When my uncle died, all the sudden the clock at my house has stopped working at a presumed time of his death. Replacing the battery and tempering with the clock was no use, we thought that it was a sign from him.
Full lyrics here in the Lyrics thread if you're not familiar with it.It was a very popular song around the turn of the 20th century.
But it stopped, short never to go again
When the old man died
(The song about "my grandfather's clock" is the reason "grandfather clocks" are called that.)
When my uncle died, all the sudden the clock at my house has stopped working at a presumed time of his death. Replacing the battery and tempering with the clock was no use, we thought that it was a sign from him.