Jenna Coleman
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Something tongue-in-cheek: Rescue Me.
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We Weren’t Born To Follow by Bon Jovi.
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Julie Delpy
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Just In Time, by Nina Simone.
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.
Danny Alexander
British banker
The Skye Boat Song.
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With no shoes on in the African bush with my family.
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A pilot or a ranger in the bush.
Nappies aren’t fun!
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