On a serious note, if I was having a funeral - which I won't be, it would have to be Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughn Wiiliams.
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
For a dancer-Jackson Browne
Joe Walsh of course, Life's been good.
Belle & Sebastian - Expectations
If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands.
the end by The Doors (pref with the gunships circling overhead just for extra atmosphere) 😀 8)
I am the resurrection.
Rather liking the Vaughn Williams Jamie74
My current fave song
Jump into the Fire by Nilsson - appropriate and awesome
Recently heard this ("Everywhere I go" by Lissie) played at a funeral and it really grabbed the emotions of people there:
Had this conversation with friends up the road, their son (13) said when his mum dies he's having them play 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!' delivered absolutely deadpan as left the room - brilliant!
I may follow Peter Sellers' lead and have them play something that I really hate just because I won't be there to hear it. For me, Soft Cell's Tainted Love.
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"The Breaking of the Fellowship" - From the soundtrack of Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring.
Bit of a tearjerker soz 🙁
[b]IT[/b] by Prince.
And.
Ascent an ending.
I'm with fatsimon mk2 on this one ,mine is already planned in - the End by the doors
Make Me Smile - Steve Harley
Blue Murder - No One Stands Alone.
Bright eyes.
Nick Drake - Time has told me or Cinematic Orchestra - To build a home
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This works too 🙂
It's got the real melancholy feel, think I'd need to have something more upbeat as well.
I cant believe this hasnt been done..
I want "fire" by Jimi Hendrix Experience. Or if there is a good crowd, the Tia Carrere cover from Wayne's World. 😀
Mrs J wants "Hot Hot Hot" by the Cure.
As a sometime bona fide gigging musician whose music was welcome rather than tolerated (not any more mind!), I once skilfully murdered/pastiched Metalica's "nothing else matters" at a house party, only to find that it had very recently been played at a funeral of one guest's friends who had taken his own life. There is no emoticon that says how bad a thing that was.
Don't Fear the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult.
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Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye, sung by Gracie Fields.
It's got a brillian ending, the sound of steam train chuffing off into the distance.
I have a few ideas but this has to be a front runner:
My old workmate went down the chute to The Dambusters March. Very appropriate for him.
A choice of two for me
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My mate had Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum version), the church was absolutely packed, the look on everyone's faces! He'd told me a few months earlier in what I thought was a bit of a morbid conversation at the time that that was the song he wanted!
Motorhead - Remember me I'm gone
athgray - Memberwww.youtube.com/watch?v=PNA7DcVppEs
Think i prefer this version...
Motorhead ?, yeah. Motorhead - Dirty Love.
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Half man half biscuit- see that my bike's kept clean
Can't see the youtube links on this here Kindle, so apologies if anyone has already suggested Smog' s Dress Sexy For My Funeral.
markfu 🙂
Not read the rest of the thread, but this.
Motorhead - Killed by Death