Chris Packham: What song would you like played at your funeral?

What song would you like played at your funeral?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Chris Packham said elsewhere, not written here

Wood warbler – the male's trill song.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2014 source ↗

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Sam Neill New Zealand actor

I Will Remember You, by Sarah McLachlan. That’ll choke the bastards up if nothing else will.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗

Yayoi Kusama Japanese artist

Yayoi Kusama’s Manhattan Suicide Addict.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

Bill Bailey Comedian and musician

Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. When I first heard it at 15, it was different to all the punk I was listening to. When I was starting out in my career, it was all about: ‘How is this possible? How am I doing this?’ Now it’s: ‘Is this my life? How did I get here?’ The lyrics are all about returning full to nature. That’s how I imagine death to be. So that’s what I want at my funeral. And they’ll play Combine Harvester by the Wurzels as people are leaving the church.

Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 19 February 2024 source ↗

Terry O'Neill British photographer