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Pieoftheday
01-06-2019, 20:09
Anybody have a song to see them through the red curtains? So far I've got ' this drinking will kill me' by Terrorvision, seems apt for me:)
Not very cheery for a Saturday evening. Thats not a song btw
Pieoftheday
01-06-2019, 20:24
Not very cheery for a Saturday evening. Thats not a song btw
Yes it is, song 2 of some people say,🤗 btw
Maybe Saturday nights All right for fighting will do :)
I've always said I wan't "Build a Fire" by the KLF. But I wouldn't really. :)
'Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead':
'Lately there's nothing but trouble, grief and strife
There's not much attraction about this bloomin' life
Last night I dreamt I was bloomin' well dead
As I went to the funeral, I bloomin' well said,
Look at the flowers, bloomin' great orchids
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
And look at the corfin, bloomin' great 'andles
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
I was so 'appy to think that I'd popped off
I said to a bloke with a nasty, 'acking cough
Look at the black 'earse, bloomin' great 'orses
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
Look at the bearers, all in their frock coats
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
And look at their top 'ats, polished with Guinness
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
Some people there were praying for me soul
I said, "It's the first time I've been off the dole"
Look at the mourners, bloomin' well sozzled
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
Look at the children, bloomin' excited
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
Look at the neighbours, bloomin' delighted
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
"Spend the insurance", I murmered, "For alack,
You know I shan't be with you going back"
Look at the Missus, bloomin' well laughing
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
Look at me Sister, bloomin new 'at on
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
And look at me Brother, bloomin' cigar on
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
We come from clay and we all go back they say
So don't 'eave a brick, it may be your Aunty May
Look at me Grandma, bloomin' great haybag
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!'
stairpost
01-06-2019, 22:45
Anybody have a song to see them through the red curtains? So far I've got ' this drinking will kill me' by Terrorvision, seems apt for me:)
Does it have to be a song? Will a piece of music be acceptable?
Pieoftheday
02-06-2019, 08:12
Does it have to be a song? Will a piece of music be acceptable?
Go on then, as it's you:)
stairpost
02-06-2019, 08:47
Go on then, as it's you:)
You sir, are a gentleman :)
Chopin's Nocturne no 20. Not very exciting or imaginative, but I like the thought of my family and friends sharing something I enjoy so much. And it's fitting for the occasion.
"I See Fire" Ed Sheeran (Lord of the Rings Soundtrack )
Seems appropriate [emoji23]
Honestly though I've changed my mind sooo many times on this, my youngest daughter will pick it, she's so I'm tune ( pardon the pun ) with my music she'll do me proud.
However if I was to pick songs right now, it'll no doubt change it's these.
I'll Be Your Lighthouse - Danny Angel and Bo Gallagher
Still In Love With You - Thin Lizzy
I'm pretty sure my wife would want to hear Follow You, Follow Me by Genesis as it's 'our' song but probably not appropriate at a funeral [emoji23]
Basically the first two are songs to speak my wife as I'm sure I'll go first.
Sherwood
02-06-2019, 10:18
A medley is called for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrpXArn3hII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyMm4rJemtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1gYJDQXPOk
Pigmy Pony
02-06-2019, 12:11
'I'm on Fire' Bruce Springsteen or 'The Heat is on' by Glenn Frey. Assuming it's a cremation.
Otherwise 'Can You Dig It' by Mock Turtles :)
Wakefield Turntables
02-06-2019, 16:52
Whilst waiting to go through the red curtains, comfortable numb (Pink Floyd), whilst passing through the red curtains and being gently roasted (not spit), Highway to Hell by AC/DC.
Minstrel SE
02-06-2019, 21:18
Nothing too conventional.
I would like a medley of songs played including Crass Youre already dead mixing it up with more relaxing stuff like the Mills brothers Moonlight bay and finally going through to something by Joy Division...Atmosphere probably.
hell I might throw in a snippet of Bright side of life or some awful song to give them a laugh
Are there any lyrics saying nothing in the will for you :)
Pigmy Pony
02-06-2019, 21:48
As I'm the oldest brother, Nick Cave's 'The First Born is Dead', although if they had to sit through the whole album, some of the mourners will be looking to join me.
