The question
What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
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I’ve been through a lot of grief in my life and there are intimate moments where you need to bawl your eyes out. As the dead person, I want to say: this is a moment you cannot control, life goes to shit sometimes. So I would choose Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin; some things you can’t change.
The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 26 July 2026 source ↗
Tchaikovsky's 1812, sung by Barry Manilow.
Yayoi Kusama’s Manhattan Suicide Addict.
Jump Around by House Of Pain, and Pull Up To The Bumper by Grace Jones: stuff people could dance to.
The Lady Is A Tramp, by Frank Sinatra.
Gary Numan, Ronnie Wood, Viv Albertine, Emeli Sandé, Suzanne Vega, Bill Bailey
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