Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Art Thieme Date: 07 Mar 00 - 09:13 PM "Goodnight Irene" |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,frank m Date: 07 Mar 00 - 09:20 PM dont forget "Let the mystery be" from iris dement |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Mbo Date: 07 Mar 00 - 09:55 PM I don't care if you bloody heathens think "Amazing Grace" is overplayed--I'm having it played at MY funeral, so NYAH! --Mbo |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: MMario Date: 07 Mar 00 - 10:02 PM I want amazing grace played at my funeral, but I want the theme song from Gilligan's Island to be sung to it. That and "the Wild rover" |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: BlueJay Date: 08 Mar 00 - 12:28 AM About a verse and a half of "The Wedding Song, followed by the scratchy sound when you quickly pull the needle from a record player. Callie, I'd have to second your motion for Prine's "Please Don't Bury Me". And then, I hope they don'tgo on with all this: "We are her to remember poor BlueJay" crap. I've seen enough of those. I don't think they really aid in remembering much. I'd prefer, "Well, he made a Hell of a go at it, but everything caught up with him in the end". Maybe Doc Watson doing "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar". (Hopefully not in person). |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: wysiwyg Date: 08 Mar 00 - 01:00 AM Bury Me in my Overalls, of course! |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,The Beanster Date: 08 Mar 00 - 09:15 AM Callie, Amos--LOL I used to think I'd like "So Long, It's Been Good To Know Ya" and then Jerry Jeff's "Maybe Mexico" (or some other travelin' song). Then I thought I might play a spooky prank on the mourners by playing "Every Breath You Take," followed by the "Peanuts" theme as they file out of the church, just to let them know I was only kidding. (!) But now I've settled on Requiem because although it is ostentatious and will provide much more fanfare than I deserve, I can still indulge my narcissism without being around to be embarrassed by it! |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Mooh Date: 08 Mar 00 - 10:12 AM Among Thomas Tallis and such, "Since I've Been Loving You" (Led Zep, 3rd album) loud. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Mbo Date: 08 Mar 00 - 11:05 AM Oooh YEAH! Mooh! Gotta do the whole medley, though: Immigrant Song, Celebration Day, Friends, Since I've Been Loving You" YEAH! I'm about to lose my mind! --Mbo |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Callie Date: 08 Mar 00 - 06:04 PM Beanster, you crack me up. How about - after Every Breath You Take going into Alan Parson's Eye in the Sky, and Paul Kelly's "Invisible Me" (Invisible me, you might feel something brushing, but it's only nothing, just invisible me) --Callie |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,The Beanster Date: 08 Mar 00 - 08:32 PM Chuckle chuckle chuckle, Callie! I like this--let's scare the snot out of 'em! I love your "Invisible Me" selection...giving ME the heebie jeebies. LOLOL!! |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Pete Peterson Date: 08 Mar 00 - 11:10 PM From the Sacred Harp Amsterdam (#84) Northfield (#155) but NOT Amazing Grace-- I agreee with other posters on this! and if possible the setting Tina Liza Jones has of Longfellow's Psalm of Life |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,Seamus Kennedy Date: 08 Mar 00 - 11:53 PM Gene Autry singing Beautiful Dreamer, and the Clancy Bros & Tommy Makem's Parting Glass. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Mooh Date: 09 Mar 00 - 08:37 PM Mbo...Yeah I like that. Gimme Shelter and Sympathy for the Devil, too. All Right Now. Human Highway (Neil Young). There's a great rendition of Jerry Lee Lewis doing "Don't Put No Headstone on My Grave" which would be nice...for the non-traditional funeral. Mooh. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,Amergin Date: 10 Mar 00 - 02:44 AM Personally, I'd like the Lumberjack Song by Monty Python to be played. That and maybe Barnyards of Delgaty, and the Song of Amergin being read aloud. