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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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Emilia Fox
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I would like the poem Cherish by Raymond Carver. It was read by my dad at my wedding, and is my absolute favourite.
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When The Saints Go Marching In, by a New Orleans second line band.
Suzi Quatro
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When I Fall In Love, by Nat King Cole.
Sienna Miller
British actress
The Lady Is A Tramp, by Frank Sinatra.
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