Death is the price of life.

Muppet creator Jim Henson was no stranger to putting on a good show. When he died, he insisted that no man or Muppet wear black to  his services.. Muppets like Big Bird, Elmo, and Fozzie Bear commemorated their creator with touching, celebratory, and warm performances, including Big Bird’s rendition of ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’.

The service came to a close with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band playing When The Saints Go Marching In.

The actress’s funeral was described as a "real knee's up" and was just that. When Linda was diagnosed with cancer, she asked her husband to make sure her funeral was a lively send-off, featuring performances from many of her musical friends. “It’ll be loud and bright and joyous" she said. The service was described as a Royal Variety Show event with its star-studded attendance and performances, and rivalled the very best of the West End shows.

The Sex Pistols’ manager was never going to have a quiet and sedate affair. The punk impresario arranged for a horse-drawn hearse to carry his coffin, spray painted with, “Too fast to live, too young to die,” This cortege was followed by mourners singing Sid Vicious' version of 'My Way' , the Frank Sinatra song.

The family said “He shouldn’t have a quiet funeral. He was never a quiet man. That idea of private family grief, he hated all that stuff.”

At the service itself, members of the Sex Pistols, New York Dolls, Primal Scream, and others performed.

Hunter S. Thompson was very specific as to his final request: to be blasted from a canon. When he died in 2005, his friend, actor Johnny Depp spent $3 million making it happen

At Hunters Colorado home a 153 foot tower was erected and his ashes were blasted from the top to the sound of 'Spirit in the Sky' this was followed by fireworks and whisky.