# Morbid: What do you want to have played on your funeral? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 3, 2001, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067 "2001-07-03T09:05:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/41 "2001-07-04T16:45:25Z")
Traditional Irish drinking songs. No doubt there will be much rejoicing in the world when I kick the bucket, but for the scant few that will feel a loss, I don’t want it to be a sad affair. I want people to have as much fun as possible, drinking and singing and dancing. None of this crap about wandering around eating casseroles and pies and mumbling about how sorry they are to each other. ---
**Author:** ![renigademaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@renigademaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renigademaster)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/42 "2001-07-04T18:07:32Z")
Morphine - Cure for Pain ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/43 "2001-07-04T19:11:37Z")
Halcyon + On + On - Orbital 2 ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/44 "2001-07-04T19:13:13Z")
If I die right this minute, I’d want “Loser” by Beck to play at my funeral. _So open the door,I’m a loser baby, why don’t you kill me?_ Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust” (That commercial with the guy driving the hurst blasting that song makes me laugh everytime). And then, to make everybody cry “Yesterday” The Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/45 "2001-07-04T20:46:21Z")
“Gone Away” by The Offspring Maybe in another life I could find you there Pulled away before your time I can’t deal it’s so unfair And it feels And it feels like Heaven’s so far away And it feels Yeah it feels like The world has grown cold Now that you’ve gone away Leaving flowers on your grave Show that I still care But black roses and Hail Mary’s Can’t bring back what’s taken from me I reach to the sky And call out your name And if I could trade I would And it feels And it feels like Heaven’s so far away And it stings Yeah it stings now The world is so cold Now that you’ve gone away ---
**Author:** ![\_Uigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e9a140/32.png) [@\_Uigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Uigi)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/46 "2001-07-04T21:24:31Z")
Serenade Instrumental - Frank Peterson and Michael Soltau How Fair This Place Music and Lyrics - Sergei Rachmaninov adapted by Sarah Brightman It’s so nice here… Look, over there in the distance A river is sparkling with fire, Meadows stretch out like a multi-colored carpet, And clouds are white. There are no people here… There is silence… There is only God and I. There are flowers and An old pine, And you, the soul of my dream! Solo Con Te (Only With You) Music and Lyrics - Georg F. Handel adapted by Frank Peterson and Sarah Brightman I will find joy in my heart With you I will reach heaven There will be peace I will find joy in my heart With you I will reach heaven There will be peace I will find joy in my heart With you I will reach heaven With you I will see a new world With absolutely no apologies to any record company, these are tracks 7, 8, and 13 from the Sarah Brightman CD: La Luna I rather like these pieces; give 'em a listen. (My apologies for not providing the translated texts for Russian and Italian readers; they got blown away in the pasting) Some Charlie Byrd would be nice to finish the thing off. ---
**Author:** ![Qis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Qis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qis)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/47 "2001-07-04T22:26:28Z")
My friends already know that i want Stand by me played at my funeral. 100% couldnt have it any other way. i love that song Cremated. Sprinkled out the roof of a car in a police chase with frantic banjo-music being played ( like in the Simpsons when Homer nad Grandpa-Simpson are speeding away from teh bumpkins after selling the magic tonic. ) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/48 "2001-07-04T22:56:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qis \* > \*\*chase with frantic banjo-music being played ( like in the Simpsons when Homer nad Grandpa-Simpson are speeding away from teh bumpkins after selling the magic tonic. ) > 😃 \*\* …or even in \*Bonnie and Clyde. ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/49 "2001-07-05T01:36:20Z")
I want to BE at my funeral, and see what people play. And do. And say. But since I most likely won’t get my wish… Heck: who am I to pick? ---
**Author:** ![Ferggie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@Ferggie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferggie)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/50 "2001-07-05T06:36:44Z")
“They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-ha!” ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/51 "2001-07-05T08:18:19Z")
I can’t think of any song I like and identify with so much that I would want it associated forever in people’s minds with my death. If there’s going to be anything played at my memorial service (I plan on going the Pauper’s Burial route for my body disposal) it will be upbeat and instrumental. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067/52 "2001-07-05T22:57:50Z")
Serious answer: **Being Boring** by the Pet Shop Boys. Non-serious answers: **I Will Survive.** Also, **Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead.** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morbid-what-do-you-want-to-have-played-on-your-funeral/71067.md?page=2)