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Right now, Get Lucky. I'm sure this will change.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2013 source ↗
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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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Shirley Ballas
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We’ve Only Just Begun by The Carpenters.
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I like to live in the moment.
Alison Steadman
British actress
The Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana.
Tchaikovsky's 1812, sung by Barry Manilow.
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