Beobloke
03-06-2019, 11:47
A friend of mine wants to go through the crematorium curtains to the delicate strains of the Pearl & Dean cinema advertising music!
stairpost
03-06-2019, 12:04
A friend of mine wants to go through the crematorium curtains to the delicate strains of the Pearl & Dean cinema advertising music!
That's a fantastic tune! Hugo Montenegro's version of Macarthur park if I remember correctly.
Pieoftheday
03-06-2019, 15:00
A friend of mine wants to go through the crematorium curtains to the delicate strains of the Pearl & Dean cinema advertising music!
Brilliant :)
anthonyTD
03-06-2019, 15:07
Time waits for no one, The Rolling stones, featuring the best guitarist they ever had!
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ianlenco
03-06-2019, 15:42
"Long Time Gone" Crosby Stills and Nash :)
“That’s all folks”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZy633m5mMM
Pierre De Grenoble
04-06-2019, 04:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2xODjbfYw8
anthonyTD
06-06-2019, 08:00
"Always look on the bright side of life" is also a favorite! :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2xODjbfYw8
It does not matter how many times I hear Sandy sing this song, but without fail it sends a shiver through me...……..Brilliant
Haselsh1
17-06-2019, 09:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZU3AVyAFC4
Definitely 'After The Ordeal' by Genesis. One of the most emotive songs I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.
Of the few funerals I have attended the songs played were:
'Freebird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd and 'Everybody Hurts' by REM.
I haven't thought about I would have played at my own funeral, maybe 'Songs for my Funeral' by Snakefarm. But no, it's just too depressing. I think something more celebratory such a New Orleans marching band.
perlogalism
19-06-2019, 18:12
Hmm, the tune that immediately comes to mind is the acoustic version of "There is no drinking after you're dead" by Paul Weller. I do like the idea of the Pearl & Dean theme though :lol:
walpurgis
19-06-2019, 18:19
What's the most annoying tune or song in the world? I'll have that please! :)
stairpost
19-06-2019, 18:24
What's the most annoying tune or song in the world? I'll have that please! :)
The birdy song or The spice girls with wannabe. Either should set the right tone. :)
archiesdad
25-06-2019, 19:14
I fancy Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire, hope someone laughs.
A few years back a close friend of mine who had a terminal illness swore me to secrecy that the last tune, as the curtains closed on him, would be Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum (https://youtu.be/AZQxH_8raCI).
Quite amusing when the tune came on at the end of the ceremony.
The Black Adder
26-06-2019, 12:55
Interstellar Overdrive by Pink Floyd to be played on full volume... Twice.
Lol
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Haselsh1
27-06-2019, 09:12
Another Green World by Brian Eno (unless it has already been mentioned then apologies)
Pieoftheday
28-06-2019, 21:45
Nellie the elephant by the toy dolls, just because I love it and those present might be a tad confused:)
Pigmy Pony
30-06-2019, 19:29
Nellie the elephant by the toy dolls, just because I love it and those present might be a tad confused:)
Yeah I like that one, the lyrics are quite apt too. I'm not suggesting you're elephant shaped though...
"Goin' up the Country"...
Want to leave a smile on peoples faces, so THIS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcywnNixrQw
not the Canned Heat version. :)
"It didn't Matter Anyway" by Hatfield and the North
Pieoftheday
30-06-2019, 22:16
Yeah I like that one, the lyrics are quite apt too. I'm not suggesting you're elephant shaped though...
After this week in Ibiza I'm getting that shape!
thingfish
30-06-2019, 23:11
Queen - Another one bites the dust
or
The Jam - Going underground
:D
Pink Floyd, - Great Gig in the Sky
Even better if someone sang it live.
Seems a lot of Floyd on the list?
Russell
my shits fucked up
that is what i asked for at least, fav line, the shit that used to work, well it don't work now
stairpost
02-08-2019, 23:51
What might be quite fun to play at a funeral is the wedding march, just for that moment of confusion amongst the mourners.
What might be quite fun to play at a funeral is the wedding march, just for that moment of confusion amongst the mourners.
:lol: genius!
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