435 posts)All kinds of things i have loved over the years...
There's like 30+ songs on it for my friends and family to choose from when that time comes.
i'm sure i will be adding to it and changing it as i get even older than the 50 years i have lived so far.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Doesn't matter what season. It will make everyone miserable.
Hekate
(90,891 posts)But the first time I ever heard The Parting Glass I knew I wanted to sing it for my brother if by any chance I outlived him.
nilesobek
(1,423 posts)Songs, like Electric Funeral, Children of the Grave, both by Black Sabbath, played at an unconscionable volume.
We have a whole playlist of death songs for this. We want the attendees to become uncomfortable as we celebrate my death...and death in general.
It's not an original idea, there is a celebration of death in Mexico I've heard about.
MountainMama
(237 posts)I want "Seasons of Love" from "Rent" and "Blackbird" by the Beatles. Something from Johnny Cash, too, but I'm not sure what.
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)Plan on soaring...
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Really tears at my heart...
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)but I do like it. She accents the part of leaving problems behind and thinking positive on beyond.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and it is still hugely popular. you tube has excellent collection of her songs.
Her version of Autumn Leaves is very moving, as is Fields of Gold.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)thus, I don't recognize many of the younger singers. Yes, she certainly did die too young.
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check them out.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Heard it on a jazz program on the car radio, stopped the car to listen, and called the station when I got home, for her name.
Now, almost 20 years later, she is just as popular.
amazing.
DFW
(54,448 posts)Also his tune "A Child Should Be A Fish" from the Ice Water album
LeftishBrit
(41,212 posts)My death is not a social event!
But if it is made into one, might as well go the whole hog with:
jack69
(163 posts)by Neil Young
If you don't know it, Google it and play it.
pfitz59
(10,401 posts)by Root Boy Slim
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)It was played at Ted Kennedy's funeral.
BluesRunTheGame
(1,622 posts)demon in basement
(72 posts)kairos12
(12,883 posts)FrankfurtCat
(1,213 posts)HeartachesNhangovers
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