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Post by Stella Wed May 22, 2013 10:58 am

Following on from the first dance at your wedding thread, what would your funeral song(s) be?

Radiohead's Street Spirit and In My Life by the Beatles would be mine.

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Post by Mind the windows Tino. Wed May 22, 2013 11:21 am

I would have Rainy Night in Soho by The Pogues.

Beautiful song and the last paragraph gets me every time.

'Now the song is nearly over
We may never find out what it means
Still there's a light I hold before me
You're the measure of my dreams
The measure of my dreams'

You morbid git, Stella!

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Post by Adam D Wed May 22, 2013 11:32 am

Dont Fear the Reaper by Lynyrd Skinnird

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Post by The Womble Wed May 22, 2013 3:59 pm

Baby Don't Cry - INXS
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Post by sodhat Wed May 22, 2013 4:18 pm

El Mudo - Chacarron Macarron

Gets me every time.

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Post by Galted Wed May 22, 2013 4:55 pm

Going Underground by The Jam if I get buried or if, as is more likely, I get cremated Burn Baby Burn/Disco Inferno by The Trammps.

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Post by Kenny Wed May 22, 2013 5:01 pm

Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFarrin
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Post by superflyweight Thu May 23, 2013 12:51 pm

If I was being mean spirited, I would probably have the full 17 minute version of "Mogwai Fear Satan" by Mogwai and insist that everyone remain standing for the duration.

Otherwise, I'd think something like "Satisfied Mind" by Jeff Buckley and the live version of "Shine a Light" by Spiritualized (although there would be some strict instructions on timing to make sure the coffin started to descend as the instrumental reached it's crescendo - a showman even in death).

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Post by Guest Thu May 23, 2013 1:40 pm

DOWN - Bury Me in Smoke ("Don't regret the rules I broke, when I die, bury me in smoke"

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Post by Hero Thu May 23, 2013 1:44 pm

Exit Music for a Film - Radiohead

When I'm going down I want people openly weeping.

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Post by Stella Thu May 23, 2013 1:52 pm

Magnificent morbid tune, Hero OK
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Post by superflyweight Thu May 23, 2013 2:07 pm

When I'm going down I want people openly weeping.

So many jokes!

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Post by STC Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:13 pm

I'd love to get cremated to the theme from Countdown.
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Post by Rowley Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:58 pm

Elvis - If I can Dream. Have already told TSMR.

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Post by TRUSSMAN66 Thu Aug 15, 2013 3:04 pm

Surprise your dead.........by Faith no more.

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Post by ShahenshahG Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:06 pm

Tampa Red - Cant get that stuff no more

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Post by killer-boosh Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:09 pm

See you later Alligator by Bill Haley and the Comets
I am a massive Red Dwarf fan, it's in the first episode make me laugh everytime

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Post by Il Gialloblu Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:39 pm

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Post by kingjohn7 Mon Aug 19, 2013 3:22 pm

STC wrote:I'd love to get cremated to the theme from Countdown.
Laugh Laugh Laugh 

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Post by Cari Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:52 pm

I'd like to have Duran Duran's "Save A Prayer". Not because of the lyrics (it isn't actually anything to do with death) but because it's one of my all time fave records, reminds me of my childhood and sounds appropriate.

Failing that, Villager's doing "Do Not Stand At My Grave & Weep" is nice, but that could be embarrassing if no one gives a schitt!

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Post by Stella Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:57 pm

Save A Prayer is a great tune, Cari.
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Post by WhiteCamry Wed Sep 11, 2013 6:00 pm

Adam D wrote:Dont Fear the Reaper by Lynyrd Skinnird
Blue Öyster Cult did Don't Fear the Reaper.



Lynyrd Skynyrd did Free Bird.

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Post by Marky Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:40 am

The Clash - "Should I stay or should I go". Bonus points for the funeral car moving backwards and forwards to the lyrics.

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Post by Guest Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:34 am

"Wake me up before you Go Go"

or just to give people nightmares afterwards , I may go for cremation and as I'm being slid into the oven, over the speakers is blasted "I feel like chicken tonight"

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Post by TRUSSMAN66 Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:54 am

We are the cheeky girls........Is one I've got down.........

So If I wake up in the casket just before I'm being burned in the crematorium.......I'll have no regrets about going......

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Post by cherriesfna Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:06 pm

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Post by ShahenshahG Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:22 pm

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:We are the cheeky girls........Is one I've got down.........

So If I wake up in the casket just before I'm being burned in the crematorium.......I'll have no regrets about going......
Met em once at a charity football match car park at ware fc when i was working weekends in college days - was probably the single most harrowing experience of my life. Their driver was puffed up with importance and desperately tried to force his car into half a disabled bay then had to back out because the poor woman parked in the bay couldnt get her mothers wheelchair in between the car to get her out. lot of screaming and shouting and complaining about the free food the marvellous ladies in the kitchens had made up. One of the players dislocated his shoulder and everyones focus went on him and they left after another strop. I was getting 5 pound an hour those days - had I not been ferried out to ware fc I would have just left.

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Post by silverfox Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:21 am

"Tonight, Tonight", by the Smashing Pumpkins.
Beautiful song.

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Post by CFCNick Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:23 pm

This is really difficult to do. I like Beautiful Ride from Walk Hard.
Metric - Blindness
Muse - Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 is a nice piece of music
Carrie Underwood - See You Again or Wheel of the World
The Black Keys - Unknown Brother or Everlasting Light

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Post by bhb001 Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:28 am

Hey! You! Get offa my cloud - The Strolling Bones

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Post by Steffan Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:28 pm

I always fancied 'This must be the place' by Talking Heads but may want to change it now

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Post by kingraf Tue Sep 24, 2013 7:09 pm

I never really think about going, but if I did... Wouldn't mind rocking out to Ain't no sunshine.... Would adequately describe the feeling of life without me!
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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:06 pm

I'd have either 'Dead' by They Might be Giants or 'Not Yet' by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Or 'Down Down' by Status Quo.

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Post by dyrewolfe Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:22 pm

I think Apocalyptica's cover of Nothing Else Matters would be quite appropriate (let's face it - it doesn't once you're gone).

Or A Toute Le Monde by Megadeth.

Or (quite obvious, but still good) Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Monty Python.

Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold

Down In A Hole by Alice In Chains

Grateful When You're Dead by Kula Shaker

Spirit In The Sky - the Doctor and the Medics cover

Dust n' Bones by Guns n' Roses

Or possibly, just to creep the funeral goers out a bit, Bring Me to Life by Evanescence


...not that I've given this subject much thought... Wink
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Post by XR Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:23 am

It would be the The Blind Boys of Alabama's version of Way Down in the Hole. Great song and the theme from the wire too thumbsup 

There's also Rage Against the Machine's cover of 'Beautiful World'

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Post by spencerclarke Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:55 pm

I've got a full funeral and wake playlist on my iPod. Never know when you are going to pop your clogs. Complete mix of stuff.

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