― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 4 October 2002 07:22 (10 years ago) Permalink
― donna (donna), Friday, 4 October 2002 07:31 (10 years ago) Permalink
the service was low key and they played his last (unfinished and really incerdibly beautiful) requirem (it's first performance). yes, it was a low key affair but the same as for anyone else (apart from members of the aristocracy).
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 4 October 2002 09:10 (10 years ago) Permalink
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― FACEBRACE (FACEBRACE), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 22:08 (6 years ago) Permalink
While there's a Wedding Music thread currently floating around ILM, and while I'm on another thread posting about the song Strychnine, I'll have to come here and say that at my funeral I want the Sonics' version of Huey Smith's Don't You Just Know It playing as my casket is lowered.
Gooba gooba gooba goo-ba GOOBA GOOBA GOOBA GOO-BA ha ha ha ha HA HA HA HA ha ha ha ha HA HA HA HA heyyyy-ay-o HEYYYY-AY-O!
Or, if I get semi-seriouslike about it, that Don't Cry No Tears song by Neil Young. Not so much for the overall lyrical content as the chorus, but y'know...
Or...I'll just change my mind like I do about most things...
― RabiesAngentleman, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 11:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
This also raises the question about how much my funeral is about me and how much it is about those I leave behind. I'm kind of leaning towards it being more about everybody else.
-- Ronan, Monday, 11 February 2002 01:00 (6 years ago) Link
I have left specific instructions with a family member forbidding Amazing Grace from being sung. I worry a little bit that its absence will upset someone, but I hate that song and really don't wanna go out like that. I'm thinking about subbing another Christian hymn - Let There Be Peace On Earth or something.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 12:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
John Coltrane, Blue Train.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 29 July 2008 12:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
Uh, on topic: "Blackbird" or possibly Klymaxx's "Meeting in the Ladies Room."-- Ryan Schreiber, Saturday, February 9, 2002 7:00 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Link
-- Ryan Schreiber, Saturday, February 9, 2002 7:00 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Link
― stephen, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 12:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
Either To Live Is To Fly or You Are Not Needed Now.
― dad a, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 13:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
queen - only the good die young... i thought about this for years
― CaptainLorax, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 13:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
aguas de marco - tom jobim & elis.
― s1ocki, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 13:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
I used to think Thirty Three by the Smashing Pumpkins, but maybe that's a bit emo. I like the idea of To Here Knows When by MBV, but that might be a bit selfish. Maybe not though.
― Chris in Belfast, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 14:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
it doesn't have to be a good song
― CaptainLorax, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 15:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
when i die, i want a brass band to roll.
― Jordan, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 15:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
Anal Cunt
'Dead Gay and Dropped'
― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 15:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
From its love of Rob Base to the first known network-TV use of a track from David Lee Roth's Spanish-language recut of "Eat 'Em and Smile," "My Name is Earl" beat "The O.C." this year for music supervision. Talk about mope rock -- sheesh. Marissa Cooper should've had a New Orleans funeral, for our sakes.
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― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 15:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
A friend of mine died eight years ago, and his family played the album Let It Be over the speakers as everyone was getting situated in the pews and looking at his pictures.
It was one thing to hear "Long & Winding Road" and the title track playing, but it was another thing to hear all of those "I dig a pygmy!" studio chatters along with them.
I have no idea what should be played at my funeral, if there is one. If would have never predicted that my wedding soundtrack would have included Air and Silver Jews either.
― Pleasant Plains, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 15:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
This has come up on every message board I've ever been on, and my answer remains the same.
I want Elton John to rewrite one of his shitty hit songs in my honor. "Honky Cat" has been suggested.
― Oilyrags, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 15:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
But seriously - I always fancied a bit of 'Houston in Two Seconds' by Ry Cooder.
My ex girlfriend wanted that big, sprawling Yo La Tengo track off Electro Pura. Was it 'Blue Lined Swinger'? I loved her for that
― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 15:43 (4 years ago) Permalink
this topic always makes me wish i was religious. jesus, lover of my soul by the edwin hawkins singers would be such a pumping church anthem, and so apt if it actually represented anything that i believed in. getting all the best music AND getting to go to heaven, though: no fair. still, maybe playing religious stuff if you're atheistic's good in the whole pascal's wager sense.
