Harriet Walter
English actress
I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
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Jump Around by House Of Pain, and Pull Up To The Bumper by Grace Jones: stuff people could dance to.
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Meg Rosoff
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Reasons To Be Cheerful, by Ian Dury.
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Something triumphant, I couldn’t tell you what but something vibrant and joyous.
Stephen Merchant
English comedian and actor
Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee.
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