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Songs not to play at a funeral

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MikeRafone · 13/02/2026 13:43

Another one bites the dust - Queen
Staying alive bee gees
Smoke gets in my eyes the platters

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AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 15/02/2026 10:51

backslashruby · 14/02/2026 17:40

That's given me an idea! I think I'll ask for Fire Brigade by The Move and go through the curtains when they reach the chorus and start singing 'call the fire brigade, call the fire brigade'

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Isn't that song basically about a woman who is 'hot stuff' in a sexual attraction way, with the fire brigade used as a metaphor; and a man who is infatuated by her - possibly to a stalky extent?!

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 15/02/2026 10:55

Fizbosshoes · 14/02/2026 17:46

Ive been to a cremation where the deceased requested burn baby burn (disco inferno) and everyone laughed which lightened the mood a bit.
Then a very emotional song chosen by their partner....which everyone cried

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Not connected to funerals, but there was a bad overnight fire in a Tesco store in our region some years back (20+ years). It did a lot of damage but, thankfully, nobody was hurt.

The local paper covered it and used the front page headline 'Tesco Inferno' - and I still remember it and chuckle

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 15/02/2026 10:56

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 14/02/2026 17:46

I went to a funeral where this was the song for a man in his 90's . It said what his children were thinking but couldn't voice.

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Ooh, what a burn... but sounds like it was all of his own doing.

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MikeRafone · 27/02/2026 22:01

Blinded by the light by manfred man

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