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Any ideas for an AC/DC song to play at a 14-year old's funeral?


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Wow, this one is tough. I had a very good friend lose his 14 year old son a few years ago and I was asked to do the music at the service. They had Tears in Heaven and a Green Day song of some sort. The pastor missed the cues in the program and I couldn't start the song without cutting him off so I was just sitting there stressed out not knowing what to do...skip the song or cut the pastor off. I looked at my friend and he gave me the look of 'if you don't play Tears in Heaven right now I am going to beat someone (it was for his wife).

 

So while I can't come up with a suggestion because Ride On is the only song that seems the least inappropriate, just make sure that you are all on the same page for coordination. Don't assume anything.

 

Best of luck and sorry to hear about the loss.

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For Those About To Rock or Let There Be Rock are the only real choices. Sad story...

 

 

 

To the guitar bite

Yeah, yeah, oh


Stand up and be counted

For what you are about to receive

We are the dealers

We'll give you everything you need

Hail hail to the good times

'Cause rock has got the right of way

We ain't no legend, ain't no cause

We're just livin' for today


For those about to rock, we salute you

For those about to rock, we salute you


We rock at dawn on the front line

Like a bolt right out of the blue

The sky's alight with the guitar bite

Heads will roll and rock tonight


For those about to rock, we salute you

For those about to rock, we salute you

For those about to rock, we salute you

Yes we do

For those about to rock, we salute you


Oooh, we salute!

Oooh, ooooh yeah


We're just a battery for hire with a guitar fire

Ready and aimed at you

Pick up your balls and load up your cannon

For a twenty-one gun salute


For those about to rock - fire

We salute you

For those about to rock, we salute you

Those about to rock - fire

We salute you

Fire

We salute you

We salute you

Come on, whooa

For those about to rock, we salute you

For those about to rock, we salute you

For those about to rock, we salute you

For those about to rock, we salute you


Shoot, shoot

Shoot, shoot


For those of you, for those who rock

Yeah

(Ain't gonna get tired, won't take a break, we salute you.)


We salute you

We salute you

We salute you


Fire

 

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Is this a song that you are looking to play from a record or is someone going to be playing live?

 

The reason I am asking is, I can't think of any songs that would be appropriate in their entirety... as has been said, too many innuendoes and inappropriate references...

 

However, I COULD see a medley of portions of some of the mentioned songs working. Portions of Ride On, For Those About to Rock, Long Way to the Top, etc. could work if you avoid certain parts. That would obviously work best if someone was playing as they could play all the songs in a somber way... just a thought.

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"For those about to rock we salute you" is a play on the Roman salutation said to gladiators..."for those about to die we salute you"

 

I think the switching of the word to "rock" gives it a positive connotation and makes it the best choice for a funeral

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Moron...

 

 

Well it took 22 posts for this to come up. This song would be about as appropriate as a country preacher getting up and saying at some redneck's funeral. ("Well we all know old Joe is frying in hell like a sausage in a skillet.")

 

I believe "For those about Rock" would be the best choice.

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I understand why people are suggesting "Ride On" because it's one of the few melancholy AC/DC tunes. But, the lyrics aren't particularly appropriate...it's mainly about loneliness. Although, technically, I guess you could think of death as a lonely event for the person who has passed away.

 

I think "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" has the appropriate lyrics under the circumstances. Also, it's an up tempo song and I'm sure that's more in line with what any AC/DC fan will appreciate.

 

Prayers spoken and....

 

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