Suggs: What song would you like played at your funeral?

What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee. I find it uplifting, because we all suffer these things in life. Will my funeral be happy or sad? Depends who you’re talking to. Some people will be happy. A couple will be sad. But I’d like a jolly affair.

The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 16 November 2025 source ↗

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Rick Astley Singer, songwriter and radio presenter

I’d like to go all melodramatic and have Vide cor Meum by Patrick Cassidy from Kingdom Of Heaven. It’s also in another Ridley Scott movie, Hannibal. It’s an operatic piece and absolutely amazing. Obviously Ridley Scott thinks so, too..

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 October 2018 source ↗

Danny Alexander British banker

The Skye Boat Song.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2013 source ↗

Cerys Matthews Welsh singer-songwriter

Dylan’s I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2016 source ↗

Olivia Colman British actress

Summer Breeze, by the Isley Brothers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2013 source ↗

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