Laura Mvula: What song would you like played at your funeral?

Originally asked

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Recorded Laura Mvula said elsewhere, not written here

To Be Young, Gifted And Black, by Nina Simone.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Ice-T American rapper and actor

Flashlight by Parliament.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 November 2015 source ↗

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 ↗

Serena Williams United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022

Oh, I am not thinking about that yet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗

Marc Quinn British painter and sculptor

The Doobie Brothers – I Cheat The Hangman.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2014 source ↗

My debut album.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2014 source ↗

Prince – there is no one greater.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2014 source ↗

More head space.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2014 source ↗

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