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What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Matt Smith English actor
I don't want to think that far ahead, but a song I like is Herb Alpert's This Guy's In Love With You. Let's pretend it's going to be played at my wedding instead.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2013 source ↗
Rory Kinnear English actor
That will depend on when and how I die, but you couldn’t beat The Birdie Song to set the right tone.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2017 source ↗
Reggie Yates British actor and media personality
Jump Around by House Of Pain, and Pull Up To The Bumper by Grace Jones: stuff people could dance to.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2017 source ↗
Sara Pascoe English comedian, presenter, writer
Nothing – I don’t like music. I want my funeral to be uncomfortably quiet.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 July 2018 source ↗

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