What would you like played at your last waltz?

Thank God And Greyhound He's Gone.

Sweet Buelah Land

It's in my will.

AC/DC-Highway to Hell.

No funeral.

Feed me to the fishes and then have a party.

TFF!

"Just as I am without one plea but that Thy Blood was shed for me. And that Thou bid me come to Thee, O Lamb of God I come, I come."

Van Morrison: "On the bright side of the road."

No funeral. Celebration of life. Party with music that reflects my life. My #1 song is "The Old Rugged Cross", followed by a mix of Country, Rock, Modern Jazz, Classical ( music from Fantasia), and finally "Amazing Grace".

Funerals are for the living, so folks ought to have fun.

Ed

Simple man, by lynard skynard

Yup! Viking style. Maybe REDSKINS style!

Battue,

I was thinking this one by Van...

Ranchy,

I always told my friends I've eaten enough wild game in my life that I should return the favor. Just toss my body out in the woods somewhere and let nature have at it.

'Lucky Man' - Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Same here. Lets all have a party. I would want it this way.

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Exactly, I have thought the exact same thing.

(strange fear of being buried, let the birds and animals eat me)

I don't want a particular song per say. I want all my favorites played down low durring receiving friends.

FooFighters, everlong
The stones, gimme shelter
Black Sabbath, changes
Incubus, Pray
Nothing but the blood of Jesus (Rita Springers version)
Kiss, black diamond
Jesus only Jesus (Robin Mark)
Much (ten sheckle shirt)
maybe some Stevie Nicks

I would to think, some yet unknown song writer has yet to compose the tune.

Another one bites the dust..

House of the Rising Sun

Knocking on heavens door.

Kenny Loggins



Celebrate Me Home

Elk, true story...

I was subbing for the regular acoustic guitar guy in church one Sunday morn. We get done and the band exits the stage to return to their seats till it's time for the closing songs. Often I would stay back in the music room and listen to the message via speakers, but that day I headed back into the auditorium and found a seat about three rows up from the back.

Well, about 15 min into the message (when it's nice and quiet) my phone goes off playing....yep, Highway To Hell! Luckily, it was the intro and not old Bon screaming about life on the road...

I was desperately trying to get to my phone to silence it but it still played about 8 bars worth...oy!

I would've silenced it prior but I'm not a phone talker and most people would've known I was probably at church. It was my boss...who went to that church but wasn't there that day.

Boy, was that embarrassing! About 500 people, every single one of them looking right at you.

Don't know how many recognized the tune....

Keith Whitley no stranger to the rain would be mine.hopefully the attendees would all be drinking good whiskey and thinking to themselves well he wasn't such an ass after all.

So you are a church goer...I would never have guessed from your persona on here.

He the Pearly Gates Will Open. In Swedish if possible; traditional Swedish hymn that has been sung at so many of my family's funerals I tear up just thinking the message.

Enter Sandman.

CCR Someday Never Comes

Hurt by Johnny Cash

Parting Glass

the wife may veto this, and I won't be able to do anything about it.

Was. Keith.

Quit when I couldn't take the gulf between Jesus and 'Christians'...

We agree on that. Apologies if I offended. Wasn't meant too just a statement.

Pretty much. Drag me out to the woods and let the critters large and small have me. (My wife insisted I be "civilized"- cremation and scattering on the Kenai).

Wolf howls would be nice. God, I love hearing those things.

Not so much when I'm moose hunting...

Whatever my wife and kids want to hear. I don't plan on being there.

A Mighty Fortress is Our God; Hedge translation. And they better sing all of the verses, loud.

Alan Parsons, Old and Wise.

Life by the drop - SRV

I won't back down - TP

How about "Onward Christian Soldiers"

Have on you folks, I'll stay here....

None taken.

I wasn't normally at that church. Their assistant pastor had gotten permission to use the gym to start a new 'church/group' for those who would never set foot in a typical church...addicts, recovering types, special needs, rough and tumble crowd, et al. They could smoke, cuss, whatever and still be welcomed without judgment. It was a place where all could come together and figure out how to live this life better...like Jesus, without all the theological and doctrinal baggage that comes with most churches.

My best friend played in their band and invited me to visit. I did and after a bit they asked me to sub a couple of times in their band. It became full time and eventually I even became the band leader. We played considerably 'looser' music than a typical church. Also, quite a bit of CCM including the song Fireball posted above. My best friend and I were the guitarists and that band was literally like family. We spent hours together practicing, eating out and at each other's homes and just chillin'. The best 'church' years of my life were those four years...

