First of all, let me say this. I will not be playing any songs at my funeral. If it is my funeral, won't I be the one in the box? At that point, I won't be doing much besides laying there. I suppose they meant to say what song would I like to have played at my funeral. I guess I can do that. And if I put it in writing then I will have to rely on you to make sure the song gets played, since of course, I will be unable to verify it. You can let me know.
So a song to be played at my funeral. I would hope that at my funeral, we can mix up the playlist a little. Did you ever notice how depressing the music selection can be at those things? Good grief, the situation is already a bit of a downer. The guest of honor is dead for heaven's sake, why does the music have to be so dreary too? I even like sad songs, but I think we can mix it up a little bit at least. I may be dead at that point, but those listening surely will not be. I'd rather give them something to listen to that does not make them want to crawl into the box with me.
That being the case, I went to the movies again to pick for today. Did you ever see "Postcards From the Edge"? If not, I am not surprised, but you are definitely missing out. Meryl Streep, Shirley MacClaine, Gene Hackman, and Dennis Quaid bring Carrie Fisher's autobiographical novel to the big screen and it was a great, Great, GREAT movie! Of course, it's hard to go wrong with Meryl in anything. At the end of the movie, Meryl Streep sings a song called I'm Checkin Out, which marks a turning point for her from the stuff that she endures during the film, toward a brighter future. It is a good metaphor and perfectly applicable for a musically happier funeral.
A quick note for those planning for my funeral...if you can arrange for Meryl to sing, I would be greatly honored. I would prefer not to get the "Dingo stole my baby, Dingo stole my baby" Meryl, nor the evil Nun from Doubt. Avoid also the Meryl from It's Complicated as I would not invite Alex Baldwin to the event. If you can, get the happy Meryl from Mamma Mia, or the "I owned a farm in Africa" Meryl who can bring Robert Redford along. Or you can just invite this one....
The icing on the cake would be for this Meryl to come in at the end of the song. This Meryl is AWESOME!.....That's all....
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