Kelly Macdonald: What song would you want played at your funeral?

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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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Kelly Macdonald

Scottish actress

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Joe Brown singing I'll See You In My Dreams.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2014 source ↗

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Song I'll See You In My Dreams · Joe Brown

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David Olusoga Historian and broadcaster

I’ve spent my life hogging the stereo. My funeral feels a good moment to finally let someone else choose the soundtrack.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 March 2021 source ↗

Shania Twain Singer and songwriter

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.

Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 26 July 2026 source ↗

Rita Ora British singer-songwriter