Peter Capaldi
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Johnny Cash’s version of Danny Boy.
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Thank You For The Music by Abba.
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Sienna Miller
British actress
The Lady Is A Tramp, by Frank Sinatra.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2012 source ↗
Beverley Knight
Singer and stage actor
It’s another bloody Prince song, I’m so sorry – Mountains. I love how the chord structure ascends and the vocals – “It’s only mountains and the sea / There’s nothing greater than you and me” – feel like an ascension. I’d like to think, when I shuffle off this mortal coil, I’m going to be ascending as opposed to descending. I think I’ve been a good girl.
Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 21 December 2025 source ↗
Tom Kerridge
Chef and restaurateur
Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma. I’m a big sports fan and Italia 90 was such a massive part of my life when I’d just turned 17. That tune just builds and builds. I can imagine a massive coffin disappearing down while he’s singing. What better way to go?
Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 25 March 2024 source ↗
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My children. My marriage. All those books.
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Anxiety. Have I finished this? Will I make the deadline? Could I have done that better? Are the children OK? Is the husband OK? Is the dog OK? Did I leave the oven on?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2020 source ↗
Watching my children play together for hours when they were very young.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2020 source ↗
Warm and golden, and it smells delicious.
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