We’ve all played the “Desert Island Record” game: If you were stuck on a desert island, what ten records would you take with you? (Never mind the fact that there’s no likely electricity on a deserted island.) And many of us have played the contemporary version, where you list the Top 15 Or So Records that made you who you are today.
Here’s a new one: When you inevitably shuffle off this mortal coil, what record what you pick to be left on? Seriously. And Vinyly, a British company, will bake your cremated ashes into the grooves of a vinyl record as its pressed. (Try THAT with an MP3 file.)
Musician Jason Leach, company president, said he got the idea after went out on a boat with his family members to sprinkle the ashes of his grandfather into the sea. His uncle “released them on the wrong side of the boat”, and ashes blew all over everyone. (Apparently the same thing happened to his father, too!)
Many of And Vinyly’s clients choose to embed their ashes onto a recording of their last will and testament or a disc containing their favorites tunes. Sort of the ultimate mix tape…in record form. I think it’d be far more appropriate (and interesting) to pick the ultimate song you’d like to leave your physical remains on as you head up to a better place.
What song would YOU pick? Something cliche? (“Stairway to Heaven”) Sarcastic (“Highway to Hell?”) A tune that gives away your ’80 roots (Motley Crue’s “Home Sweet Home?”)
Me? I’d go for something traditional: The Staple Singers and “Uncloudy Day”.
What song would YOU pick?
Broke Down Palace or Pilgrim (Steve Earl) – or maybe My Brothers and my Sisters – or maybe That’s the Way that the world goes round….. so many songs, so little time – maybe this is a good reason to believe in reincarnation!