Funeral Music

[metallithrax]

At work today, we got onto the subject of funeral music. So I thought it might be cool/creepy (your choice) to see what music choices people have encountered at funerals, and what you would like as your music.

Now, I want to be cremated, which encompasses 3 music changes usually. If your funeral/cremation is different then that's fine.

So here goes:

For my cremation (if it gets to that stage):

walk in music - Queen -

During casket into fire -

walk out music -

[Mystic Mungis]

Probably a medley of Justin Bieber and Katie Perry just to make everyone regret outliving me :p

Honestly though, as morbid as it sounds, I think about this a lot and I just can't settle on any songs :(

EDIT: Ohh also thought I'd point out that I want to be cremated too, (Don't Fear) The Reaper would be kinda cool I suppose.

[Crisp]

Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills

'Cause Imma coming back as a Zomb-E, bitch.

[Draconian Guppy]

Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills

'Cause Imma coming back as a Zomb-E, bitch.

Run for your life!!!!!!!!

led zeppelin - Stairway to heaven ? :p

[Psyco359]

Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

:shifty:

[Izlude]

Labyrinth music from NES' the Legend of Zelda, looping over and over and over...

[Jub]

I'd be happy with Chopin's

.

[sanctified Veteran]

[Phouchg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODGhMcMclSg

[Detection]

I don't think I would want any song, all it's going to do is force people who loved you to remember your funeral whenever they hear it.

If I had to have one it would be something stupid, maybe scatman or that chicken dance song

[theyarecomingforyou]

I'm pretty eccentric, so I wouldn't want my funeral to be conventional. My plan is to record a video of myself miming to Agadoo while dressed in a ludicrous outfit:

I'm thinking indoor fireworks, strobe lighting and having it catered by McDonald's, including a fry party:

[Nothing Here]

I also want to be cremated. My funeral is going to be a big party. Crying and carrying on isn't going to be allowed. It's in my will. I've already set aside cash for the entire thing. An entire all-nighter.

Walk in music -

Loading casket into fire -

Walk out music -

[Detection]

I want to be buried, if there is a mistake and I'm not actually dead, I would prefer to wake up in a coffin and run out of oxygen than wake up in an oven and burn to death

[Growled Member]

I want church music played at my funeral. It has a dead sound to it.

[123456789A]

I want this played at my funeral.

[Detection]

I want this played at my funeral.

You would need it to be an open casket funeral, so when they opened it up expecting to see you, they would be rick rolled

[redvamp128]

[+Warwagon MVC]

[Phouchg]

I want to be buried, if there is a mistake and I'm not actually dead, I would prefer to wake up in a coffin and run out of oxygen than wake up in an oven and burn to death

I don't think running out of oxygen would be preferable. I'm living with COPD my entire life and let me tell you - I'd rather burn in hell and have it be over in seconds than hours.

[HawkMan]

You guys actually haveto pile present at the actual cremation.... Does that include the part where all the bigger pieces of none and teeth gets manually crushed afterwards to...

[compl3x]

I want to be buried, if there is a mistake and I'm not actually dead, I would prefer to wake up in a coffin and run out of oxygen than wake up in an oven and burn to death

If you wake up underground your chances of being saved are pretty much zero. You could wake up before they pop you in the burner and shout-out for help.

I'd rather be cremated then the people can do as they wish with the ashes. There is an infinite number of things of more importance you can use land for than to bury the dead.

I've never really thought about this. I'll be dead, so people can play whatever the hell makes them feel best. Why force a bunch of living people to listen to music I liked, which they might not, which I can't even hear...ya know, because I'm dead.

[HawkMan]

if you're buried at least the remains of your body is being used to create more fertile earth. if you're cremated you're just releasing more carbon

[McKay]

I can't decide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3b9gOtQoq4

[compl3x]

if you're buried at least the remains of your body is being used to create more fertile earth. if you're cremated you're just releasing more carbon

Because all of the effort which went into making the coffin, digging the grave, and transporting everything involved in putting you in the ground was carbon neutral?

You are buried in a coffin whose wood has been treated with chemicals. The inside of the casket is lined with materials which are likely synthetic and won't rot for decades. Your body has been pumped full of embalming fluid which is probably rich in chemicals which will leach into the soil.

And then of course you have to take into account everything that is going to go into making your monument.

If my family wanted to bury me, I'd want them to wrap me in a cotton shroud, (which used ot be all the rage) dig a hole somewhere in the bush/forest/jungle, whatever, bury me and plant a tree on top. Then my carcass would actually help fertilise the tree.

[yxz]