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What song would you want played at your funeral?

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Bill Bailey

Comedian and musician

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Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. When I first heard it at 15, it was different to all the punk I was listening to. When I was starting out in my career, it was all about: ‘How is this possible? How am I doing this?’ Now it’s: ‘Is this my life? How did I get here?’ The lyrics are all about returning full to nature. That’s how I imagine death to be. So that’s what I want at my funeral. And they’ll play Combine Harvester by the Wurzels as people are leaving the church.

The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 19 February 2024 source ↗

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Louis Theroux British and American journalist and author
The Weird Weekends theme music: Mini Skirt by Esquivel.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗
Suzanne Vega American singer-songwriter
Something by Leonard Cohen, I haven’t figured out which song yet.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2017 source ↗

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