February 10, 2012

Eden's Meme...Funeral Music (No, Seriously, Read This.)

Eden's Meme this week is about funeral music...morbid, you say, but no!  Music is one of the best parts of my life, and somebody damn well better play me some music.  Even better would be if they put my earbuds in so I could listen to something good on my flight to the great beyond.


I remember picking out music for my aunt's funeral.  It sucked.  I don't remember what we played, and I don't remember what we played at my Papaw's either.  I remember the bell ringing (he was a fireman) and how shiny it was.  I remember that was the first time my parent's saw the tattoo below my ankle bone, and my hair was eggplant.  No, really, a real eggplant.


I'm afraid of dying, but not death.  It's the act of dying that gets me. I don't want to suffer, and I'm going to be pissed off about leaving this Earth.  I will miss life, but the after death doesn't really scare me that much. I'm just moving on, ya know.


My husband and I can't agree on a cemetery to be buried in.  My peeps are out in the country on top of a beautiful hilltop that faces the mountains.  His are in town near our historic district.  I want to be out there where it's peaceful and I can rest.  I figure (hopefully) I'll be tired from all the living by then, so I want some peace and quiet.  Still, I can't imagine being separate places.  Maybe we should start our own tradition somewhere else...


I've tried to have this discussion with my Better Half, but he always tells me I'm morbid.  So, it's up to ya'll to make sure this gets played when I kick it if he should fail.  Somebody just give him the heads up, ok?


This is my funeral song.  Grateful Dead's Brokedown Palace.  I love it. 


Gonna leave this brokedown palace
On my hands and knees, I will roll, roll,roll
Make myself a bed by the waterside
In my time, in my time, I will roll, roll, roll

In a bed, in a bed
By the waterside I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

That's how I wanna go out.  Just laying by the riverside, listening to some good music, peaceful at last.  No worries, no cares.  

Going home, going home
By the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Now, go check out everybody else's funeral music over at Edens' place.

  

7 comments:

  1. Cannot help laughing at the wicked irony of you requesting GRATEFUL DEAD to be played at your funeral.
    But yeah, that is a great song.

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    1. I hadn't even thought of that, but it's pretty fitting. It's always been one of my faves. Washes a sense of peace over me, which I desperately need some days. Thanks for visiting!

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    2. There's always something to be grateful for, and I'm guessing even when you're dead?;)

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  2. I'm learning about some great songs tonight! Thank you for sharing yours. Death is hard to talk about for a lot of people. I think its a good idea to have it out there and dealt with though.

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    1. That was my thought exactly...I had to listen to each one if there was music posted with it...drove my Better Half nuts. I figure it's my last dance, so to speak, so it'd better be good! Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Loving the HELL out of your post. I hope that when your parents saw your tattoo .. they weren't mad because it was a funeral so they weren't allowed to be.

    Thank you so mcuh for linking up, awesome song! I haven't heard much Grateful Dead in my time.

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  4. its interesting how death brings up such vivid reactions frm people.. my better half didn't want much part of this conversation either!
    Love the song though, its amazing.

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