i would have to say knocking on heaven's door, but it would have to be the avril lavigne version.

AC/DC's Back in Black

..or..

Kiss' Rock and Roll all Night (and party every day)

;D

Good question. I'm thinking Free Bird by Lynard Skynard. Also I want to be buried in Jeans, Tshirt, and my boots.

"Stairway to Heaven"  Led Zeppelin

;D ;DIt would really depend on how i died.:Ebony Eyes'by the Everly brothers would be good if it were in a plane."Teen Angel' by Mark Dinning would work for a train."Last Kiss" by Wayne Cochran would work for a car accident.I don't forsee comitting suicide,so "The Pickup'by Mark Dinning and "Moody River' by Pat Boone wouldn't work.If it's natural causes,the song doesn't necessarily have to deal with death,so possibly "LOve of My Life" by the Everlys.Cheers!

Funeral For a Friend, by Elton, of course  :), or Golden Slumbers by the Beatles, there wouldn't be a dry eye in the house :\'( :\'(

The theme to Late Night With Conan O'Brien by the Max Weinberg 7.  I like to be different.

Hmmm...interesting question. Let's see...

"Asleep" - The Smiths
"Unloveable" - The Smiths
"At My Funeral" - The Crash Test Dummies
"I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)" - Ultravox
"Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" - Ultravox (highly commercial, but still appropriate)
"Das Lied Vom Einsamen Mädchen" - Martin L. Gore
"The Garden" - John Foxx
"Blasphemous Rumours" - Depeche Mode
"I Know It's Over" - The Smiths
"Dream Come True" - Frozen Ghost (something for my husband to remember me by)
"Black Celebration" - Depeche Mode

...Any of those will do, as long as it's not just one of them! Actually...I'd like ALL of them played! :)

Absolutely Vile

I really don't know.I would have to think about this one right now. ;)


Howard

'Light my fire' by Amii Stewart.

I want to be cremated.  :)

'Light my fire' by Amii Stewart.

I want to be cremated.  :)



Why cremated? Why not being buried under ground?



Howard

Why cremated? Why not being buried under ground?


I get claustrophobic in a box.  ;D

I get claustrophobic in a box.  ;D



How do you know that? You're dead so you can't even feel a thing. ???



Howard

How do you know that? You're dead so you can't even feel a thing. ???


That was the joke.  ::)  ;D

What about 'Living in a box' by Living in a box?

I just came up with two others (thanks to Rush):

"Fly On The Windscreen" and "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead" by Depeche Mode. :)

Absolutely Vile

That was the joke.  ::)  ;D

What about 'Living in a box' by Living in a box?


Or write a parody: "I Wanna Be Cremated" to the tune of "I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones. ;D

Absolutely Vile

Or write a parody: "I Wanna Be Cremated" to the tune of "I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones. ;D

Absolutely Vile
I almost DIED Laughing....thanks, Vile ;D ;)

That was the joke.  ::)  ;D

What about 'Living in a box' by Living in a box?



There's actually a group called Living In A Box?  ???



Howard

I almost DIED Laughing....thanks, Vile ;D ;)


Hehehe...you're welcome. My sense of humour will be the DEATH of me! ;D Maybe I should see if I can come up with lyrics for said parody! (I'm crap at songwriting though.)

Absolutely Vile

There's actually a group called Living In A Box?  ???



Howard


Yes...they were an 80's "one hit wonder," and their only hit was..."Living In A Box!" :)

Absolutely Vile

"Stairway to Heaven"   Led Zeppelin


Excellent choice! I'd go with "Gloomy Sunday". I don't know if anyone would know this one, but I love it! I'd follow it with "Prayer for the Dying" by Seal. I'd want to be buried in all black, with my Tarot deck in my right hand, with the 10 of Cups revealed to anyone looking in from above. This card, representing a good future, would provide some consolances to mourners {assuming I had any}

November Rain by Guns 'n Roses-1990.....if I die in November....

Hehehe...you're welcome. My sense of humour will be the DEATH of me! ;D Maybe I should see if I can come up with lyrics for said parody! (I'm crap at songwriting though.)

Absolutely Vile
I think you'd be great at songwriting ;)

I think you'd be great at songwriting ;)


Nah...I'm more of a musician (non-professional singer/keyboardist) and artist. I'll leave the songwriting up to geniuses like Morrissey, Martin Gore, and John Foxx. :) And I never thought I had a good enough sense of humour to write a parody. I could always try, I suppose...:)

Absolutely Vile

I would have a New Orleans-style jazz funeral--where a Dixieland band marches in procession alongside the casket. We would proceed through the streets of San Diego, through the gates of Sea World, and up to the bleachers surrounding the shark tank. Once everyone was seated in the bleachers, my casket would be ceremoniously raised up to the edge of the tank, the door would open, and my body would be dumped into the tank and devoured by the sharks. Now THAT'S a way to put the FUN back into FUNeral!!!

The theme from "Barney," 'coz I'm dead and and I don't have to hear it.  Let those jerks at my funeral have to hear it, you know, the jerks who won't give you the time o' day when you're alive, but they'll show to your funeral to ease their consciences!
:P

the two songs i would to play at my funeral would be 'on some faraway beach' by brian eno and 'a song for europe' by roxy music. both songs sum it up quite nicely.

