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Burt Reynolds
American actor
The psalm would be the 23rd. I’ll have to think about the song.
Laura Mvula
English singer
To Be Young, Gifted And Black, by Nina Simone.
Gloria Gaynor
Singer
A song I wrote called I Want to See You. It’s about reunion – about seeing your loved ones again in heaven. That’s the message I’d want to leave behind.
Reggie Yates
British actor and media personality
Jump Around by House Of Pain, and Pull Up To The Bumper by Grace Jones: stuff people could dance to.
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