Momento Mori Poll
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davywavyWhen German radio announced the death of Hitler in 1945 (fighting bravely on the steps of the Reichstag, allegedly) they followed the news by playing Bruchner's 5th Symphony, a rather joyless dirge. I can only assume that they didn't have any other records as you'd expect they'd play Zip-pe-de-doo-dah, but there you go.
Royalty tend to have music specially composed for their funerals - you can get the music for everyone from Mary Queen of Scots to Queen Victoria online. Lesser mortals don't get that sort of opportunity that often and have to choose their own funeral music from ditties already written.
Back in 2006 someone ran a survey of music played at funerals in the UK in that year and got the following as a top ten list:
1. Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
2. Angels - Robbie Williams
3. I’ve Had the Time of My Life - Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley
4. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
5. Pie Jesu - Requiem
6. Candle in the Wind - Elton John
7. With or Without You - U2
8. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
9. Every Breath You Take - The Police
10. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
I tell you - if any of those get played at my funeral, I shall vault from my grave and punch the person who arranged it.
When I was younger I always thought it would be funny to have Dave lee Roth's cover of Just a Gigolo played were I to snuff it, but these days I'm not so sure. Perhaps my musical tastes are changing.*
Anyway, enough of this preamble. What do you want playing at your funeral, and why?
*Changing from Dave Lee Roth? What madness is this!?
Royalty tend to have music specially composed for their funerals - you can get the music for everyone from Mary Queen of Scots to Queen Victoria online. Lesser mortals don't get that sort of opportunity that often and have to choose their own funeral music from ditties already written.
Back in 2006 someone ran a survey of music played at funerals in the UK in that year and got the following as a top ten list:
1. Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
2. Angels - Robbie Williams
3. I’ve Had the Time of My Life - Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley
4. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
5. Pie Jesu - Requiem
6. Candle in the Wind - Elton John
7. With or Without You - U2
8. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
9. Every Breath You Take - The Police
10. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
I tell you - if any of those get played at my funeral, I shall vault from my grave and punch the person who arranged it.
When I was younger I always thought it would be funny to have Dave lee Roth's cover of Just a Gigolo played were I to snuff it, but these days I'm not so sure. Perhaps my musical tastes are changing.*
Anyway, enough of this preamble. What do you want playing at your funeral, and why?
*Changing from Dave Lee Roth? What madness is this!?
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Date: 2008-03-13 12:47 pm (UTC)We begin with "Ding Dong The Witch is Dead" from the Wizard of Oz - with darling daughter leading the trail of 'mourners' all of whom have to dance like Munchkins!
Somewhere during the service "Don't worry be happy" would be nice - or possibly "The only way is up"
And to finish Darling son has to get up and do the talking bit - which must end with "I didn't want to give a eulogy, I wanted to be a Lumberjack leaping from tree to tree..." which of course is followed by the lumberjack song.
I just wish I could be there to see it :o)
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Date: 2008-03-13 03:28 pm (UTC)Not only do you get to see the funeral (sit at the back in a big black hat & veil), but you get to scoot off to Panama to live on your life insurance.