Inappropriate funeral music

God knows how but me and the wife got onto the subject of the music we'd have played at our funerals. I'm still not certain if she was serious or not but she suggested 'I'll sleep when I'm dead' by Bon Jovi.

Meanwhile I was rather taken by the idea of having 'They're coming to take me away, ha haaa' by Napoleon XIV.

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa
To the funny farm. Where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be
happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!!!

If you were feeling mischievous, what would you liven up your funeral with?

Were you just listeniung to Radcliffe and Maconie.

I do have a list of appropriate ones.

Fire by Arthur Brown
Light my Fire by the Doors

How about Smells like teen spirit?

Staying Alive - Bee Gees ?

Quote: hotzappa11 @ September 22 2008, 10:44 PM BST

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Oh where's Nil when you need him? He'd love this!

That's all folks,
with my corpse popping up on a spring to wave good bye as the conveyor belt starts up.

Or if it's burial,

Going Underground.

Quote: David Chapman @ September 22 2008, 10:33 PM BST

Were you just listeniung to Radcliffe and Maconie.

I do have a list of appropriate ones.

Fire by Arthur Brown
Light my Fire by the Doors

How about Smells like teen spirit?

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Light My Pyre might be more inappropriate. James Blunt 'Goodbye My Lover' is the most popular funeral song which says it all about him.

I think the more inappropriate the better as far as a funeral is concerned.
Some death or thrash metal, infact anything from Slayer's 'Reign in Blood' album.

So jung komm' wir nicht mehr zusammen - Tocotronic
(We won't meet again being this young)

I just died in your arms tonight - Cutting Crew

Too Drunk To F**k - The Dead Kennedys. Give the choir something to talk about afterwards.

Ding dong the Witch is dead?

Ullo John Got A New Motor by Alexei Sayle. Might put a smile on a face or two.

That's the problem with funerals, they're too bloody sombre. The govt should establish a funeral think tank to come up with ideas on making funerals something that you look forward to.

I was going to suggest Star Trekkin' or Doctorin' the Tardis but sadly I think they've already been used.

Quote: Nigel Kelly @ September 22 2008, 10:51 PM BST

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Peter Sellers apparently had Glenn Miller's "In The Mood" at his funeral.

I don't know what I think about all this. I think maybe sad music is best at funerals. They are pretty hard going and I think making them as miserable as possible is best. You need the horrendous downer of the funeral followed by the good cheer of a wake. A proper fire-and-brimstone emotional rollercoaster putting you through the wringer helps you get closure on the event in a way that is not generally achieved by playing Benny Hill's "Ernie", no matter how much the deceased liked it.

Don't fear the Reaper.

We are going to hell, by The Bastard Fairies.

and of course

Suppose you gave a funeral and nobody came, Carter USM.