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Terry Allan Hall Date: 10 Mar 00 - 08:53 AM No funeral for me...don't believe in wasting perfectly good land to plant myself when that land could be used to plant something useful...perhaps the "Terry Allan Hall Memorial Pot-Patch"...LOL Now, at my cremation/Bar-B-Q (hopefully not at the same time!), I think I'd like Mike Oldfield's "Ommadawn", Tish Hinojosa's "Something About The Rain" and finally, Woody Guthrie's "So LOng, It's Been Good To Know Ya". But, I'm in no hurry! |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Crowhugger Date: 11 Mar 00 - 05:16 AM Rethinking my first post to this thread, something sordid by Gavin Briars seems appropriate somehow...the lovable hateable Jesus' Love Never Failed Me. Hey, I'll be over my morbid phase soon. Probably. I think. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Wavestar Date: 11 Mar 00 - 07:46 AM Hmm... I think among other things, I'd go for the 2 movement of Gorecki's third symphony... or parts of it... I'd love to have the whole symphony, but nothing I did in my life could justify that. Anyone here familiar with it? My favourite piece of classical music of all time. Absolutely makes me quiver, and always has. and I'll have to go with Giac on Harry Chapin's "Circle"... My mother sang that at my grandfather's funeral, when I was twelve. It had special meaning to her, because she's known Harry, and babysat his son, before he died... That song tends to come round in my family every now and then. And of course, "Turning towards the Morning"... -J |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: katlaughing Date: 11 Mar 00 - 08:20 AM Terry Allan Hall....thanks for pointing that out, I meant a cremation, too! No way I want to waste any space with a carcass! Oh, and sicne this thread started, I've been thinking on this even more and have decided in addition to the music, I will also have gourmet chocolates passed round! |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,TTCM Date: 11 Mar 00 - 11:39 AM ''No way I want to waste any space with a carcass!''
...For once we and the lafcat are in total agreement...
(Oh......sorry. You meant --post-humously.) |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: tar_heel Date: 11 Mar 00 - 11:41 AM "gone home,"words and music by,bill carlylse. the only serious song that he probably ever wrote,but now a classic amoung the old-time gospel songs. 1.ALL OF THE FRIENDS THAT I LOVED YESTERDAY, GONE HOME-GONE HOME. THE SONGBIRDS THAT SING IN THE DELL SEEM TO SAY, GONE HOME-GONE-HOME. chorus THEY'VE JOINED THE HEAVENLY HOME. THE'RE WALKING THE STREETS OF PURE GOLD. THEY LEFT ONE BY ONE, AS THEIR WORK HERE WAS DONE, GONE HOME-GONE HOME. 2.LIFE HERE IS EMPTY SINCE THEY'VE GONE BEFORE, GONE HOME-GONE HOME. THE OLD WEEPING WILLOW THAT STANDS BY THE DOOR, GONE HOME-GONE HOME. 3.WHEN THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND ON THAT GREAT JUDGEMENT DAY, GONE HOME-GONE HOME. WE'LL MEET ALL OUR FRIENDS THAT HAVE GONE ON THEIR WAY, GONE HOME-GONE HOME. performed by ,the hemrick family singers, the gospel way album-heritage records, woodlawn virginia. hemrickfamily@alltel.net |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,singout aka Sail Date: 11 Mar 00 - 12:21 PM I want to have a sing-a-long, as many people today don't know how enjoyble that is. Included would be "Well May the World Go," "Canaan's Land," and "Who Will Sing For Me." They ought to enjoy that, don't you think? Penny |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,_gargoyle Date: 12 Mar 00 - 05:14 AM One of the most memorable graveside services I have ever attended had 350 strangers singing a song we all knew
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Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Wolfgang Date: 12 Mar 00 - 06:20 AM "Adieu, Émile" and "So troll' ich mich..." for me. Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Banjer Date: 12 Mar 00 - 06:20 AM I have been to so many funerals where old traditional hymns (mostly played on organ) have been piped in that I have told my family 'NO WAY'......My request would be a live bluegrass/old time band playing stuff like: Rank Strangers Just Over In Glory Land Where Could I Go But To The Lord Old Rugged Cross If there is time, then take requests from the attendees for some of their favorites to be played. We just recently (Feb 23) laid to rest our brother-in-law. After the minister told us all we already knew about his life someone had the good sense to stick a CD in a player and let it boom out some Hank Williams. I think leaving there to the tune of Jambalya would have been Pug's own idea! |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST,me Date: 12 Mar 00 - 04:36 PM I don't want to be buried either. I want to be stuffed and stowed in the living room. I think right next to the fireplace sounds good. