What Kind Of Funeral...

[nailit]

Not been morbid here, and this has nothing to do with my question on body and soul thread about my brother in law's cancer (if anything its prompted about the "music that makes your hair stand up" thread on music category).
But what kind of funeral can you envisage for yourself?
A religious funeral seems to be the default position if you havnt left any requests otherwise.
Personally ive let it be known that (in the event of my untimely death) I'd want a humanist funeral, devoid of any religious connotations.
Songs I'd like played would be

1) Great pretender...Freddie mercury version
2) Teo Torriatte...Queen
3) Las palabras de amor...Queen

(yes, Im a Queen fan)

Id like a little family reading telling everyone what a *** ive been in life and how i cocked everything up (I've always valued honesty)
And I'd like everyone to get drunk after, while having a whale of a time.
(and maybe remembering some good stuff ;=) ......)

What about you??

[pixie373]

Yours sounds great to me, although so far I've chosen "Run" by Snow Patrol. Not sure what else. If i had Queen, it would probably be "We are the Champions". Nothing religious anyway...

[grasscarp]

To be honest I have no interest in what happens. A chance for my next of kin to please themselves without having to adhere to a plan.

[Daffy6543]

I want an 'eco' funeral. Cardboard coffin burial in woodland

[Daffy6543]

It always makes me laugh how many people say they want the song Angel by Sarah McClaughlin played at their funeral, the song is about heroin addiction.

[sjayne]

'Who wants to live forever' Freddie Mercury and Queen

[Daffy6543]

Music for me will be Barber's Adagio for strings and Forever Autumn.

[gness]

Evening, Nailit...I've just helped a friend to put the finishing touches to his funeral.....When I'm Dead and Gone....and....Ain't it Grand to be Blooming Well Dead....are two of his song choices....☺

For me a Humanist funeral.....wicker coffin....loads of white flowers and a green burial with no-one to know where.

For music......Green Fields of France...Luke Kelly of course......Red Haired Mary....and a couple by Joan Baez and Rod Stewart....so far, but I will add more as I intend to milk it and for one last time inflict my music on my kids....☺

I expect all the musical step children to play and my Irish dancing family to perform from Riverdance......♣

[atalanta]

Mine will be deeply ironic, seeing that I am a dyed-in-the-wool atheist -
"Oh, When the Saints go marchin' in." But its great jazz

[boxtops]

The details of what we want to happen at our funerals, and where our ashes are to be interred, are all lodged with our Wills.

[Ann]

Definitely a church service for me - a thanksgiving for my life, like I had for my Mum last month. Hubby always says he wants "Always look on the bright side of life" played at his ....

[anneasquith]

G. '' A green burial no one will know where '', are you planning to bury yourself ? :)

[boxtops]

Ann, we played Bright Side at our wedding....!

[nailit]

Wow, some great and various replies, all very interesting.
Like the idea of a wicker (or bio-degradable) coffin, never thought of that. A bin liner would do me.
"Oh, When the Saints go marchin in " Now that would be good for an atheist like me.
Ok, hands up. Who wants the Countdown theme?

[sunny-dave]

Going Underground ... or Light My Fire

[paddywak]

I too am going for an eco funeral.Trish has vetoed the song I wanted played at the end as she's a bit of a tradionalist and thought it was inappropriate,I on the other always thought Going Underground by the Jam was spot on for an ex miner, so it's going to be The Parting Glass the late great Luke Kelly version.For the rest of it they can do what they want as I won't be there, oh and I've three bottles malt whisk(e)y and a bottle of Pussers Rum for my four best mates should they survive me.

[Daffy6543]

http://www.muchhoolewoodlandburialground.co.uk/index.html

This is my chosen place to be buried.

[woofgang]

no funeral, nothing. A very private cremation.

[paddywak]

Glad to see someone else thought of The Jam dave.

[Daffy6543]

My mum was cremated in March, some idiot thought it would be a good idea to carry the coffin into the crem to the tune of 'That's Amore', mum hated the song and detested Dean Martin. We suspect my scumbag brother had something to do with it.