# When \*this\* celebrity dies, \*that\* song will be played endlessly **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616 "2012-02-12T18:34:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/61 "2012-02-13T14:33:21Z")
> [@panamajack](#): > > Even less likely, but I’d prefer “Off He Goes”. Actually, I think Pearl Jam’s lullaby [Around the Bend](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vENeVTX8wyA) would be most appropriate, taking the lyrics into account. Or maybe [Just Breathe](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDvLCwOvT2U&feature=fvst) if it has to be a radio hit. Let’s face it: they’re going to play a **lot** of songs when Eddie Vedder dies. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/62 "2012-02-13T14:52:04Z")
Peter Gabriel will get “Solsbury Hill”. Not only is it arguably his most popular song, but it contains the line “Son, he said, grab your things I’ve come to take you home.” ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/63 "2012-02-13T15:02:21Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > John Mellencamp - Pink Houses > Ozzy Osbourne - Iron Man Ozzy is more identified as a solo performer with _Crazy Train_. I think of _Iron Man_ as a Sabbath song. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/64 "2012-02-13T15:12:50Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Tom Paxton should get “Rambling Boy,” but damn few people know he wrote this “Traditional Folk Song.” OTOH it could be “Thank You, Republic Airlines”, the song his fans continue to demand. How ironic that he’s keeping alive the memory of an airline otherwise long forgotten by singing about how crap they were. > [@PandaBear77](#): > > When either Simon or Garfunkel go, it’ll be either The Boxer or, more likely, Homeward Bound. > [@Alessan](#): > > No - my bet is “Bridge Over Troubled Water” for Art, “Sounds of Silence” for Paul. I concur - Art will get “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in the US but “Bright Eyes” in the UK. “Sound of Silence” or “You Can Call Me Al” for Paul. > [@peedin](#): > > Ozzy is more identified as a solo performer with _Crazy Train_. I think of _Iron Man_ as a Sabbath song. I would have guessed “Paranoid”. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/65 "2012-02-13T15:14:50Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I would have guessed “Paranoid”. “I tell you to enjoy life, I wish I could but it’s too late.” ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/66 "2012-02-13T15:15:08Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Simon is a little harder to nail down. My first thought was _Graceland._ ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/67 "2012-02-13T15:48:32Z")
Willie Nelson - On the Road Again George Jones - I don’t Need No Rocking Chair ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/68 "2012-02-13T16:40:17Z")
Madonna-“Material Girl” or “Like a Prayer” ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/69 "2012-02-13T17:16:13Z")
Eric Clapton - “Layla” (original version) Mark Knopfler - “Brothers in Arms” or “Money for Nothing” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/70 "2012-02-13T17:22:22Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Paul McCartney–Yesterday Not “Spies Like Us”? ---
**Author:** ![Ruby\_Slippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/71 "2012-02-13T17:42:11Z")
Axl Rose - Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time Sting - Can’t Stand Losing You Mick Jagger - The Last Time Pete Townshend - The Song Is Over Bono - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/72 "2012-02-13T18:02:55Z")
> [@Ximenean](#): > > I’m trying to imagine what they would play if Simon Le Bon died, but nothing springs to mind. “Rio” by Duran Duran. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/73 "2012-02-13T18:34:29Z")
If either Dieter Meier or Boris Blank die, I imagine the song would be Oh Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/74 "2012-02-13T19:02:32Z")
Natalie Merchant-“Carnival” or “Wonder” ---
**Author:** ![Ruby\_Slippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/75 "2012-02-13T20:13:32Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > “Rio” by Duran Duran. 😛 How about “Save a Prayer”? ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/76 "2012-02-13T21:10:12Z")
Dennis DeYoung - “Come Sail Away” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/77 "2012-02-13T21:24:34Z")
> [@Ximenean](#): > > I’m trying to imagine what they would play if Simon Le Bon died, but nothing springs to mind. > [@cochrane](#): > > “Rio” by Duran Duran. 😛 > [@Ruby\_Slippers](#): > > How about “Save a Prayer”? How about _[“Whoosh”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296939&highlight=Dances+sand)_? 😃 ---
**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:** [February 14, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/78 "2012-02-14T21:01:23Z")
Two people that should have been mentioned very early on in this thread: Jimmy Buffet and (may I die before her) Celine Dion. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/79 "2012-02-14T21:29:43Z")
Mrs Thatcher - Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616/80 "2012-02-14T21:31:20Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > John Fogerty - Centerfield :dubious: I don’t think so. _Have You Ever Seen The Rain_ is much more likely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616.md?page=5)