What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Don't Play Me Cheap, sung by Tina Turner when she was still with Ike.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

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Sananda Maitreya Singer and songwriter
As a native-derived person, we don’t believe in death. Death is a western, fear-based concept. We believe that an eternal spirit is housed into a temporary vehicle, and when that vehicle no longer becomes tenable to inhabit, we just move on. If I had to play music, I’d insist on Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 26 October 2025 source ↗
A song I wrote called I Want to See You. It’s about reunion – about seeing your loved ones again in heaven. That’s the message I’d want to leave behind.
Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 21 June 2026 source ↗

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