Funeral Blues read the poem in memory of Denholm Reynholm, before he is interrupted by the return of Reynholm's son, Douglas. Funeral Blues "Funeral Blues" or "Stop all the clocks" is a poem by W. H. Auden. An early version was published in 1936, but the poem in its final, familiar form was first published in "The Year's Poetry" (London, 1938). The first, and less widely known, version of the poem, written and published in 1936, has five stanzas; the 1938 final version has four. Only the first two stanzas are the same in both versions. The 1936 version was a satiric
Stop the Clocks shown in November 2006 around the world in selected picture houses, theatres and cinemas to winners of fans competitions and the press. It was also broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. In Japan, a box set was also released of all their singles to coincide with the album. The cover was designed by Sir Peter Blake, best known for his design of the sleeve for The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", but also well recognised within the genre for his work on the cover of Paul Weller's "Stanley Road" album. According to Blake, he chose all