what songs would you like playing at...

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  1. xen

    xen insanity by design

    ...your funeral.

    I'm not being morbid here, i've just hit that stage of my life where making a will might be a good idea (no, i've not dissed the local gangsters, i'm just thinking about my family :) )

    anyway, driving home tonight, i realised the most important thing to sort out would be what tunes to entertain the (great number of :D ) people who will turn out to see me off (or make sure i'm really gone, i'm not sure which :cool: ).

    i'd like three tracks playing;

    1. The Doors - Waiting for the Sun (before the service)

    2. Banco de Gaia - Last Train to Lhasa (in the middle somewhere)

    3. Hawkwind - Golden Void (as they send me down the corridor of flame)

    AND NO HYMNS!!

    over to you, what tunes do want people to remember you by?
     
  2. Nomadwanders

    Nomadwanders Valued Member

    Only the Good Die Young - Iron Maiden
    Highway to Hell - AC/DC *just in case
    Enter Sandman - Metallica
     
  3. tom pain

    tom pain I want Chewbacc for good

    The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
    Queen - The Show Must Go On
    Lynryd Skynyrd - Free Bird

    I hope I get 3 funerals....
     
  4. Ular Sawa

    Ular Sawa Valued Member

    "Keep Me In Your Heart" by Warren Zevon.
     
  5. murphy81

    murphy81 GM COMPUTER SERVICES


    Yeah, agree with you on the Hymns side of things.

    Only 2 songs that I would like played at my funeral are Live Forever by Oasis (Ironic?lol), and Time of your Life by Green Day.

    The latter song was played at my best mates funeral when we were 16, and was his favourite song, so would love that to played at mine
     
  6. succubus

    succubus so hot right now

    queen- who wants to live for ever?
    rolling stones - paint it black
    and then have the best of the doors on repeat.
     
  7. Bloke

    Bloke Finally got married bloke

    Samuel Barbers Adagio for strings - Haunting piece of music.

    And just for giggles - My Way - but it has to be the Sex Pistols Version.
     
  8. Ular Sawa

    Ular Sawa Valued Member


    That was excellent! :D
     
  9. holyheadjch

    holyheadjch Valued Member

    I feel the need first to high five you for the banco shout out. Finally someone else that has heard of them.

    I would have 3 really long pieces of classical music. Would be bant!
     
  10. xen

    xen insanity by design

    :D :D

    you ever seen them live? awsome!!

    -------------------

    one of the most emotional funerals i've been to was for a guy i knew in his thirties.

    his mates were in the beer garden of a village pub and he thought he'd entertain them by flying past on his m'bike at about 140mph.

    car pulled out and he ended up going through a tree right in front of them. Wiped out instantly.

    A few hundred bikers followed the hearse to the crem (with a police escort)

    and before the service, Levellers "one way of life" was played.

    there wasn't a dry eye in the place.
     
  11. holyheadjch

    holyheadjch Valued Member

    no, I've not, Andy Guthrie used to teach me sound engineering, so I learnt of them through him.
     
  12. Ad McG

    Ad McG Troll-killer Supporter

    Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
    The Doors - The End (live)
    Bob Dylan - Blowin in the wind

    ...

    or maybe mix it with something more fun like

    Manic Street Preachers - Motown Junk
    Zeppelin - take your damn pick, lol.
    Ozzy - Crazy Train
     
  13. Agutrot-

    Agutrot- Jack of all Trades

    The Bitch is Back -Elton John
     
  14. flutterfists

    flutterfists Valued Member

    Although slighly morose, excellent choice. :D

    Goodbye Beautiful Day - Beat&Path
    Sail Away - Celtic Women
    Why Does This Always Happen To Me - Weird Al (just for the irony)
     
  15. HwaRang

    HwaRang Just don't call me flower

    The Jam - Going Underground...
    as the coffin is lowered.
    And I want everyone to wear yellow.
     
  16. Anything by Slipknot.
     
  17. Rhea

    Rhea Laser tag = NOT MA... Supporter

    levellers-one way, i agree with that
    u2 electrical storm-it's one of my al time favorites. no other reason
     
  18. TheMadhoose

    TheMadhoose Carpe Jugulum

    Im living in a box by living in a box
     
  19. adouglasmhor

    adouglasmhor Not an Objectivist

    One of my memories from my days working security and protection, Glasgow Barrowlands, hundreds of pseudo crusties all wearing a combination of one or more from, combat trousers, baggy jumper, hooded hemp top/smock thingies, overdyed army parka and big boots all singing along to that with the levellers. I saw the irony even if they didnt.

    At my funeral, shine on you crazy diamond by pink floyd, and maybe surf ride to oblivion by guanno batz, my GF wants aint nobody here but us chickens by louis jordan.
     
  20. philp

    philp New Member

    The Appleseed Cast - Marigold & Patchwork
    Cavatina - John Williams :)
    Christie Front Drive - Saturday
    Mineral - Unfinished

    Or for a little chuckle - Green Day - Ha Ha You're Dead :D
     

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