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"Dress Sexy At My Funeral" - Smog

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"Black Peter" Grateful Dead

 

All of my friends come to see me last night,

I was laying in my bed and dying.

Annie bonneau from st. angel say the weather down there so fine.

 

Just then the wind came squalling through the dark,

But who can the weather command?

Just want to have a little peace to die,

And a friend or two I love at hand.

 

Fever roll up to a hundred and five.

Roll on up, gonna roll back down.

One more day I find myself alive,

Tomorrow maybe go beneath the ground.

 

See here how everything lead up to this day,

And its just like any other day thats ever been.

Sun going up and then the sun going down.

Shine through my window, and my friends they come around, come around

 

The people might know, but the people dont care,

That a man can be as poor as me.

Take a look at poor peter, hes lying in pain,

Now lets come run and see, run and see,

Run and see, run, run and see, and see.

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I've got a sweet mash-up of Mmm-Bop v. In My Life (Beatles). Sweet, I say.

 

That gives me the giddies just thinking about it :dancing

 

Ummm, the song itself not the ya know...

 

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/11/09/125152.php

 

I happened upon this while looking for some other people's thoughts.

 

Number 11 is PERFECT!!!

 

Did ANYONE look?!? I think it's HYSTERICAL and wonderful!!!

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The Blind Boys of Alabama did a version of Amazing Grace set to The House of the Rising Sun. It's breathtaking.

 

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. No one will have a clue who it is... they'll just think it's pretty. Love the irony.

 

Mountain Bed is great, but people hearing it for the first time wouldn't get it. Same is probably true for Videotape, and Last Flowers. Those are really moving, emotional songs for me, but only 'cause I've heard them so much.

 

I think On & On & On would be the Wilco song of choice.

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Across the Border

 

I know the know it's about illegal immigration...but I feel a deeper meaning...

 

Tonight my bag is packed

Tomorrow I'll walk these tracks

That will lead me across the border

 

Tomorrow my love and I

Will sleep 'neath auburn skies

Somewhere across the border

 

We'll leave behind my dear

The pain and sadness we found here

And we'll drink from the Bravo's muddy waters

 

Where the sky grows grey and white

We'll meet on the other side

There across the border

 

For you I'll build a house

High up on a grassy hill

Somewhere across the border

 

Where pain and memory

Pain and memory have been stilled

There across the border

 

And sweet blossoms fills the air

Pastures of gold and green

Roll down into cool clear waters

 

And in your arms 'neath the open skies

I'll kiss the sorrow from your eyes

There across the border

 

Tonight we'll sing the songs

I'll dream of you my corazon

And tomorrow my heart will be strong

 

And may the saints' blessing and grace

Carry me safely into your arms

There across the border

 

For what are we

Without hope in our hearts

That someday we'll drink from God's blessed waters

 

And eat the fruit from the vine

I know love and fortune will be mine

Somewhere across the border

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Picasso's Last Words.

 

The Grand Old Painter Died Last Night

His Paintings On The Wall

Before He Went He Bade Us Well

And Said Goodnight To Us All.

 

Drink To Me, Drink To My Health

You Know I Can't Drink Any More

Drink To Me, Drink To My Health

You Know I Can't Drink Any More

 

3 O'clock In The Morning

I'm Getting Ready For Bed

It Came Without A Warning

But I'll Be Waiting For You Baby

I'll Be Waiting For You There

 

So Drink To Me Drink To My Health

You Know I Can't Drink Any More

Drink To Me Drink To My Health

You Know I Can't Drink Any More

 

I used to sing this to Magic K when I was trying to get her to sleep.

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I have an iTunes mix of this ready to go, should I be hit by MUNI and the iPod miraculously survives.

 

Only two songs are absolute requirements: Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" ("Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life") and "Live Forever" by Oasis--all the better if the coffin is serenaded by my loved ones playing the latter on Rock Band.

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opening song:

 

The Shining by Badly Drawn Boy (probably would extend the cello + french horn intro out a bit)

 

outro:

 

If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out by Cat Stevens

 

i have other songs in between, but for some reason they're escaping me right now

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When my 20 year old cousin died, two of his friends played Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at the memorial service.

There was not a dry eye in the house after that.

That song was my first thought. Although I'd go with Jeff Buckley's version - which I'm shocked nobody mentioned.

 

Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence

Ted Hawkins does an amazing cover of this where the bulk of the song is acapella.

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