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Caitrin Date: 12 Mar 00 - 05:05 PM Me... That's what my uncle Randy says, too. Actually, he wanted to be on the porch, dressed in his Tommy Hilfiger boxer shorts. He claims he'll leave a provision in his will to pay my younger brother to move him to various family porches, just for a gag. Uncle Randy's an interesting guy. I don't know what I want played at my funeral. I'll get back to ya once I've thought about it some more. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Amos Date: 12 Mar 00 - 05:31 PM I think "Haul Away, Joe" might be nice.... |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Mbo Date: 12 Mar 00 - 07:08 PM Oh YEAH Wavestar!!! I ADORE Gorecki's 3rd "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs." That 2nd movement...oh...I'm lost for words on how to describe it! It gave me goosebumps for an hour after hearing it....it still raised the hair on my neck whenever I hear it. It surely has to be one of the most gorgeous things in creation! --Mbo |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Callie Date: 12 Mar 00 - 07:36 PM Yep - I spent a new year's eve some years ago listening to the Sorrowful Songs as the new year dawned. It was a very contemplative welcome to a new year! --Callie |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Gaffer Date: 12 Mar 00 - 07:55 PM I'm not too worried but "The Laughing Policeman" might be nice! |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 12 Mar 00 - 08:36 PM Saying goodbye to peole is a complicated process, musically, as in other ways.
As I see it there should be:
A wake - which is the night before the funeral, in the home of the fella that's died, preferably with her or him present in the box, but that's not essential. And that's when friends and family sit and reminisce and have a few drinks and sing songs that fit, songs that the deceased might have liked or that bring back memories of shared times.
Then there's the funeral itself, at the church (or some equivalent public place), which should be three days after the death. And that's where the hymns and the requiems and so forth belong.
Then there's round the grave, where a suitable song should be sung - maybe a hymn, maybe something else entirely.
Then there's the celebration afterwards, a bit like a wedding reception, but friendlier. That's where the funny songs fit in, and the dance music.
And after that maybe, when things have settled down, some kind of memorial thing, and that's where the Symphonies and that might fit in.
I said it was a complicated process. Not that many people get it right. Finnigan only got to the first stage, and it was too much for him.
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Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: WyoWoman Date: 13 Mar 00 - 10:10 AM Wavestar and MBo, I'm not familiar with that symphony. Can you recommend a particular recording? WyoWoman |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: katlaughing Date: 13 Mar 00 - 10:26 AM WW, you can hear sound clips of ir here at CDNow, but if you buy, don't forget to go through the Mudcat to get them a cut of the deal.:-) |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Mbo Date: 13 Mar 00 - 02:00 PM Yep, and MAKE SURE it's the one with Dawn Upshaw singing. She has an amazing voice! --Mbo |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull Date: 25 Aug 01 - 07:04 AM Always Look on The Bright Side of Life-Eric Idle Spring from The Four Seasons-Kennedy PS. I live at the other end of the cemetry that Ickle Dorrit mentioned, so just throw me over the wall as well. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: iamjohnne Date: 25 Aug 01 - 10:54 AM I really havnt thought too much about my own funeral but maybe "Try to Remember " from the "Fantastics" |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: vindelis Date: 25 Aug 01 - 12:46 PM The traditional wake on Portland, includes crab sandwiches and dough cake; tag a good boozy ceilidh on as well and I think that will do. