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What song would you want played at your funeral?

178 answers answered between 2007 and 2026 one of 25 in The Q&A

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EL James British author
Adagio from Concerto No 3 in D Minor BWV 974, played by James Rhodes.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2012 source ↗
Richard Osman English TV presenter and writer
The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash, or the theme tune to Pointless.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2016 source ↗

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