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I want people to really, really cry so The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2020 source ↗
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Cortez The Killer, by Neil Young.
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Something by Leonard Cohen, I haven’t figured out which song yet.
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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
Christopher Eccleston
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Hot Legs by Rod Stewart: I’m going to be cremated.
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