Get out your hankies: Songs for a funeral
28/01/2015
I played an old LP the other day, Neil Young's "After The Gold Rush". There is a beautiful song, "Birds", which seems to be about death, and I thought I should note it as something I'd like played at my funeral; it would really get people crying, hah!
I wondered if anyone would ever find any note I made before they arranged my funeral, and came up with the idea of a YouTube playlist, which is public, needs no account access, and can be advised to anyone. Consider yourself advised! The list is ordered, but overall, the order is not important because I will have no control over it anyway. There better not be any religious sky-daddy follower interfering either! |
My experience tells me that YouTube can "Vanish" playlist items, without leaving so much as a whiff of what they were.
Consequently, I include below a text listing as well. Let's just hope this website outlasts me, something I find unlikely, actually.
In that case, searching my laptop for "Funeral" will also find the list below as "C:\Users\[Me]\Music\Playlists\YouTube Playlists\Funeral Songs Update Edit for Blog.txt.", but if the blog website has gone you won't see this anyway, hah!
Update 08/01/2023 The path to the playlist listing is now "C:\Users\[Me]\Music\Playlists\YouTube Playlists Laptop\Archive 19 2023-08-10\Funeral Songs - Fixed.ods" (.ods is a file format for OpenOffice Writer, a freeware Microsoft Office-style program.)
I have been grooming playlists lately, finding missing entries and replacing them when possible, hence the " - Fixed".
Update 14/03/2024 The path to the playlist listing is now "C:\Users\Me\Music\Playlists\YouTube Playlists Laptop\Archive 28 2024-03-01\Funeral Songs - Fixed.ods" (.ods is a file format for OpenOffice Writer, a freeware Microsoft Office-style program.)
I have been grooming playlists lately, finding missing entries and replacing them when possible, hence the " - Fixed".
Consequently, I include below a text listing as well. Let's just hope this website outlasts me, something I find unlikely, actually.
In that case, searching my laptop for "Funeral" will also find the list below as "C:\Users\[Me]\Music\Playlists\YouTube Playlists\Funeral Songs Update Edit for Blog.txt.", but if the blog website has gone you won't see this anyway, hah!
Update 08/01/2023 The path to the playlist listing is now "C:\Users\[Me]\Music\Playlists\YouTube Playlists Laptop\Archive 19 2023-08-10\Funeral Songs - Fixed.ods" (.ods is a file format for OpenOffice Writer, a freeware Microsoft Office-style program.)
I have been grooming playlists lately, finding missing entries and replacing them when possible, hence the " - Fixed".
Update 14/03/2024 The path to the playlist listing is now "C:\Users\Me\Music\Playlists\YouTube Playlists Laptop\Archive 28 2024-03-01\Funeral Songs - Fixed.ods" (.ods is a file format for OpenOffice Writer, a freeware Microsoft Office-style program.)
I have been grooming playlists lately, finding missing entries and replacing them when possible, hence the " - Fixed".
Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
Dusty Springfield - Goin' Back
Neil Young - Birds
Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World
Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is?
Let The Mystery Be - Iris DeMent
Gillian Welch - I Want to Sing That Rock And Roll
Jenny Morris - Body & Soul
Nick Lowe - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold - Live Concert At Massey Hall for BBC 1971
Iris Dement - These Hills
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children
Iris Dement - Our Town
Iris Dement - My Life
Jesse Winchester - All Of Your Stories
Suzanne - Yesterday When I Was Young
Dusty Springfield - Goin' Back
Neil Young - Birds
Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World
Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is?
Let The Mystery Be - Iris DeMent
Gillian Welch - I Want to Sing That Rock And Roll
Jenny Morris - Body & Soul
Nick Lowe - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold - Live Concert At Massey Hall for BBC 1971
Iris Dement - These Hills
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children
Iris Dement - Our Town
Iris Dement - My Life
Jesse Winchester - All Of Your Stories
Suzanne - Yesterday When I Was Young