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what song would you like played at your funeral. its not my intention to be morbid, and i don't expect many to understand this post. i wouldn't have a few years ago when i was playing wurm 20 hours a day eating junk food and drinking sodas. but i ballooned to 300 pounds or 136 kgs at only 5' 8" or 1.78m. Needless to say i almost died and spent a month in the hospital last year. and of course it was all my own fault not wurms, inb4.  My ulterior reason posting this is that if you are suffering from health complications its because (and its my opinion only and you can believe me or not) big business is designed to maximize profits over health. And big business is involved in everything, what you eat, what you get prescribed, what doctors are taught about nutrition, and treatment, and cultural behavior where we eat too much, too often. if you think this topic resonates with you, look into the topic tags and do your own research for yourself, or message me if you have any questions. Particularly if you think there's no way you can change your lifestyle, which i think is the biggest hurdle everyone faces in this situation. I'm now 190 pounds or 86 kgs. and i'm feeling much better. Still have a little ways to go to my goal of 150 pounds or 68 kgs, which may seem extreme but its not a goal set in stone, my main goal is how i feel, when i feel good to my satisfaction is when ill know I've reached my goal. weight is not my main goal but health. there's also a movie called the magic pill which is very interesting regarding this topic and may pique your interest. now i'm not trying to preach or convert anybody. i'm not trying to sell you anything, in fact you don't need to buy anything to either lose weight and/or improve your health. just food, different food. i'm just trying to offer some information to anyone out there wondering why their body is deteriorating faster than they thought it should. I've had relatives die where i wish i knew then what i know now, and its another reason why i'm posting this here under a clickbaity title. but if you are in good health and all that and still want to post what song you would like played at your funeral, id like to hear it.

 

 

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Under the arc of a weather stain boards
Ancient goblins, and warlords
Come out the ground, not making a sound
The smell of death is all around
And the night when the cold wind blows
No one cares, nobody knows
I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery
I don't want to live my life again
I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery
I don't want to live my life again
Follow Victor to the sacred place
This ain't a dream, I can't escape
Molars and fangs, the clicking of bones
Spirits moaning among the tombstones
And the night, when the moon is bright
Someone cries, something ain't right
I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery
I don't want to live my life again
I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery
I don't want to live my life again
The moon is full, the air is still
All of the sudden I feel a chain
Victor is grinning, flesh is rotting away
Skeletons dance, I curse this day
And the night when the wolves cry out
Listen close and you can hear me shout
I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery
I don't want to live my life again
I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery
I don't want to live my life again, oh, no, oh, no
I don't want to live my life, not again, oh, no, oh, oh
I don't want to live my life, not again, oh, no, no, no
Don't want to live my life, not again

 

 

 

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"There must be some kind of way out of here"
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief
Businessmen they drink my wine
Ploughmen dig my earth
None of them along the line
Know what any of it is worth

"No reason to get excited"
The thief he kindly spoke
There are many here among us
Who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I have been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour's getting late

All along the watchtower
Princess kept the view
While all the women came and went
Barefoot servants too
Outside in the cold distance
A wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl

