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What Kind Of Funeral...
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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??
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??
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My will states: "I desire that my body be cremated without ceremony and that my ashes be disposed of, also without ceremony, in any convenient refuse receptacle". I don't believe in funerals or in memorials. I'd like to see arranging or attending a funeral made illegal and all memorials torn down. Funerals and memorials are utterly pointless.
21:59 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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......♣
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......♣
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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.
