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Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder: it would leave everyone feeling good.
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Robert Carlyle
Scottish actor
Something by Nick Drake.
Louis Theroux
British and American journalist and author
The Weird Weekends theme music: Mini Skirt by Esquivel.
Patricia Hodge
English actress
One of my favourite songs is Being Alive, from Company by Stephen Sondheim, but it would hardly be appropriate.
David Baddiel
Comedian and writer
My daughter Dolly singing Your Song by Elton John when she was 11. I was filming and the filming is pathetic because you can tell I’m just wobbling with tears. I want everyone to cry at my funeral, including my daughter.
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I would instil confidence in my younger self.
Stevie Wonder: he’s brought so much joy to the world for so many years.
Freedom: it’s euphoric.
I always wanted to be a singer, but I also wanted to be a doctor. I almost got there: I did four years and got my neuroscience BSc.
Last night, on stage in New York.
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