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January 28, 2020

What song do people want to die to?

When we’re dying, which songs do we want to hear? and why don’t we choose our own funeral songs? - the terminal illness charity Marie Curie will pose this definitive questions on 29 January, at the monthly Science Museum Late event in London. At the talk called What’s Your #MyLastSong? attendees will nominate their ultimate last songs; they will then be played on a vintage jukebox on stage and discussed by a duo with intimate knowledge of the subject: consultant in palliative medicine Mark Taubert and 6 Music DJ Gideon Coe. However, Marie Curie research showed that 82% of people would be comfortable talking about their own end-of-life wishes. Last year, Guardian reports, some of the most popular funeral songs were AC/DC’s 'Highway to Hell', Billie Eilish’s 'When the Party’s Over', and Robbie Williams’ 'Angels'.