March 17, 201214 yr I live in a rural area with a couple of temples and an open space where they have regular noisy events near me on three sides. This morning I was woken again before dawn by music blasting from one of the temples rattling the windows, yet another funeral. This happens on a regular basis and can go on for several days depending on the "Hi-So" of the departed. The more wealth the more days of "celebrations" While lying there in the dark listening to my windows rattling I got to thinking to about the situation, yet again, and while realizing nothing could be done I did realized could get my own back at my own funeral. I am going to put together a CD of good old rock music. Starting calmly enough with perhaps a couple of Slim Whitman and Hank Williams tracks progressing to a few of belters from Lonnie Donegan and Bill Haley of course, moving onto some of the rock numbers from Elvis and Little Richard and finishing with a giant blast from Eddie Cochran and Jerry Lee Lewis. I shall make it a condition of my will that this CD should be played full blast day and night non stop for at least three days. If my wish is not carried out all my money will go to a cat home. That'll show em!
March 17, 201214 yr Don't forget "Going Underground" by The Jam. or maybe more appropriately for me "Highway to Hell" AC/DC or for our not so well off OAP's and "English Teachers" who dont have a pot to p*ss in..." Nobody knows you when your down and out"......believe original version was Bessy Smith, but made "popular" again by Eric Clapton Edited March 17, 201214 yr by Soutpeel
March 17, 201214 yr I think I'll arrange to have every album released by The Fall played before they can shut the &*#@ up ;-) Aural torture for anyone but the faithful
March 17, 201214 yr Spirit in the Sky, http://www.youtube.com/embed/WPPlGFh6OpQ The only way is up, Yazz No need to stray off topic... SC
March 17, 201214 yr Can someone tell Daffy D that you are allowed to move house in Thailand.........anyway....... The Doors..............Light My Fire
March 17, 201214 yr Popular Post A perfect discussion for the pub. My Wife already knows to blast out Pink Floyd albums 24/7
March 17, 201214 yr Can someone tell Daffy D that you are allowed to move house in Thailand.........anyway....... The Doors..............Light My Fire Can someone tell Daffy that it doesn't matter what the heck HE wants, the Thais will play what THEY want. The funeral is not about HIM !!!!
March 17, 201214 yr If you are so full of hatred, i suggest Jimmie Hendrix, the only noice i know of worse than the Isaan hell
March 17, 201214 yr If you are so full of hatred, i suggest Jimmie Hendrix, the only noice i know of worse than the Isaan hell Have you never heard Leonard Cohen ? Could try "Don't look back in anger" Oasis
March 17, 201214 yr Leonard Cohen. Music to slit your wrists to! Yes I wouldn't make anyone sit through listening to this diatribe.
March 17, 201214 yr Leonard Cohen. Music to slit your wrists to! Yes I wouldn't make anyone sit through listening to this diatribe. Could end in mass suicide. Lol
March 17, 201214 yr Can someone tell Daffy D that you are allowed to move house in Thailand.........anyway....... The Doors..............Light My Fire Can someone tell Daffy that it doesn't matter what the heck HE wants, the Thais will play what THEY want. The funeral is not about HIM !!!! Only in the role of financier deceased.
March 17, 201214 yr I suppose by planning ahead you could have a list available so as to tailor your final tune to the circumstances of your demise such as: Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd should you suffer from a Pattaya Condo Freefall 'suicide' Highway to Hell - AC/DC for the odds on favourite Thai road death Disco Inferno - Tina Turner in the case of Santika like event.
March 17, 201214 yr Don't you.. forget about me - Simple Minds Don't you forget about me simple minds, but who's the performer?
March 17, 201214 yr OP, yer my kind of man. Congrats. I've thought the same thing many times when listening to Thai temple music... sorry, edit that... "sound/noise"
March 17, 201214 yr The best way I personally have found to counter this, is I play Flowers of the Forrest for the deceased, ON the Bagpipes. ( Funny, my neighbour came knocking on my door at 03:20am a little while back, but I was not too perturbed about this, as I was playing my bagpipes, so I was awake anyway. 555. Joke ok!)
March 17, 201214 yr I bet many of us have thought this out. I am going out with "NO ONE LIVES FOREVER" by Oingo Boingo. So true and oh so loud.
March 18, 201214 yr Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead - Leslie Sarony Promised Land - Chuck Berry
March 18, 201214 yr Some funny ideas in this thread, brought back the memory of attending the funeral of a good friend who was not always on the right side of the law. The funeral opened with the classic "I fought the law and the law won" Never seen so many smiling faces at a funeral ever. RIP Jonny.
March 19, 201214 yr Immigrant song - Led Zeppelin We gotta get out of this place - Angels Burn for you - Inxs Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin That should just about take care of it, repeat as required. Cheers edit - forgot one. Edited March 19, 201214 yr by Litlos
March 19, 201214 yr Aside from the musical suggestions for a funeral, has the OP ever considered moving to a quieter locale?
March 19, 201214 yr JS Bach: the adagio from the violin concerto in E major...and there has to be movement like wid carrying the remains to the hearse...and ye can't just sit an' listen to it...an', I want tears and howls of grief, goddamit... and then, the eulogy:...'tutsiwarrior was an asshol_e...but he was our collective asshol_e whereby we expelled our guilt when we sold out...a bleeding asshol_e that hemmoraged in pain and with mortality when we gave up the basic values that he upheld to the end...and; don't mourn for him as he shall never mourn fer you...' I want to hear them scream, goddamit... Edited March 19, 201214 yr by tutsiwarrior
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