Nah...I'm more of a musician (non-professional singer/keyboardist) and artist. I'll leave the songwriting up to geniuses like Morrissey, Martin Gore, and John Foxx. :) And I never thought I had a good enough sense of humour to write a parody. I could always try, I suppose...:)

Absolutely Vile
You SHOULD ;)

You SHOULD ;)


We'll see. Inspiration might strike me...:)

Absolutely Vile

i want porky the pig to show up and be like "thththats all folks"

Oh, I got one:
"Highway to Hell"  AC/DC
Wait, did somebody pick that one already?
???

I actually made up a cd and it is on file with my funeral card and insurance details, mum has a copy too.  Its all detailed as to what order the songs are played in and at what stage of the service etc.  Some are just for in the background when people are arriving and leaving, others are pertinant to the service itself.  One is to be played as the ashes are scattered.

The songs on the cd are:

Over The Rainbow / Wonderful World (hawaiin mix) - Isreal Kamakawio'ale (I may have missed a vowel or two there and you may remember it being played in Mark Greens last ER ep).

50 Years - Uncanny Xmen

I hope You Dance - Leane Womak

Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes version

Candle In The Wind - Olivia Newton John version

Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler

Heaven Can Wait - Meat Loaf

I'm Just a Girl - Bachelor Girl

Superman - Five for Fighting

The Day You Went Away (english and french versions) - Wendy Mathews.

Cast Your Fate to the Wind-Sounds Incorporated(as they cast my ashes to the wind)
Wonderful World-Louis Armstrong
In My Life-Beatles
Bridge Over Troubled Waters-Simon Garfunkle


Then a lot of dance music so I can funky chicken my way in to heaven (I'm hoping)

Or write a parody: "I Wanna Be Cremated" to the tune of "I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones. ;D


You know, I thought about that when I wrote it.  ;D

Living in a box had a few more hits in Britain - more notably 'Blow the house down' and 'Room in your heart' in 1989.

Yes Maxwell, 'Highway to Hell' by ACDC would be a cracking funeral song! I want that for my wedding day!

Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings". :\'(

I think I'm worth it.

;)

Dead man's party - Oingo Boingo

Highway to heck - g'fawh

The theme from "Barney," 'coz I'm dead and and I don't have to hear it.  Let those jerks at my funeral have to hear it, you know, the jerks who won't give you the time o' day when you're alive, but they'll show to your funeral to ease their consciences!
:P



Remind me not to go to your funeral.  ;)





Cat

Let's all have one big funeral, and have one outstanding concert :)

We'll see. Inspiration might strike me...:)

Absolutely Vile
I would never strike anyone but I'd like to be your inspiration!

Every Breath You Take -- The Police
Highway to Hell -- AC DC
(If I die at a very old age) Only the Good Die Young -- Billy Joel
...and I want them to play Tom Petty's "Last Dance with Mary Jane" while showing the video on a screen over my coffin.

Just kidding.  

Here's the real list:

Time by The Alan Parson's Project,
Three Bells (artist is on the tip of my tongue, but my mind is blanking - grr,)
Imagine by John Lennon,
Spirit in the Sky - either Norman Greenbaum's or The Kentucky Headhunters' version
Streets of Laredo (Cowboy's Lament) -- Webb Wilder's version
Lightning Crash -- Live
I'll Fly Away -- The version from the O Brother soundtrack will do nicely.

You know, I thought about that when I wrote it.  ;D

Living in a box had a few more hits in Britain - more notably 'Blow the house down' and 'Room in your heart' in 1989.

Yes Maxwell, 'Highway to Hell' by ACDC would be a cracking funeral song! I want that for my wedding day!



Don't forget about Red Box--"Lean on Me," AKA "One Man Ten Men."

Le Tout Le Monde-Megadeth


Howard

The theme from "Barney," 'coz I'm dead and and I don't have to hear it.  Let those jerks at my funeral have to hear it, you know, the jerks who won't give you the time o' day when you're alive, but they'll show to your funeral to ease their consciences!
:P



Why not have Barney at your own funeral?


Howard

This is interesting ! I just read an article in a magazine about this, let me find it .........
Right the top ten songs played at funerals are :

1.The Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler.

2.MY Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion.

3.I Will ALways Love You - Whitney Houston.

4.Simply The Best - Tina Turner.

5.Angels - Robbie Williams.

6.You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers.

7.Candle In The Wind - Elton John.

8.Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers.

9.Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel.

10.Time To Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman.

Though there were requests for 'Another one bites the dust','Wake me up before you gogo','Burn baby burn','Relight my fire' and 'Smoke gets in your eyes' !! 

My choice for me is 'Who's gonna ride your wild horses' by U2.

Don't forget about Red Box--"Lean on Me," AKA "One Man Ten Men."


I love that song. Why not have something from Black Box as well?

Have some screeching mime artist sing 'Ride on time'.  ;D

Let's all have one big funeral, and have one outstanding concert :)



A Tribute Concert ;D



Howard

Staying Alive - The Bee Gees (just jokin')

Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
The Day You Went Away - Wendy Matthews
Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton John
Born To Be Alive

At the funeral I went to today they played REM "Everybody Hurts", Eric Clapton "You Look Wonderful Tonight", and Madness "It Must be Love".