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Wood warbler – the male's trill song.
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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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I Gotta Feeling.
Matt Smith
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I don't want to think that far ahead, but a song I like is Herb Alpert's This Guy's In Love With You. Let's pretend it's going to be played at my wedding instead.
Sadie Frost
English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer
Come Together, by The Beatles.
Jenna Coleman
English actress
Something tongue-in-cheek: Rescue Me.
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