John Waters
American filmmaker
Don't Play Me Cheap, sung by Tina Turner when she was still with Ike.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
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What A Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong.
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Erin O'Connor
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Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗
Beverley Knight
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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.
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Rylan Clark-Neal
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Pure Shores by All Saints.
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When my daughter was born.
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