EL James
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Adagio from Concerto No 3 in D Minor BWV 974, played by James Rhodes.
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When I Fall In Love, by Nat King Cole.
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Bella Freud
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Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley.
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I’m living for ever, so I won’t be having one. But just in case, I can imagine My Way by Frank Sinatra belting out as I’m cremated or put in the ground.
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The Rolling Stones’ You Can’t Always Get What You Want.
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