Peter Capaldi
Actor and director
Johnny Cash’s version of Danny Boy.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
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Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash.
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Bernadine Evaristo
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Disappear by Beyoncé.
Joan Jett
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Amazing Grace, on bagpipes.
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English actor
That will depend on when and how I die, but you couldn’t beat The Birdie Song to set the right tone.
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