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Anna Friel
English actress
Weird Fishes by Radiohead.
Bill Bailey
Comedian and musician
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.
Aidan Gillen
Irish actor
Pyramid Song, by Radiohead, live.
Zoe Ball
British TV and radio personality
That’s All by Mel Tormé.
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