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Do You Hear The People Sing? from Les Mis.
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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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Terence Conran
British restaurateur and designer
I have asked a fireworks company to put my ashes in a collection of rockets, so I think the right tune is Handel’s firework music.
David Baddiel
Comedian and writer
My daughter Dolly singing Your Song by Elton John when she was 11. I was filming and the filming is pathetic because you can tell I’m just wobbling with tears. I want everyone to cry at my funeral, including my daughter.
Sara Cox
English broadcaster
The Hovis ad music.
Malorie Blackman
British writer
What A Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong.
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