# What song would you want played at your funeral? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2002, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905 "2002-07-14T08:25:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/21 "2002-07-14T18:30:58Z")
Alexander’s Rag Time Band And just to be pissy I wanna be sedated… ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/22 "2002-07-14T19:45:55Z")
I can’t _believe_ no one has said “Don’t fear the Reaper.” Sheesh, guys. Me? Depends on if I’m going for funny or tear-jerky. Tear-jerky: “Bright Eyes” by Art Garfunkel, or Sarah Mclachlan’s “Prayer of Saint Francis.” Funny: Hmmm. Probably “Welcome to my nightmare” by Alice Cooper. 🙂 -BK ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/23 "2002-07-14T20:09:39Z")
Elvis Costello’s _Couldn’t Call it Unexpected Part II_. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/24 "2002-07-14T20:15:50Z")
_Happy Days Are Here Again_ ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/25 "2002-07-14T20:58:18Z")
Well, as _The Big Chill_ has always been one of my favorite movies: Rolling Stones’ **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/26 "2002-07-14T21:13:59Z")
“Walking on Sunshine”, Katrina and the Waves, 'cause I’m sure lots of folks want to see me dead. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/27 "2002-07-14T21:26:33Z")
“Walking on Sunshine”, Katrina and the Waves, 'cause I’m sure lots of folks want to see me dead. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/28 "2002-07-14T21:34:26Z")
“Sad Cowboy Song” by the Red Elvises. Basic undertone: Life’s hard, it sucks, but there’s always a reason to sing happy songs (even if they’re sad). ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/29 "2002-07-14T21:46:05Z")
Seriously… “Sweet Virginia Breeze” by the Robbin Thompson Band and “Rock and Roll part II” by Gary Glitter ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/30 "2002-07-14T21:47:49Z")
What about “Naughty Girls Need Love Too”? I forget which artist sang it. But I like the title. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/31 "2002-07-14T22:09:27Z")
Actually I want “Amazing Grace” played on bagpipes. not because I’m Scottish. Not because I particularly like the song. But because everytime they do it in the movies, it makes me tear up, and I don’t want a dry eye in the house at my funeral, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/32 "2002-07-14T22:42:27Z")
“Tie Me To the Length of That” by Public Image Limited “My Way”- Sid’s way “The End”- The Doors “Dead Next Door”- Billy Idol “Electric Graveyard Funk” -The North American Giant Salamander, except I don’t think we ever actually recorded it. One of the great unheard instrumentals of all time. ---
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/33 "2002-07-14T22:45:56Z")
It’s gotta be “Older” from They Might Be Giants ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/34 "2002-07-14T23:04:13Z")
I want “Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox If I Die” played at my funeral. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/35 "2002-07-14T23:04:35Z")
Either “Don’t cry for me Argentina” or “Hylas’ Song” (From “les Troyens”) for me. Or “They’re coming to take me away” by Napoleon XIV. 😃 Ranchoth ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/36 "2002-07-14T23:06:35Z")
“Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox” by Joe Diffie. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/37 "2002-07-14T23:06:55Z")
Purple Haze ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/38 "2002-07-14T23:10:52Z")
I want “Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox If I Die” played at my funeral. ---
**Author:** ![taggert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@taggert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taggert)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/39 "2002-07-14T23:50:00Z")
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, by Monty Pyton, sung by Eric Idle Danny Boy ---
**Author:** ![Ripple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ripple)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2002, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905/40 "2002-07-15T00:17:58Z")
I always thought **[Black Peter](http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/pete.html)** was a pretty poignant death song, both for the deceased, and those who are left behind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-would-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/118905.md?page=3)