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: DougR Date: 25 Aug 01 - 01:18 PM No songs. That's an invitation to sadness as far as I'm concerned. Just lots of friends getting together with some booze and having a good time together. Some of my ashes will be spread on a golf course in southern Arizona where my wife's are, and where we had so many good times together; some will be scattered on our family plot in Texas, and the balance in the Close at our church near where the rest of my wife's ashes are buried. DougR |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Diva Date: 26 Aug 01 - 08:25 AM One hymn I don't want is "The Lord's My Shepherd" or "Abide with me" cannot stand either of them. I would like a huge party with lots of singing and everyone enjoying themselves. The one tune I MUST have is "The Glasgow Police Pipers" played by the Neilson Pipe Band if possible as it has been my favorite pipe tune for many years. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Crazy Eddie Date: 26 Aug 01 - 08:49 AM Ewan McColls "The Joy of Living" Liam Clancy's version of "The Parting Glass" Then when they have grieved a bit, Monty Python's "Always Look on The Bright Side of Life" to cheer everyone up. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Little Hawk Date: 26 Aug 01 - 01:32 PM Who says I want a funeral in the first place? I detest funerals. Ambrose Bierce had the right idea...he just disappeared with no forwarding address. If I must pick a song, though...Buffy Sainte-Marie recorded one called "The Angel", I think was...it wasn't written by her. It's a beautiful song. Other than that, I'll agree with Spaw that "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" by Dylan is a fine choice. - LH |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Ralphie Date: 26 Aug 01 - 02:12 PM Well If one was feeling optimistic about the hereafter.... You could always have that eponymous Rolling Stones song "Hey You....Get off of my cloud" Just in case the Germans had arrived early (with their towels!) Ralphie |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: katlaughing Date: 14 Mar 05 - 06:50 PM refresh |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: LilyFestre Date: 14 Mar 05 - 07:01 PM I have no idea what I want played at my funeral but I sincerely hope it is NOT this song. I hear it on the radio frequently and I think the whole song is just WRONG. Imagine if you were suicidal and heard this or imagine you were a parent who lost a child to suicide....this song is just WRONG WRONG WRONG! How Do You Get That Lonely by Blaine Larsen It was just another story written on the second page Underneath the Tiger's football score It said he was only eighteen, a boy about my age They found him face down on the bedroom floor There'll be services on Friday at the Lawrence Funeral Home Then out on Mooresville highway, they'll lay him 'neath a stone... (Chorus) How do you get that lonely, how do you hurt that bad To make you make the call, that havin' no life at all Is better than the life that you had How do you feel so empty, you want to let it all go How do you get that lonely... and nobody know Did his girlfriend break up with him, did he buy or steal that gun? Did he lose a fight with drugs or alcohol? Did his Mom and Daddy forget to say I love you son? Did no one see the writing on the wall? I'm not blamin' anybody, we all do the best we can I know hindsight's 20/20, but I still don't understand... (Chorus) How do you get that lonely, how do you hurt that bad To make you make the call, that havin' no life at all Is better than the life that you had How do you feel so empty, you want to let it all go How do you get that lonely... and nobody know It was just another story printed on the second page Underneath the Tiger's football score... |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: katlaughing Date: 16 Sep 06 - 12:54 PM refreshing once more |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Bill D Date: 16 Sep 06 - 02:50 PM since I last posted on this thread, I've decided I'm not going...but we'll have the wake, anyway, 'cause they are fun. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Scooby Doo Date: 16 Sep 06 - 03:38 PM I am having Everybody Hurts by REM and Spirit in the Sky when the coffin has disappeared down the hole.The wake will go on for days,i dont want the congregation to be upset. Scooby |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: Matt_R Date: 16 Sep 06 - 06:26 PM - "The Dark Isle" on pipes - Theme from "Once Upon a Time In The West" by Ennio Morricone and maybe Funkadelic's live "Maggot Brain," the greatest rock & roll instrumental ever recorded. |
Subject: RE: BS: Your own funeral From: GUEST Date: 16 Sep 06 - 07:49 PM 100 R.I.P |