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Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago.
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The Skye Boat Song.
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Sanctus from Fauré's Requiem.
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Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, by Edith Piaf.
Denise Lewis
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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.
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