What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Recorded Ruth Jones said elsewhere, not written here
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West).

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗

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I sang in Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in a choir as a kid. The final movement, In Paradisum, is one of the most beautiful, seemingly simple pieces of music. So I’ll have that, please.

Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 31 May 2026 source ↗

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