Twelvetrees 10 Posted July 26, 2006 I have mine all picked out, great dirge by my favourite singer (sorry Lady G. - Fish comes a close second), Peter Hammill Holy mother of God and all the saints - there are other Peter Hammill fans amidst this madness! I'd prefer the ever cheerful take on immortality that is Van der Graaf Generator's "Still Life" - it makes death seem the better option. http://www.lyricsdomain.com/22/van_der_gra...still_life.html Either that or Siegfried's Funeral March by Wagner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted July 26, 2006 Holy mother of God and all the saints - there are other Peter Hammill fans amidst this madness! I'd prefer the ever cheerful take on immortality that is Van der Graaf Generator's "Still Life" - it makes death seem the better option. http://www.lyricsdomain.com/22/van_der_gra...still_life.html Either that or Siegfried's Funeral March by Wagner. More still, Hammill lives. This is why I love this site. I might go for VdG Refugees (http://www.lyricsdomain.com/22/van_der_graaf_generator/refugees.html), particularly the last few verses: West is where all days will someday end; where the colours turn from grey to gold, and you can be with the friends. And light flakes the golden clouds above all; West is Mike and Susie, West is where I love. There we shall spend our final days of our lives; tell the same old stories: yeah well, at least we tried. Into the West, smiles on our faces, we'll go; oh, yes, and our apologies to those who'll never really know the way. We're refugees, walking away from the life that we've known and loved; nothing to do or say, nowhere to stay; now we are alone. We're refugees, carrying all we own in brown bags, tied up with string; nothing to think, it doesn't mean a thing, but we'll be happy on our own. West is Mike and Susie; West is where I love, West is refugees' home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted July 29, 2006 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean.... by Blind Lemon Jefferson Well, there's one kind of favor I'll ask of you Well, there's one kind of favor I'll ask of you There's just one kind of favor I'll ask of you You can see that my grave is kept clean And there's two white horses following me And there's two white horses following me I got two white horses following me Waiting on my burying ground Did you ever hear that coffin' sound Have you ever heard that coffin' sound Did you ever hear that coffin' sound Means another poor boy is under ground Did you ever hear them church bells tone Have you ever hear'd them church bells tone Did you ever hear them church bells tone Means another poor boy is dead and gone Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold And, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold Now I believe what the bible told There's just one last favor I'll ask of you And there's one last favor I'll ask of you There's just one last favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept clean __________ Note: Blind Lemon Jefferson's most famous folk song contains a wish that has been fulfilled by some of his many admirers. A group of contemporary artists came together to get him a new headstone. The grave is in the segregated section of the Wortham, Texas, cemetery on Highway 14, some 85 miles south of Dallas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted July 30, 2006 If You Don't Want To F_ck Me Baby, F_ck Off - Jane County And The Electric Chairs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted July 30, 2006 If You Don't Want To F_ck Me Baby, F_ck Off - Jane County And The Electric Chairs. Would that be Gas Chamber music? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philglossop 0 Posted July 30, 2006 my first ever post, but couldn't resist this. If a Heart attack gets me, I want Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted July 30, 2006 my first ever post, but couldn't resist this. If a Heart attack gets me, I want Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick Such horrible taste. Welcome to DeathList Forum, philglossop, where bad taste is not a deadly sin. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Grendel 139 Posted July 31, 2006 If You Don't Want To F_ck Me Baby, F_ck Off - Jane County And The Electric Chairs. I hardly think anyone would want to F*ck you if you are dead, unless you are playing this for Jimmy Savile's benefit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted August 24, 2006 How about a stripper to interpret your choice of music in an artistic way....and to swell the congregation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in eternum+ 22 Posted August 24, 2006 How about a stripper to interpret your choice of music in an artistic way....and to swell the congregation. As well as ordering an end to the practice, officials have also said residents can report "funeral misdeeds" on a hotline, earning a reward for information. I wonder what else might qualify as a 'funeral misdeed'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted August 24, 2006 Looking at this topic title I am forced to wonder...is there inappropriate funeral music? Would that perhaps, perchance, perwhatever be better suited for a new topic all of its own and will Barnshoes ever post again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted August 25, 2006 and will Barnshoes ever post again? Yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted August 25, 2006 and will Barnshoes ever post again? Yes. Oh goody! He's back...however his signature line is somewhat unclear... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted August 25, 2006 and will Barnshoes ever post again? Yes. Oh goody! He's back...however his signature line is somewhat unclear... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted August 25, 2006 Jesus, I can't even escape my Arabic studies on this forum... