# 30 Day Song Challenge, number 24: a song that you want to play at your funeral **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 25, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881 "2016-07-25T20:11:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/21 "2016-07-27T17:14:40Z")
Buck Owens - [Buckaroo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2VLIO14dns) Preferably while they’re moving me out. It just sounds like a song to play when you’re going somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/22 "2016-07-27T17:44:55Z")
I am pretty sure my wife knows I want this one: Current 93: [The Blue Gates of Death](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrgge3uplCM) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/23 "2016-07-27T20:19:02Z")
I have a playlist I want my survivor to burn to thumb drives or whatever the technology will be, and give out as funeral favors, so I can’t pick just one. Some of them: The Stories We Could Tell - Tom Petty Dance Into The Light - Phil Collins To Live Is To Fly - Cowboy Junkies version The Wings That Fly Us Home - John Denver Blow Gabriel Blow - Jonathan Price and cast of De-Lovely movie Gulf Coast Highway - Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris When They Ring Those Golden Bells - Emmylou Harris Going Home (Theme from Local Hero) - Mark Knopfler I guess Gulf Coast Highway is the most poignant since I listened to it a lot after my Mom died. _And when she dies she says she’ll catch some blackbird’s wing and she will fly away to heaven on some sweet blue bonnet spring_ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/24 "2016-07-27T20:24:34Z")
I got sidetracked by my brilliant playlist idea. The songs that will actually be played at my funeral are Love Divine, All Loves Excelling What Wondrous Love Is This\* How Can I Keep From Singing? Sing With All The Saints In Glory \*_And when from death I’m free I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on And when from death I’m free I’ll sing on And when from death I’m free I’ll sing and joyful be And through eternity I’ll sing on_ ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/25 "2016-07-27T23:57:05Z")
I’d have a hard time choosing between these three Monty Python songs; Galaxy song Galaxy song sung by professor Stephen Hawking Always look on the bright side of life Mainly for their honest gag lines of "Pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere out in space, 'cause there’s bugger all down here on earth " “Life’s a piece of shit when you look at it, life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true, you’ll see it’s all a show, keep 'em laughing as you go, just remember that the last laugh is on you” ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/26 "2016-07-28T00:16:26Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > I’d have a hard time choosing between these three Monty Python songs; > > Galaxy song > Galaxy song sung by professor Stephen Hawking > Always look on the bright side of life > > Mainly for their honest gag lines of > "Pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere out in space, 'cause there’s bugger all down here on earth " > > “Life’s a piece of shit when you look at it, life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true, you’ll see it’s all a show, keep 'em laughing as you go, just remember that the last laugh is on you” _I mean, what have you got to lose? You know, you come from nothing You’re going back to nothing What have you lost? Nothing!_ ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/27 "2016-07-28T02:08:18Z")
“Untitled” by R.E.M. (Track 11 on _Green_.) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nUs6x-v2A0k/maxresdefault.jpg "REM - Untitled (Track 11)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUs6x-v2A0k) ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/28 "2016-07-28T15:59:05Z")
For my funeral, I want “JETZT IST ES STILL”, by _ **E Nomine** _ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/t5356CcZqtk/hqdefault.jpg "E Nomine - Jetzt ist es still") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5356CcZqtk) \*Dann nichts mehr…völlige ruhe Von Überlebenden keine Spur Ich schließe die Augen obwohl ich nicht will; dann schlaf auch ich ein und jetzt ist es still… Nunc est silentium Fatum terminatus est Transit humanitas Tacet rota temporis\* ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/29 "2016-07-28T17:41:16Z")
Styx I’m Sailing Away ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/30 "2016-07-28T18:44:38Z")
Guess I’m showing my age, but Blood, Sweat and Tears “And When I Die” was my choice from when I first heard it and haven’t changed my mind in the last 48+ years. "Just bundle up my coffin, cause it's cold way down there." ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/31 "2016-07-28T19:25:42Z")
In college, I always said I wanted Talking Heads’ “Heaven” played at my funeral. Nowadays, I think I’d prefer Warren Zevon’s “Keep Me In Your Heart For A While”. ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/32 "2016-07-28T19:44:39Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > In college, I always said I wanted Talking Heads’ “Heaven” played at my funeral. Nowadays, I think I’d prefer Warren Zevon’s “Keep Me In Your Heart For A While”. I came here specifically to mention that Zevon song. In fact, I did have it played at my dad’s funeral. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/33 "2016-07-28T20:13:46Z")
“The '59 Sound” by The Gaslight Anthem. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/34 "2016-07-28T20:25:11Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > In college, I always said I wanted Talking Heads’ “Heaven” played at my funeral. Nowadays, I think I’d prefer Warren Zevon’s “Keep Me In Your Heart For A While”. That’s on my playlist too! ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881/35 "2016-07-28T20:38:38Z")
I don’t want a formal funeral, but if a few friends get together after my death, I’d like them to listen to Mike Batt’s [Bright Eyes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfDfIlK_R3s) and remember me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881.md?page=1)