Julian Sands
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Rufus Wainwright’s Get Happy.
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You Have Killed Me, by Morrissey.
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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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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’m torn between Fauré’s Requiem and The Long And Winding Road.
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