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The theme tune to Countdown.
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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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Just In Time, by Nina Simone.
Kim Gordon
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Cortez The Killer, by Neil Young.
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No songs, please. Don’t make a fuss.
Sadie Frost
English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer
Come Together, by The Beatles.
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