― schlump, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 17:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'd like Crash Worship to reunite & shower the mourners with my ashes, honey, milk, and a liquid to be named later.
― myndbloom, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
I asked this of a musician friend long ago, and she suggested Jerry Reed's "When You're Hot, You're Hot." I liked that.
"Let It Be" would tug too many strings. I think maybe I'd go with Three Dog Night's "Out in the Country."
― Joseph McCombs, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 08:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
There's another thread about this. Again, I will say Stars of the Lid's "Requiem for Dying Mothers, Pt. 2", but with a new, awkward twist: 2 old men and 2 old women must attempt to perform it live, a capella.
― Z S, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 08:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
Dude there's like half a dozen threads about this at least. Kinda had to just pick one for the revive.
― RabiesAngentleman, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 08:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
Arvo Pärt - Spiegel Im Spiegel
― krakow, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 21:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
― Jason Pitzl-Waters, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 22:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
"A Little Lost" by Arthur Russell.
or maybe "Song IV" by Peter Zummo, featuring Arthur Russell.
it would just have to involve Arthur Russell.
― the table is the table, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 22:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
Get Physical just put out a comp on this theme:
1 Erik Satie - 1. Gymnopédie – selected by DJ T 2 Rob Gallagher – Little One – selected by Gilles Peterson 3 Photek – Modus Operandi – selected by Storm 4 The Stranglers – Golden Brown – selected by DJ Hell 5 Cerrone – Supernature – selected by Kevin Saunderson 6 Radiohead – Sit Down Stand Up – selected by Laurent Garnier 7 Chloé – Paradise – selected by Chloé 8 The Beach Boys – 'Til I Die – selected by David Holmes. 9 Peggy Lee – Is That All There Is? – selected by Ewan Pearson 10 Inti Illimani - Caramba, Yo Soy Dueno del Baron – selected by Ricardo Villalobos 11 Link – Amenity – selected by Richie Hawtin 12 Pharoah Sanders – Astral Travelling – selected by Francois K 13 Brian Eno – An Ending (Ascent) – selected by Coldcut
― blunt, Thursday, 8 January 2009 00:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
10 Inti Illimani - Caramba, Yo Soy Dueno del Baron – selected by Ricardo Villalobos
good old Ricardo.
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Thursday, 8 January 2009 00:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
altho there are a lot of Inti songs/traditional Chilean numbers I would have picked before it.
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Thursday, 8 January 2009 00:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
also not so sure how keen people will be to get the hankies out and dance a cueca at a funeral.
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Thursday, 8 January 2009 00:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
aphex twin - "rhubarb" and "lichen"
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 8 January 2009 00:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
papa-oom-mow-mow
― milling through the grinder, grinding through the mill (S-), Thursday, 8 January 2009 00:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
7 Chloé – Paradise – selected by Chloé
shit, i didn't see this one at first. fuck sake.
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Thursday, 8 January 2009 00:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
i wanna play some arvo part, but i know that i'd have to have a really sad death to justify it. i'd want people to be tumbling out of the chapel feeling like their grief had been appropriately translated into music, not just kinda bummed but super curious to go download some arvo.
sincerely wants, some overshadowed by atheism; 'jesus, lover of my soul' by the edwin hawkins singers; telephone by erika badu; mother's last word to her son by washington phillips.
― schlump, Thursday, 8 January 2009 01:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
10. Ricardo Villalobos selected ‘Caramba, Yo Soy Dueno del Baron?’ by Inti Illimani I chose a piece by my favourite folklore band as the melancholies, tradition, pride and fortune of this track creates a mixture that directly connects to the person I have become. It can either be interpreted as melancholic or joyful.
― blunt, Thursday, 8 January 2009 01:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
"Opus Dei" by Laibach. Natch.
― okamax, Thursday, 8 January 2009 01:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
It can either be interpreted as melancholic or joyful.
Ha, this is like half of Chilean folk music.
― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Thursday, 8 January 2009 01:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
No wait, if Ewan Pearson gets the Peggy Lee version of Is That All There Is?, then I want the Cristina version.
