Funerals

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Jake'sGran wrote: »

A friend from our Over 60s - she was 84 - had "I did it my Way" and I must admit I thought it was a bit corny. I don't mean to sound unkind, she was a lovely lady. I love this song but not in that setting. Last week at another funeral - most of our friends are in their 80/90s - the song at the end was "Until the end of Never".

For myself, I have been looking at poems and sayings. There is one I like by Joyce Grenfell that is short and to the point and mentions laughter and another by Hilaire Belloc about friendship which was used at the time when Carol left Countdown.

"My old man says follow the van .... " was played at my friend's mother's funeral. I was quite shocked initially, but, on reflection, it was very much in keeping with the deceased really

Biggles

But don't feel obligated to play music at a funeral anyway.

Music had never played an important part in my mother's life, and she was certainly not religious, so we dispensed with that aspect altogether. It went very well.

Errata

The Funeral Directors trade magazine regularly reports the Top Twenty of music played at funerals.: My Way, Angels, etc.
I quite fancy Vera Lynn belting out We'll Meet Again to frighten the wits out of anyone at my funeral