John Waters
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Don't Play Me Cheap, sung by Tina Turner when she was still with Ike.
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Suggs
Singer
Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee. I find it uplifting, because we all suffer these things in life. Will my funeral be happy or sad? Depends who you’re talking to. Some people will be happy. A couple will be sad. But I’d like a jolly affair.
Nick Robinson
British political journalist
Follow You Follow Me, by Genesis.
Vicky McClure
English actress
Definitely a Carpenters track.
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Watching the movie Everest.
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