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To Be Young, Gifted And Black, by Nina Simone.
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Gloria Gaynor
Singer
A song I wrote called I Want to See You. It’s about reunion – about seeing your loved ones again in heaven. That’s the message I’d want to leave behind.
Ethan Hawke
Actor, director and novelist
Townes Van Zandt’s To Live Is To Fly.
Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
Sinatra's The Best Is Yet To Come.
Kelsey Grammer
American actor
I would borrow from Peter Sellers: Glenn Miller’s In The Mood.
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