What one song do you want played at your funeral?

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 18, 2017 at 06:52:05
SpotcheckBilly12345	"Fat Man In The Bathtub" ;-) But I don't intend to have a funeral! Cheers, SB

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 18, 2017 at 07:11:11

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Personally I just want to live long enough so that they can stick my brain into a Cyberman from Doctor Who. Human 2.0.

I do kind of like the idea of those plants. Put your ashes into the plant and you become a tree.

https://www.thelivingurn.com/pages/product

"Sound of Silence" was background for "The Comedian's" funeral (nt), posted on June 18, 2017 at 07:37:43
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two: Vaughan Williams "Sine Nomine" and..., posted on June 18, 2017 at 07:40:21

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"Crown Him with Many Crowns".

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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 18, 2017 at 07:41:33

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Given some recent sobering medical news, I've been giving more thought to things like this.

I'm not going to have a funeral, but rather a "celebration" with a lot of friends and family doing a whole lotta eating, music listening, and reminiscing.

I used to want Bowie's "Heroes" to be the first song played to my memory, but now I think I want it to be Parliament's "Give Up The Funk." :)

This is a public service announcement . . . WITH GUITARS!!!

Lou Reed's take on Weill's SEPTEMBER SONG nt, posted on June 18, 2017 at 07:48:51
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"Fat Old Sun" by Pink Floyd, posted on June 18, 2017 at 07:52:25

Ripple
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If I can only choose one, this is it.

Ripple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYc8YVm8_MQ

The Illinois Enema Bandit (nt), posted on June 18, 2017 at 07:59:55
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Eva Cassidy - "Time Is a Healer" [nt], posted on June 18, 2017 at 08:05:29
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 18, 2017 at 08:16:25
datman Audiophile Posts: 458 Location: South Central Joined: May 27, 2002 Contributor Since: September 12, 2002	Mine would be Funeral by Lukas Graham.

Funeral for a friend -nt, posted on June 18, 2017 at 08:16:44
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Being cremated so "Blowin' in the Wind" nt, posted on June 18, 2017 at 08:17:52
viridian	nt

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 18, 2017 at 08:22:20

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Pee Wee's Blues, by Kenny Davern. The version I want is on a record he
made with Howard Alden in the mid 90s, but the linked version isn't too
bad either. Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALi7ZjbLiJA

(I just love Davern's playing)

Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone

Pee Wee's Blues

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go!, posted on June 18, 2017 at 08:35:23
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RE: Funeral for a friend -nt, posted on June 18, 2017 at 08:35:53
slapshot Audiophile Posts: 2248 Joined: January 9, 2006	That's a good one. We just to blast that over the soccer field prior to every home game we played. What a nice buildup.

no funeral, posted on June 18, 2017 at 08:38:18

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But, I would like to die with the sound of Lucia Micarelli's violin playing in my ear.

Lucia Micarelli

All my tears , posted on June 18, 2017 at 09:17:53
boboli Audiophile Posts: 997 Location: Phoenix Arizona Joined: May 12, 2005	sung by Julie Miller or Emmylou Harris

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 18, 2017 at 09:23:05
Gary Audiophile Posts: 1297 Location: New York, NY Joined: April 21, 2000	John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme". The whole album. Nobody leaves until it's over. I know, just one song. Sue me.

Song of The Wind... , posted on June 18, 2017 at 09:52:02
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LOL., posted on June 18, 2017 at 09:54:47
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"I'm A Real Gone Guy", posted on June 18, 2017 at 10:48:14

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But seriously, no funeral for me, just a memorial gathering of family and friends. And I've actually thought about making a compilation disc of meaningful music, at least in my life, to be played at such an event.

At this point all I'm sure of it that it would begin and end with Monk's version of "Abide With Me".

"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made." Groucho

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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 18, 2017 at 11:11:02
stereo5 Audiophile Posts: 1356 Location: New England Joined: June 22, 2008	The Great Gig In The Sky by Pink Floyd. I will settle for nothing less. "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."

Who cares? I am not going to be there. Let those in attendence decide., posted on June 18, 2017 at 11:21:24
ppopp Audiophile Posts: 2994 Location: OR Joined: October 10, 2002	I like the idea of music being played at any funeral. Makes for a nice mix among the eulogies.