 

~~~Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower~~~

 

Playing in the background out of the county workers truck as they dig the unmarked pauper's grave. Farewell.....

 

=Ayes=

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I've never seen the end of life as a particularly sad thing, we all die, it's sad for those who are left.

I want my funeral to be a remembrance of my life, and music has always been a big part of that.

 

 

So, Bodies, purely for the irony, and Great Gig in the Sky 

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Time stamped at the last verse.  But I want the whole song played.  :)

 

 

 

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The band themselves have helped me through some tough times and this is possibly the most emotional instrumental I've ever heard. 

 

 

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My sister watched magic pill on Netflix and went on Keto. Did her a world of good, uncle too. And I've a friend who goes on it now and then and she has quite a lot of success.

 

Hope you're doing well, Griff.

 

Didn't realise this comment would necro the thread. Sorry.

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ive this on my list for my funeral, performed by a  live bagpiper

 

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With special greetings to undertakers. 

 

 

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I am probably breaking some rule on talking about religion, but as a born-again, saved-by-grace Christian, I too do not see my death as sad for me.  I would want a celebration, albeit of the bittersweet variety.  There should be some time for solemnity, though, and I would like "It Is Well With My Soul" by Spafford.  Its slowness is one of peace, not one of morbidness.  I aspire to the kind of peace and patience that allowed Spafford to pen something like that in the circumstances.

 

Apart from that, I think my playlist includes the B list.  You know, Bach, The Beatles, The Black Sorrows, Blackeyed Peas.  Really I want bits and pieces of all sorts.  Some swing (& big band), rockabilly, bluegrass, country gospel - actually probably a lot of that - rock'n'roll,  even a bit of techno.  Chumbawumba's Tubthumping may be a bit much, though.

 

At the top, a lone piper, possibly playing the Londonderry Air.

 

 

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Griffith - glad to hear that you are at a positive place in your journey & feeling healthy and like you have made "progress" ... I adore this post, and have absolutely loved all the wonderful musical contributions so far! Thank you for making a post where we could share these song with each other 💜💜 I have the dual influence of ongoing, degenerative health issues... and a musical family. So, like Trickster, I have an entire funeral playlist. 

 

Like Trickster, I'm also going to touch briefly on my religion - I am a practicing Pagan and witch, and reincarnation is a part of my belief set. So that definitely directly impacts my views on death and funerals, the afterlife, etc. I think "bittersweet celebration" is a lovely way to describe what might be the vibe of a memorial gathering in my honor. I am of the belief that although I would want things simple, I also acknowledge that these rites and gatherings are for the benefit and wellbeing of those who survive me - and I anticipate that (given my family and friends) there will be much feasting and drinking and dancing and a lot, A LOT, of music of all sorts. And probably a giant bonfire somewhere out in the wilderness.... 😅


Playlist is Here:  

 

 

Lyrics are under the things!

 

"Dance In the Graveyards" by Delta Rae

Spoiler

 

When I die, I don't want to rest in peace

I want to dance in joy

I want to dance in the graveyards, the graveyards
And while I'm alive

I don't want to be alone

mourning the ones who came before
I want to dance with them some more
Let's dance in the graveyards

Gloria, like some other name we kept on callin ya
And waiting for change
But I belong to all of your mysteries

And all of us are meant for the fire

But we keep on rising up
And walking the wires

So when we go below don't lose us in mourning

When I die, I don't want to rest in peace
I want to dance in joy
I want to dance in the graveyards, the graveyards
And while I'm alive
I don't want to be alone mourning the ones who came before
I want to dance with them some more
Let's dance in the graveyards
Woah, lets dance in the graveyards
Woah!

Oh my love, don't cry when I'm gone

I will lift you up, the air in your lungs

And when you reach for me, dance in the darkness

And we will move on, our daughters and sons
They will carry on as though we were young
We will stand aside and breathe in the new life

When I die, I don't want to rest in peace
I want to dance in joy
I want to dance in the graveyards, the graveyards
And while I'm alive
I don't want to be alone mourning the ones who came before
I want to dance with them some more
Let's dance in the graveyards
Woah, let's dance in the graveyards
Woah

 

 

"Heroes" by David Bowie & Brian Eno

Spoiler

 

I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing, will drive them away
We can beat them, just for one day
We can be heroes, just for one day
 
And you, you can be mean
And I, I'll drink all the time
'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact
Yes, we're lovers, and that is that
 
Though nothing, will keep us together
We could steal time, just for one day
We can be heroes, forever and ever
What'd you say?
 
I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, forever and ever
Oh, we can be heroes, just for one day
 
I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can be heroes, just for one day
We can be us, just for one day
 
I, I can remember (I remember)
Standing, by the wall (by the wall)
And the guns, shot above our heads (over our heads)
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)
And the shame, was on the other side
Oh, we can beat them, forever and ever
Then we could be heroes, just for one day
 
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes
 
We're nothing, and nothing will help us
Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay
But we could be safer, just for one day
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
 
"Under Pressure" by Queen & David Bowie
Spoiler

 

Pressure, pushing down on me,
Pressing down on you, no man ask for.
Under pressure that burns a building down,
Splits a family in two, puts people on streets.
 
It's the terror of knowing what this world is about.
Watching some good friends screaming, "let me out".
Tomorrow gets me higher.
Pressure on people, people on streets.
 
Chippin' around, kick my brains around the floor.
These are the days, it never rains but it pours.
 
People on streets.
People on streets.
 
It's the terror of knowing what this world is about.
Watching some good friends screaming, "let me out".
Tomorrow takes me higher, higher, high!
Pressure on people, people on streets.
 
Turned away from it all like a blind man.
Sat on a fence, but it don't work.
Keep comin' up with love, but it's so slashed and torn.
 
Why, why, why?
Love (love, love, love, love).
 
