Yeah it's a fucked up topic but I can't be the only one who's thought about it.
We're all gonna die one day anyway... so what do you want folks to hear?

To be played while you're reading the obituary in the program:

The Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd
September 28th, 1991 - Foley
Wholy Holy - Marvin Gaye
Precious Memories - Aretha Franklin & James Cleveland
Open Our Eyes - Funkadelic
Heaven Somewhere - Common
[Edited 5/26/05 20:53pm]

If only I could have Mahalia Jackson singin' Trouble of the World at my funeral.

not sure...but most likely they will all be upbeat dance numbers.

So far...

Watching you Without me-Kate Bush

Under the Ivy-Kate Bush

And Dream of Sheep-Kate Bush

Moonlight Sonata-Beethoven maybe?

Prince - Solo
Les Misery - Anouska Fisz
The Doors - Break on Through
[Edited 5/26/05 19:23pm]

You know Tears in Heaven used to always make me cry, so maybe that one too.

I don't know why I'm picking songs that make cry. I should be playin' circus music instead.

RipHer2Shreds said:

My grandma would probably want that at my funeral. She loves her and gospel music in general. Because chances are she's never heard of any of the songs I picked....come to think of it, probably over half of my family haven't heard of them either.

AnckSuNamun said:

Ooh. Evil.

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham

GangstaFam said:

everybody is guaranteed to bawl after that one

AnckSuNamun said:

Wait a minute. Is that something different than "Under the Ice"? Please excuse me cuz with her I have no idea what I'm talking about.

GangstaFam said:

"Under Ice", the one that ends like "it's meeeee" and then it goes into "Waking the Witch". But what if my death is a result of drowning bad song choice. They'd wanna kill me for that, oh wait I'll be already dead... You know, I shouldn't be laughing, it's kinda morbid when you really think about it.

AnckSuNamun said:

My bad. I was like geez, folks are gonna be runnin' out of the church in sheer terror.

What's "Under the Ivy"?

GangstaFam said:

it's on Hounds of Love...the extended album. It's probably my favorite song by her, but it's so short. It's not even 3 minutes long.

AnckSuNamun said:

Is the extended album the remastered version? What all's on it?

TRON said:

yeah. It's six bonus songs on there....a 12'' version of Running Up that Hill, Be Kind to my Mistakes, Under the Ivy, My Lagan Love, Burning Bridge, and a remix of Big Sky. I personally like the remix of Big Sky better than the original....I guess it's because I wasn't a huge fan of the original from the start.

AnckSuNamun said:

Are those non-remixed songs you mentioned b-sides from that time?

Freebird.

..oh....and the theme to Titanic.

TRON said:

I'm not sure exactly what songs they're b-sides to, but on the This Woman's Work Anthology, it's one disc with just b-sides, and all of these songs are on it.

optomistic-sounds of blackness
a change is gon' come-sam cooke
knockin on heaven's door-eric clapton
brand new day/fragile/its probably me-sting
visions/i can't imagine love without you/overjoyed-stevie wonder
daddy's gonna miss you-the yellowjackets
long long way to go-phil collins
voyage to atlantis-isley bros.
life by the drop=stevie ray vaughn
liberation-outkast
bella/europa-carlos santana
streetcorner paradise/a thousand cranes-hiroshima
dying to live-edgar winter
if you all get to heaven-ttd
walk on by/by the time i get to phoenix-issac hayes
i've got so much to give-barry white

I can't remember her name (and I'm too lazy to look it up right now), but what's-her-name's recording of Goin' Up Yonder is beautiful. And, because it reminds me of my grandpa, I'd love Jim Reeves version of I'll Fly Away. There are a lot of great versions of that song, but that one is closest to my heart.

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust

Chaka Khan

"Heed The Warning"

hmm some of my fav. songs of all time that represent important pieces in my life:

Baby Be Mine - Michael Jackson
Do The Bartman - Simpsons
Tender Love - Force M.D.'s
I Call Your Name - Switch
When Doves Cry - Prince
Good Love - Prince
Adore - Prince
I Didnt Mean To Turn U On - Cherelle
Misdemenor - Foster Sylvers
Cool It Now - New Edition
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Keep The Faith - Michael Jackson
Justify My Love - Madonna
Lucky Star - Madonna
Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones
The Payback - James Brown
a couple of my OWN songs should be there too.

There are bunches more songs that represent me somehow, but Im so tired.

In My Life - The Beatles

Don't Get Me Wrong - Pretenders

Brighter Death Now - Great Death i-iii

Stayin' Alive.

Cloudbuster said:

I'm a dumbass for not seeing that one coming...