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A Day In The Life by the Beatles.
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The James Bond theme tune Nobody Does It Better.
Stuart Broad
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Don't Worry, Be Happy.
Kelsey Grammer
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I would borrow from Peter Sellers: Glenn Miller’s In The Mood.
Nicholas Parsons
English actor, straight man and presenter
My wife says the Minute Waltz.
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