What Song Would You Like Played At Your Funeral.

[gear-guy]

Thanks Blackthorn, nicely said will need to look up that song. As for me my favorite song of all time is What a wonderful world by the great Satchmo! so it will be played I hope.

 

[gear-guy]

Nicely said Blackthorn, as for me my favorite song of all time. What a wonderful world by the great Satchmo!

 

[Blackthorn]

Nicely said Blackthorn, as for me my favorite song of all time. What a wonderful world by the great Satchmo!

Thanks Gear Guy, I like that one by Satchmo, too.

 

[Stearmen]

I don't care if there's people in the afterlife or not. But there damn well better be cats.

If that is the case, I hope there are no allergies!

 

[Stearmen]

I guise since I was born and raised out West, this would be the song! We tend towards the Irish funerals, so lots of jokes and laughing at the reception! [video=youtube;cIxuS8rRrwE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIxuS8rRrwE[/video]

 

[A Bomber General]

Great posts and not a question I'd considered until tonight. I've tried to live an upbeat life and would like to go out the same way. "Begin the Beguine" by Artie Shaw and "Let's Dance" by the Benny Goodman Orchestra would be the way to go I think.

The only funeral that I can remember that had really good if haunting music was for a friend of mine that was murdered while we were in high school. He (the deceased) was an outstanding guitar player, and his teacher was asked to play a selection of my friend's favorite tunes before the service. There wasn't a dry eye in the place after that, but there weren't too many to begin with because the whole thing was just tragic.

 

[Nobert]

Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee or Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries by Rudy Vallee.

 

[HudsonHawk]

This reminds me of High Fidelity, where John Cusack's character describes what he wants played at his funeral:

"'Many Rivers to Cross' by Jimmy Cliff, 'Angel' by Aretha Franklin, and I've always had this fantasy that some beautiful, tearful woman would insist on 'You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me' by Gladys Knight."

 

[babygirl...]

Great discussion guys..I have always like the song Peace in the Valley.. It holds so much truth and meaning for me..but I also like this one!!
[video=youtube_share;AZQxH_8raCI]http://youtu.be/AZQxH_8raCI[/video]

 

[Blackthorn]

Great discussion guys..I have always like the song Peace in the Valley.. It holds so much truth and meaning for me..but I also like this one!!
[video=youtube_share;AZQxH_8raCI]http://youtu.be/AZQxH_8raCI[/video]

I like Peace in the Valley, too. I grew up loving it.

 

[Sloan1874]

[video=youtube;53tnAuSDQgU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53tnAuSDQgU[/video]

 

[Seraph1227]

Roll me away by Bob Seeger

 

[1mach1]

My Way as performed by Elvis.

[video=youtube;3JxrzO3sNTY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JxrzO3sNTY[/video]

 

[ChiTownScion]

This would be #1:

"Isn't It Grand, Boys" by the Clancys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ZAL_1rcfQ

And this would be #2:

"Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" from "The Life of Brian."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ

 

[Lee Hutch]

Danny Boy
Fields of Athenry
And a really jazzy version of When the Saints Go Marching In!

 

[Retro Spectator]

I would pick my two favorite Carl Perkins songs.
Jive After Five
Rockin' Record Hop

 

[Dan Allen]

How about any "old" classic that hasn't been written yet.

 

[vitanola]

"Waiting At the End of the Road".

"The way is long, the night is dark, but I don't mind 'cause a happy lark will be singing at the end of the road..."

[video=youtube;m1CGrnp15IY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1CGrnp15IY&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

 

[Horace Debussy Jones]

"I'll Fly Away", by Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch from the soundtrack of "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?"

 

[gear-guy]

What a wonderful world by Louie Armstrong.