Playing For All Eternity: Your Coffin Playlist
What songs would you want to take with you to the grave?
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
The CataCoffin from Pause
(Courtesy of CataCombo Sound System)
Imagine a really cool underground music venue that plays only your favorite music. It’s really exclusive and people are dying to get in. But it’s not crowded, because you have to die to get in.
Yes — the day has come when even our coffins have speakers. We talk to the Swedish company that is making specially-designed, commercially available coffins which will play your favorite music for you for all eternity.
Comedians Jon Glaser and Eugene Mirman (who together star in the Adult Swim show Delocated) join us to talk about the music that they'd like to take to the grave.
And we want to know: What music would you want to be your afterlife entertainment? Leave us your comments below.
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Comments [17]
NANCY ROLLIN Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers from The Kickapoo Mountain Medicine Show LP
OH DEATH The HorseFlies
CLUCK OLD HEN, Tommy Jarrell
LITTLE BIRDIE Ralph Stanley
CAD E SIN DON TE SIN Clannad
ALASDAIR MACOLLA Clannad
TIOFAIDH AN SAMHRADH Altan
ALASDAIR MHIC CHOLLA GHASDA Capercaillie
ERIN GO BRAGH Dick Gaughan
VILLAGE CHURCH YARD Ralph Stanley
DON'T YOU HEAR JERUSALEM MOAN Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
THE LARUAL TREE The Bothy Band
GLEANNTAIN GHLAS GHAOTH DOBHAIR Altan
RI NA CRUINNE Clannad
THE KESH JIG The Bothy Band
MHORAG'S NA HORO GHEALLAIDH Clannad
THE BUTTERFLY The Bothy Band
PRETTY POLLY Ralph Stanley
MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW Ralph Stanley
LONESOME RIVER Ralph Stanley
COLD ON YOUR SHOULDER Tony Rice
JENNY ON THE RAILROAD The HorseFlies
GERONIMO'S CADILLAC Dick Gaughan
NOTHING LIKE A HUNDRED MILES Tony Rice
BOTH SIDES OF THE TWEED Dick Gaughan
AND YOU AND I Yes
AQUALUNG Jethro Tull
CLOSE TO THE EDGE Yes
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd
PURPLE HAZE Jimi Hendrix
HOT ROD LINCOLN Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airman
GOIN' UP HOME TO LIVE IN GREEN PASTURES Ralph Stanley
Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes "Wake Up Everybody"
Oh when the saints go marching in by a full New Orleans band.
We Are the Dead, David Bowie!
Baby, its cold outside -- gives incentive to stay in the coffin.
Sinatra One For My Baby > but more importantly... what about royalties to the artists?
Anything by Living in a Box
"Come On Up To The House" by Tom Waits -- no competition.
I Walked With a Zombie by Roki Ericson!
But seriously, Combat Rock-the entire album. The Clash is the only band i will never get tired of
Black Sabbath - over and over. Just the Ozzy years though. (Sorry Ronnie James...)
Feel Like Making Love by Bad Company - classic coffin song.
Lou Reed "Rock and Roll Animal"
Do they have a radio version in which I could have WNYC piped in? :)
Bela Lugosi's Dead
Undead
Undead
Undead
I think this'll work for Eternity;
More Than This - Roxy Music
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
It's the End of the World As We Know It - REM
I Am the Light of the World - Jorma Kaukonen
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
There's a sucker born (and apparently dying) every minute.
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper." On repeat for all eternity.
My coffin playlist:
1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
2. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
3. More than a feeling - Boston
4. Come Sail Away - Styx
5. Pepper - Butthole Surfers
6. Play that Funky music - Wild Cherry
7. Living Dead Girl - Rob Zombie
8. Side 2 of Abbey Road
9. Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids
10. Gods Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash
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