What song would you like played at your funeral?

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We Weren’t Born To Follow by Bon Jovi.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2019 source ↗

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Fatima Bhutto Pakistani writer
We don’t play songs at funerals where I’m from, but if they had to – Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 February 2021 source ↗

EL James British author
Adagio from Concerto No 3 in D Minor BWV 974, played by James Rhodes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2012 source ↗

Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Amazing Grace, on bagpipes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗

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