Tell us what should be the No 1 song in heaven
"There is no heaven or afterlife," scientist Stephen Hawking recently told the Guardian. "It's a fairy story for people afraid of the dark."
Maybe so, but most religions buy into the concept; people need to believe that we continue to exist in some way after we've popped our clogs. And it hasn't stopped people writing songs about the afterlife, or making music inspired by it. But in what sense do we continue? How does that work?
Whatever your beliefs, let us know your favourite songs about the afterlife by posting a comment below.
This might help:
* Listen to others' suggestions and add yours to a collaborative Spotify playlist
* Guide to "donds", "zedded", and other strange words used by some of the RR regulars (courtesy of the Marconium)
* The Marconium (blog containing a wealth of data on RR, including the songs that are "zedded")
* Previously on Readers Recommend
* The 'Spill (blog for the RR community)
Please do:
* Write a few lines advocating the merits of your choices.
* Post your nominations before midday on Tuesday if you wish them to be considered for inclusion in a "results" blog (collecting your best suggesions), published on Thursday next week.
But please don't:
* Post more than one third of the lyrics of any song.
* Simply list your nominations. If you must post more than two or three at once, please attempt to justify your choices.
Congratulations to RR regular TinCanMan for suggesting this topic. You win ? er ... nothing, actually. But thanks. Any other bright ideas for future RR themes gratefully received.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/may/20/readers-recommend-songs-about-afterlife
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