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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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View all 178 →Tchaikovsky's 1812, sung by Barry Manilow.
Suzanne Vega
American singer-songwriter
Something by Leonard Cohen, I haven’t figured out which song yet.
Denise Lewis
Heptathlete and broadcaster
I’m living for ever, so I won’t be having one. But just in case, I can imagine My Way by Frank Sinatra belting out as I’m cremated or put in the ground.
Sue Johnston
English actress
Do You Hear The People Sing? from Les Mis.
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A critic once said she wanted to lift a carpet, put me under it and hold it down until I stopped moving.
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