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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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Suzi Quatro
American-British rock musician
When I Fall In Love, by Nat King Cole.
Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
Mozart’s clarinet concerto from the Out Of Africa soundtrack.
Peter Capaldi
Actor and director
Johnny Cash’s version of Danny Boy.
Gemma Whelan
English actress
I want people to really, really cry so The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams.
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