It all ended when the 'official' church pressured the pastor to get the people at the meeting to become members of the 'regular' church. They saw our group as just a means to lure these people in so they could get them to go to a 'real' church. After it all went to schit, I left (as did all the core members) and never looked back.

I'll not set foot in a church again...

And some might now understand why I rail on 'Christians' so hard here...

Nothing gets my goat like bad theology and a schitty representation of God...

Siegfried's Funeral Music! Should be a real treat!



Or Alpensinfonie! Doesn't matter

Played this at my Pops funeral. Guess it's good enough for me.

BP...

The Gael and Amazing Grace in the order both on military bagpipes.

I don't plan on dying but if/when I do, it will be a surprise to me so play whatever they want. I do prefer an upbeat party tune though.

Jonny Paycheck " Take this job and shove it "

Nice choice,
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Made me think of,


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1. A Pub with no beer.
2. Redback on the toilet seat.

Food,Fire, Drinks

No sad sacks, NO PREACHER.

I should be the first one in the fire. Some ashes in the mountains, some in the ocean.

Prairie in the Sky slide show - Gretchen Peters: http://youtu.be/fmQBy5Fh86o
I would prefer Tom Russell's version of "Prairie in the Sky" off his SONG OF THE WEST album. His is a strumming guitar and steel sound only versus the piano and flutes in this version.
His gravelly voice is much better.
No Youtube of his.

Followed by TAPS.

I don't really plan to be there so I don't see how it matters...

DIXIE!!

Happy Trails, by Roy and Dale.

Tumbling Tumbleweeds, by Ken Curtis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV2I6avW3Wk

Amazing Rhythm Aces - Give Me The Flowers While I'm Living

Taps, will do for me.

Respects,
Richard

I want this played........LOUD!

Beyond The Sunset: (Hank Williams lyrics & recording.)

A friend and I heard that song on the radio a long time ago - and he said he wanted that song played at his funeral.
He died some years later and I traveled to his funeral and during a time of silence I almost got up to sing it - but I didn't.

More recently a friend died and at the conclusion of his funeral, as the family was walking down the isle -
The PA System was blaring out a rousing version of ZIP A DEE DOO DAH!

Now that friend's final request was honored!

Dan Seals "God Must Be a Cowboy At Heart" and George Jones "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

#426 from the old red Baptist Hymnal, "Victory in Jesus".

Don Meredith "Turn out the lights the partys over"

Call Me the Breeze- Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Dance- Garth Brooks

Wild Theme from Local Hero aka "Going Home"

by Mark Knopfler

Lee Ann Womack "I Hope You Dance"
IZ "Over The Rainbow"
and as a last song,Louis Armstrong "What A Wonderful World"

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AC/DC "Highway to Hell"

Aw man, you stole my thunder!

Amazing Grace

Good stuff right there.

My head hurts,My feet stink, and I don't love Jesus Jimmy Buffett

I also like Knopfler a lot.

When they put my ashes in the ground I'll be joined by the ashes of all my dogs. I know it's not rational but I don't give a crap. I'm not sure what all will be played but this one will be on the list.

Wasn't in just the Baptists hymnals...(Nazarene pg 215)...

That one as well as "It is well with my soul."

Swing Low Sweet Chariot for me.

There will be no music at my funeral. Why, you may ask?

Because every time I attend a funeral and have to sit through some fugging song while everybody cries I get really irritated. Why am I being forced to listen to this song? What is the point of that?

No songs. No flowers either. Nothing dumber than a plant located inside a building that isn't a greenhouse.



Travis

I'll share....Hell's a big place, I'm sure I won't be the only one there?

The Navy Hymn




Really

Snake

"Resurrection" and "I'll Be Back".

When I'm gone, I'll just have them play - 'You Win Again'.

Two actually, Amazing Grace and Bringing in the Sheaves.

JAMEY JOHNSON -LEAD ME HOME.

Elvis -- I did it my way.

�Old Man River� on kettledrums

I need to find a copy...

At my celebration of life, there will be lots of good country and gospel music. The two I will insist on are Prop Me Up by the Jukebox followed by Jamie Johnsons Lead Me Home. He also does a great rendition of Beulah Land, which will probably be in there somewhere.

Put me right square in the no funeral camp.

Who cares, I won't be able to hear it anyway..........

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Wry and Joyful. This is how I want to go out-- just before I'm chucked in the chipper/shredder and Angus cranks up the bagpipes.