― okamax, Thursday, 8 January 2009 01:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
So I've been tasked with finding specific tracks for a friend's relative's funeral, and I'm stuck on a couple of them. They are:
Claude Leveillée, “Emmene moi”.José Feliciano, “Ain’t No Sunshine”. José Feliciano, “Envidia”.
If anyone has one of these lying around, could you kindly share it? It would be a huge help.
― Simon H., Monday, 25 January 2010 21:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
sunshine http://www.mediafire.com/?zntwumifm41
Surprisingly hard to find, these. Envidia -> only ever done on TV & on youtube?
― StanM, Monday, 25 January 2010 21:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
thanks a ton Stan, and yes, they are bloody tricky. Luckily the rest are mostly hits / easy to find.
― Simon H., Monday, 25 January 2010 21:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Envidia: if you can record audio, then maybe record that youtube video or the studio version (vinyl rip) streaming here : http://melomanoincurable.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/679/ ?
― StanM, Monday, 25 January 2010 21:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
well tuned piano.
― zoom, Monday, 25 January 2010 21:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
I can record audio, so that's perfect, thanks. I'd prefer not to use YouTube rips but I might not have an alternative in some cases.
― Simon H., Monday, 25 January 2010 21:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
Best take that one, that vinyl rip sounds pretty awful :-/
― StanM, Monday, 25 January 2010 21:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
Still looking for that third one, will try again tomorrow if you've got the time & nobody else found it for you.
― StanM, Monday, 25 January 2010 22:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
you're a champ.
― Simon H., Monday, 25 January 2010 22:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
Emmène-moi (hope it's the right version) http://www.mediafire.com/?jiyz2hjzjmt
― StanM, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 15:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
That's amazing, thanks.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 26 January 2010 16:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
dress sexy at my funeral - smog
― iago g., Tuesday, 26 January 2010 23:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
3 songs had to be chosen for my wifes funeral last week.in the end after a lot of soul searching (my wife refused to enter into any discussion re her funeral ) i chose :
entrance : 'riders of the storm' : the doors (my wifes fave band)contemplative : 'you made me so very happy' : lou rawls/david axelrod (from me to her .. )leave'em smiling exit : 'blitzkrieg pop' : the ramones (my wifes fave band #2, and her fave glass of red wine track)
unexpectedly several people came up to me after and commented on the excellent music.however, what really surprised me was when folks asked me what the music was, i answered 'the second track ?', expecting it to be the lou rawls track that would instigate interest, to which the response was 'no no, the entrance music'tough crowd.so, now all i have to do is figure out my 3 choices, cos knowing my kids they'll all be absolute shyte, and i aint having that ..
― mark e, Sunday, 13 May 2012 15:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
too dark for ilm.
― mark e, Sunday, 13 May 2012 19:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Those are lovely choices.
― mmmm, Sunday, 13 May 2012 19:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
ta.i would have liked to have gone a little more leftfield as my wife would have loved the shock value of the sex pistols and ministry, but after a lot of umm'ing and arggh'ing, i decided to compromise.seemed to have worked.
― mark e, Sunday, 13 May 2012 20:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
your post literally brought a tear to my eye mark. great choices. so sorry for your loss.
it made me rethink my attitude to music at funerals too. whenever asked i always say i want 'agadoo' by black lace as i won't be there and it amuses me (in advance) that my friends will have to endure 4 minutes of musical hell but i think i need to have a slight maturity reappraisal.
― stirmonster, Sunday, 13 May 2012 20:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Glad your choices went down well Mark. Thank god for music eh?
― btw didn't i braek ur heart (NickB), Sunday, 13 May 2012 20:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
indeed nickb.
thank whatever deity one believes in (or otherwise), as it became very clear that music cuts through so many layers of unspoken emotions.
― mark e, Sunday, 13 May 2012 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Van der Graaf Generator, "Childlike Faith in Childhood's End":
"And though dark is the highway,and the peak's distance breaks my heart,for I never shall see it, still I play my part,believing that what waits for usis the cosmos compared to the dust of the past.In the death of mere humans life shall start!"
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Tuesday, 9 April 2013 21:14 (1 month ago) Permalink
This.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 9 April 2013 21:27 (1 month ago) Permalink