Floella Benjamin: What song would you like played at your funeral?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Floella Benjamin said elsewhere, not written here

Smile by Nat King Cole.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 February 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

Simon Le Bon English singer

I’m torn between Fauré’s Requiem and The Long And Winding Road.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2015 source ↗

Madhur Jaffrey Actress, cook, and TV host

None: I do not want a funeral.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗

Anna Paquin New Zealand actress

I don’t have a favourite song, but I will definitely give it some thought, so no one’s arguing about it when I die.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

Shirley Ballas English ballroom dancer

We’ve Only Just Begun by The Carpenters.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 June 2018 source ↗

A teacher. Teachers can change lives.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 February 2017 source ↗

Happiness is like an elusive butterfly: whenever it comes my way, I grab it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 February 2017 source ↗

A boy called Norman. When I came to England, I didn’t know what kiss-chase was, and Norman kissed me on the lips, so I gave him a black eye.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 February 2017 source ↗

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