Interesting suggestions but Frank Turner's Eulogy knocked my socks off - my inbuilt repression frowns heavily at the profanity, however.... 🙂
I think there should be a distinction between the song on the way in and the song on the way out - way in is whatever you want no matter how dark, but the way out song, folk carry that with them, I think there's an obligation to be cheerful.
None at all please as no one will sing anyway.
Now that annoys me. Went to a funeral recently of a church going lady. Apart from her fellow congregation and a few oldies and me, no one sang. How very rude. They all knew her and her beliefs Why go and show no respect. I don't give a toss if they don't normally sing hymns, that was what they were there for. It would do them no harm to put their personal feelings aside for an hour. I doubt that any of them very severely religious in a way that prevented them from singing. Rude!
For me I would like just a piss up at a BBQ. Not a silly little gas powered thing with burgers but my type. An open fire in the family wood, lumps of dead animal with minimal to no veg and home made booze. Inappropriate comments and piss taking are fine and a huge amount of 12 bore cartridges are to be fired. Ideally this should be in about 3 feet of snow. Oh yeah, music, the point of the thread. All my ancient punk music please on 12" vinyl which is then used as a target for the cartridges.
Another vote for Wreckless Eric
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Hate the songs at a funeral thing. How pretentious, just die.
If you die at your funeral, you're doing it wrong
If you die at your funeral, you're doing it wrong
No; just cutting it a bit fine.
Frank Turner is great for this sort of thing (albeit a bit sweary. Especially the early ones!)
This one is very good
Has to be Prince Buster "Enjoy Yourself". Should lighten the mood!
Bicycle Race, obviously.
We filed out of my sister's funeral to I do like to be beside the seaside.
It was where she loved to be, and ultimately responsible for her early demise 🙁 made everyon smile though.
I shall dedicate the first song to anyone who think s/he can escape death ... 😈
Abba - Happy New Year
Blondie - Rapture
Blondie Atomic
Planning for a long ceremony chewkw?
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Planning for a long ceremony chewkw?
Those songs are meant for the living "blinds" who cannot see what's coming for them ... 😆
I am coming to get you ... (in the tone of Davina McCall) 😈
In our culture/belief death is nothing to be sad about ...
I'll never forget the first funeral I went to that they played a favourite tune, it was my younger sister and she'd lost her husband, very tragic, young kids involved, horrible, then this loud invasive pop tune, I'm not sure if it lifted the mood or just made things even more disturbing but it certainly left an impact.
So me, going out, my instructions are a wake and me propped up in the corner of the room in an open coffin watching everyone get pissed, if there are anyone left by then that even know me, the way they seem to be dropping away lately.
So the funeral music.. There can be only one choice.
Intro -"anarchy in the UK"- sex pistols
Service- "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)"- Ryan Adams ......
Then on the way out ...
"F*** the universe "- Ryan Adams .
They can have whatever music they like. The funeral isn't for the departed.
But if it's shit I'm going to haunt the buggers.
Nick Cave. Death is not the end. Probably is though.
Something by the Bloodhound Gang eg "My Dad Says That's For Pussies".
Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Good friend of mine had Johnny Nash - I can see clearly now. Touching moment and a nice optimistic lyric
Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs
Something by Die Antwoord, then the release of atomised LSD and pyrotechnics.
There will also be Jammie Dodgers.