I'm not attached to traditional funerals at all. I'm leaving instructions for my kids to have me cremated and sprinkle my ashes off Paradise Cove in Malibu, followed by a festive dinner at the restaurant there. Probably music by the Beachboys would work, though I hadn't given it any thought yet.
"She had fun fun fun til her Daddy took her T-Bird awaaa-aaay" sounds about right. There's an existential message in there, not hidden deep at all, in fact right on the surface.
Is Sandcastle still there?
Now here's a generic all-purpose non-traditional funeral song: Spirit in the Sky
Gareth Gates Lyrics
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
Prepare yourself you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go when you die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You're gonna go to the place that's the best
Never been a sinner I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with
The spirit in the sky
Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
Go to the place that's the best