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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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Simon Le Bon
English singer
I’m torn between Fauré’s Requiem and The Long And Winding Road.
Griff Rhys Jones
British actor and comedian
No songs, please. Don’t make a fuss.
Shania Twain
Singer and songwriter
I’ve been through a lot of grief in my life and there are intimate moments where you need to bawl your eyes out. As the dead person, I want to say: this is a moment you cannot control, life goes to shit sometimes. So I would choose Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin; some things you can’t change.
David Gandy
British model
She’s Gone by Hall and Oates, but with the words changed to He’s Gone.
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