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James Corden
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Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp.
David Olusoga
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I’ve spent my life hogging the stereo. My funeral feels a good moment to finally let someone else choose the soundtrack.
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I'd like the enormous congregation to sing Leonard Cohen's Come Healing.
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David Bowie's Fashion.
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