Anna Paquin
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I don’t have a favourite song, but I will definitely give it some thought, so no one’s arguing about it when I die.
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A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
She’s Gone by Hall and Oates, but with the words changed to He’s Gone.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2020 source ↗
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Ed Harris
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Mr Tambourine Man.
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Johnny Cash’s version of Danny Boy.
Sienna Miller
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The Lady Is A Tramp, by Frank Sinatra.
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