Sandi Toksvig: What song would you like played at your funeral?

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What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Sandi Toksvig

Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer

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How about The Hokey Cokey? That’s always fun, especially if they’re carrying the coffin.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

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Ed O'Brien Guitarist

I sang in Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in a choir as a kid. The final movement, In Paradisum, is one of the most beautiful, seemingly simple pieces of music. So I’ll have that, please.

Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 31 May 2026 source ↗

Ronnie Wood English rock musician

The Resurrection Shuffle.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

Chris O'Dowd Irish actor and comedian

Monster Mash, by Bobby Pickett.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2015 source ↗

Shirley Ballas English ballroom dancer

We’ve Only Just Begun by The Carpenters.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 June 2018 source ↗

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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