‘My dog hates my singing’: Beverley Knight’s honest playlist

She is an unabashed karaoke show-off and thinks a certain Spice Girls hit absolutely rocks, but which diminutive pop sexpot does the soul diva want played at her funeral?The first song I fell in love with
Mum and Dad played mostly gospel music. Secular music wasn’t the thing. As a three-year-old, I would stare at Jesus Gave Me Water by Sam Cooke going round and round; I’d be hypnotised by the power, dexterity and raw passion of his delivery.The first single I bought
I Feel for You by Chaka Khan had zoomed to No 1. I lost my mind at the “Chak-Chak-Chak-Chaka Khan” bit. Because I was a good girl, and had done all my chores, I begged Mum and Dad to go uptown and buy it from Our Price in Wolverhampton. Continue reading...