Elaine Paige
English singer and actress
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
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The Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana.
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Zoe Ball
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That’s All by Mel Tormé.
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Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago.
Bill Bailey
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Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. When I first heard it at 15, it was different to all the punk I was listening to. When I was starting out in my career, it was all about: ‘How is this possible? How am I doing this?’ Now it’s: ‘Is this my life? How did I get here?’ The lyrics are all about returning full to nature. That’s how I imagine death to be. So that’s what I want at my funeral. And they’ll play Combine Harvester by the Wurzels as people are leaving the church.
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