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happyjo | 19:14 Sat 08th Sep 2007 | Body & Soul
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Hi

I know this is a tad depressing... but.. what 3 songs ( not hymns) would you choose for your funeral.... they can be funny, sad, uplifting....

I know my friends father chose, as a joke...for his wifes funeral

Ding dong the witch is dead, from the Wizard of Oz...


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Mine are

'This womans work' --Kate bush
'Bridge over troubled water' Simon and Garfunkle
'Scar tissue' Red hot Chilli peppers

Jo x
Can only think of two.
I would like Elton Johns Funeral for a Friend and Onward Christian Soldiers. I love the first and the second would be for me to look down and laugh at my family singing a hymn and also failing to hit the high note!

funeral for a friend (elton john)

the final countdown (europe)

and knights of cydonia (muse) as the lyrics in it go "no ones gonna take me alive"
Can only think of one at the moment. I'd have to be Arms of an Angel by Angelis.

http://www.angelis-music.com/
1 Hell Awaits by Slayer
2 Fade to Black by Metallica
3 Highway to Hell by AC/DC
mr nutgone has just come in and said:

Suzy is a Punk Rocker - Ramones

Fields of Gold - Sting

Gay Bar - Electric 6

But then he is a bit strange...! (I'm still thinking of mine.)
I would like maybe:
Dj shadow - Blood on the motorway
Elton john Funeral for a friend
can't think of another one.
i think three are to many

most funerals are very short

three songs would take up half the alloted time
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Well go on then legend.. choose 1.

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Who knows where the time goes - Eva Cassidy
Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

Those are the real ones, but for a less serious three:

Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile) - Steve Harley
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Breaking Into Heaven - Stone Roses
Take it you are in the dungeon again legend if you are give 3 taps on the wall as I think that I am in the cell next to you judging by the smell
1:Barbers Adagio For Strings
2:Forever Autumn from War of The Worlds
3:Mariah Carey & Boyz 2 Men,One Sweet Day
good souls - Starsailor

Thoughts of a dying athiest - MUse

Long Time Coming - Delays


All attending should be in skinny jeans and converse trainers.


friend of mine had Freddy Mercury -Who wants to live forever.(I think thats the title)
she died of cancer and planned everything herself.When I hear it now it makes me cry and laugh at the same time (not a pretty sight)
1. knocking on heavens door. by bob dylan.
2. knocking on heavens door. by guns n roses.
3. stairway to heaven. as long as its not the rolf harris version.
Mr Blobby by Mr Blobby
Devo, Beautiful World
Thundercats theme music
Wind beneath my wings Lee Greenwood
Mi Mancherai Josh Groban
Songbird Eva Cassidy
hi happyjo
we recentley went to a friends funeral and he wanted all ways look on the bright side of life playing. Everyone started smiling and it was such a good song to end things on
Come Up and See Me (C0ckney Rebel) wll be good as if the deceased is inviting folk to Heaven upon their own demise.

However, I would chose:

Fantastic Voyage------David Bowie
Absolute Beginners-------David Bowie
Still Life------Suede
Add Some Music-----------The Beach Boys

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