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Candle In The Wind.
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If I Can Dream, by Elvis Presley.
Peter Capaldi
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Johnny Cash’s version of Danny Boy.
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I am going straight to cremation like David Bowie, so there would be no funeral.
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The James Bond theme tune Nobody Does It Better.
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