marsh man Posted yesterday at 09:53 Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:53 (edited) Not a very nice thought but one day we will be leaving the earth we were born in and lived all our life on , so when the day come have you thought about what songs if any that are played at the service , just recently I have been to three within a matter of weeks , the one I went to during the week was of a chap we spent many happy days together messing about in our gun punts and enjoying life in a totally different era of today , one of the songs played at his funeral was Mary Hopkins , Those Were The Days My Friend , it seemed to fit the bill perfectly , at my wife's funeral I picked The Seekers , The Carnival Is Over , again to me that was how we spent most of our years together , If I had to pick one today it would be , The Bee Gees , Don't Forget To Remember Me . So now over to you ? MM Edited yesterday at 09:56 by marsh man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted yesterday at 10:12 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:12 Well the way things are going, The Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted yesterday at 10:30 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:30 Probably would be Heroes, David Bowie. Or Queen, Fat Bottom Girls 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted yesterday at 10:32 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:32 "working in the chain gang"🎵 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted yesterday at 10:35 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:35 (edited) Hello, The Theme tune to Out of Town would be playing first ? Improvisacion, Not sure when the Curtains open and close 🤔 Edited yesterday at 10:44 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted yesterday at 10:39 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:39 I have thought about this and have told my son to play Avicii "Wake me up" when they push my homemade willow box into the hole I've dug down the croft..😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted yesterday at 10:41 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:41 Mine would be a quite recent [2019] track from Jacob Bryant,,,, who's he you may ask ? 😆 There are a few older ones I could choose, but this one suits me 🙂 Just change Whiskey to Whisky, and Jim Beam to Aberlour 👍😁 🥃 "When I'm gone, don't bring me pretty flowersAnd don't sit and cry for me at my tombstoneCome and visit me in the midnight hoursWith your party on Think of me and recall all the good timesAnd bring your memories and a bottle of ol' Jim BeamAnd take a swig as a haunted honky-tonk man chantsAnd remember me Pour whiskey on my grave, let it seep into my bonesHave a drink with me, even when I'm goneI'll do the same for you, if you'll do the same for meTurn it up and take a shot, set my spirit freeDon't forget the promise that you madePour whiskey on my grave When my time's up, don't let the good times be goneLet me still go out like I wanted to goKickin' it up and drinking with my boots onWith a rebel soul Pour whiskey on my grave, let it seep into my bonesHave a drink with me, even when I'm goneI'll do the same for you, if you'll do the same for meTurn it up and take a shot, set my spirit freeDon't forget the promise that you madePour whiskey on my grave When I'm gone, don't bring me pretty flowersDon't sit and cry for me at my tombstoneCome and visit me in the midnight hoursWith your party on" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted yesterday at 10:57 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:57 (edited) Entry to Louis Armstrong, What a Wonderful World. Final music and exit to my favourite of all time, William Tell Overture by Rossini, starting from 7 minutes in, Bringing Home the Cows (nice and peaceful) and when they hit that trumpet for The March of the Swiss Soldiers you can all go. Hi-Ho Silver, I’m outa here! ps: and if there are any vicars present, I will come back and haunt them! Edited yesterday at 10:58 by London Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted yesterday at 11:32 Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:32 (edited) At some point maybe coming in the show must go on by Freddie mercury not sure yet of the other 2 have a few to consider.One could be heroes by bowie the other run by snow patrol or Alfie Bowes version Edited yesterday at 12:28 by wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted yesterday at 12:29 Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:29 Me and my family have a meeting with the undertakers on Monday coming to arrange what songs and pics to play at my brothers funeral on the 8th March i found him dead 3 weeks ago he was 62 yrs of age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted yesterday at 12:38 Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:38 Over the rainbow Eva Cassidy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted yesterday at 13:00 Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 13:00 As expected a great mix of songs and music , I can't remember when I last went to a wedding but the amount of funerals I go to seem never ending and when they talk about three weddings and a funeral I recon it is now 15/20 funerals to one wedding , might well be more odds than that , we have to face facts that none of us are getting any younger and little things like sorting out the songs and music at the service will no doubt help those who are sorting the details out .none of us are immortal and it's good to talk about these things rather than think the time will never come . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted yesterday at 13:10 Report Share Posted yesterday at 13:10 We seem to be forgetting that a funeral is for the benefit of the living, not the dead! Play what you want at my funeral, I don’t care. Heck, engage in a ******* contest on my coffin if it makes you feel better. My only instructions to my next of kin are: do what you want. I won’t be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted yesterday at 13:20 Report Share Posted yesterday at 13:20 what i would really like ..is to be put on a proper pyre...made of oak and ash...on the acle marshes one evening ...and there would be a trestle table there with keg ale barrells on it and another with a white line cloth o it with the best sausage rolls and pasties you have ever tasted....and folk would turn up and be warmed bythe fire and have good food and drink and a good time .... but laws would prevent that from happening...........them saxons knew a good time when they saw it........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted yesterday at 13:45 Report Share Posted yesterday at 13:45 1 hour ago, DUNKS said: Over the rainbow Eva Cassidy. Beautiful. It always reminds me of my late wife , and brings a tear to my eye . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted yesterday at 13:46 Report Share Posted yesterday at 13:46 (edited) Janet Jackson "Together Again", Roger Whittaker "New World in the Morning", Beverley Knight "Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda" or best of all but you need to search it so here's a link. Beyonce "The Way we Were". Edited yesterday at 13:54 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted yesterday at 13:51 Report Share Posted yesterday at 13:51 I’d like the theme to the Detectorists by Johnny Flynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peakiepie Posted yesterday at 14:17 Report Share Posted yesterday at 14:17 "Aint it grand to be blooming well dead". This was actually played at one of our friends Cremations recently. Alternatively, I think Mark Knopfler's " Going home" is good. Even if you dont support Newcastle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted yesterday at 14:39 Report Share Posted yesterday at 14:39 A very weird funeral i went to the song as we left was ACDC "Thunderstruck" the guy was one of the nicest guys you could ever know. The chilling thing was he was hit by a Voyager train, it came back to the depot i worked at to be cleaned. The circumstances were unknown until some time after, very sad indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukka Bundook Posted yesterday at 14:49 Report Share Posted yesterday at 14:49 For mother who was a Land Army girl in the War, one we chose was "I'll be seeing you". Seemed fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted yesterday at 15:08 Report Share Posted yesterday at 15:08 Bruce Springsteen”im on fire” As well as Jerusalem and abide with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted yesterday at 15:10 Report Share Posted yesterday at 15:10 My family have a tradition of very very small funerals. Close relatives and a couple of invited friends only. Usually totals around a dozen people. No formal service, just as minimal as the crematorium will let us get away with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted yesterday at 15:35 Report Share Posted yesterday at 15:35 25 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: No formal service, just as minimal as the crematorium will let us get away with! This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted yesterday at 15:53 Report Share Posted yesterday at 15:53 The Beatles.........My Life. Entering Crem. Mike and Mechanics. Living Years. Mark Knopfler... Long Road. Exiting. I did want 'Light my fire' on entry, but my Daughters disagreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm243 Posted yesterday at 16:03 Report Share Posted yesterday at 16:03 Find my way hone by Jon and Vangelis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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