What would you like to hear as the last piece of music while passing away? Here are my choices depending on mood and time available:1.Bitches Brew and Miles Runs The Voodoo Down from 'Bitches Brew'2.Reincarnation and Mila Repa from Que Alegria by John McLaughlin Trio 3.Earth Ship,'Visions Of The Emerald Beyond' by Mahavishnu Orchestra 4.A few songs by El Camaron/Paco De Lucia duo. 5.Total silence. Come on, people.
I could come up with some Cowboy Junkies music for this sort of task, but as of right now, I'd "go" with either Melissa Etheridge' "Precious Pain" or Silent Legacy"-- so I'm immature-- I intend to die immature. Another possibility would be a slide guitar tune from the movie "Crossroads", and played (I believe) by Ry Cooder. Cheers? Craig
Hand me one last "brew" and let me ( or at least try to ) sing along with the Pogue's. One of their tunes "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" comes to mind. If you know the lyric's, you'll understand why... Sean >
Supertramp Crime of the Century (The actors and jesters are here, the stage is in darkness and clear, for raising the curtain, but no one's quite certain who's play it is...)
Spike Jones' "My old flame", or anything else of his, for that matter, so I can speed up the process by laughing my head off. But "my old flame" would be most apt, because some of the ladies, listening to the lyrics and the imitation of Peter Lorre's voice around my deathbed would be even more glad to see me go, so that they can switch the system off. Cheers to all,
In a bit of a morbid mood are we? Gosh, I had a tough enough time picking wedding music! My deathbed music would be chosen more from the time of life I'd like to remember rather than from the music itself. I reserve the right to change my mind as life goes on, but I'd pick something from the Moody Blues or Pink Floyd (especially Wish You Were Here -- maybe "Shine on You Crazy Diamond"). That was a time in my life when I was coming into my own and shedding adolescence for adulthood -- call it transition music.
How can you die to a pop music? I'm joking, but for real if you can get Jeff Berlin "Pump It" you'll know that there is part of truth in that joke. I also recommend Don "Sugar Cane" Harris "Got the Blues". He's got a blend of Jimi Hendrix and Ornette Coleman in one man playing his violin. Also I would recommend surfing through the ars of Terje Ripdal and Pekka Pohjola -- you will enjoy every album you acquire.
It would seem that each one's dying would be even more personal and unique happenning than living.Also,some of us would choose music that would be in accord with this event and make the passage more peaceful, while others will want to listen to their favourites that will remind them of what they are leaving behind.I, myself, belong to the third group: there are no barriers between those two.
If I die feeling sorry for myself, I'll have Allen Toussaint's mournful "Cruel Way To Go Down" (from Southern Night). I liked Garfish's Ry Cooder suggestion. If I'm feeling more hopeful, I'll gracefully slide out on Cooder's "Think It's Going To Work Out Fine" (Bop Till You Drop). Great topic!
Turn out the lights and listen to Paul Simon's "Quiet," it's the last track off the "You're the One" album and you'll have your answer. It's not necessarily a favorite, and certainly not widely known, but if it's a soundtrack for your departure that you seek, this one comes pretty close to being it.
But the audiophile Grim Reaper can't take me yet- my new Acoustic Zen Satori Shotgun cables are on order but haven't been delivered yet. I'd be so embarassed to die listening to my current cables that I could just- well you know, die!
Deodato's 'Pavane for a dead princess', or Jim Hall's 'Concierto de Aranjuez' which some have dubbed as quite possibly the finest piece of music ever written.
I wonder if anyone here has ever listened to either one of these pieces?
Inna, you will love Passion, Grace & Fire. The LP I have features John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, and Paco De Lucia. It is the best guitar album in my collection
I mis-spelled the group "Tuatara". They have an album with a cut titled "Orpheus Must Die". I strongly beg to differ. The name of the CD is "East of the Sun". I will give it a listen.
Well, as I have a trashed heart and need a transplant, I've actually given this some serious thought. My choice will be 'Master and Margherita' by Ennio Morricone. Can't imagine a more beautiful piece of music to fade into nothingness to. :-)
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