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Title: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Shush on September 01, 2013, 09:02:13 PM
It's some 12 years ago since I saw my good buddy Barty walk down the aisle with his lovely wife, and fellow NMA follower to the sound of Living in the Rose. After the signing, etc., they then left the church to , Queen of My Heart.

At funerals I have been to recently, it now seems to be a regular part of it to play a song the person liked from their younger days.

So, what song to you want to be married listening to, and which song played at your funeral??
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: sozbot on September 02, 2013, 12:27:07 PM
Well, this is particularly interesting to me at the moment - we're currently planning our wedding ceremony and as we're both rabid NMA fans, there's got to be at least one song included... wouldn't be right and proper, otherwise!

At the moment, it's pretty tough to choose. Queen of my Heart is definitely on the list, it might end up being our first dance song... we're having a civil ceremony in a private venue where the reception is also held so we're not really leaving, but I'd just love to have Orange Tree Roads at the end of the ceremony, or possibly Poison Street - because they're rollicking good tunes and ALSO because of the whole leaving the past behind for something better theme - something that resonates with both me and my husband-to-be. :) We're also very keen on JS' solo song Changing of the Light, for similar reasons.

As for my funeral, there's no question - it's gotta be Ambition  ;D
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Barty on September 02, 2013, 09:03:06 PM
We also had Queen of My Heart as our first dance (not that I can dance). We played Fate at the reception and the floor was full!

For my funeral, I'd like Caslen (lyrics version)....or No Greater Love....I have a mate at work who said he wants Living in a Box  ;D
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Knievel on September 03, 2013, 10:34:59 PM
Well, my wedding would be nothing but birdsong and the sound of the sea beyond open cliff face where my beloved and I would be sanctified in a Holy ceremony...she'd be real glad because if there was a plug socket I would like that 'dontcha wish your girlfriend was hot like me' thing just in honour of how fat and forty something* and still smoking hot she is but she takes her Holy ceremonies seriously - so there'd be trouble there.
So - wedding would be acoustic birdsong and seasound only.  And the Priest's chanting of the ceremony and his blessing.

The Burn out - well for the burn out I would like some very very deep Orthodox chanting but those folk are busy praying - I'm most likely to get my kids saying 'did he like Deep Purple?  I think he did yeah.  There's one here called Burn let's just have a minute of that and get on with it...' etc
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Knievel on September 03, 2013, 10:39:55 PM
ooohh - and Sozbot - I just want to say: beautiful; orange tree roads for leaving the old and also about everything these days seems to be some kind of sign - and also I want to say that it's all about you and him.  It's not about singers, poets; they can decorate.  But all that matters is you and him
Blessings Sozbot x
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: sozbot on September 04, 2013, 10:42:29 AM
ooohh - and Sozbot - I just want to say: beautiful; orange tree roads for leaving the old and also about everything these days seems to be some kind of sign - and also I want to say that it's all about you and him.  It's not about singers, poets; they can decorate.  But all that matters is you and him
Blessings Sozbot x

Thanks, Knievel!
This wedding really is about the two of us - I've done it before with all the pomp and ceremony and the big white dress and it was all a bit futile in the end... this is nothing like that. The two of us, wearing clothes WE like, getting married in a place that means something to us, sharing the day with family and close friends we want to celebrate with.

So of course, we've gotta have music that genuinely means something!
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Shush on September 10, 2013, 02:48:24 AM


I have a mate at work who said he wants Living in a Box  ;D
What would be his other song, -- Get me Out ??  ;D
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Barty on September 10, 2013, 06:45:39 AM
 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Shush on October 05, 2013, 01:52:49 PM
At my funeral, -- Ghosts to  be played  :)
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Stoney on October 05, 2013, 09:40:56 PM
At our wedding we had Sistinas by DANZIG on the way in and............ A beautiful tender ballad with Evil Elvis turning in one of his finest vocal performances ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoClGXsbsu4

Oh You Silly Thing by the SEX PISTOLS (obviously!) on the way out........ The chorus is perfect!
Oh you silly thing, you really gone and done it now!..... hahhahhaa true! Great day I'd only change gettin a stomache bug and ending up in hospital for a week from 4 am next day......... =( Nil by mouth n everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jz5A51ttTQ
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Darkness on October 05, 2013, 09:47:09 PM
Married : DANZIG - Sistinas (ha ha Stoney, great minds think alike or is it Fools seldom differ)
Funeral : THE DAMNED - Plan 9 Channel 7
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: Stoney on October 05, 2013, 09:49:19 PM
Married : DANZIG - Sistinas (ha ha Stoney, great minds think alike or is it Fools seldom differ)
Funeral : THE DAMNED - Plan 9 Channel 7

Plan 9 Channel 7? Another Misfits o phile I do believe sir! See you in Manchester I hope bud?
Title: Re: Down the aisle, and up the Chimney
Post by: DannySan on October 07, 2013, 12:23:34 PM
Don't need to pick a wedding song as I'm divorced and will NEVER get married again.

I did always think that it would be great having "Burn" by Deep Purple blasting out as my wooden box rolled into the conflagration. (Knievel mentioned that one too)  ;)

"Waltzinblack" by The Stranglers always appealed as I would imagine people stood around who weren't familiar with song looking at each other and saying "WTF is this?"