Ballad of Easy Rider - The Byrds
Song (or music) you want played at your funeral.
This is a variation on the "Favorite song" (or Classical composition) choice, as this title should in some way be related to mortality. Can you tell I'm approaching the end of mine? For me the choice is obvious; imo one of the three greatest songs I've ever heard (the other two being "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted" and "No Time To Cry"): "God Only Knows", music by Brian Wilson, lyrics by Tony Asher, recorded by The Beach Boys in 1965. Light years above what anyone else in Pop music (or even Classical and Jazz) was doing at the time (or has done since), including The gd Beatles.
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My parents died when I was very young and I have always been surrounded by death, so I have a unique relationship with the tall, thin gentleman in the dark cloak. I was wanted to be buried because let’s face it, I might want to come back. But being as I live in Japan it looks like it’ll be cremation. Regardless, these are the songs I want played. Rockin’ Bones by The Cramps https://youtu.be/ZMN0QJPCiFw Surfin’ Dead by The Cramps https://youtu.be/koyD-lsZD9A Little Black Train by Woody Guthrie https://youtu.be/mHdDjdTpN3c |
Great topic, as fear of death pretty much rules our lives. "To Lay Me Down" - Grateful Dead - Radio City Music Hall 10/30/1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcvng9u7REE |
Wolves - on "Down with Silver" The best funeral song me thinks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzKzp76dElM |
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“Cosmic Dancer” T Rex https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v5pw8BNPn6U This is has been holding steady at the #1 spot for a few years now. |
So many good possibilities, from the sublime to the ridiculous. One that stands out for me is from Olivier Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time." The movement is entitled "Louange a l'Eternite de Jesus." If you haven't heard it, it's worth a spin. It is the textbook definition of "hauntingly beautiful." |
I consider my life a gift. Good experiences have outweighed the bad. Though I won't be able to hear the songs I've chosen to be played when my time comes to its end, I'm satisfied. Because I listen to and cherish them now. I hope they cause those who hear them at my memorial service to reflect on their own lives and turn their hearts to what matters most.. 1. "Never Seen Your Face" by the Williams Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qng6YUxTKeg2. "We Shall Behold Him" by Sandi Patti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDlwRYwIkyY |
