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George Harrison's My Sweet Lord.
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Rita Ora
British singer-songwriter
Frank Sinatra singing My Way.
Stephen Merchant
English comedian and actor
Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee.
Joely Richardson
British actress
I’d prefer no song, and no funeral: I’d like my loved ones to go on a walk, mostly in silence, instead. It’s all better not put into words.
Timmy Mallett
Broadcaster and painter
At my late brother Martin’s funeral we played He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother by the Hollies. Martin lived a life that inspired me with the way he approached his learning difficulties and the love he showed us all with his Down’s syndrome. I often think that extra chromosome of Down’s syndrome is a chromosome of love, and you can’t have too much love in the world, can you?
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