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Doug1978 · Post by **Doug1978** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:06 am

Hi, and welcome to this cheery topic.

It's fashionable at some funerals to play 3 songs commemorating the life of loved ones just deceased.
(There's also a number of theories about what happens, if anything, to us afterwards - but I'll leave that for the current HPC thread).

So what 3 songs would you pick?
Would you choose music to cheer people up and dance to?

Or music that you particularly loved and were moved by?

Maybe you'd pick songs that best acted as chapters to your life at various points?

Or perhaps you wouldn't pick any music at all and just let the silence / tears / relief(?) speak for themselves.
Plus there's always a possibility that you wouldn't actually be able to listen yourself, so who cares??

And yes, the crafty ones among you could now just post three links to your own songs here...

Anyway, my three songs would be:

1) In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country - Boards of Canada
2) Hymn Of the Big Wheel - Massive Attack
3) The Bad Touch - Bloodhound Gang

Cheers, and good luck.

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:13 am

I have no idea what songs I would pick but I'm always slightly amused when I read the usual "I want this to be played at my funeral!" comments on all sad and "epic" tracks on youtube etc.

There is nothing "epic" about dying, it happens all the time to all kinds of people.

Cheers
Dennis

Lost_Highway · Post by **Lost_Highway** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:17 am

Interesting topic and one I've given thought to at various times. I think the last time I ended up with a huge shortlist that would have served a week's lying in state

Given that I'm into progressive rock and crematoria tend to have tight schedules, I'd have to forgo a lot of my favourite music.

In which case I think I'd choose:
1) Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2) Who Knows Where The Time Goes by Fairport Convention (the Unhalfbricking version)
3) A Better Time by Peter Hammill (currently quoted in my sig)

All just messages about life really, to make the most of it because it's so ephemeral.

strayboom · Post by **strayboom** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:19 am

i don't really care but the music should contain some chiptune elements. c64 arpeggios at least

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:21 am

strayboom wrote:i don't really care but the music should contain some chiptune elements. c64 arpeggios at least

Yeah, now that I think about it....some kind of game over sound from a video game would be nice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Furs535ly94

Cheers
Dennis

srv-musikmaker · Post by **srv-musikmaker** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:01 pm

Megadeth - A Tout le Monde

Alice in Chains - Down in a hole

Creed - My sacrifice

werp · Post by **werp** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:15 pm

Kite.....U2
Ramble On...Led Zeppelin
Always look on the bright side of life.....Brian and some fellow crucifees.

musical android · Post by **musical android** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:22 pm

Air on the g-string- Bach- hard to choose which version though!
The Night- by Morphine.
And of course Self composed Requiem.

Mjaiuuu- see you on the other side!

ferez21 · Post by **ferez21** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:28 pm

1)Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
2)The Offspring - Kick Him When He's Down
3)Fuel - Hemorrage

These are my favorite 3 songs, not something to dance to or cheer up people really, just ones i really love.

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:56 pm

Not too sure, but I think these would be the ones I'd pick:

As people file in for the funeral: As Time Goes By - from the movie Casablanca
As people file out from the funeral: What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
For the cremation: Fire - Arthur Brown

debra1rlo · Post by **debra1rlo** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:59 pm

anything by Moltres Rider

ZenPunkHippy · Post by **ZenPunkHippy** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:05 pm

Wouldn't being dead make it difficult to choose the songs?

wakax · Post by **wakax** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:10 pm

Moses - Hollow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWXBv6KHnk

Plaid - Ralome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJPIYm8TF7o

and ofcourse:
Benny Hill Theme !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg

because life goes on with or without me

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:17 pm

ZenPunkHippy wrote:Wouldn't being dead make it difficult to choose the songs?

It's never stopped Keith Richard from picking a set list...

ferez21 · Post by **ferez21** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:23 pm

What if you only hear white noise after you die?

I bet hell's theme is Friday by Rebecca Black

When you die, what three songs would you pick to be played out?