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Thread #132656   Message #3003892
Posted By: Little Hawk
10-Oct-10 - 03:19 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Sisters of Mercy (Leonard Cohen)
Subject: RE: leonard cohen sisters of mercy
I heard they banned people from singing the song "My Way" at Karaoke places in Indonesia, recently, because it had provoked so many murders and assaults. ;-) It's one of the most pompous songs of all time, almost guaranteed to annoy...

However, the song I have always regarded as perfect for playing at my funeral is one of Bob Dylan's: "Lay Down Your Weary Tune"

And one of my own: "The Great Survivors" (that's you, me, all of us...)

Dylan's song is a beautiful hymn to the sacredness of life and of all existence. Mine is a celebration of the courage and value of our souls as they make the great crossing to whatever lies beyond here.