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The James Bond theme tune Nobody Does It Better.
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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.
Malorie Blackman
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What A Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong.
Meg Rosoff
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Reasons To Be Cheerful, by Ian Dury.
Mark Gatiss
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A Day In The Life by the Beatles.
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