The question
What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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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 ↗
I am going straight to cremation like David Bowie, so there would be no funeral.
David Bowie’s Life On Mars.
The Hovis ad music.
I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.
Gary Numan, Ronnie Wood, Viv Albertine, Emeli Sandé, Suzanne Vega, Bill Bailey
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