What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Recorded Cynthia Nixon said elsewhere, not written here
I Happen To Like New York: I tell people all the time, so they will be sure not to forget.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗

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Joan Bakewell English journalist, television presenter and politician
A hymn called The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

Harriet Walter English actress
I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗

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