Music for a Funeral
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suecsi
Active Member
- Location
- Feltham, Middlesex
My hubby says he wants Knockin on Heavens Door - the Guns and Roses version ..... though I can imagine people choosing for him, would probably pick Sailing by Rod Stewart, cos he is big fan and looks quite a bit like him
Me ...... Helena by My Chemical Romance probably.
Me ...... Helena by My Chemical Romance probably.
funnymummy
A Dizzy M.A.B.I.L
- Location
- Lancing West Sussex
My best friend & I got drunk one night, actulay this was a regular occurance when we got together, but hey ho 
One night we got a bit 'deep' talked about our deaths, what we wnated to happen, funerals etc.
We both agreed that we wanted folks to wear bright colours, none of that dull black stuff, he wanted cremating, as he'd spent most of his life surrounded by a haze of smoke
Then we got into the banter about songs - My Way by the Sex Pistols was one of his choices, mine was Seasons in the Sun, which he claimed not to know, so I sang it - I can not sing, tone deaf, scalded cat comes to mind...He said I should sing it at his funeral if he went first, he had a sick sense of humour.
A year later I carried out all his wishes
One night we got a bit 'deep' talked about our deaths, what we wnated to happen, funerals etc.
We both agreed that we wanted folks to wear bright colours, none of that dull black stuff, he wanted cremating, as he'd spent most of his life surrounded by a haze of smoke
Then we got into the banter about songs - My Way by the Sex Pistols was one of his choices, mine was Seasons in the Sun, which he claimed not to know, so I sang it - I can not sing, tone deaf, scalded cat comes to mind...He said I should sing it at his funeral if he went first, he had a sick sense of humour.
A year later I carried out all his wishes
Grizzly
Well-Known Member
- Location
- East Kilbride
AC/DC Back in Black
Hells Bells
Highway to Hell
REM Everybody Hurts
Man on the Moon
The Stranglers Dreamtime
Who Wants the World
Piped in to the service and into the hole in the ground to Highland Cathedral and Amazing Grace
Hells Bells
Highway to Hell
REM Everybody Hurts
Man on the Moon
The Stranglers Dreamtime
Who Wants the World
Piped in to the service and into the hole in the ground to Highland Cathedral and Amazing Grace
gah. havent really thought , apart from the jokey ones ( living in a box haha)
but a friend died a couple of years back ( stupid hospital misdiagnosing a dvt)
he was called danny
and they played danny boy when his coffin went into the crem
corny
but by god we wept like err people weeping at a funeral...
he also was well known for singing 'dont like mondays' when drunk in the pub,,, no backing, none of that kareoke help
so he went off to that... ( luckily not his version )
@funnymummy thats got my eyes watering , must be some dust
but a friend died a couple of years back ( stupid hospital misdiagnosing a dvt)
he was called danny
and they played danny boy when his coffin went into the crem
corny
but by god we wept like err people weeping at a funeral...
he also was well known for singing 'dont like mondays' when drunk in the pub,,, no backing, none of that kareoke help
so he went off to that... ( luckily not his version
)@funnymummy thats got my eyes watering , must be some dust
Fiona N
Veteran
I've always fancied a woodland burial (cremation is sooooo ungreen 
) so Dido's lament from Purcell's Dido & Aeneas (preferably sung by by Emma Kirkby) seems appropriate ....when I am laid in earth....remember me....
And I like the idea of fertilising a good tree for the future
Pace Globalti: it's not my ice-axe I want to be buried with, it's my Asolos - reminder of the routes in a 5 year period when I seemed to be able to climb anything solo
) so Dido's lament from Purcell's Dido & Aeneas (preferably sung by by Emma Kirkby) seems appropriate ....when I am laid in earth....remember me....And I like the idea of fertilising a good tree for the future
Pace Globalti: it's not my ice-axe I want to be buried with, it's my Asolos - reminder of the routes in a 5 year period when I seemed to be able to climb anything solo
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
My sister chose "Pilgrim" by Steve Earle and the Del McCourey Band . Not a dry eye in the house, but I just love this line from the song.....
"I expect to touch his hand, boys. I'll put a word in for you if I can"
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"I expect to touch his hand, boys. I'll put a word in for you if I can"
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funnymummy
A Dizzy M.A.B.I.L
- Location
- Lancing West Sussex
I've always fancied a woodland burial (cremation is sooooo ungreen
And I like the idea of fertilising a good tree for the future
I'm going in a cardboard box & having tree planted on top... Just not sure what type of tree yet!
funnymummy
A Dizzy M.A.B.I.L
- Location
- Lancing West Sussex
@funnymummy thats got my eyes watering , must be some dust
This Weepy Song was on the radio non-stop when he died, I still can't hear it without filling up!
GordonB
Guru
- Location
- Somewhere just north of Ipswich
Somewhere over the Rainbow - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻol
Now there's a bloke who really, really needed a bike and a good talking to by Gaz. Fantastic voice and wonderful ukelele - bet most folk never think beyond George Formby when they think of the uke. My family are well aware that I want to go down the hole to this one, just wish I could play it one percent as well as Iz does....................
Gordon
Now there's a bloke who really, really needed a bike and a good talking to by Gaz. Fantastic voice and wonderful ukelele - bet most folk never think beyond George Formby when they think of the uke. My family are well aware that I want to go down the hole to this one, just wish I could play it one percent as well as Iz does....................
Gordon
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Wow Grizzly- that brings a lump to my throat just listening to the Scottish Fiddler Orchestra's CD in the kitchen!
