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We don’t play songs at funerals where I’m from, but if they had to – Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 February 2021 source ↗
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Sara Pascoe
English comedian, presenter, writer
Nothing – I don’t like music. I want my funeral to be uncomfortably quiet.
Christopher Eccleston
English actor
Hot Legs by Rod Stewart: I’m going to be cremated.
David Olusoga
Historian and broadcaster
I’ve spent my life hogging the stereo. My funeral feels a good moment to finally let someone else choose the soundtrack.
Gavin Rossdale
British musician
Sid Vicious doing My Way.
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