Louis Theroux
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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When were you happiest?
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The cancan. It’s celebratory and it would demonstrate the ridiculousness of this life.
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Joe Brown singing I'll See You In My Dreams.
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The Resurrection Shuffle.
Suggs
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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.
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