Not to be morbid or anything, but this is something I have often thought about, and I have updated a list that I've kept throughout the years of what is supposed to happen at my funeral. Really, the whole thing should be music. And having a good time. I also have the menu planned. And the dress code.
Believe me, was quite a conundrum when I was supposed to be this very good Muslimah to want music at my funeral.
Especially because I knew if I was gone, they wouldn't follow my wishes or allow them if they were 'haram'. I sure as hell didn't want people sitting three days stuffing themselves and drinking qahwa and gossiping with brief interruptions to read Quran and have some shrill bitch come in and talk about the perils of hellfire so they can all cry and then go back to smoking and qahwa and then say 'mush'allaah, she was such a good person yarhamha'allaah' or some shit like that. I really did not want a proper Muslim funeral at all, and one of my stipulations was that women be allowed to attend every step of the process because fuck that 'women not allowed' bullshit. That pissed me off.
I want Death Cab for Cutie 'I will follow you into the dark' because it is about death and not having heaven or hell. But I don't choose songs for their meanings or relations to death, but because I figure people can stand a few hours listening to the music I like.
http://www.youtube.com/v/Am0IFwjPyYA&hl=en&fs=1&
This song by Arcade Fire bc it is one of my faves (studio version is better sounding, but I like this performance). When I 'discovered' Arcade Fire, that is what started me on the long journey back to earth from planet Islam.
http://www.youtube.com/v/He1Yq_D7Jv0&hl=en&fs=1&
Pixies. Extensive selections from the Pixies song catalog shall be played.
http://www.youtube.com/v/2mCoOlUjhlc&hl=en&fs=1&
New Pornographers.
http://www.youtube.com/v/bHWWWa8EvzI&hl=en&fs=1&
Because I'm dead.
http://www.youtube.com/v/sDfau1cmAmE&hl=en&fs=1&
Pogues.
http://www.youtube.com/v/DrBLqp-s__o&hl=en&fs=1&
Bob Dylan, U2, 'Speak Lord / God is tryin' to tell you something', because I do like gospel music even if I don't believe anything the words tell me. I'll stop now, but let me just say. It's very long. I should probably make it into a play list now rather than relying on them to get all the songs right.
People better have a good time or I will come back and haunt their asses.
Topic: What song do you want at your funeral?