Craig Revel Horwood: 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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Craig Revel Horwood

Australian-British choreographer and director

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Dancing Queen, by Abba.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 December 2018 source ↗

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Irish actor

An incredibly long one – maybe the entire St Matthew Passion – just so everybody would have to sit in the church for hours.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 August 2018 source ↗

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 ↗

Liz Jones British journalist

Heartbeats, by Jose González.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2013 source ↗

George Takei

Barbra Streisand’s Evergreen from A Star Is Born or You’ll Never Walk Alone from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2019 source ↗

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When I got my first professional dance job: West Side Story in Melbourne in 1983.

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Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

Potato-picking in my home town, Ballarat.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 December 2018 source ↗

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

At my friend Billy’s funeral last month. He died suddenly in his sleep and was only 61.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 December 2018 source ↗

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