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Mr Tambourine Man.
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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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Jeff Buckley's rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
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Maybe I’m Amazed, by Paul McCartney.
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Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee.
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Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder: it would leave everyone feeling good.
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