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Singing at John McCain's funeral

Award-winning soprano Renee Fleming will sing Danny Boy at Senator John McCain's funeral

Special correspondent Jim Naughtie, speaks to celebrated opera singer Renee Fleming about US Senator John McCain's politics and Rodgers and Hammerstein. In his final days, he requested that the soprano sing his "favourite song" Danny Boy at his funeral in Washington D.C on Saturday.

(Image: Renee Fleming, credit: Reuters)

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