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Me: Iots of blue grass. Maybe some Hank Williams. Finish with slow, sad Irish stuff with the uilleann pipes.
I also want it loud.
No, I ain't planning to go nowhere soon. Just thinkin' aloud --- fact is, not even doing that. Just typing loud. You're probably gonna have to put up with me for a few more years.
spooky3
(34,477 posts)jpak
(41,759 posts)Deuxcents
(16,332 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,408 posts)multigraincracker
(32,720 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,301 posts)rogerballard
(2,898 posts)Josh Groban cover would do nicely...
Midnight Writer
(21,800 posts)Jrose
(842 posts)are inspiring...
-also...
'Come Fly With Me' sung by Sinatra
coprolite
(182 posts)Croney
(4,670 posts)Dave in VA
(2,039 posts)grumpyduck
(6,261 posts)Dulcinea
(6,661 posts)The Sid Vicious version.
murielm99
(30,764 posts)and some Chicago blues.
ms liberty
(8,597 posts)This is the live version, with the string section, they called themselves the Clockwork Stringers. It was magnificent live, I saw that tour twice I think, once was at Halloween and the Stringers dressed for it, which was really fun. This is Rush's last original song on their last studio album ever and now Neil's dead and my heart is broken.
Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)Before the album was released, Peart said he was challenging himself in lyrics and drum work to be the best he ever was.
Certainly in terms of lyrics, this song shows it.
Rest in peace to the Ghostrider, Neil Peart.
In this one of many possible worlds
All for the best or some bizarre test?
It is what it is and whatever
Time is still the infinite jest
The arrow flies when you dream
The hours tick away, the cells tick away
The Watchmaker keeps to his schemes
The hours tick away, they tick away
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
In the rise and the set of the sun
'Til the stars go spinning
Spinning 'round the night
Oh, it is what it is and forever
Each moment a memory in flight
The arrow flies while you breathe
The hours tick away, the cells tick away
The Watchmaker has time up his sleeve
The hours tick away, they tick away
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
It's a measure of a life
The treasure of a life
Is a measure of love and respect
The way you live, the gifts that you give
In the fullness of time
Is the only return that you expect
The future disappears into memory
With only a moment between
Forever dwells in that moment
Hope is what remains to be seen
Forever dwells in that moment
Hope is what remains to be seen
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
Ocelot II
(115,854 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,408 posts)But that is probably the case for most mass music.
Ocelot II
(115,854 posts)BOSSHOG
(37,099 posts)Nothing but Buffet all afternoon on the beach. Barbecue and Kegs from ten in the morning til Sundown. I anticipate dying on an early Summer evening way off in the future, Then the cremated remains of me and my wife will be driven upstream Mississippi River and dumped in Ole Man River and we will meander south to the Big Easy. We will search for that Lost Shaker of Salt and be together forever Amen. No tears, just another round to toast our lives.
Mr.Bill
(24,321 posts)George Harrison from the Sgt Pepper album.
mactire
(115 posts)Although I have already discussed with the pertinent folks, some of the music that will be played at a gathering after my demise, its agreed that ONeills March on uillean pipes( accompanied by other instruments) will be the first tune at the occasion- the Chieftains version is best. The end will have Mark Knopflers (Dire Straits) song Going Home played, and then a chorus of friends singing The Parting Glass, a song of Scottish origin, popular in Eire, as immortalized in the brilliant film Waking Ned Devine and the promo ads for Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey. Dougie MacLeans tune The Gael ( Last of the Mohicans ) is on the list. Although a fiddle-driven tune, has had many interpretations on pipes - Scottish highland, Irish Uillean, Breton, and Northumbrian. Check out Clanadonia( on YouTube) a group of Scottish street musicians that are entertaining and fun. There will be music from all over at my gathering, from Calypso, Soca, west African, and any musicians that contribute to Playing For Change, especially the version of All Along the Watchtower , Hendrix style, the best Rock n Roll song in my book, and another of his tunes Little Wing by the Corrs with guest Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones.
MIGuy
(14 posts)Last edited Mon Mar 4, 2024, 07:02 PM - Edit history (1)
A song written for that occasion
Coventina
(27,172 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,653 posts)There isn't anyone left to attend, let alone take care of it for me when I'm dead!
