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I don’t care as long as everyone knows the words and joins in.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2015 source ↗
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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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Eve Myles
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Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash.
James Bay
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Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd – the greatest guitar solo ever.
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.
Rita Ora
British singer-songwriter
Frank Sinatra singing My Way.
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