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Your funeral songs
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RE: Your funeral songs
February 24, 2014 at 7:51 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OlCVNn9ZeY
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RE: Your funeral songs
February 24, 2014 at 8:14 pm
(February 24, 2014 at 2:24 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Oh, and The Who's Rain O'er Me as well.

Wait, It's Raining Men, what?

Oh, I read that wrong. Tongue

Mine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7FRbeaXjvk
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#23
RE: Your funeral songs
February 24, 2014 at 8:54 pm
Because I have a lot of haters, I'm holding my funeral on National Brother Week, when everyone is supposed to get along. This will be the song:


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#24
RE: Your funeral songs
February 24, 2014 at 9:25 pm


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RE: Your funeral songs
February 24, 2014 at 9:33 pm
My atheist mother wanted this one played at her funeral and I think I'd want the same.

She had no idea what the words mean, neither do I and who cares. it was the feeling of a peaceful farewell contained in the music itself.



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#26
RE: Your funeral songs
February 24, 2014 at 9:36 pm
Hmmmm. This is a hard one. It's fun to plan my funeral, but it's so easy to overplan it. What if noone comes? I'm not exactly Mr. Social in my neck of the woods. I have an easier time thinking about soundtracks to my autobiographical movie (which could be another thread, if someone wants to have at that).

My favorite song seems to change every 3 months, and is usually not appropriate for funerals. Right now, it's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fENVQJGc18

Arcade Fire - "Hey Orpheus".

Most funereal music I like is instrumental, by drone projects like Stars of the Lid. Here's "Requiem for Dying Mothers, part II".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ7CU9QIHAA

For something more upbeat (and with lyrics), maybe "I Am The One and Only", by Chesney Hawkes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8f2mW1GFSI
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#27
RE: Your funeral songs
February 24, 2014 at 9:50 pm
Seriously, I'd choose "We'll All Be Gone" by Marti Jones. It's a beautiful, mournful plaint. But no youtube video.
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#28
RE: Your funeral songs
February 24, 2014 at 10:47 pm
(February 24, 2014 at 2:25 pm)Minimalist Wrote:




No?

I loved it Angel Cloud
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#29
RE: Your funeral songs
February 25, 2014 at 4:06 am
I think there always needs to be some kind of sad element to a funeral, if even for a moment. I'd want this playing as they put me in the oven:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8xeZ0RqmP8
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#30
RE: Your funeral songs
February 25, 2014 at 5:25 am
Given to fly....Pearl Jam.

"And sometimes you"ll see a strange spot in the sky....

A human being, given to fly...."
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