John Cooper Clarke: What most recently moved you to tears?

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John Cooper Clarke

English poet

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Singing Abide With Me at the funeral of Bruce Reynolds [ringleader of the Great Train Robbery], March 2013.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Marc Almond English singer

Yesterday: I went to see the film God’s Own Country.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗

Bobby Gillespie Singer and songwriter

When Maradona died, I cried for three days.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author

Working on my memoir because some memories were painful to revisit.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

Lesley Sharp British actress

At the end of It’s A Sin by Russell T Davies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 May 2021 source ↗

Peter Hitchens: he ploughs the lonely furrow.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

Happiness is the target one only has to aim at in order to miss.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

A mobile phone.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

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