Besides, I'd like to be 'planted' under a tree, so I can provide the nutrients for it to grow big and strong.
Green burial.
But if some sort of music had to be played, it would definitely be this. Because I'd like all of the spirits to get up and dance!
Come to think of it, I would want this one as well. It's my 'deserted island' music. If I could only have one song to listen to If I were stranded on a deserted island, this would be it.
3Hotdogs
(12,408 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,653 posts)And I swear it would make the dead get up and dance! How can you not want to dance when you listen to it?
It's also great if you're in a bad mood. You'll be in a good mood in a matter of seconds!
GReedDiamond
(5,316 posts)At the end of the memorial service attended by very few if any.
Permanut
(5,637 posts)elleng
(131,107 posts)PJMcK
(22,048 posts)I saw Smetana and just knew you had posted, elleng!
Have a great week!
TlalocW
(15,391 posts)I'm 52 now, and I don't want family choosing songs that don't represent me. Also, I'll be paying for my funeral, leaving instructions for the niece most likely to follow them, which might include a merch table where you can get a copy of my playlisy.
Anyway, the closing song will be this...
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)live love laugh
(13,130 posts)True Dough
(17,325 posts)because if I die anytime soon, I got shafted!
catrose
(5,073 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,910 posts)GreenWave
(6,766 posts)A great song. Now if somebody could only please write it.
Mad_Dem_X
(9,565 posts)1) Let It Be (The Beatles)
2) Year of the Cat (Al Stewart)
3) Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
4) Keep Me In Your Heart (Warren Zevon)
lastlib
(23,287 posts)Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)That live album has magic in it. They were at the top of their game.
maxrandb
(15,355 posts)to lighten the mood, then hit 'em with Soon from Yes (just a fantastic vocal performance from Jon Anderson), then wrap it up with "Love Reign O're Me", because isn't that what life is all about.
I think I would like to end to the sound of Keith Moon trashing the studio drum room, like at the end of that song.
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)Ferryboat
(923 posts)Haven't given the subject much thought.
Always loved this song.
Evergreen Emerald
(13,069 posts)and let the good times roll!
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)He was, among many other things, a fan of Ennio Morricone, so I will include "Gabriel's Oboe" from Morricone's score for The Mission film.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)Plus, the eye-rolling would be fantastic! :evilgrin
EDIT ADD: Probably cost prohibitive, but if you could get a couple of prima donas to sing the Flower Duet, thatd be awesome. Thats the most beautiful noise Ive ever heard come out of a human face.
Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)"Confusion ... will be my epitaph
As I crawl, a cracked and broken path ..."
onethatcares
(16,185 posts)"He tried to do his best
but
he could not"
VGNonly
(7,506 posts)Both Sides Now, Urge for Going, Circle Game
The Band- Whispering Pines
Van Morrison-Into the Mystic
Neil Young-Expecting to Fly, Sugar Mountain, Old Man
Allman Brothers-Midnight Rider
Byrds-I Wasn't Born To Follow, Ballad of the Easy Rider
Prairie_Seagull
(3,338 posts)One of my all-time favorites.
VGNonly
(7,506 posts)from Van
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|Traildogbob
(8,806 posts)Please dont bury me in the cold cold ground.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,610 posts)Dave Bromberg Band's version.
https://music.
nocoincidences
(2,230 posts)Let the Mystery Be
FalloutShelter
(11,878 posts)yonder
(9,676 posts)Here's a gorgeous version of Carolan's Farewell to Music on a whistle and harp:
Of course there would have to be a bunch of dance tunes too, mostly reels I'd think.
SARose
(255 posts)I hope you dance by Le Ann Womack for my grandchildren.
My cremation and ash disposal are prearranged. Later, I want friends and family to celebrate my life at my favorite restaurant and ask that these two songs be played.
ProfessorGAC
(65,170 posts)The Phillip Glass piece in which for exactly 273 seconds not a sound is made.
It fits, because there will be no memorial service about me.
I'd rather people just move on with their own lives and not dwell on me after I'm dead.
skypilot
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