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Kinda Off Topic...Songs At Your Funeral

Started by Ash, January 12, 2003, 06:20:46 AM

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Fearless Freep

I don't care, I'll be dead.  Let my family and friends pick something to listen to that reminds them of what they want to remember of me.

Maybe something they's pick would surprise me

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ErikJ

Take Away My Pain & The Spirit Carries On by Dream Theater
Heal My Soul & Sleep by Savatage
or even Father, Mother, Son from The Scream
If God is watching us, the least we can do is be
entertaining.


Neon Noodle

Maybe I am the buzzkill, but I typically imagined a little known insrumental by Sting called "I miss you Kate".

Quite haunting.

Ash

Another good one would be "A Tout Le Monde" by Megadeth.

Psycho Circus

Thought I'd "resurrect" this thread, seeing as everyone was saying what songs they'd have in the "go out in a more eco-friendly way" thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_gh4UC39YE

I think this song is unquestionably apt for lil' 'ol me. In a few simple verses, Rob Halford pretty much sums up my lack of faith and indifference for the world. Plus, the guitar solo at the end is f**king epic!

God the Worms


Ash

#21
Wow!  A seven year old thread.
It's funny because I barely remember writing half of these. (this one included)
I would just crank 'em out...one right after the other.

The weird thing about this thread is that my younger brother died in a motorcycle accident seven months after I wrote it and I remember the songs that were played at his funeral.

retrorussell

"O the legend they say, on a Valentine's Day, is a curse that'll live on and on.."

Newt

I've already told my family I want "Skalds and Shadows" by Blind Guardian played for me.  After a brief ceremony I want them to have a party and play lots of music, but that is the one I want at the funeral.
"May I offer you a Peek Frean?" - Walter Bishop
"Thank you for appreciating my descent into deviant behavior, Mr. Reese." - Harold Finch

Sleepyskull

I would also like my family and friends to have a party instead of a traditional funeral.
I would like them to consider it a celebration of my life.

As for songs:

I can think of a massive amount but two really good ones might be:

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

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98P-gu_vMRc

Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra


By the way when I die I want to be shot out of a cannon into a brick wall, stuffed and posed like an angry bear, or mounted on the wall like a fish.


Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world`s original sin. - Oscar Wilde

Criswell

Beat me to don't stop me now, And i want another one bites the dust

MrMari

Sea of Tranquility - Kool and the Gang

First time I heard it I knew I wanted this one to send me off. The ending makes your head nod.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvmT5xB2_aQ

Bmeansgood

I always tell my wife to play the Iowa State fight song at my funeral.  I insist on standing everytime it is played.  So if they play it at my funeral, and I don't stand up, that means I must really be dead.


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metalmonster

The Memory Remains- METALLICA



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