Nicholas Parsons: What song would you want played at your funeral?

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Nicholas Parsons

English actor, straight man and presenter

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My wife says the Minute Waltz.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2015 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

Bobby Gillespie Singer and songwriter

Feel Like Going Home by Charlie Rich.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

Sara Pascoe English comedian, presenter, writer

Nothing – I don’t like music. I want my funeral to be uncomfortably quiet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 July 2018 source ↗

The Bare Necessities.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 October 2015 source ↗

James Corden English actor and comedian

Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2013 source ↗

If there was a miracle pill that helped you to feel physically the same as you are mentally.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2015 source ↗

When my children Suzy and Justin were small: I loved watching them grow up, helping and encouraging them.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2015 source ↗

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