# Your funeral song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827 "2015-02-04T18:59:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827/101 "2015-02-08T08:44:31Z")
I don’t care about a funeral, but for those who want to come watch me get rolled into the fire, I’d like to have some countertenors singing “Here Let My Life” and other beautifully mournful pieces by Henry Purcell. ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827/102 "2015-02-08T08:54:01Z")
[One Last Drink](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK1lXSxZbHw) by Enter the Haggis I want my wake to be cheerful and upbeat, people having fun and partying. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827/103 "2015-02-08T09:38:04Z")
Personally, for my funeral, I am partial to “E Nomine” – to be precise, “Jetzt ist es still”. For those who want to know, [here goes the song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXK188erKbI) and [here go the lyrics](http://lyricstranslate.com/en/jetzt-ist-es-still-now-it-silent.html) 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 8, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827/104 "2015-02-08T16:52:58Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > And for my funeral, The Replacements with [Left of the Dial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J004aQUKbO4): > > Even when I’m not around, you can still look for me in the music. That’s a good one. One of my favorite Replacements songs. ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827/105 "2015-02-09T15:27:56Z")
Not Yet Dead from Spamalot? ---
**Author:** ![YawningDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/848f3c/32.png) [@YawningDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YawningDog)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827/106 "2015-02-12T05:39:02Z")
Not mine, but The Royal Piper learned and played the B-52s’ “Rock Lobster” for our friend Neal, who died last year on February 7th. This was Neal’s wish: “Rock Lobster” on bagpipes, and Al (the Piper) delivered far beyond what we could have imagined. He was a wonderful performer, and is one of the nicest guys _ever_. [Neal Buker’s memorial song, “Rock Lobster,” by The Royal Piper](http://youtu.be/2L02RXOhPsM). ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827/107 "2015-02-12T06:43:33Z")
Electric Prunes You Gotta Get Me To The World On Time (A 2009 performance) Here I go (higher higher) Here I go (higher higher) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-funeral-song/711827.md?page=5)