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John Peel Gravestone

Steve points us at The Guardian's gravestone meme inspired by the news that John Peel's grave has a line from an Undertones song on it. The mind boggles as to why the Telegraph had a picture of the actual stone but none of the other media sources did, I assume stupidity? Anyway, the questions:

1) Which lyric would you have on your tombstone?
2) Which song has been the soundtrack to your life?
3) Do you have any suggestions for the pop-music epitaphs of world figures?

I answered on his post but, y'know, I was going to link the picture anyway because, well: Dude! John Peel!

And it is a most excellent gravestone. So I guess you want my answers, right?

1) Which lyric would you have on your tombstone?

Resisting the temptation of I did it my way, I'm going for If there is a hell, I'll see you there, and remind myself to get my hell icon redone as I messed the transparencies up :-(

2) Which song has been the soundtrack to your life?

I has no clue on this one, so I'm copping out. The Sound Of the Suburbs by The Members

3) Do you have any suggestions for the pop-music epitaphs of world figures?

Tony Blair, already coveredWe could've been anything we wanted to be...

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I did consider Pulp's Mis-Shapes, but that'd be silly. On the subject, while looking it up, there's a cover by Franz Ferdinand? Also considered was Radiohead's Anyone can play guitar:

Here we are with our running and confusion
And I don't see no confusion anywhere

And if the world does turn, and if London burns
I'll be standing on a beach with my guitar
I want to be in a band, when I get to heaven
Anyone can play guitar
And they won't be a nothing anymore

But, y'know, how can you really pick one song for your whole life?

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Ah well, any more takers?

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1. She tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair

2. Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper

3. Err pass, too late and too many cold drugs to think coherently.