What Do You Want To Be Played At Your Funeral?

[Barry Platnick]

twister, pictionary and charades

[George R. Lane]

I have no plans on leaving anytime soon, maybe never.

[Psyberbilly]

I'd like the fiddle player in my band, Anthony VanPelt, to play "Ashokan Farewell".

Wouldn't be a dry eye in the house!

My mom used to do Civil War re-enactments with me and a group of re-enactors and loved "Ashokan Farewell" , I played solo on mandolin at her funeral . As for myself , I would like Mary Fahl's version of " I'm Going Home " and Marty Stuart's instrumental " The Pilgrim ".

[Mike Snyder]

Pink Floyd- Atom Heart Mother-Funky Dung

[Dan Cole]

Ozzie Osborne "see you on the other side"?

[Mandolin Mick]

I plan on making a CD of me playing My Last Days on Earth by Bill Monroe and sacred music to be played at my funeral. Me on the mandolin and also playing the backing on guitar and bass.

[Denny Gies]

Any kind of bluegrass, with mandolin leads of course.

[Bernie Daniel]

I plan on making a CD of me playing My Last Days on Earth by Bill Monroe and sacred music to be played at my funeral. Me on the mandolin and also playing the backing on guitar and bass.

Playing at your own funeral backed up by yourself, speaking at your own funeral? Amazing ideas -- all things are possible with modern technology -- except of course coming back to life (at least for now).

Funeral songs: "Its all over now baby blue" (B. Dylan) followed immediately by "Red Rubber Ball" (The Cyrkle)?

[Steve Davis]

[JeffD]

Easy question. I have known this for years and years.

I would want the song "Hills of Galilee". OK I can't get Hazel Dickins. But the song would be enough.

I can't hear this tune without a strong emotional reaction. This old music has a way of saying things directly, without layer upon layer of obfuscation. The lack of nonesense in that chorus is startling, and forces us to cut through all the rationalizations and sit with something we don't, perhaps, really want to sit with.

But hey , you didn't come to my funeral for entertainment.


"We are traveling home, we are traveling home.
One by one, we're traveling home,
Across death's river, our friends have gone.
And must follow them, one by one."

[allenhopkins]

Finnegan's Wake, last verse. And I hope to re-enact it.

Mickey Maloney he raised his head
When a bottle of whiskey flew at him
It missed him falling on the bed
The liquor scattered over Tim
Tim revives see how he rises
Timothy rising from the bed
Whirl your whiskey around like blazes
Thanum an Dhul, do ye think I'm dead?

[J.Albert]

"What Do You Want To Be Played At Your Funeral?"

This:
http://soundcloud.com/fishrrman/no-grave

- John

[J.Albert]

"Aside from the standards already mentioned I got an unusal request to play "Dixie" on the banjo as the casket was being lowered into the ground."

"If they carry me back on that long southern track
I hope you will answer my plea
When they lower me down in that sweet Georgia ground
Have someone play Dixie for me"

- John

[Shelagh Moore]

"How can I miss you when you won't go away"

[Brent Hutto]

I might be tempted to go with this catchy tune.

Here today and gone tomorrow
Life’s too short to borrow sorrow
Life’s too short for me to worry over you
You are gone, you are missin’
Other lips you are kissing
Life’s too short for me to worry over you

And I’m leavin’ (and I’m leavin’)
And I’m grievin’ (and I’m grievin’)
And I’m grievin’ ‘cause I’m blue
Here today and gone tomorrow
Life’s too short to borrow sorrow
Life’s too short for me to worry over you.

But basically my wife ought to have whatever she wants to hear at my funeral. It'll be way too late for me to enjoy it by then!

[Trevor Thomas]

The Queen song "Another one bites the dust!".

[mandolino maximus]

But basically my wife ought to have whatever she wants to hear at my funeral. It'll be way too late for me to enjoy it by then!

I thought about it quite a bit and ended up there, too. At first it was Keep on the Sunnyside (saw the Whites do it live and that meant something to share). Realized that would be emotionally devastating to the wife though. Then went with Sunny Side of the Mountain which was ligher and very raucuous as recorded by our favorite group. And that would be emotionally devastating to her for another reason. I guess it's not about me at that point.

"Let Me Go, Blubber" by Homer and Jethro?

[bobby bill]

I thought about it quite a bit and ended up there, too. At first it was Keep on the Sunnyside (saw the Whites do it live and that meant something to share). Realized that would be emotionally devastating to the wife though. Then went with Sunny Side of the Mountain which was ligher and very raucuous as recorded by our favorite group. And that would be emotionally devastating to her for another reason. I guess it's not about me at that point.

Keep trying. How about Sunny Side of the Street?

[farmerjones]

i dunno, there's lot's to choose from and i won't be there to partake, so whatever.
But i would like 6 crap shooters for my pawl bearers, like in the song.
I've played at alot of funerals and i think the funeral jam would definately happen. If the gang wants to do something that's fine, but im not going to obligate anybody.

[Brent Hutto]

i dunno, there's lot's to choose from and i won't be there to partake, so whatever.
But i would like 6 crap shooters for my pawl bearers, like in the song.

Kind of like the Highwayman's song...

When I am dead, aye, and for my grave
A flashy funeral pray let me have
Six highwaymen for to carry me
Give them broadswords and sweet liberty

[re simmers]

I will change the words of a Stanley Brothers tune to "I'm Not Dead, I'm Only A Sleepin." I don't know who I want to sing it because I plan to outlive everyone I currently know.

Bob

[Hayduke]

Here's one I heard at a funeral a couple of years ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LhUVuCms5M

"We bid You Goodnight." Chilling.

[JEStanek]

Either this

or Elzic's Farewell, or Who will sing for me, and definately Lift High The Cross.

Jamie

[bgjunkie]

I would have to say Some Day by Lonesome Highway, followed by By the Mark by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. I am sure I could come up with a few more if I really thought about it, but my wife already knows about these.

[Ivan Kelsall]

ZZ-Top playing "Sharp Dressed Man",
Ivan