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Quote: keewik @ October 25 2013, 8:47 PM BST

I've just been pondering my funeral. I have a good tune for when they're bringing in the coffin and a tearjerker (unless they hate me) for when the curtains close on the coffin. However there are so many other songs I'd like to include plus the message from me that I want somebody to read, that I think I'll have to leave instructions for a double slot at the crematorium. Can any body suggest a suitable way to include songs from 'West Side Story' in a cremation?

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Ah, glad I checked in tonight else I would have missed all the Friday fun and frivolity

You might be interested to know both the songs are Irish.

Sooty, 8 a. m. is a bit early - you might not get full impact of spectator grief at that time - they'll tell your body to piss off.

Quote: keewik @ October 25 2013, 11:57 PM BST

You might be interested to know both the songs are Irish.

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Oh? what are they? understand if you would you rather keep that private though.

Quote: Shandonbelle @ October 26 2013, 12:03 AM BST

Oh? what are they? understand if you would you rather keep that private though.

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From a cd called 'Celtic Ambience' ... First one is 'Seoladg na Ngambhna' and the other is 'Farewell, farewell'. I absolutely love this cd.

I think the first one was done by the Hothouse Flowers?

I don't know. I don't have it to hand (in the car) but I don't think anybody is named in the blurb. Will check tomorrow.

I once used it as the intro for a play about the Glasgow bread riots of 1849 which had a link to the number of Irish weavers who'd come here (my ancestors included).

My music on entering is Down Down by Quo cos' that's where I'm going !

At least you won't have stairs to climb.

Quote: Oldrocker @ October 26 2013, 12:36 AM BST

My music on entering is Down Down by Quo cos' that's where I'm going !

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A version of that is currently used as the very succesfull marketing jingle for one of the major supermarkets here. The hand things in the below clip are used to point out products in the store. I've seen many small children start singing the jingle when see the hands. Kind of scary that it works that well.

Not sure if this will be geo blocked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdV4pr4frd4

Quote: lofthouse @ October 25 2013, 8:26 PM BST

I'm in a job where I could post in here all day long if I wanted to

Only I don't

BECAUSE IM TOO FACKIN WELL BUSY WORKING!!!!!

"This country...."

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Lofthouse, you are a character. You make me laugh, a lot.

I am going through the curtains to this ditty:

Oysterband - The Shouting End of Life

Quote: JuliaR @ October 26 2013, 8:39 AM BST

Lofthouse, you are a character. You make me laugh, a lot.

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Really?

Many thanks

The police are also very interested in Lofthouse and his 'character'.

Around four times this week, I overheard small children I have walked past ask the grownup with them if I am a boy or girl. This morning after saying hello to me, a little girl asked her Mum "what's that"? Mum tried to be tactful and answer in another language.

I got a haircut after that, so I'm sure I'll confuse even more small children now.

Kids are so weird sometimes. I remember when my niece saw a very obviously female woman on TV who happened to have a shaved head, and she absolutely couldn't conceive of the fact that it was a woman.

(Not suggesting that you have a shaved head! Just that kids are odd.)