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What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Terence Conran British restaurateur and designer
I have asked a fireworks company to put my ashes in a collection of rockets, so I think the right tune is Handel’s firework music.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗
Tom Kerridge Chef and restaurateur
Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma. I’m a big sports fan and Italia 90 was such a massive part of my life when I’d just turned 17. That tune just builds and builds. I can imagine a massive coffin disappearing down while he’s singing. What better way to go?
Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 25 March 2024 source ↗

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