Ann Althouse points to a UK poll that asked, "What song do you want played at your funeral?" Here are the top ten:
- Goodbye My Lover, James Blunt.
- Angels, Robbie Williams
- I’ve Had the Time of My Life, Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley
- Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler
- Pie Jesu, Requiem
- Candle in the Wind, Elton John
- With or Without You, U2
- Tears from Heaven, Eric Clapton
- Every Breath You Take, The Police
- Unchained Melody, Righteous Brothers
OK, everyone, it’s all quite pop and all, but do you notice the standout? That’s right, it’s Pie Jesu Requiem.
I’d like to think that the inclusion of this traditional chant as number 5 on the list is evidence that a large number of UK Catholics and High Anglicans are returning to their roots.
However, I suspect that this is an artifact of the Monty Python contingent.
Dona eis requiem *WHACK!*
(NOTE: I *like* Pie Jesu, really, but every time I hear the children’s choir sing it at Mass — fortunately to a different tune — all I can think of is their sweet little voices accompanied by *WHACK!* I fully accept that this is a result of Original Sin and I hope that it is burned out of me in Purgatory.)
(ALSO: Did you notice that the journalist appears to think that "Pie Jesu," a requiem, is actually a song called "Pie Jesu" recorded by a group called Requiem, perhaps this group?
I know journalists don’t "get religion" (that’s why this blog is so fun to read), but that’s quite a doozy. )
(ALSO AGAIN: What’s with "Every Breath You Take?" That’s just creepy.)
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