Your funeral song

[Durance Vile]

Old Ned or Yakety Sax, depending on the circumstances.

[Sebastian Cobb]

Imagine all your relatives watching your coffin disappear behind the crem curtains while the sax's from Baker Street done their stuff. Just fucking imagine that for a second.

[All Surrogate]

Akhnaten - The Funeral of Amenhotep III

Strong are thy sails in the wind
As thou sailest over the Lake of Fire!

[alan nagsworth]

d'Eon - Dread God

I have BlodwynPig to thank for introducing this beautiful piece of music to me. I think it would just as easily suit being played at the start of a wedding as the guests are seated, but fucking hell, imagine how incredibly poignant this song would be at a funeral. It's a modern baroque masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. Also bonus pretentious points for picking something this obscure which I think my friends would find really funny.

[Dusty Substance]

Nobody Does Did It Better by Carly Simon. Not only is it an absolute, tear-jerking banger, it will suit my Bond themed funeral perfectly.

[Deyv]

Another Nail in my Heart or Pulling Muscles (From the Shell) by Squeeze.

[thraxx]

Another vote for Riz Ortolani's Cannibal theme, but also Cocteau's Carolyn's Fingers.

[Deyv]

The Dr. Who theme tune was played at my uncle's funeral at the end. Within 3 years, my other uncle had died and Metallica's Enter Sandman played as his coffin receded. Guess which one was single and which had a partner and two kids. Go on, guess.

I think my dad will have to have some sort of combination of the two for his funeral, he doesn't like picking sides. Have Metallica ever covered Dr Who? How do you ask someone what they want played at their funeral without reminding them that they're closer to death than you?

[Shaky]

The Dr. Who theme tune was played at my uncle's funeral at the end. Within 3 years, my other uncle had died and Metallica's Enter Sandman played as his coffin receded. Guess which one was single and which had a partner and two kids. Go on, guess.

That's a tough call. Both cracking bits of music, though, whether one is enjoying a wholesome family picnic or despairingly getting down to the 9th wank of the day while covered in crisps.

[alan nagsworth]

There's an astounding ROCK BAR JUKEBOX pomposity to playing Enter Sandman at your funeral. No offence to your uncle Deyv, because I'm totally into it, but I would find the whole affair brillliantly funny if I were in attendance, and that's ace. Funerals are badass and there's no reason they shouldn't be played out as such.

[Huxleys Babkins]

Imagine all your relatives watching your coffin disappear behind the crem curtains while the sax's from Baker Street done their stuff. Just fucking imagine that for a second.

That would be pretty powerful.

Mind, if we're having saxophones, I want this played live, with the sax guy riding my coffin as it descends.

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

Another Nail in my Heart or Pulling Muscles (From the Shell) by Squeeze.

The first one would be particularly poignant, if you'd died from nails in your heart.

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

Erm, let's see....

"The Unfortunate Gwatkin" by Half Man Half Biscuit
Theme from popular Liverpool-set sit-com "Watching"
"Geek Love" by Bang Bang Machine

Any of those.

[Deyv]

That's a tough call. Both cracking bits of music, though, whether one is enjoying a wholesome family picnic or despairingly getting down to the 9th wank of the day while covered in crisps.

I'll have to take your word on the former.

The first one would be particularly poignant, if you'd died from nails in your heart.

Runs in the family, like dignity and charm.