Insanity laughs, under pressure we're cracking.
 
Can't we give ourselves one more chance?
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love,
Give love, give love, give love, give love, give love.

'Cause love's such an old fashioned word,
And love dares you to care for the people on the
Edge of the night, and love dares you to
Change our way of caring about ourselves.

This is our last dance.
This is ourselves. This is ourselves.
Under pressure.
Under pressure.
Pressure.
 
"The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin
Spoiler

 

It is the springtime of my loving
The second season I am to know
You are the sunlight in my growing
So little warmth I've felt before
It isn't hard to feel me glowing
I watched the fire that grew so low, oh
 
It is the summer of my smiles
Flee from me, keepers of the gloom
Speak to me only with your eyes
It is to you I give this tune
Ain't so hard to recognize, oh
These things are clear to all from time to time, ooh
 
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh
Talk talk, talk, talk

Hey, I felt the coldness of my winter
I never thought it would ever go
I cursed the gloom that set upon us, 'pon us, 'pon us, 'pon us
But I know that I love you so
Oh, but I know
That I love you so

These are the seasons of emotion
And like the wind, they rise and fall
This is the wonder of devotion
I see the torch
We all must hold

This is the mystery of the quotient, quotient
Upon us all, upon us all a little rain must fall

Just a little rain, oh
Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah
 
"The Book of Love" originally by The Magnetic Fields; arrangement by Peter Gabriel
Spoiler

 

The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
And instructions for dancing
 
But I
I love it when you read to me

And you
You can read me anything
 
The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it's just transcendental
Some of it's just really dumb
 
But I
I love it when you sing to me

And you
You can sing me anything
 
The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know
 
But I
I love it when you give me things

And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
 
And I
I love it when you give me things

And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
You want to give me wedding rings
 
"Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd
Spoiler

 

So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?

Do you think you can tell?
 
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?

Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
 
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year

Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
 
 
"Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" by Colin Hay
Spoiler

 

Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down down down, on me

 

And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

 

When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again

 

And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
Just let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

 

Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, oh so very soon
It's just that times are lean

 

And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine
Don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

 

On a clear day I can see, see for a long way
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way

 

 

Reprise: "Heroes" by David Bowie & Brian Eno. Arrangement by Peter Gabriel

 

"Into The West" by Annie Lennox

Spoiler

 

Lay down
Your sweet and weary head
The night is falling
You have come to journey's end
Sleep now
And dream of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across the distant shore

 

Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see
All of your fears will pass away
Safe in my arms
You're only sleeping

 

What can you see
On the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea
A pale moon rises
The ships have come to carry you home

 

And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
All Souls pass

 

Hope fades
Into the world of night
Through shadows falling
Out of memory and time
Don't say
We have come now to the end
White shores are calling
You and I will meet again
And you'll be here in my arms
Just sleeping

 

What can you see
On the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea
A pale moon rises
The ships have come to carry you home

 

And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
Grey ships pass
Into the West

 

 

"The Call" by Regina Spektor

Spoiler

 

It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word

 

And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry
I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye

 

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never been this way before
All you can do is try to know who your friends are
As you head off to the war

 

Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light
You'll come back when it's over
No need to say goodbye

 

You'll come back when it's over
No need to say goodbye

 

Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget

 

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes
You'll come back
When they call you


No need to say goodbye

 

You'll come back
When they call you


No need to say goodbye

 

 

"Can't Take It In" by Imogen Heap

Spoiler

 

 

Can't close my eyes
I'm wide awake
Every hair on my body
Has got a thing for this place


Oh, empty my heart
I've got to make room for this feeling
It's so much bigger than me

 

It couldn't be anymore beautiful
I can't take it in

 

Weightless in love, unraveling
For all that's to come
And all that's ever been


We're back to the board
With every shade under the sun
Let's make it a good one

 

It couldn't be anymore beautiful
It couldn't be anymore beautiful
I can't take it in

 

La oh
I can't take it in

 

La oh
I can't take it in

 

It couldn't be anymore beautiful
It couldn't be anymore beautiful
I can't take it in

More that I wonder
More than I ever needed
Whoa
More that I wonder

 

 

 

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I have fallen from grace, and my ashes are scattered
No longer a passion and flesh
My flame is alive, though my wings have been shattered
They laid my body to rest.
My spirit is breathing, my senses are pure
Like reincarnation my soul will endure
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Back on earth
Back on earth
Back on earth
The spirit it never lets go
Like fountains of sorrow, the faces are crying
I'm witnessing all of their pain
Death is so final for only the living
The spirit will always remain
Bury me deep just to cover my sins
My soul is redeemed as the journey begins
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Back on earth
Back on earth
Back on earth
The spirit it never lets go
ah ah ah ah
ah ah ah ah
Another dimension, a river of light
I'm twisting, I'm turning, my soul is entwined
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh......
Back on earth (you thrill me)
Back on earth (reveal me)
Back on earth (still breathing)
Back on earth (release me)
Back on earth (you thrill me)
Back on earth (reveal me)

 

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