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Florence61

Florence61 Report 18 Oct 2024 17:21

:-D :-D :-D Maggie im sure they do love you really :-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 Oct 2024 15:19

My girls have 'promised' to have 'Ding Dong the witch is Dead' at my cremation :-S

They do love me - honest! :-D :-D

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 18 Oct 2024 11:58

Caroline, an old school friend had that played at her husband's funeral in January and it was perfect for him.

Florence61

Florence61 Report 18 Oct 2024 11:46

JustGinnie love that :-D :-D :-D

Caroline, my best friends hubby is having that song :-) :-)

The last song that Elvis Presley made before he died was "Way on down!"

Caroline

Caroline Report 18 Oct 2024 11:41

What no one having Monty Python "Always look on the bright side of life"???

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 18 Oct 2024 08:21

:-D :-D :-D Ginnie, a man to my own heart

JustGinnie

JustGinnie Report 17 Oct 2024 23:00

No death bed music for me either. I will leave it up to my family to decide on any other but hopefully they will choose one of my many favourite hymns.

My OH wants' Another one bites the dust' when he enters the Crematorium.

Island

Island Report 17 Oct 2024 21:37

LOL @ aging rocker :-D
The all singing F/Ds in the next town offers a hospitality room within the premises for the bun fight after. I wouldn't know how popular it is but doesn't appeal to me :-0

agingrocker

agingrocker Report 17 Oct 2024 20:15

LaGooner, I'd go further and say any music should be full volume. My ridiculously wide taste in music covers punk, heavy metal, classical and everything in between (apart from Ed Sheeran) and it's all best when it's loud!

Island does your local crematorium hire out a room for parties? ???? Asking for a friend!

Island

Island Report 17 Oct 2024 19:27

agingrocke, the sound system at our local crem is fab..... I just knew my late beloved sound man would approve.

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 17 Oct 2024 19:14

Aginrocker all Queen songs should be played full volume, they always are in this house, it's compulsory :-D :-D :-D :-D

agingrocker

agingrocker Report 17 Oct 2024 19:01

I've said for years that The Show Must Go On by Queen for me, on condition it's played at full blast or it's wasted.

Dance Me by Leonard Cohen would feature at some point, and I'd need a bit of Alice Cooper singing I Never Cry as well

But I'm not in any rush for my ideas to come to fruition!

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 17 Oct 2024 16:50

After the trauma of organising his brothers funeral my OH and I are quite happy with the idea of no service and no one going to wave us off,

Even though BIL had planned all the service it was dreadful having to plan around everyone’s preferred dates, due to work and travel and then what seemed like hordes saying they wanted to come. Oddly, the hordes I am referring to kept to themselves and never spoke to the family.

Oh, and covid was looming.

Florence61

Florence61 Report 17 Oct 2024 16:24

LG they are also my fav all time band. Who wants to live forever is fab :-D

When my mum passed and we were all at the graveside, we chose her fav. In the Mood by Glen Miller. We also had Over The Rainbow by Eva Cassidy <3

When my best friend passed in her early 50's, she had "Going up to the Spirit in the sky" by Dr & The medics and we all clapped and danced in the church as it was played just as she wanted it <3

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 17 Oct 2024 16:22

I’m with Gwyn on no death bed music. Imagine having your choice quietly playing and someone in the room doesn’t like it and puts on something abominable.

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 17 Oct 2024 15:04

I love all Queen songs and have them all in my collection :-)

Island

Island Report 17 Oct 2024 14:29

The Great Pretender <3

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 17 Oct 2024 14:16

My entrance will be These were the days of our lives by Queen one of our favourites as it was the last song Freddie Mercury performed and he was my idol :-) I also want to fit in Who wants to live forever also by Queen.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 17 Oct 2024 13:59

No death bed music for me, please.
On the off chance that some family might be with me, I'd want to hear them chatting together or to me without background music.

Curtain music would be up to them.

Island

Island Report 17 Oct 2024 13:26

Excellent choice LG :-D

I've been toying with a few leaving party songs for a while.... Air by the Incredible String Band for the entrance and My Sweet Lord for the closing but may have to scratch that as I wouldn't like anyone to assume I'd 'returned to the flock' and miss the Hare Krishna.
Current favourite for the walk out is 'Rainy Day Women' by Bob Dylan.
Death bed has to be a choice selection of videos of The Mavericks, headphones on and cranked up to max :-D