pozbaird Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) R.E.M. ‘It’s The End of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’ Then, as I disappear behind the velvet curtain, I want someone to start a thread on P&B about their top 5 crematorium velvet curtains, and critique mine. Time for one last shitey thread on a forum, surely. A man’s final wish and all that. Edited January 2, 2020 by pozbaird 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_diamond Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I always said to the wife to cremate me and then as the curtain drew across at the crematorium to get Immigrant Song on at full blast. So I'll be getting toasted to "waheeyahaaa" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Anyone who has their funeral soundtrack song selected when they aren’t dying is a self indulgent w****r.I remember my uncle died in 2006 and his wife played “If tomorrow never comes” by Ronan Keating. My uncle was a pretty cool guy, played guitar himself and his favourite band was Led Zepplin and this choice of song was the final insult from his absolute cuntress of a wife and even more tragic than the cancer that killed him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, throbber said: Anyone who has their funeral soundtrack song selected when they aren’t dying is a self indulgent w****r. I remember my uncle died in 2006 and his wife played “If tomorrow never comes” by Ronan Keating. My uncle was a pretty cool guy, played guitar himself and his favourite band was Led Zepplin and this choice of song was the final insult from his absolute cuntress of a wife and even more tragic than the cancer that killed him. What a cow right enough. This would have been a good choice : 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Good shout johnboy, just imagine playing Ronan Keating at the funeral of a guy who’s favourite band was Led Zepplin, it wasn’t even Ronan’s best song either not even in the top 5. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 15 minutes ago, throbber said: Anyone who has their funeral soundtrack song selected when they aren’t dying is a self indulgent w****r. I remember my uncle died in 2006 and his wife played “If tomorrow never comes” by Ronan Keating. My uncle was a pretty cool guy, played guitar himself and his favourite band was Led Zepplin and this choice of song was the final insult from his absolute cuntress of a wife and even more tragic than the cancer that killed him. My CD was put together as a very good friend of mine died years ago and his family were at each other about what music to play. Similar to your story there, the final choice was nothing like what my mate would have wanted - except 1 track. Not an exercise in self-indulgence, but i get the final say on what gets played to avoid scenarios described above.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 My CD was put together as a very good friend of mine died years ago and his family were at each other about what music to play. Similar to your story there, the final choice was nothing like what my mate would have wanted - except 1 track. Not an exercise in self-indulgence, but i get the final say on what gets played to avoid scenarios described above.. Fair enough mate it was just never a subject that I liked talking about as the reality is that no one will care what song gets played at your funeral and if you’re having those sort of thoughts then you probably have some sort of issue with self image. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, throbber said: Fair enough mate it was just never a subject that I liked talking about as the reality is that no one will care what song gets played at your funeral and if you’re having those sort of thoughts then you probably have some sort of issue with self image. Maybe it has nothing to do with self-indulgence or self-image. Maybe you just want to ensure that no-one plays Ronan fcuking Keating at your farewell bash. Edited January 2, 2020 by pozbaird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, pozbaird said: Maybe it has nothing to do with self-indulgence or self-image. Maybe you just want to ensure that no-one plays Ronan fcuking Keating at your farewell bash. ...You say it best... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Maybe it has nothing to do with self-indulgence or self-image. Maybe you just want to ensure that no-one plays Ronan fcuking Keating at your farewell bash.It fills me with anger the more I think about it, if only my uncle had read this thread before the cancer kicked in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The idea that you're dead and still in control has an obvious flaw. If anybody asked me to administer such an arrangement I'd be making sure they got the opposite of what they wanted. Anyone choosing Runrig or Caledonia has forfeited any rights in life and death. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The idea that you're dead and still in control has an obvious flaw. If anybody asked me to administer such an arrangement I'd be making sure they got the opposite of what they wanted. Anyone choosing Runrig or Caledonia has forfeited any rights in life and death.Going Home is a braw song though, not going to lie, I want to steal the Immigrant Song idea for my cremation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Anyone who has their funeral soundtrack song selected when they aren’t dying is a self indulgent w****r.I remember my uncle died in 2006 and his wife played “If tomorrow never comes” by Ronan Keating. My uncle was a pretty cool guy, played guitar himself and his favourite band was Led Zepplin and this choice of song was the final insult from his absolute cuntress of a wife and even more tragic than the cancer that killed him. My Dad passed away in March 2018 from prostate cancer, and even though he knew it was coming and had a funeral plan in place and told us he wanted a minister to conduct the funeral, the one thing he didn't do was pick music. 2 acts he liked and saw live whenever they were in Glasgow were Van Morrison and Jools Holland.When he was being brought into the crematorium we had Into the Mystic by Van playing, and at the end as people were leaving we had Jools and Prince Buster with Enjoy Yourself, It's Later than You Think. I'm sure he would have approved. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, pozbaird said: R.E.M. ‘It’s The End of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’ Then, as I disappear behind the velvet curtain, I want someone to start a thread on P&B about their top 5 crematorium velvet curtains, and critique mine. Time for one last shitey thread on a forum, surely. A man’s final wish and all that. You should get a shot of Wisbit's St Mirren curtains to close behind your coffin as you meet your fiery end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 7 hours ago, oaksoft said: Won't be having a funeral so no music for me. When I am gone, I am gone. Don't want to impose any more obligations on those I leave behind than I need to. Karma will see you in a broken lift in an old folks home waiting for the fire brigade to free your coffin whilst this is on in the background. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Skynyrds free bird and couple of hymns. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainspotter Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: My Dad passed away in March 2018 from prostate cancer, and even though he knew it was coming and had a funeral plan in place and told us he wanted a minister to conduct the funeral, the one thing he didn't do was pick music. 2 acts he liked and saw live whenever they were in Glasgow were Van Morrison and Jools Holland. When he was being brought into the crematorium we had Into the Mystic by Van playing, and at the end as people were leaving we had Jools and Prince Buster with Enjoy Yourself, It's Later than You Think. I'm sure he would have approved. Funeral Director: OK, I have your hymn selection for the Order of Service, have you considered some music to be played at the crematorium. Me: Er, no, I hadn't really thought about that to be honest. FD: Did he have any favourite songs or artists? We could arrange that if you like. Me: Well he was a fan of Lonnie Donegan, but I'd rather not risk him being carried in with 'My Old Man's A Dustman' playing in the background. Just something traditional please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Dee Man said: You should get a shot of Wisbit's St Mirren curtains to close behind your coffin as you meet your fiery end. You keep my fiery end out of it. Oooh err Matron! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, oaksoft said: won't be expecting them to engage in a heap of of my own self indulgent nonsense. That's very unfair. Why should we be the only ones to suffer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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