Imelda Staunton: What song would you want played at your funeral?

The question

What song would you want played at your funeral?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Imelda Staunton

English actress and singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I like to live in the moment.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2013 source ↗

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Malcolm Gladwell Staff writer at The New Yorker; author of The Tipping Point and Outliers

Kiss And Say Goodbye by the Manhattans.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2021 source ↗

Adrian Edmondson English actor, comedian, musician and writer

Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Whenever Rik and I got stuck writing a script, we would put this on and the world would immediately seem to be a more stupidly brilliant place again.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 July 2018 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 ↗

Bill Bailey Comedian and musician

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.

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