Lesley Sharp
British actress
Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton.
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What A Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong.
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Marc Quinn
British painter and sculptor
The Doobie Brothers – I Cheat The Hangman.
Suggs
Singer
Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee. I find it uplifting, because we all suffer these things in life. Will my funeral be happy or sad? Depends who you’re talking to. Some people will be happy. A couple will be sad. But I’d like a jolly affair.
Bill Bailey
Comedian and musician
Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. When I first heard it at 15, it was different to all the punk I was listening to. When I was starting out in my career, it was all about: ‘How is this possible? How am I doing this?’ Now it’s: ‘Is this my life? How did I get here?’ The lyrics are all about returning full to nature. That’s how I imagine death to be. So that’s what I want at my funeral. And they’ll play Combine Harvester by the Wurzels as people are leaving the church.
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When my daughter was born.
Not going to uni and getting my English degree.
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