Okay, so it may be a bit on the morbid side, but for years I’ve been toying with the idea of compiling a full funeral playlist of songs I’d like to have played when I’m gone. So far:
* Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: “Ramshackle Day Parade”
* Frank Zappa: “Oh No / The Orange County Lumber Truck”
* Jim O’Rourke: “Eureka”
* Tom Waits: “Dirt in the Ground”
* Sloan: “Coax Me”
* Chet Baker: “Everything Happens to Me”
* Elliott Smith: “Oh Well, OK”
* Dave Frishberg: “My Swan Song” / “I’m Hip”
* Calexico: “Crooked Road and the Briar”
* They Might Be Giants: “Kiss Me, Son of God”
* The Beatles: “In My Life”
* A tasteful version of “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”
* Fennesz: “Château Rouge”
* Tortoise: “Glass Museum”
* Robyn Hitchcock: “No, I Don’t Remember Guildford”
* Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass: “Spanish Flea”
* The Kings: “This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ to Glide”
More to come.
