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Sassy-Seren's thread made me think about being awake during operations (intentionally). I've had 2 ops while awake and apart from a very interesting conversation with the anaesthetist about forensics they were generally very quiet affairs.
So, my question is :
If you had to have an operation what music would you choose?
For me it would be Meatloaf - Paradise By the Dashboard Light or Mozart's clarinet concerto or Pachelbel's Canon.
(In edit : Sorry Sassy got your name wrong at first)
A good song to sing to and also doubles up as a checklist cool
:karaoke: Heads, shoulders knees and toes :karaoke:
Because the only operation that I have had awake was emotive and potentially very sad. I chose something I wouldn't ordinarily listen to, this was so that I wouldn't ever have to switch it off if I heard it again.
It was some random operatic thing.
Rod Stewart - The first cut is the deepest
Maybe not bolt
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A good song to sing to and also doubles up as a checklist cool
:karaoke: Heads, shoulders knees and toes :karaoke:

rotflmao smackbottom :rotflmao: :smackbottom: :rotflmao: :smackbottom: :rotflmao: :smackbottom: :rotflmao:
Whoops, sorry, was being flippant, got the thread a tad wrong confused :? :?
Prince for me... totally geeky when it comes to the amazing Purple one and, despite having listened to all of the albums innumerable times, really would be the only music I can think that I would totally lose myself in...
...although given that I would possibly sing along and I am pretty much tone deaf :shock: maybe I should choose something else I didn't know to avoid putting the surgeons off!! lol
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Whoops, sorry, was being flippant, got the thread a tad wrong confused :? :?

You haven't got the thread wrong - the question was lightly asked.
Splendid_ - I'm sorry if the thread has raised unhappy memories. :therethere:
I suppose during an operation, I would maybe listen to something like whale songs..... I don't mean songs from Wales, but the fish songs.
Always thought their sound was rather hypnotic. Plus you could try and pick out words they're saying or something. So then you're listening to something almost trance like, and diverting your attention from the op......... to whale translation confused
There is I'm told -though i don't know it's name, and have never heard it- a record by mathmos made up entirely of sampled noises from a post-mortem,this might make for an interesting operation.
Loads of surgeons have cd players and the like and play music in theatre anyways these days (leastways the ones i worked with did!)
one used to play Czech opera at full volume, and another had a penchant for Queen, and one for Radio One :shock:
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There is I'm told -though i don't know it's name, and have never heard it- a record by mathmos made up entirely of sampled noises from a post-mortem,this might make for an interesting operation.

:shock: You're freakin me out now! :shock:
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There is I'm told -though i don't know it's name, and have never heard it- a record by mathmos made up entirely of sampled noises from a post-mortem,this might make for an interesting operation.

I don't know that record, but Mathmos are ace.
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A good song to sing to and also doubles up as a checklist cool
:karaoke: Heads, shoulders knees and toes :karaoke:

Or... "The foot bone's connected to the - knee bone; the knee bone's connected to the - thigh bone..."
It would depend on how serious the operation was. If it was very serious, if there was a chance I might not survive, then it becomes a different question entirely. How about...
The Saint Etienne singles compilation...
"Too Young To Die"?
Roger Waters, Music from the Body.
Ok, maybe not biggrin
H.x
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Loads of surgeons have cd players and the like and play music in theatre anyways these days (leastways the ones i worked with did!)
one used to play Czech opera at full volume, and another had a penchant for Queen, and one for Radio One :shock:

Lord almighty, the idea of someone literally taking your life in their hands, while listening to Jo Whiley blather on inanely, really doesn't bear thinking about.
You could do a duet with the surgeon!!
Elton John and Kiki Dee
:karaoke: Don't go breaking my heart! :karaoke:
Although the surgeon would have to do Kiki Dee and the patient woud have to be Elton John!!
I was observing a guy having a melanoma cut from his scalp......blood spurting out Kill Bill stylee....
and going round & round in my mind was
:karaoke:
"Ooh bet you miss me like a hole in the head"
Made me feel awful but I just couldn't shift it!
The Hollies - All I need is the air that i breathe dunno
10 green bottles?
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I suppose during an operation, I would maybe listen to something like whale songs..... I don't mean songs from Wales, but the fish songs.
Always thought their sound was rather hypnotic. Plus you could try and pick out words they're saying or something. So then you're listening to something almost trance like, and diverting your attention from the op......... to whale translation confused

whale and bird sounds may make you feel more relaxed etc in the opp, but i'd scan the tracks first make sure there is no sounds of running water... would not be good needing the loo half way through - or worse still the doc having to go lol
Ooohhhhhh this theme brought back memories!
Our 2nd boy was born in an operating theatre to the tune of Tom Jones’ Sex Bomb - Mrs Cuk had to have an epidural, unfeeling legs akimbo, large African doctor between them (just the top of his head visible at our end) delivering our little boy with a ventouse which he seemed to be wiggling from side to side to the rhythm of Tom Jones … 7 years ago but I can still picture it now
lol :lol: :lol: