Its got to be “magic and loss”, the whole album , and i would have lou sing it for me while i have a little red wine,what a great way to go…

John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page…

i’d rock over a tune while gary glitter shreds behind me while having his way with a young asian little something something…..

Led Zeppelin

i don’t want to sing at my funeral, i want to kick back and relax…

The song would be “Electric Funeral” and the band would be the original Black Sabbath (hopefully Ozzy could remember enough words to sing back-up).

dang man id sing something touching ya know to make the ladies cry then id get em to come home with me like will ferrell did in that one movie ummm wedding crashers i think was the name

Maybe Pearl Jam and I could do “Alive” to freak everyone out.

Just kidding.

I’d probably duet with Warren Zevon on “Keep Me in Your Heart”…either that or Oasis’ “The Masterplan”….I don’t know why that one really, but it just fills me with such joy and sorrow at once.

I’d also like to do “The Body of an American” with The Pogues-it’s sad and joyous, full of loss and glory…and Irish people. No matter how you view the current Bush America (I for one am not all that in favor of it) the final words of the chorus are a patriotic sentiment we can all grab onto-”You’d often hear him say/I’M A FREE-BORN MAN OF THE U.S.A.!”

‘It’s O.K. To Die’ by John Palumbo.
Backed by Crack The Sky.

…except I can’t sing.

A brand new original with Dylan writing the lyrics; Clapton, Richards and Gilmour on guitars; Dave Grohl on drums; Paul McCartney on bass; Mick Jagger and Liam Gallagher on BGV’s; if there’s keys then Dylan can do those too.

My backing band would be Pink Floyd (Roger, Dave, Rick and Nick) and I would definitely perform “Comfortably Numb”.

I would do What’s it feel like to be a ghost? with taking back sunday.

i’d bring the original dead members of skynyrd and we’d do free bird, of course.

Conrad Keely/Malcom Young/Lou Reed- Rythym guitar, Vocals

Robert Quine/Jimi Hendrix/Eddie Hazel- Lead Guitar

Roy Bittan/Rick Wakeman/Ian Underwood- Organ/Keyboards revolving with myself

David Bowie/Jeff Tweedy-Acoustic Guitar, Vox

Bootsy Collins/JPJ/Les Claypool-Bass

Stewart Copeland/Max Roach/Brian Chippendale/Ginger Baker- Drums

Johnny Greenwood- Some Lead Guitar/Electronics Programming

Jim James of MMJ- Vocals, Electric Harp

myself-piano/electric guitar/assisting percussion/vox

Set I:
>Free base instrumental/Noise Jam
>Queen Bitch by Bowie
>Way Over Yonder by Carole King
>Mistakes and Regrets by Trail of Dead
>Loving Cup by the Rolling Stones
>Ball & Buiscuit by the White Stripes
>Heroin by the Velvets (mostly noise jam)
>Death is the Easy way by MMJ
>Pot Kettle Black by Wilco
>Stuck INside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues by Dylan
>Girl From The NOrth Country (Nashville Skyline Version) with guest Johnny Cash
>The Rover by LEd Zeppelin
>Take me With You by Prince
>Oh Sweet Nuthin’ by The Velvet Underground

Set II:
>Hope There’s Someone by Antony and the Johnsons
>Angie by the Rolling Stones
>Electioneering by Radiohead
>Blackout by Boris
>Helter Skelter (with guest vocal by Pat Benatar)
>Knockin’ on Heavens door (without anyone above listed, sung alone by Warren Zevon)
>Then everyone comes back on stage to do Warewolves of London by Zevon with Zevon
>Jungleland by Bruce Springsteen
>11 minute medly of early Elvis tunes including Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock
>The Limp Bizkit Version of George Michael’s Faith
>Talking Heads Medly of Psycho Killer, Once in A Lifetime, and I’m Not In Love
>Instrumental Noise Jam that flows into the greatest time Jimi has ever played Machine Gun
>Desolation Row by Dylan

Encore:
Heaven by the Talking HEads
P-Funk Medly including the best parts of Mothership Connection
and then 20 minutes of Maggot Brain

btw RS, ur community section on the website isnt working

and lastly,

my dream band would warm up and sound check with The Faces’ Stay With Me before the show

oh and stick “Brick is Red” by the Pixies somewhere in there

oh and stick “Peaches in Regalia” by Zappa, “BOB” by Outkast and Linda Rodstat’s version of “Desperado” in there too

and Daniel Johnston would be the opener

and u know what scratch the rules– this is just the jam i would have in heaven (assuming all the performers are dead by the time i kick the bucket)

Mick, Keith,Charlie and Ronnie, of course…

“Another One Bites the Dust” with Freddie Mercury on back-up and Queen as the band.

