What song would you want played at your funeral?

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Read by field Everyone Science and medicine 3 Arts and letters 154 Politics and public life 6 Business and finance 8 Sport 7

Read by age Any age Before thirty 7 In their thirties 30 In their forties 35 In their fifties 55 In their sixties 33 Seventy and beyond 16

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Stuart Broad English former cricketer and commentator

Don't Worry, Be Happy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 February 2013 source ↗

Louis Smith English artistic gymnast

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, by Roberta Flack.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗

Chris Froome British cyclist

Scatterlings Of Africa, by Johnny Clegg.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2014 source ↗

Laura Mvula English singer

To Be Young, Gifted And Black, by Nina Simone.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2014 source ↗

Rita Ora British singer-songwriter

Frank Sinatra singing My Way.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2015 source ↗

James Bay English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd – the greatest guitar solo ever.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2016 source ↗

Adwoa Aboah British fashion model

The whole of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗

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