. . . and I want this dedicated on the next edition of the Sunday night Jelly Pudding show on WEBN:

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Ah this song by this Jew; kinda cover all the bases.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXrEPNvRO8

Desert Skies
Marshall Tucker Band

First thing that popped into my mind....AC/DC Hell's Bell's

Amazing Grace

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~ Happy Trails

Hard to beat that one.

I just see a small group of family and friends meeting at my place in Idaho and sitting around the fire ring with the beverage of their choice looking up at the Selkirk's and Cabinet's, acknowledging what the place meant to me and tossing a sip down. This all with Bob Weir's "Estimated Prophet" playing.

Amazing Grace either by Randy Scruggs or by Andre Rieu. Either one sends chills up my spine.

"Big Empty" by the Stone Temples Pilots, or
"High Hopes" by Pink Floyd

~ Bury Me Not 0n The Lone Prairie

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My favorite. It's the one song that always brings tears to my eyes.

Lordy, but that was beautiful. Thanks, OO.

I won't ever get tired of listening to this song. I remember a group on the Ralph Emery show singing it as a tribute to Albert Brumley. Larry Gatlin was singing with them and I was not aware that Larry had become a Christian at the time. It was obvious from watching him that the song had very special significance to him.

I love some John Prine for sure.

Amazing Grace by Allison Krause

Running Through the Jungle by CCR Definitely a party and not a funeral. My ashes and my wife's will be scattered near Cold Creek, Nv.

This is all assuming that I can actually die. I may be THE ONE.

mike r

"The Ride" Chris Ledoux

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and for my best girl-

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I don't care much if I have a funeral. I just want people that knew me to have a good time but in the interest of the thread I'd want this:

Frank Sinatra..."I did it myway"

Bagpipes - Amazing Grace. Would consider "The Old Rugged Cross." It was one of my mother's all-time favorites and I had forgot all about it until Brad Paisley threw it on one of his albums. That song stopped my in my tracks when I heard it. Sucked the wind right out of my on the spot.

Ed - just read this. I think we're more alike that we know. We need to get together one of these days.

The perfect song for me, each one of my 3 ex-wives will think it's about them.

Victory in Jesus....

Last Waltz? ... I'm still working on my 'Last Words' - when the Warden asks.

I'm not Orthodox, but I will probably have the Nicene Creed played, among other classical renditions:



Some J.S. Bach, too:

Rock of Ages, Men of Harleck, and Over the Hill and Faraway - Sung, Amazing Grace, - Played by a live pipe band at the Services
For the party after your Sweet and Shiny Eyes (you have to be pretty drunk to get the full effect)

it's in my will for the boys to haul my ashes back about 12 miles into the mountians, it's a steady climb the whole way. otherwise they don't get nuthin from my estate


as they're haulin my ashes I can just hear them "the old bastid, why the F would he want this, I can't believe he's still making us work....whine, snivel, bitch etc."


always been music to my ears

one more verse, with feelin boys, sing me "my daddy works me too hard blues"

I"d be proud to carry someones ashes to a special spot, no matter the work load.

I see why you've put the boys to the task. It will be rewarding in many ways.

If I can decide to be cremated, and I dont' know why it spooks me some... some of mine will be in the prop wash of my or someones airboat in the marshes. Some will be out of a shotgun shell every duck opener...not sure how long that will last...

And others will be at special places... I do have the coords of my first bull moose kill saved...

My funeral will have bouncers. If anyone tries to play/sing Beulah Land they will be thrown through a window at my previous request.

Jeff I'm gonna take em there pretty soon, we're gonna spread half of my dad's ashes there.

My old man and I were never close, spent little time together actually. Think we each loved the idea of a father or son, but neither of us were very good at it. But one foggy day in the Brooks range we connected, via SAT phone. Funny to think my most precious memory of the guy was a phone conversation. lol

I've been far better to my boys and yet fallen way short of what a dad should be. And I'm sure they think we've spent too much time together, particularly working time. I'm not a patient man, even less so with my own blood when they're not puttin shoulder to the wheel.

I'm gettin danged old, so I'm gonna have to handicap my 21 and 16 year old boys and let them carry the bulk of the gear and food.

I'll probably still get outwalked by the long legged 21 year old.

god but that galls me to think of it.

but I want them to see that country and I'd like to see them seeing it.

Maybe by walking and talking and glassin I'll have the chance to apologize for some of my shortcomings as a dad.

or I may just deFlave them (grin)