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25. Peggy Lee's "Is that all there is?"

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Fri Sep 26, 2014, 05:07 PM

Sep 2014

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Or possibly "Send in the Clowns":

It depends on the mood I'm in. Siegfried's Funeral March is a trifle too bombastic, but I love the piece:

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Here's a cheery question: What songs/music do you want played at your funeral? [View all] nolabear Sep 2014 OP

As the casket lowers into the ground... Throd Sep 2014 #1

LOL! That's pretty impressive! nolabear Sep 2014 #5

"What a Wonderful World" --Louis Armstrong panader0 Sep 2014 #2

Two winners...IMO red dog 1 Sep 2014 #50

I'd like to have this played... cyberswede Sep 2014 #3

Cheery! So you're after company. nolabear Sep 2014 #6

Goose Creek Symphony - "Words Of Earnest" Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #4

"My Way" seems to top the list for lots of folks. nolabear Sep 2014 #7

that version probably works better with my set list. Yeah, I can dig it - Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #8

Oh yeah... I have flirted with Bonnie's version of "Home" nolabear Sep 2014 #9

that's a good one -- another contender Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #11

Good choice. A dear friend lost his life a few months ago in a tragic accident..... Avalux Sep 2014 #48

or this popular gem (a little punked out too) orleans Sep 2014 #62

+1 million geardaddy Sep 2014 #81

"My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane's quartet and "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen Tom Ripley Sep 2014 #10

Not a Coltraine fan, but I love The Trashmen red dog 1 Sep 2014 #51

"The Rainbow Connection" - original version by Kermit the Frog. Aristus Sep 2014 #12

Oh HELL yeah. nolabear Sep 2014 #14

Euphoria Ino Sep 2014 #13

Damn, she's awesome! But the creepiest thing happened. nolabear Sep 2014 #16

the main ones hobbit709 Sep 2014 #15

Hell yes. I want to be at yours! Well, you know what I mean. And you reminded me of another nolabear Sep 2014 #17

This is my first choice as well. Lilyhoney Sep 2014 #23

I know someone who had geardaddy Sep 2014 #18

Yep! Perfect. nolabear Sep 2014 #27

That's awesome! Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #47

I want "Bop till you Drop" geardaddy Sep 2014 #19

Oh HELL yes! This is going from funeral to dance party! nolabear Sep 2014 #28

"The Body of an American," the Pogues shenmue Sep 2014 #20

Oooh, I'm gonna have to put that on my list! geardaddy Sep 2014 #75

Freebird! Enrique Sep 2014 #21

A few, and actually I was thinking about this today, elleng Sep 2014 #22

Ah heck...Barber's Adagio for Strings.... Sancho Sep 2014 #90

Thanks for this, Sancho. elleng Sep 2014 #93

"Dancing in Heaven (orbital be-bop)"....Q-Feel Tikki Sep 2014 #24

Peggy Lee's "Is that all there is?" Ron Obvious Sep 2014 #25

Learning to Fly (Pink Floyd) Skittles Sep 2014 #26

A friend sent me this Jesse Winchester song. I may add it. nolabear Sep 2014 #29

Ha! Great thread: LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #30

Hovhanness, Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #31

Some bossa nova would be nice BlueJazz Sep 2014 #32

ROSSINI!1 Anything by him will have me bouncing out of the cremation box!1 n/t UTUSN Sep 2014 #33

eno's best hymn.... sendero Sep 2014 #34

Thanks for reminding me of that great piece. hifiguy Sep 2014 #86

I want a chorus to all face my casket and sing this: chrisa Sep 2014 #35

Beautiful!!! Iggo Sep 2014 #67

I'm not going to have a funeral - maybe tell people to have a big party! csziggy Sep 2014 #36

Oh, man. I like that one. And the live bands. LOL! nolabear Sep 2014 #41

One of the people down the road used to have live bands csziggy Sep 2014 #54

Three Little Birds rug Sep 2014 #37

I play that one a lot now. Nice choice. nolabear Sep 2014 #42

I love "St. James Infirmary" so much betsuni Sep 2014 #38

Yum. Although it does have a little "F*** all y'all" in it. nolabear Sep 2014 #43

Hmm... this, for one sakabatou Sep 2014 #39

I have far too many jazz favorites to make a list, I think. pablo_marmol Sep 2014 #40

Good question! Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2014 #44

Oh we'd get along just fine. Nice. nolabear Sep 2014 #55

I just want to be donated to science, no funeral, but if I had to choose ... Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #45

A good playlist runs the gamut, nest-de pas? nolabear Sep 2014 #56

So far I've just got crying songs.... Lars39 Sep 2014 #46

Me too. LOL Bonaparte's Retreat! I haven't thought of that song for ages! nolabear Sep 2014 #57

I have many possibilities, but this is a definite. Avalux Sep 2014 #49

"You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" red dog 1 Sep 2014 #52

Clearly....Leonard Cohen The empressof all Sep 2014 #53

The Mozart Requiem. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #58

Well, Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #59

I might well have said "memorial." I plan on cremation too. nolabear Sep 2014 #61

One of These Mornings - Moby and Patti Belle HipChick Sep 2014 #60

no funeral here thank you very much orleans Sep 2014 #63

I've had this one picked out for years. RiffRandell Sep 2014 #64

I'm torn between Louis-Ella, and some Joplin. grasswire Sep 2014 #65

Just put my iPod on shuffle. Iggo Sep 2014 #66

Mariachi music a la izquierda Sep 2014 #68

Some songs that I might choose mythology Sep 2014 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author WhiteAndNerdy Sep 2014 #70

I have actually thought about this... GReedDiamond Sep 2014 #71

"The Parting Glass" KansDem Sep 2014 #72

"I Give My Heart" John Berry DebJ Sep 2014 #73

I'm torn between Beethoven's Funeral March piano sonata, Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #74

Hallelujah (Buckley version) and the Internationale. nt TBF Sep 2014 #76

I was torn on that one too. Leonard or Buckley. nolabear Sep 2014 #82

Within You Without You Mr.Bill Sep 2014 #77

Farewell and Goodnight Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #78

The Sun is Shining Down mentalsolstice Sep 2014 #79

Sailing On - Toots and the Maytals geardaddy Sep 2014 #80

Naturally I got sick after posting this so haven't kept up with replies too well. nolabear Sep 2014 #83

My list already on my iPad. erinlough Sep 2014 #94

Ralph Vaughan Williams' hifiguy Sep 2014 #84

The Lark Ascending is in the article as a friend's choice. It's SO lovely! nolabear Sep 2014 #85

Please Don't Bury Me countryjake Sep 2014 #87

Three for sure mac56 Sep 2014 #88

Get 'em all laughing and dancing, I say.... MADem Sep 2014 #89

THE FOLLOWING IS LITERALLY IN MY WILL Nevernose Sep 2014 #91

Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die Xipe Totec Sep 2014 #92