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What song would you like played at your funeral?

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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 ↗
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 ↗
Sadie Frost English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer
Come Together, by The Beatles.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗
Simon Le Bon English singer
I’m torn between Fauré’s Requiem and The Long And Winding Road.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2015 source ↗
Eddie Izzard British comedian and actress
Mozart’s clarinet concerto from the Out Of Africa soundtrack.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗

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