Wednesday, 7 March 2007

Hi-Ho Silver Lining

Stews dad died last week, so this week has been spent making funeral arrangements and pushing pens around forms that mostly I have no idea what the hell they are saying.

Anyway, yesterday we chose the hymns for the funeral, and then the funeral director asked if we would like any music when people leave. Stews mother then replied without batting an eyelid "Yes, Hi-Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck" Which got me to thinking about songs for funerals and which would I have. I have always insisted that my funeral song would be something classy but could never quite think of it, seeing as somebody else would probably have chosen it already.

So instead I have decided on Rehab by Amy Winehouse :oD

13 comments:

Clank Napper said...

....Ooooh and do you think there are songs which churches would refuse to let you have??????

I think vicars should ban Elton John, but that's just a personal vendetta of mine.

Anonymous said...

I shall be having gracie Fields singing wish me luck as you wave me good bye.
I am also going top pay people to stand around saying " she was too good for this world you know "

Anonymous said...

Even though I am not a George Michael fan...Wake me Up Before you Go-go?

schell said...

"Even though I am not a George Michael fan...Wake me Up Before you Go-go?"

That was Wofly's song!

I always say I want Carly Simon to come and sing at my funeral.

Anonymous said...

Singing what? Not the Incy Wincy pider one. I couldn't listen to her singing the River one, because that always makes me cry.

Anonymous said...

John Prine singing:
Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around

Clank Napper said...

Ha! How cool are those lyrics? Can't find the track to listen to anywhere, sadly.

The Broards said...

Schell, Wolfy sang that to ME!!!

even though I have no idea who Stew is . . . rest in peace

Anonymous said...

Stew is my husband, and it was his dad who died.

Anonymous said...

I'm having Maria Callas singing O Mio Babbino Caro, just because the music is so beautiful. If I could find a version with just music and no words, I'd have that instead.

Anonymous said...

Talking of John Prine... as somebody up there ^ ^ ^ was, have you heard 'In Spite of Ourselves' ? The second line of the second verse always makes me burst out laughing.

Clank Napper said...

Haven't heard of "In Spite of Ourselves"....hadn't even heard of John Prine before.

Anonymous said...

"I caught him once and he was sniffin my undies"

yep I see what you mean, Trout.