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Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2017 source ↗
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We’ve Only Just Begun by The Carpenters.
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Not one of mine.
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I’m living for ever, so I won’t be having one. But just in case, I can imagine My Way by Frank Sinatra belting out as I’m cremated or put in the ground.
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
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