Paul Weller
English singer-songwriter and musician
Theme From A Summer Place, by Percy Faith.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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The Lady Is A Tramp, by Frank Sinatra.
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Shania Twain
Singer and songwriter
I’ve been through a lot of grief in my life and there are intimate moments where you need to bawl your eyes out. As the dead person, I want to say: this is a moment you cannot control, life goes to shit sometimes. So I would choose Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin; some things you can’t change.
Lorraine Pascale
British model and cook
Desafinado, by Julie London.
Burt Reynolds
American actor
The psalm would be the 23rd. I’ll have to think about the song.
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