Musings on funerals

[Amused2death]

I sat in the garden earlier, enjoying the sunshine, and was idly thinking, when my mum died 10 years ago, the poor girl was cremated, and as we followed the coffin into the crematorium I heard "My heart will go on" (aka Titanic theme by Celine Dion) playing over their inhouse music system. I can remember thinking "We are torching the poor thing, not drowning her!" And really had to suppress a giggle.

So any funeral/music stories or thoughts?
For my final goodbye I want "Old and Wise" by The Alan Parsons Project.

Over to you....

[Glassman]

Amused2death said:

I sat in the garden earlier, enjoying the sunshine, and was idly thinking

Listening to Talk Sport by any chance??

[satchbot]

Send me off with "Tears Of The Dragon" by Bruce Dickinson.

[paulmurr]

'The Immigrant Song' by Led Zep, just as the archer fires the flaming arrow towards my longboat

Or 'Sunshine on Leith' by the Proclaimers.

[Baby Huey]

"A Song For You" by Gram Parsons.

Should get everyone blubbing.

[minimatt1967]

Metallica-Fuel is my thought for a cremation!

[daphantom]

down in a hole - alice in chains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc3A9hmYmnk

[satchbot]

minimatt1967 said:

Metallica-Fuel is my thought for a cremation!

Good choice - excellent song

[Colonial]

Radiohead - How to Dissapear Completly

[Revs_Addiction]

They talked about this on Radio1 too!! My favourite was Nelly and, 'Hot in here'!!

I am DEFINITELY having that at my cremation as I go through the velvet curtains!!!

[zax]

satchbot said:

minimatt1967 said:

Metallica-Fuel is my thought for a cremation!

Good choice - excellent song

Iron Horse - bluegrass band covering Metallica's "Fade to Black" will do for me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na5CNNXeuRU

[silent k]

zax said:

satchbot said:

minimatt1967 said:

Metallica-Fuel is my thought for a cremation!

Good choice - excellent song

Iron Horse - bluegrass band covering Metallica's "Fade to Black" will do for me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na5CNNXeuRU

That's pretty cool, Fade to Black would be my choice as well. A nice miserable choice, if it's my funeral I don't want people being happy there!

[BeerForBreakfast]

AC~DC - Highway To Hell.

[minimatt1967]

BeerForBreakfast said:

AC~DC - Highway To Hell.

Or if your not sure... Black Sabbath- Heaven & Hell

[JaymzDead]

Faith No More - Surprise You're Dead
Immortal - Beyond The North Waves

[ih8thisname]

silent k said:

zax said:

satchbot said:

minimatt1967 said:

Metallica-Fuel is my thought for a cremation!

Good choice - excellent song

Iron Horse - bluegrass band covering Metallica's "Fade to Black" will do for me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na5CNNXeuRU

That's pretty cool, Fade to Black would be my choice as well. A nice miserable choice, if it's my funeral I don't want people being happy there!

I would prefer Nothing Else Matters though. My favourite song of all at the moment!

[missdiane]

^^
We had that at our wedding- first dance, we got some funny looks better than 'Take That' anyway

[Mattt]

A friends funeral was supposed to have a string quartet CD playing at the crematorium, but the venue managed to switch CDs with the service next door, and we had Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" instead. Certainly gave the event an unusual atmosphere.

[n3il123]

When I croak it I want The drugs don't work - The Verve if its a "medical" thing, if its a car crash then Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. Either way I want November Rain by Guns and Roses... the 9 minutes.. keep the buggers there!

[minimatt1967]

n3il123 said:

When I croak it I want The drugs don't work - The Verve if its a "medical" thing, if its a car crash then Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. Either way I want November Rain by Guns and Roses... the 9 minutes.. keep the buggers there!

Well in that case if I die at sea, I want Iron Maiden-Rime of the Ancient Mariner al1 14 epic minutes of it