Rosalind Eleazar: What song would you want played at your funeral?

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What song would you want played at your funeral?

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Happy Day by Sarkodie. I’m half Ghanaian, and in Ghana funerals really are a celebration of life. You dance and sing; it’s just a completely different vibe to over here in the UK. I would hope at my funeral that everyone’s on their feet, having a good time.

The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 28 November 2022 source ↗

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Song Happy Day · Sarkodie

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I'd like to write my funeral song.

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We Weren’t Born To Follow by Bon Jovi.

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Richard Osman English TV presenter and writer

The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash, or the theme tune to Pointless.

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

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