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I think the song(more of a prayer realy)to be played at my funeral
would have to be Jump by DEREK and CLIVE(Petre Cook and Dudley Moore)

It's not very musical but should raise a few s and maybe a few hackles

It has to be Unfinished Symphathy by Massive Attack (probably at the end, as it can be both depressing and uplifting... It's also my favourate song)

I might also throw in Roads by Portishead 'cause it'll make everyones bottom lip wibble.

yes... funerals should be joyfull celebrations of folks lives, but you have to have a wee bit of lip wibbling at the very least!

Hope none of you need to use your choices soon!

rik

And of course you can always change your mind right up to the last minute.

So, I'd like to change mine now, please.

Delete Jimi Hendrix's version of 'All Along the Watchtower' and give me Bob Dylan's 'Desolation Row'.
I won't be there to hear it anyway and it's just been pointed out that most folks come to funerals for a good wibble so they probably should get what's coming to 'em.


~jwf~

Ok; maybe I can change mine too. I like "Oh blah di oh blah da" by theBeatles and also "My life" by the BEatles.
"Unchained melody"by the righteous brothers is nice too. "Time,goes on,so slowly, and time can do so much...."
I still like the Mr. Jones Stones one though; what song is thatanyway?

My Life by the Beatles, that's a good idea.

Crematoria: "Firestarter" by Progidy.

Bad Idea/Good idea?

Well, personally I think it sounds great! I'd rather have that than some of the more cliched stuff that's been mentioned on here... but then funerals are strange occasions and I'd guess it really depends on the deceased and their family and friends.

After much consideration, I'm going for Dear God by XTC.

RF

Oddly enough, I've never been to a funeral with much music , so I've never devoted much thought to the matter (although I like some of the suggestions on here - Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower is a classic ).

Part of me thinks Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter by Iron Maiden would be my funeral tune; certainly people who know me would find it funny.

To be honest, I don't really know what I would want, as I'm not going to be in a position to care much about it anyway . And I hope that no-one has to consider this question any time soon!

Is that in any way similar to the Dear God song by Elton John? (Or is that a silly question )

Come to think of it, the Elton John song *might* be a good idea... on the other hand, maybe not.

Just read the comment about wedding songs... "Broken arrow" and the Bryan Adams Robin Hood song... noticing a theme there! Seeing as my fiance and I are both archers, and met at an archery club (no, really!) both of those would be very appropriate!

I NEED a Robin Hood smiley, or at least a one!

Ridiculous Chicken,

In view of your biography, being a toxophilite and an exponent of the noble art of rural terpsichore, have you considered "Barwick Green"?

http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/sounds/Archers.mp3

My choice would be 'Into the West'.

Just seems right, sounds and words wise

I've decided to get my money's worth out of the occasion of my departure. My choice is the hymn "I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity". Nine verses - having the defiant spirit of the admirable phrase "Not on my watch" - and two contrasting tunes.
For a flavour of what the tunes are:
St. Patrick's Breastplate:
http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0010/001023a.mid
and Gartan:
http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0006/000685a.mid

Good choice, Miriavas, if you mean the song from LotR... it was written in memory of a young NZ filmaker who died at 17 of leukemia.

Plaguesville, yours is brilliant as well.

The Verve - 'The drugs don't work'

Which was responsible for one of the most accidentally funny moments I ever encountered... a couple of years ago, I was in a busy chemist's shop picking up a prescription for my erstwhile girlfriend, and 'The Drugs Don't Work' came on the radio.

Although I was the only one who even seemed to notice, or find it amusing.

I read somewhere (don't know whether it's true or not..) that Siantra's 'My Way' was officially the most popular song played at funerals of people who've committed suicide.
Now *that* made me

>> Is that in any way similar to the Dear God song by Elton John? (Or is that a silly question <<

I don't know the Elton John song. Do the lyrics go anything like this?

http://chalkhills.org/reelbyreal/s_Dear.html#lyrics

RF

Nope, not the same, although those are interesting lyrics... I am googling for the Elton John ones.
http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/elton_john/dear_god.html