The "Parting Glass" n/t, posted on June 18, 2017 at 11:29:02
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Roll me up and smoke me when I die - Willie Nelson, posted on June 18, 2017 at 11:34:30
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Enter the Haggis: One Last Drink, posted on June 18, 2017 at 12:24:02

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I've had a life that's full, everyone's been good to me
So fire up that fiddle, boys, and give me one last drink
When the sun comes up I will leave without a fight
The world is mine tonight

Happy listening,

Jim

"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgHQZGHzEIs

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 18, 2017 at 12:34:08
Fat Point Jack Audiophile Posts: 158 Location: Fat Point, FL Joined: March 29, 2006	My boss asked me what was the last song I wanted to hear. I said, the Allman Bros-You Don't Love Me. The next day I asked if I could change it to Mountain Jam, it lasts longer.

I want to die in wilderness. So my body is eaten by wolves.. Bones scattered. My song is the wind., posted on June 18, 2017 at 13:28:41
3+4=5	This is if I have enough warning I am finally gonna croak. Drive out into the great big North West, and wander away. Lay me down to die under the trees far far away from civilization. No one to mourn, no one to care.

" Fire" The Crazy World of Arthur Brown , posted on June 18, 2017 at 13:31:57
PAR	I'm going to be cremated.

"Anyone Can Whistle" nt, posted on June 18, 2017 at 14:45:23
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A sad song to make em all cry., posted on June 18, 2017 at 14:55:36
Self-Inflicted Audiophile Posts: 1207 Joined: January 4, 2008	... just hang me out on the line. View YouTube Video Regards, Mike.

Surprised no one mentioned Highway To Hell! NT, posted on June 18, 2017 at 15:16:41
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Grateful Dead, posted on June 18, 2017 at 16:08:19
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ONE Song?! Seriously?!, posted on June 18, 2017 at 16:33:45
Inmate51	"Mechanix" by my mentor Rainer Boesch. Another would be the great Frank Sinatra, "My Way". But there are enough others to fill out an entire funeral. :)

Hellbound Train, posted on June 18, 2017 at 17:28:05

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See below
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RE: Hellbound Train, posted on June 18, 2017 at 17:49:29
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Hollow Life, posted on June 18, 2017 at 18:30:09

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my favorite track for living and dying.

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Korn - Hollow Life

My wife wants "My Way"..., posted on June 18, 2017 at 19:15:26
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Ye of little faith. How do you know you won't be there? nt, posted on June 18, 2017 at 19:33:48
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RE: Ye of little faith. How do you know you won't be there? nt, posted on June 18, 2017 at 19:50:44
ppopp Audiophile Posts: 2994 Location: OR Joined: October 10, 2002	Hahahahaha. Heavy!

Steve Winwood's "Higher Love"...(nt), posted on June 18, 2017 at 20:37:31
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Goodnight now Ladies and Gentlemen...Cheap Trick :), posted on June 18, 2017 at 21:28:14
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Harms Swift Way - Robert Plant & Band of Joy, posted on June 19, 2017 at 04:40:43
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Wipe Out -- (n/t), posted on June 19, 2017 at 05:08:56
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Arrival by mike oldfield,followed by Vangelis, theme of the unknown man., posted on June 19, 2017 at 05:15:48
merdy Audiophile Posts: 1625 Location: New paltz,ny Joined: July 25, 2001	I intend to take my time and milk it for what it's worth Silence is golden duct tape is silver

Why not "Broken Hearts are for Assholes"? nt, posted on June 19, 2017 at 06:19:54
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My Ex wants 'Spirit in the Sky' n/t, posted on June 19, 2017 at 06:39:45
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That's All Folks ..., posted on June 19, 2017 at 07:21:35
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Let's Twist Again (see video), posted on June 19, 2017 at 07:37:37

geoffkait

...

Let's Twist Again

The Hokie Pokie..., posted on June 19, 2017 at 09:43:17
jhkain Audiophile Posts: 17 Location: Philadelphia area Joined: September 12, 2008	... because that's what it's all about!

