the DH and I are in charge of picking music for the niece's memorial service and we want to make a mix CD of her favorite music to give folks. Do any of you have suggestions of appropriate songs from any of these groups--these are her favorites from facebook which I don't know well enough, and I don't have time to listen to everything. DJ Greenlantern, Gym Class Heroes, INCUBUS, IMMORTAL, Lauryn Hill, Atmosphere, Cassidy, Jimi, Wu Tang Clan, Tupac, Nas, Dead Prez, Thelonius Monk, Modest Mouse, Oasis, Al Green, Kanye, Cody Chesnutt, , Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, and Titch
Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....
Giles ,'Chosen'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Scrappy - Mar 25, 2008 2:39:51 pm PDT #7458 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
juliana - Mar 25, 2008 2:54:38 pm PDT #7459 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Scrappy, lyrics-wise from Gym Class Heroes, I'd suggest "So Long, Friend" [link] If you want something more uplifting than that, "Shoot Down The Stars" [link]
I can get back to you on the Atmosphere.
And again, I'm so sorry.
juliana - Mar 25, 2008 3:08:57 pm PDT #7460 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Atmosphere: "Always Coming Back Home To You". [link]
javachik - Mar 25, 2008 3:45:49 pm PDT #7461 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
Jesse - Mar 25, 2008 3:50:51 pm PDT #7462 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Tupac and Kanye each have songs about how they love their mothers, if that would be appropriate. Oh, or "Keep Your Head Up" by Tupac -- it samples "Ooh Child."
Steph L. - Mar 25, 2008 3:52:57 pm PDT #7463 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
For Lauryn Hill, she covers "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," which seems the most appropriate, lyrics-wise, out of all the songs on "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."
For Thelonious Monk, "Ruby, My Dear," which I can hook you up with via e-mail, if you'd like.
javachik - Mar 25, 2008 3:54:34 pm PDT #7464 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
I was getting "played at the memorial" and "music to be put on a cd for people to take home" mixed up.
Vortex - Mar 25, 2008 4:01:24 pm PDT #7465 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Polter-Cow - Mar 25, 2008 5:15:21 pm PDT #7466 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love Incubus, Scrappy. I think "Warning" might be a good choice, given its chorus of "Don't ever let life pass you by."
There's also "I Miss You." And "Wish You Were Here." And I'm not entirely sure why, but I'm also suggesting "A Kiss to Send Us Off," if only because it's more upbeat and rockin' while still retaining a little bit of the moodiness. I don't know what kind of mix you want to make. Incubus covers a lot of sounds and topics, but I don't think there's a song about death.
I can send you any Incubus song you need.
Scrappy - Mar 25, 2008 5:21:42 pm PDT #7467 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Not looking for songs directly about death so much as songs about loss or love or life--so people will listen to the CD and miss Amy but also feel a bit comforted, maybe. Something they may still want to listen to in a year or so.
So far the suggestions are tremendously helpful, y'all.