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pooka 26 Posted August 25, 2006 An acquaintance of mine plays the organ at the crem. Sometimes he only has to put a tape on. One day he had the task of selecting the right song from a compilation of songs that saw us through the war and then pressing 'Play'. The aim was that the departed would disappear to the tune of 'Blue Birds over the White Cliffs of Dover'. However he cocked it up and while half of those gathered pissed themselves and half wept, the coffin disappeared to a raucous rendition of 'Roll out the Barrel'. Brilliant! It could have only been surpassed by the song being Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes.' Or possibly the Crazy World of Arthur Brown's 'Fire.' Although I doubt either of those would have been on a compilation of songs that saw us through the war... Just to pick this up - Arthur Brown has just been on South Today. Despite the ravages of male pattern baldness, Arthur is entirely recognisable as Polydor's pyromaniac star of yesteryear. I believe that he is to reform the Crazy World and may well be available for the 'odd' cremation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted August 26, 2006 A guy I know who runs a club in Brighton decided to get Arthur Brown to appear. His appearance fee went up by a couple of hundred quid if they wanted him to include the famous 'helmet of fire' in his act. Needless to say the club coughed up, and Mr Brown was a roaring success by all accounts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pooka 26 Posted August 26, 2006 A guy I know who runs a club in Brighton decided to get Arthur Brown to appear. His appearance fee went up by a couple of hundred quid if they wanted him to include the famous 'helmet of fire' in his act. Needless to say the club coughed up, and Mr Brown was a roaring success by all accounts So that may not be male pattern baldness - just scar tissue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted August 28, 2006 Find it strange that no ones said that the old Norman Greenboumb (or what ever his name was) song "spirit in the sky" would be kind of suitable. "When I die and they lay me to rest, I want'a go to the place that's the best." etc. etc. Who in their right mind want's to put a durge out to their friends and family? - that's just cruel! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted October 2, 2006 Most popular song played at UK funerals is no longer Angels, but James Blunts Goodbye My Lover Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted October 2, 2006 One album into his career that's a hell of an achievement for James Blunt. I wonder how many people sit there at funerals envying the dead who've gone somewhere away from endless plays of 'You'er Beautiful' on the radio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in eternum+ 22 Posted October 2, 2006 Most popular song played at UK funerals is no longer Angels, but James Blunts Goodbye My Lover TF - by no means do I question your sources. However, given the demographics of those dying at the moment, I would assume the most popular funereal song to be Sinatra's I Did it My Way. Bit of a cliche of course, but then most older people are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted October 2, 2006 That's solid research IE, I think the result is skewed because it only counts the songs requested. The most popular music of all will be one of a number of stock classics or hymns but since these are either held on CD in the crematoria and/or played by the organist they were outside this survey. The cliched oldsters probably go that route rather than raiding their CD collections, assuming they have CD collections. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted October 2, 2006 Most popular song played at UK funerals is no longer Angels, but James Blunts Goodbye My Lover TF - by no means do I question your sources. However, given the demographics of those dying at the moment, I would assume the most popular funereal song to be Sinatra's I Did it My Way. Bit of a cliche of course, but then most older people are. You're quite right to be sceptical ie+, I never believe the BBC on these crucial matters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in eternum+ 22 Posted October 2, 2006 That's solid research IE, I think the result is skewed because it only counts the songs requested. The most popular music of all will be one of a number of stock classics or hymns but since these are either held on CD in the crematoria and/or played by the organist they were outside this survey. The cliched oldsters probably go that route rather than raiding their CD collections, assuming they have CD collections. My goodness! How quickly they (aka I) forget! It didn't even occur to me t actually click on the link... So I see this election of song is referring to the choices alive people are currently making about the future. I guess that makes sense, then. Of course, the question that arises in my mind is: how many of these 51% answered that they wanted Angels played if and/or when they were asked the same question a few years ago? Fickle bastards. As you noted, mpfc, there is a significant margin for error in these stats (how typical of the news media to propagate skewed facts to fit a snappy headline!). My own experience suggests that funereal music requests are typically made by the bereaved to the funeral director, who then arranges things appropriately. Let's not forget that in such matters the dead have no rights, so even if I die and request a specific funeral song in my will or in pre-need arragements, immediate family members can override that decision if they so choose. [Edit: You're quite right to be sceptical ie+, I never believe the BBC on these crucial matters. TF - is it possible I'm reading snarkiness and/or facaeciousness* in the tone of this post? Surely not, seeing as how you posted the link in the first place. Not my fault you elect to consume the biases of the news media. *(Okay, I have no idea how to spell that, nor does Cambridge Dictionary Online. But you take my point I'm sure.)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
