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Pink Floyd - Shine on your Crazy Diamond
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Queen - Nevermore
Scorpions - Fly to the Rainbow
Rainbow - Catch the Rainbow


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Interesting question, though very few get the opportunity to arrange their own funeral LOL
 
has anybody been to a funeral lately..?  Confused these things are arranged very quickly, are like a production line and usually end up using their stock library of "my way" or "angels", the whole thing is a rush,  the next funeral party is usually outside pushing to get in after ten minutes so prog songs of 20 minutes  plus would be out...Cry
 
the "minute waltz" would be a good option, if they have it...Wink
 
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Prog
Genesis - Carpet Crawlers. 'You Gotta Get Out To Get In'
VdGG - Pilgrims
Fairport Convention - Who Know Where The Time Goes
Tim Buckley - Once I Was

Non Prog
Nick Drake - Day Is Done
Bob Lind - Illusive Butterfly
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance - The Poacher
The Faces - Debris


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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Originally posted by mr.cub mr.cub wrote:

I Shall Be Released by The Band
 
not prog but I want this to be blasted to the rafters at some church somewhere at the turn of the next century
 


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hmmm////Wacko
 
OK either KC's - In the Court of the Crimson King
 
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Yes' - Wond'rous Stories
 
NOT Stairway To Heaven though or Tie Your Mother Down as it would be slightly inappropriate
 
Under the Rose by Kiss would be an interesting jawsmacking background song taken from the PROG.... yes PROG!!! album "The Elder".
 
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I Shall Be Released by The Band
 
not prog but I want this to be blasted to the rafters at some church somewhere at the turn of the next century
 

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the whole Scenes album.
Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!

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1. Hammer in the Sand - Steve Hackett
2. The Final Peace - Jeff Beck (There & Back)
3. At the End of the Day - Galactic Cowboys [probably not considered prog]...
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I'd like to have the entirety of H.M.S. Pinafore performed by a quartet of kazoos...
..::welcome to the shadow circus::..
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Not prog, but I think I might have Hell Awaits by Slayer playing...

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Originally posted by TheCaptain TheCaptain wrote:

Oh jeez. I hadn't thought about a funeral song but I do have a multi-hour long playlist that I want played in my hospital should I ever go into a persistent vegetative state. It's primarily composed of optimistic and hopeful songs with a tinge of bitterness. Then the final song is "Supper's Ready" and the plug gets pulled at the climax coinciding with the sunrise of the day (provided there isn't sufficient cloud cover to obscure the view of the sun).
We were told everyone should have a living will in one of my classes last semester so I had a bit of fun with it.
 
I don't care if this is a joke or not, this is easily the most epic thing I've read in quite some time. I got a chill down my spine thinking about the sun rising while hearing "a new Jerusaleeeeeemmm..." Embarrassed
 
If I wanted to go out with a tongue-in-cheek over the top funeral, I'd have 'em play Bat out of Hell.
 
But my serious choice would, of course, be The Beatles' The End. It rocks, it's uplifting....
 
...and of course, it would be followed by Her Majesty Big smile
"WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH!    WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!!   WAAAAAOOOO!!!"

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Echolyn's "Never the Same" which Youtube has just introduced me to.  Beautiful song. Thumbs Up
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Hmmm..... Learning to Live?LOL

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It would be very appropriate.
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Me too I have "finally free"   
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Sometihng loud enough that i could hear from my graveLOL That would be "Finally Free" by Dream theater. That could resume my perspective on life sometimes...Ouch
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Well, my send off should be dark, damp and scary, as befits a proper funeral Wink.

So, Agalloch at the cementery would be great. Anything from the Mantle should do fine.

But when people are leaving I want "On the road to find out" by Cat Stevens to be played.
That's to remind them that they are still alive with a great many adventures before them (and not to scar(e) anyone for life).
I really like the film "Harold and Maud", that's why funerals and Cat Stevens are irrevocably connected in my subconcious.
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If I'm going to be cremated I guess 'My Ashes' by Porcupine Tree would be a good one.

Other appropiate ones would be:
'Afterglow' by Genesis (good post-cremation theme)
'I Talk to the Wind' by King Crimson (good for when the ashes are being scattered)
'Posthumous Silence' by Sylvan (says it all)
'Vital Signs' by Rush (for bit of ironic humour)
'Goodbye Cruel World' by Pink Floyd
'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen

I think the ultimate one to show that a funeral is a celebration of someone's life rather than a commemoration of their death would be 'Living Thing' by The Electric Light Orchestra
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Three Score And Ten, Amen by Colosseum
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