What's your taste in music then?

Found a right gem, it has an 80s new wave vibe to it. Released last year by US synthwave band - The Midnight.

Enjoyed that Nelly. Thanks. I’m not getting the 80s thing but I’m getting a Y2K vibe off it. But that just goes to show music is so personal.

Mix of traditional, with mid-20th c dance music, with a touch of hiphop. And pretty girls. Ihana bändi!

Kulkuri is a tramp and jenkka is a type of dance.

Sorry for the Runaway flashback.

Heard this on Radio Scotland and it took me back. They were a good band as this live version attests.

You'll have to forgive the brief appearance at the end by an absolute despicable coont.

Quoted from Sandford1981

Moving words.
Listening to that after reading your post as a frame of reference gave it extra poignancy.
From my own point of view once the rawness and pain have numbed or eased the songs we hear at the funerals of people close to us, have a bittersweet effect on me.

At my uncle's funeral Two Hearts by Phil Collins got played and in an unlikely fashion for myself and the music of Phil Collins it pretty much destroyed me for those very poignant reasons. It was just my Auntie and Uncles 'their song' but became something else at his funeral.

I always like to see funerals as celebrations of a life although I suppose the reason and timing of someones passing is more relevant in whether it's a celebration or more of a trying event. I thought about my coffin being walked in soundtracked by Atmosphere by Russ Abbott to give people a laugh but I think I'm set on Do You Realize by Flaming Lips, on my mind the ultimate death song with a blunt but happy message.



Better than the more usual funeral song choices of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd or Everybody  Hurts by REM in my opinion.

Quoted from Manchester Mariner

At my uncle's funeral Two Hearts by Phil Collins got played and in an unlikely fashion for myself and the music of Phil Collins it pretty much destroyed me for those very poignant reasons. It was just my Auntie and Uncles 'their song' but became something else at his funeral.

I always like to see funerals as celebrations of a life although I suppose the reason and timing of someones passing is more relevant in whether it's a celebration or more of a trying event. I thought about my coffin being walked in soundtracked by Atmosphere by Russ Abbott to give people a laugh but I think I'm set on Do You Realize by Flaming Lips, on my mind the ultimate death song with a blunt but happy message.



Better than the more usual funeral song choices of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd or Everybody  Hurts by REM in my opinion.

An absolutely brilliant song!
At my Nanas funeral she just had her 3 of her favourite songs played, 2 of which were jovial novelty tracks which were ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘ Summer Holiday’. Because they were not typical funeral choices the mix of laughing through tears really hit home.
A bittersweet and strange contrast but her 3rd track was ‘Distant Drums’ by Jim Reeves. I’d never heard it before but it doesn’t half have a haunting effect on me. It was the last song and after the first two, and it hit me like a hammer.

Quoted from Sandford1981

An absolutely brilliant song!
At my Nanas funeral she just had her 3 of her favourite songs played, 2 of which were jovial novelty tracks which were ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘ Summer Holiday’. Because they were not typical funeral choices the mix of laughing through tears really hit home.
A bittersweet and strange contrast but her 3rd track was ‘Distant Drums’ by Jim Reeves. I’d never heard it before but it doesn’t half have a haunting effect on me. It was the last song and after the first two, and it hit me like a hammer.

It's amazing what effects songs have on us especially when heard out of the context they were written for. I have a similar feeling when I hear 'Abide with me' which was at my father's funeral.

Quoted from Sandford1981

An absolutely brilliant song!
At my Nanas funeral she just had her 3 of her favourite songs played, 2 of which were jovial novelty tracks which were ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘ Summer Holiday’. Because they were not typical funeral choices the mix of laughing through tears really hit home.
A bittersweet and strange contrast but her 3rd track was ‘Distant Drums’ by Jim Reeves. I’d never heard it before but it doesn’t half have a haunting effect on me. It was the last song and after the first two, and it hit me like a hammer.

I'm sure we would have had a Jim Reeves track at my mum's funeral if we'd been able to have a proper one, but sadly it was last April.

She used to play Jim Reeves LPs when doing the ironing years ago. I remember Distant Drums. And the classic 'Little ole dime' (please don't disappoint me...).