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  harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:
  Lady Grendel said:
I'm putting the compulsory playing of this DVD into my will, to be played at my wake with lots of booze and singing along, just to upset most of my friends and family.

 

Erm, I think I'm busy that day. :lol:

 

:unsure: You have no taste.

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  Dave to the Grave said:
  Anubis the Jackal said:

When I go, I would like something with a little more dignity. I am sure this chap would be available for funerals.

 

That would certainly make things go with a bang! Great clip though Dave, I saw Chris Lynam in June 1990 at a comedy club in Glasgow and was the unfortunate audience member who got dragged up onto the stage to help him out with his act, thankfully it wasn't inserting the firework!

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  BrunoBrimley said:
In all actuality I probably won't be having music played at my funeral. Why spoil a good thing?
I've changed my mind and for now am opting for Putting On The Ritz

by the wonderful Irv Berlin

 

Have you seen the well-to-do

Upon Lennox Avenue

On that famous thoroughfare

With their noses in the air

 

High hats and Colored collars

White spats and fifteen dollars

Spending every dime

For a wonderful time

 

If you're blue

And you don't know where to go to

Why don't you go where Harlem flits

Puttin' on the Ritz

Spangled Gowns upon the bevy of

High browns from down the levee

All misfits

Puttin' on the Ritz

 

That's where each and every lulu-belle goes

Every Thursday evening with her swell beaus

Rubbin' elbows

 

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee

And see them spend

Their last two bits

Puttin' on the Ritz

 

------ short instrumental break ------

 

(Boys, look at that man puttin' on that Ritz)

(You look at him, I can't)

 

If you're blue

And you don't know where to go to

Why don't you go where Harlem flits

Puttin' on the Ritz

Spangled Gowns upon the bevy of

High browns from down the levee

All misfits

Puttin' on that certain Ritz

 

That's where each and every lulu-belle goes

Every Thursday evening with her swell beaus

Rubbin' elbows

 

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee

And see them spend

Their last two bits

Puttin' on the Ritz

 

------ piano solo ------

 

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee

And see them spend

Their last two bits

Puttin' on the Ritz

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  BrunoBrimley said:
  BrunoBrimley said:
In all actuality I probably won't be having music played at my funeral. Why spoil a good thing?
I've changed my mind and for now am opting for Putting On The Ritz

by the wonderful Irv Berlin

 

Have you seen the well-to-do

Upon Lennox Avenue

On that famous thoroughfare

With their noses in the air

 

High hats and Colored collars

White spats and fifteen dollars

Spending every dime

For a wonderful time

 

If you're blue

And you don't know where to go to

Why don't you go where Harlem flits

Puttin' on the Ritz

Spangled Gowns upon the bevy of

High browns from down the levee

All misfits

Puttin' on the Ritz

 

That's where each and every lulu-belle goes

Every Thursday evening with her swell beaus

Rubbin' elbows

 

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee

And see them spend

Their last two bits

Puttin' on the Ritz

 

------ short instrumental break ------

 

(Boys, look at that man puttin' on that Ritz)

(You look at him, I can't)

 

If you're blue

And you don't know where to go to

Why don't you go where Harlem flits

Puttin' on the Ritz

Spangled Gowns upon the bevy of

High browns from down the levee

All misfits

Puttin' on that certain Ritz

 

That's where each and every lulu-belle goes

Every Thursday evening with her swell beaus

Rubbin' elbows

 

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee

And see them spend

Their last two bits

Puttin' on the Ritz

 

------ piano solo ------

 

Come with me and we'll attend their jubilee

And see them spend

Their last two bits

Puttin' on the Ritz

 

Bruno! :) How nice to have you back, please stick around.

 

So what's in the short instrumental break? A kazoo?

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  DevonDeathTrip said:
[bruno! :) How nice to have you back, please stick around.

 

So what's in the short instrumental break? A kazoo?

Good to be back---hard to say how long I'll be, er, um, hanging here. In the midst of many things; but will try not to be so remiss in my visiting.

 

 

The instrumental break works best with a few banjos while one legged tap dancers tethered together, hop around to the tune.

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  Anubis the Jackal said:
Sound Control, the largest musical instrument retailer in the UK, is dying...which is not good news for me, personally.

 

Well I hope the punters are happy with their cheap chinese crap imitation instrument shaped objects.

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Staying on the theme of manufacturers of musical instruments, but going totally obscure, Charlie Blacklock, one the world's finest exponents of the musical saw, died a few months ago at the age of 91. He was also a renowned manufacturer of musical saws and much admired in the saw playing community. Here are just a couple of moving tributes.

 

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"He was just the sweetest guy...He always gave me the feeling that he would have liked me, even if I didn't play the saw."

 

  Quote
"Did I mention that he was also president of the Simian Society?"

 

Check out Charlie in action

(be warned, the music is a bit of an acquired taste :))

 

I'm seriously tempted to buy a saw and learn how to play it. I could preform at night in my field, just to freak out the owls.

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Hello!

 

Yup, old Charlie is dead. I really didn't think he would get much obit action though.

 

If you're starting the saw, I'd reccommend the Sandvikens Stradivarius model

 

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I think I'm going to buy the David Weiss "Virtuoso Saw" album and go from there. It's probably to most sinister classical music album sleeve I've ever seen.

 

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A very fine choice of album. Mr Weiss is a great player. For something lighter, I'd recommend Ms. Natalia Paruz, and for something more...peculiar...oh, I can't whore myself like that.

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  Anubis the Jackal said:
A very fine choice of album. Mr Weiss is a great player. For something lighter, I'd recommend Ms. Natalia Paruz, and for something more...peculiar...oh, I can't whore myself like that.

Oh I don't know, she strikes me as a cut above the rest. You could dance a circular jig to that. But what do I know? I'm just an old hack who likes to stand apart. I've never been a joiner.

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  Scot said:
Windsor, greetings from a fellow Scot. Is Fraserburgh near Glasgow? If so, we could meet up for a drink next time I'm back home for the Rangers - Celtic derby. Here's my collection of funeral songs.

 

1. Flower of Scotland

2. Sailing

3. Amazing Grace

4.Christmas in Glasgow

5. No Mean City

6. Skye Boat Song

7. Rythm of My Heart

8. Every Beat of My Heart

9.The Rolling Hills of the Borders

10.Mull of Kintyre

11. You'll Never Walk Alone (Celtic's record, until the thieving Scousers got it)

 

See what you think of that lot. And why does everybody keep knocking my posts off?

 

Perhaps because you STILL haven't figured out the quote function, you haven't registered, you are actually a member (of the DL sense) who is having a little fun banter baiting, lack of Scottish knowledge (though see previous suggestion) or one of your schizophrenic identities friends and family has asked for them to be removed for revealing too much information (than we care for).

 

HINT: When you press reply touch nothing in the white box below, then either type above or below what is written there. The [ quote ] command is there for a purpose. If you are a member in disguise, please try to be funnier.

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Not so much a musical recommendation as a literary one, but for the curious-minded, I can wholly recommend Rohan Kriwaczek's gorgeously obscure 'An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin' (Duckworth, 2006).

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  Twelvetrees said:
Not so much a musical recommendation as a literary one, but for the curious-minded, I can wholly recommend Rohan Kriwaczek's gorgeously obscure 'An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin' (Duckworth, 2006).

It looks as if it will be a nice piece of summer reading. You've sold me on it TT.

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