Assuming that at some point far into the future that you have gone to audiofile heaven, what you you like people to play at your funeral in case you are listening and to help them with their loss?
How about the Beatles "The Long and Winding Road" since I'm looking forward to seeing many old friends when I get to the next life... Maybe followed up by something uplifting from Bach...
I've thought about this question more than is healthy, I'm sure. One contender is Libera Me from Faure's Requiem. But I'm currently leaning toward one of Bach's Goldberg Variations. Either the Aria or Var. 13 or perhaps the final variation, no. 30. My wife just loves it when I have some new thoughts on this quesiton.
YHK, you can specify music in a letter to a loved one, or pre plan. Churches may indeed restrict most of the selections mentioned unless snuck in by playing on organ at slower tempo, such as "You Cant Always Get What you Want" played at the funeral in the Big Chill. Funeral homes are often more flexible. So if you try some times, you get what you need. Joe
Dylan, and nothing but Dylan. Most of my family and friends hate the music of Bob Dylan. There's no accounting for taste. I will rest happily knowing that, even from the grave, I can still annoy the hell out of people.
Eldartford, isn't that one of the catchy tunes them astronauts were yankin' their crank to when they needed to submit semen samples in The Right Stuff?
Whocares73! I saw the Dead on that tour at the Philadelphia Convention Center. I was a Dead virgin and had a blast. The "Wall Of Sound", I'll never forget it. Thanks for the memory jog!
The Grateful Dead have been requested the most at this point. My pick is "Black Peter", by the Dead. Most likely a version from the 1974 wall of sound tour. 08/06/74 (Tue) Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ (second set).
Someone posted this question somewhere else or maybe here and somebody gave the answer So What by Miles Davis. I think that is the best answer Ive seen so far.
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