I would prefer to have someone surprise me with a selection. NT, posted on June 19, 2017 at 10:18:54
DeKay	.

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 19, 2017 at 10:26:36

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The Pie Jesu from the Faur� Requiem.

Actually, I would want the whole Faur� Requiem.
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 19, 2017 at 11:10:36
Not Yet There Audiophile Posts: 538 Joined: April 8, 2006	No song for me, just the repeated scratching and popping the stylus hitting the end of the run out groove.

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 19, 2017 at 12:44:14
JayG Audiophile Posts: 859 Location: So. California Joined: January 22, 2002	I want to have myself sitting up like an automaton singing along to Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie.

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", posted on June 19, 2017 at 13:25:18
BillH Audiophile Posts: 3913 Location: Baton Rouge Joined: December 23, 1999	Actually, I would like the whole first side played, but you said one song.

John Cage 4'33". (nt), posted on June 19, 2017 at 14:45:45
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 19, 2017 at 17:28:49
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Papa was a rollin' stone, posted on June 19, 2017 at 17:40:16
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Keep me in your heart, posted on June 19, 2017 at 18:18:46
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 19, 2017 at 18:34:22
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RE: 3 - Crash Test Dummies "At My Funeral", G. Dead He's Gone", " Brokedown Palace", posted on June 20, 2017 at 00:37:47
Jeff Starr Audiophile Posts: 1574 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Joined: March 4, 2000	In that order. "At My Funeral" at start, "He's Gone" in the middle, and finishing the service with "Brokedown Palace".

Thats easy: Break On Through (to the other side) !, posted on June 20, 2017 at 08:33:02
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Van "The Man" Morrison - who else? , posted on June 20, 2017 at 09:33:56

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Van....

These are the days~Van Morrison

Highway To Hell (for levity), posted on June 20, 2017 at 14:52:06
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"I'm on My Way" - The Proclaimers, posted on June 20, 2017 at 15:29:44
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 20, 2017 at 17:27:18

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Nah-- wanna have a last laugh!

D

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Pop hits of 2150 (nt), posted on June 20, 2017 at 20:12:09
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LOL (nt), posted on June 20, 2017 at 22:01:14
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 21, 2017 at 00:22:45
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Komm susser tod .....nt, posted on June 21, 2017 at 06:10:55
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 21, 2017 at 14:43:42

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i'm dead but i don't know it
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he's DEAD

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 21, 2017 at 15:28:57
desertorganist Audiophile Posts: 246 Location: Southwestern U.S. Joined: May 31, 2007	"Im Abendrot" from "Vier letzte Lieder" of Richard Strauss. And a congregational hymn: "I bind unto myself today" from The Hymnal 1982 of the Episcopal Church. I want the organist to play J. S. Bach's Toccata in F Major and "Schm

RE: Komm susser tod .....nt, posted on June 21, 2017 at 15:38:17

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Virgil Fox's arrangement, perhaps?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xje4OYalB5Q

RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 21, 2017 at 15:40:54
desertorganist Audiophile Posts: 246 Location: Southwestern U.S. Joined: May 31, 2007	Yes--splendid music that avoids the doom-obsessed nature of so many Requiems.

RE: Komm susser tod .....nt, posted on June 22, 2017 at 09:03:36
lochrider Audiophile Posts: 493 Location: Southeast Minnesota Joined: March 15, 2001 Contributor Since: March 17, 2002	Yes, Virgil Fox's version is the one I prefer.

The Who " Love Reign O'er Me" , posted on June 22, 2017 at 17:24:11
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knockin' on heaven's door (nt), posted on June 23, 2017 at 13:08:19
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 23, 2017 at 14:22:59
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 23, 2017 at 18:09:43
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RE: What one song? -- Grosse Fugue. (nt) , posted on June 24, 2017 at 14:07:22
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RE: What one song do you want played at your funeral? , posted on June 24, 2017 at 18:31:13
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"Connection"... , posted on June 25, 2017 at 16:48:53
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Boom boom Another one bites the dust., posted on July 21, 2017 at 21:37:42
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What one song do you want played at your funeral?

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