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Adagio from Concerto No 3 in D Minor BWV 974, played by James Rhodes.
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To Be Young, Gifted And Black, by Nina Simone.
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Hot Legs by Rod Stewart: I’m going to be cremated.
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If I Can Dream, by Elvis Presley.
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A song I wrote called I Want to See You. It’s about reunion – about seeing your loved ones again in heaven. That’s the message I’d want to leave behind.
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