Many years ago I went to the funeral of a friend who died at the age of 18. They played 'Song to the Siren' by This Mortal Coil in the church. It was astonishing, just extraordinary. A few weeks ago, I went to a wedding in Ireland and it accompanied the bride into the chapel. And it worked.
When my mum died I asked them to play 'Fly me to the Moon' by Sinatra. Smiles with tears all round, which is what funerals have to be about. Me, I'd have 'Search Your Feelings' (like a ton of others on the list) Paul diana potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/19/2001 10:26:40 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org cc: (bcc: Paul Matheson/US/BBHComm) Subject: RE: [313] Techno for funerals the world "funeral" wouldn't be used. It's like the term wedding...it leads to heartburn and uncomfortable shoes. It would be done Jim Henson style: complete celebration of life. The house tune "It's a lovely day, and the sun is shining..." would be played, along with Al Green, some Aretha and of course "Forever in Blue Jeans" by my Neil. I want the full on gospel choir too and traditional Jewish celebration tunes. Long Island Iced Ts and Cosmos given at the door. There would be a(n optional) bowling game aftwards...with prizes. sorry..i got carried away. --- Geoffrey Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For my funeral, I think that I would like a few > things played > > on the techno tip (well, i guess that these are > arguably not techno): > > mysteries of science - the wake (maybe for my wake, > that is) > > and various songs off of > > aphex twin - selected ambient works vol 2 > > on the not-so techno/not so somber tip: > > a live rendition of when the saints come marching in > (and other dixiland > greats) > > -geoff > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by UUNET delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit http://www.uk.uu.net/products/security/virus/ _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by UUNET delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit http://www.uk.uu.net/products/security/virus/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
