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Not sure if this morbid music topic has mentioned on here before but here it goes!

I was listening to the Alan Parsons Project album, "Eye In The Sky" last night and as the last track was playing, "Old And Wise" I thought to myself that it would be a great song to be played at my funeral.

Strangely enough as most of you know the great vocalist in that band, Eric Wolfson recently passed away. What a bummer. Do you think they played "Old And Wise" at Eric's funeral? R.I.P.

 

Anyway here are the lyrics for "Old And Wise."

 

 

"As far as my eyes can see

There are shadows approaching me

And to those I left behind

I wanted you to know

You've always shared my deepest thoughts

You follow where I go

 

And oh when I'm old and wise

Bitter words mean little to me

Autumn winds will blow right through me

And someday in the mist of time

When they asked me if I knew you

I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine

And the sadness would be lifted from my eyes

Oh when I'm old and wise

 

As far as my eyes can see

There are shadows surrounding me

And to those I leave behind

I want you all to know

You've always shared my darkest hours

I'll miss you when I go

 

And oh when I'm old and wise

Heavy words that tossed and blew me

Like autumn winds will blow right through me

And someday in the mist of time

Whey they ask you if you knew me

Remember that you were a friend of mine

As the final curtain falls before my eyes

Oh when I'm old and wise

 

As far as my eyes can see........"

 

 

I have three songs that I want played at my funeral:

 

 

1. "Old And Wise" The Alan Parsons Project

2. "Stars Die" Porcupine Tree

3. "YYZ" RUSH

 

 

Isn't it strange that an anagram for FUNERAL is REAL FUN?

 

 

What irony............

 

 

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When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease - Roy Harper

 

When the day is done, and the ball has spun, in the umpire's pocket away

And all remains, in the groundsman's pains for the rest of time and a day

There'll be one mad dog and his master, pushing for four with the spin

On a dusty pitch, with two pounds six of willow wood in the sun

 

When an old cricketer leaves the crease, you never know whether he's gone

If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at silly mid-on

And it could be Geoff, and it could be John, with a new ball sting in his tail

And it could be me, and it could be thee, and it could be the sting in the ale

Sting in the ale.

 

When an old cricketer leaves the crease, well you never know whether he's gone

If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at silly mid-on

And it could be Geoff and it could be John, with a new ball sting in his tail

And it could be me and it could be thee, and it could be the sting in the ale

The sting in the ale.

 

When the moment comes and the gathering stands and the clock turns back to reflect

On the years of grace as those footsteps trace for the last time out of the act

Well this way of life's recollection, the hallowed strip in the haze

The fabled men and the noonday sun are much more than just yarns of their days.

 

When an old cricketer leaves the crease, well you never know whether he's gone

If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at silly mid-on

And it could be Geoff and it could be John with a new ball sting in his tail

And it could be me and it could be thee and it could be the sting in the ale

The sting in the ale.

 

When an old cricketer leaves the crease, well you never know whether he's gone

If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at silly mid-on

And it could be me and it could be thee.

 

If you'd like a listen:

 

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Suzanne Vega - Pilgrimage (from album "Days of Open Hand" - 1990)

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Softly (from album "Superstition" - 1991)

Yes - To be Over (from album "Relayer" - 1974)

U2 - Scarlet (from album "October" - 1981)

Stevie Nicks - Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for you? (from album "Rock a Little" - 1985)

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QUOTE (tangy @ Jan 9 2010, 07:04 PM)
Lazarus- PT

leaving on a jet plane- john denver

mary jane- rick james

was i right or wrong- skynrd

freebird- skynyrd

f**k tha police-NWA

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"FUKK THE POLICE!" Nice on there Tang!

 

Signed,

 

Easy E.

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QUOTE (tangy @ Jan 9 2010, 09:04 PM)
f**k tha police-NWA

That just might be the greatest thing ever.

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