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Smile by Nat King Cole.
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Crazy by Patsy Cline.
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Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma. I’m a big sports fan and Italia 90 was such a massive part of my life when I’d just turned 17. That tune just builds and builds. I can imagine a massive coffin disappearing down while he’s singing. What better way to go?
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Theme From A Summer Place, by Percy Faith.
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