Me with Elvis Costello and the Imposters doing “Gods Comic” followed by a rousing finally of “pump it up”

I’d do “Some Other Time” from the musical “On The Town.” I’d bring Leonard Bernstein back with me to conduct! Is my age showing?

“Every Grain Of Sand” with Dylan, Myself, John Lennon, David Bowie and Warren Zevon trading verses

Tool:Eulogy

I would want two, if the error stood and I was going back to Heaven I would want Led Zepplin and we would play the Immigrant song, and Stairway to Heaven, and if the error was caught and i was going where i belonged, it would have to be AC/DC so I could play Highway To Hell, and Hells Bells

I would get Technotronic to show up and play “Pump Up The Jam.” I’d also want there to be a troupe of adolescent breakdancers busting moves on top of my grave!

“As” by Stevie Wonder w/Stevie singing lead, and back-up band Zawinul Project (w/Sabine Kabongo-one of the greatest, mostly unknown singers in the world) and the Glide Memorial Church (SF) Choir.

Easy one. Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’, and for the Lord letting me in ‘Thank You’, off of Zep.II. Then I would have to scold John Bonham for his foolish behaviour, abbreviating the reign of rocks greatest band.

Under Pressure.

FUCK ME JESUS – MARDUK

I’d sing Sympathy For the Devil with the early 70’s Stones lineup.

Under the Bridge.
Red Hot Chilipeppers

I’d popped out of the casket all decomposed and shit, then break into “Thriller” by Micheal Jackson with more crudded as shit zombies popping out of their graves to back my ass up. As the song continues, we bust into the zombie dance and afterwards, we get into some necrophilia action becuase our act was so smooth, we made the panties drop.

I Shall Be Released with The Band.

“My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison, with James Taylor, George himself, and Bob Dylan.

Us and them pinkfloyd In my time of dyin Bob Dylan Eye on the prize Bruce Springsteen i would just listen and ask to meet Syd Barret and Marilyn Monroe

didn’t the original question, as it was composed by jill hives, have jahweh smoking a doobie? why the switch to ambrosia?

Guns N Roses “Chinese Democracy” on repeat….

“Through Bein’ Cool” by DEVO

‘Whoop there it is’ by Tag Team

Eddie vedder singing Man of the Hour and somehow sneaking my name into the song, that is the way to go out on top

God damn it i wish i thought of “I Shall be Released” by the band

Muse thoughts of a dying atheist

I’d have Tool come to perform anything from any album, preferably Aenema, Prison Sex, or Opiate. Then Lynyrd Skynyrd (all original members of course) would close the show with Free Bird.

‘please don’t bury me’ by john prine
‘asleep’ by the smiths
‘calling all angels’ by jill sieberry
‘bird on a wire’ by mr. leonard cohen
‘find the river’ by r.e.m.
‘ashes to ashes’ by david bowie
something spontaneous by bright eyes
to lighten the mood, ‘hot, hot, hot’ by buster poindexter

Could this question be the best of jill hives?

Happy to see a couple of people mention Warren Zevon but if you are doing his songs I’d have to include:

Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead

“Dead Flowers” backed by the Flying Burrito Bros. with Special Guest Don Rich

I would want my funeral to really remind people of me so:
*Stairway to Heaven-Zep
*Eclipse-Pink Floyd
*Dont Fear the Reaper-Blue Öyster Cult
*Have a Drink On Me-AC/DC
*10 A.M. Automatic-The Black Keys
*Jordan-Buckethead
*Hey Man Nice Shot-Filter
*Do You Feel Like We Do-Frampton
*No More Tears-Ozzy

mmm… any song by my chemical romance would fit for the ocassion… and also “the rest of the sun belongs to me” by sonata arctica, and “join me in death” by HIM.