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I don’t like to think about that.
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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Irish actor
An incredibly long one – maybe the entire St Matthew Passion – just so everybody would have to sit in the church for hours.
David Baddiel
Comedian and writer
My daughter Dolly singing Your Song by Elton John when she was 11. I was filming and the filming is pathetic because you can tell I’m just wobbling with tears. I want everyone to cry at my funeral, including my daughter.
Nick Robinson
British political journalist
Follow You Follow Me, by Genesis.
David Olusoga
Historian and broadcaster
I’ve spent my life hogging the stereo. My funeral feels a good moment to finally let someone else choose the soundtrack.
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