What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Recorded Serena Williams said elsewhere, not written here
Oh, I am not thinking about that yet.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗

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Elaine Paige English singer and actress
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗
Rhys Ifans Welsh actor and musician
The Importance Of Being Idle by Oasis. I’m in the video, which is basically my own funeral, so it’d be nice and macabre.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2019 source ↗

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Recorded First-person essay, Vogue September 2022 issue, 9 August 2022 source ↗

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