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What song would you want played at your funeral?

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George Takei
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Barbra Streisand’s Evergreen from A Star Is Born or You’ll Never Walk Alone from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2019 source ↗

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Joely Richardson British actress
I’d prefer no song, and no funeral: I’d like my loved ones to go on a walk, mostly in silence, instead. It’s all better not put into words.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗
Paul Weller English singer-songwriter and musician
Theme From A Summer Place, by Percy Faith.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2014 source ↗
Patricia Hodge English actress
One of my favourite songs is Being Alive, from Company by Stephen Sondheim, but it would hardly be appropriate.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2018 source ↗

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