Funeral song

SATCHMO · 06-30-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

Easy

Green Onions - Booker T and the MG's

Lol, That's so awesome!!! I'm totally stealing that idea

~~Flower Child~~ · 07-02-2009, 07:26 AM

I would want it played live too. Man, that would get the cobwebs out of the ol church organ. hahaha

Barnard17 · 09-09-2009, 10:25 PM

One day we're all going to die. It's one of life's few certainties. What would you want played at your funeral?

The challenge: but together a tracklist of 40-50 or so minutes of music that you would consider to be your "Funeral Album". This could be how you want to be remembered, what you consider to be an audio-biographical retelling of major events in life through music, emblematic of your personality or just some songs you like. I'll kick mine off:

To be played in order.
1. Bron Yr Aur - Led Zeppelin
2. Parade - The Knife
3. The Sun Shines Down On Me - Daniel Johnston
4. I'll Fly Away - O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack (don't know the actual group)
5. Leva's Polka - Loituma (I think it's Finnish. It's about dancing, because you can and it's fun and it annoys the parents of girls you're dancing with. Win win win)
6. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
7. Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
8. Love You - The Free Design
9. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You're Gone - Bob Dylan
10. Inflammatory Writ - Joanna Newsom
11. Here Comes the Sun - The BEatles
12. I Will Return I Promise - Beth Jeans Houghten and the Hooves of Destiny
13. Art Snob Solutions - of Montreal
14. This Charming Man - The Smiths
15. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Bob Dylan
16. Musica Poetic - Carl Orff and Gunild Kinsman

Mad props if someone can point out the lyrical bonus of song 3 if played at the funeral.

So, what about you guys? What would you want?

simplephysics · 09-09-2009, 10:39 PM

Needs more Daniel Johnston, he's made some of the most depressing and yet oddly uplifting music I've ever heard... you can't spell funeral without Fun.

6underground · 09-09-2009, 10:48 PM

Free Bird.

SATCHMO · 09-09-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 6underground

Free Bird.

*Gets lighter out*

6underground · 09-09-2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

*Gets lighter out*

You know it.

storymilo · 09-09-2009, 11:07 PM

It's like in High Fidelity, when he plans out his funeral songs.

I really have no idea what I would want, but it'd be fun to just have the entire Metal Machine Music album playing on repeat...

OceanAndSilence · 09-10-2009, 12:09 AM

"always look on the bright side of life"

Barnard17 · 09-10-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

Needs more Daniel Johnston, he's made some of the most depressing and yet oddly uplifting music I've ever heard... you can't spell funeral without Fun.

I was very tempted by Casper the Friendly Ghost or Man Obsessed. There was also a toss up as to whether or not I should include Girlfriend in a Coma by the Smiths but on the off chance I die from a car crash with a girlfriend in it who is then put into a coma that might prove a bad move ...

09-09-2009, 10:25 PM	#373 (permalink)
Barnard17 My home? Discabled, Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 204	Funeral Songs One day we're all going to die. It's one of life's few certainties. What would you want played at your funeral? The challenge: but together a tracklist of 40-50 or so minutes of music that you would consider to be your "Funeral Album". This could be how you want to be remembered, what you consider to be an audio-biographical retelling of major events in life through music, emblematic of your personality or just some songs you like. I'll kick mine off: To be played in order. 1. Bron Yr Aur - Led Zeppelin 2. Parade - The Knife 3. The Sun Shines Down On Me - Daniel Johnston 4. I'll Fly Away - O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack (don't know the actual group) 5. Leva's Polka - Loituma (I think it's Finnish. It's about dancing, because you can and it's fun and it annoys the parents of girls you're dancing with. Win win win) 6. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin 7. Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths 8. Love You - The Free Design 9. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You're Gone - Bob Dylan 10. Inflammatory Writ - Joanna Newsom 11. Here Comes the Sun - The BEatles 12. I Will Return I Promise - Beth Jeans Houghten and the Hooves of Destiny 13. Art Snob Solutions - of Montreal 14. This Charming Man - The Smiths 15. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Bob Dylan 16. Musica Poetic - Carl Orff and Gunild Kinsman Mad props if someone can point out the lyrical bonus of song 3 if played at the funeral. So, what about you guys? What would you want? __________________ Vita brevis, Occasio praeceps Last edited by Barnard17; 09-10-2009 at 11:17 AM.

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~~Flower Child~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: classified Posts: 639	I would want it played live too. Man, that would get the cobwebs out of the ol church organ. hahaha

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6underground Prozac Princess Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 198	Free Bird.

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storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	It's like in High Fidelity, when he plans out his funeral songs. I really have no idea what I would want, but it'd be fun to just have the entire Metal Machine Music album playing on repeat...

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OceanAndSilence i write and play stuff Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 239	"always look on the bright side of life"