Reading: Whatâs the last song you want to hear before you die? (Washington Post)
Need to think about this one. I vacillate between the entire âRubber Soulâ album and the âCharlie Brown Christmasâ soundtrack, or maybe early Springsteen.
Reading: Whatâs the last song you want to hear before you die? (Washington Post)
Need to think about this one. I vacillate between the entire âRubber Soulâ album and the âCharlie Brown Christmasâ soundtrack, or maybe early Springsteen.
@kulturnation Youâre welcome, Michael! Iâm happy to see that this got you thinking. Definitely curious to know what others would go with.
@JohnPhilpin Yeah, I know. đŹ Still mulling this over; I figure I could at least narrow it down to a couple of albums and go from there.
@garciabuxton What a great question! I've thought about this many times in terms of what I would like played at my funeral, which is a pretty close comparison, I guess? I always come up with "Ceremonyâ, by Joy Division (but the New Order recording of it, since that's the one I heard first and is still closest to me).
But depending on the mood I'm in in my last few minutes (I know! Heaven forbid!), it might also be:
Broadcast - âI Found the Fâ Bruce Springsteen - âBorn to Runâ Donovan - âLord of the Reedy Riverâ Elizabeth Fraser & Jeff Buckley - âAll Flowers In Timeâ The Fall - âProle Art Threatâ Led Zeppelin - âImmigrant Song" My Bloody Valentine - âOff Your Faceâ The Smiths - âThe Headmaster Ritualâ Sonic Youth - "Teenage Riot" U2 - âWireâ
(Yes, I have a file in Dropbox called âfavorite best songs ever.txtâ just for this purpose, but it's more meant for enjoying music while I'm still alive.)
It will probably still be "Ceremonyâ.
@twelvety I need to check out most of the songs you listed, but Iâm intrigued by the idea of âCeremonyâ (either version).
âImmigrant Songâ startled me as a possibility for that moment of time; I usually associate that with flooring it on a freeway somewhere (which to me is a good quality in a song).
@garciabuxton I donât know what my answer is, but this was a really great read. Thanks for sharing. Now I have to think about it.
@garciabuxton From a report of British comedian Spike Milligan's memorial service,
The memorial even began in a mildly absurd manner, perhaps fitting for a man famed for his nonsensical humour.
As organ music played the congregation stood up expecting that the service at was about to begin. But after 10 minutes in which nothing happened, it dawned upon some that the music was simply a recital of some of Milligan's favourite classical pieces. Everybody sat down again.
@garciabuxton For me, no thought required: âBridge over Troubled Waterâ
(This also made me flash back to when we took the very iMac on which I am currently typing in to play the old standards from the 20s, 30s, and 40s for my grandmother during her last daysâŠhooray for internet radio đ)
@garciabuxton I have a playlist called â80 Minutes to Goâ (it was originally a CD) of significant music from different chapters of my life. It ends with Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfaâs âIf I Should Fall Behindâ duet with the Seeger Sessions Band on Live in Dublin, then fades out on Leon Redboneâs â14th Streeet Blues.â
@jenett btw ... nor suggesting this replaces Lazarus ... but I think this is a contender ... not for me .. I have a hard time with these absolute calls ... but I do have a similar post that I am working on ... letâs call it âthree songs for after you pass.â
@garciabuxton Yes! I think "Immigrant Song" is gorgeous in its own way. It still gives me chills every time.
@jenett big fan of the John Mayall school of music ... Jon Mark and Johnny Almond anyone? đčđ¶đ”
@garciabuxton Re: the last songâI would want Rhapsody in Blue, the whole thing, by Oscar Levant. I'd also like that at my funeral, but the Rector would be against it.
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