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Rick Stein
English chef
Sanctus from Fauré's Requiem.
Stephen Dillane
British actor
I'd like the enormous congregation to sing Leonard Cohen's Come Healing.
Madhur Jaffrey
Actress, cook, and TV host
None: I do not want a funeral.
John Waters
American filmmaker
Don't Play Me Cheap, sung by Tina Turner when she was still with Ike.
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Worrying about my kids.
Now. It would be corny if I say why.
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