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‘I don’t listen to indie music any more’: Ed O’Brien’s honest playlist
The Radiohead guitarist once serenaded a girl with the Smiths and thinks George Michael was a genius. But what is his favourite football song?
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- O'Brien's first purchased single was 'Ally’s Tartan Army', the 1978 Scottish World Cup song.
- He bought The Smiths' 'Hatful of Hollow' to serenade a girl.
- He sang 'My Way' at a karaoke bar in Japan.
- He appreciates George Michael as a pop genius and knows all the lyrics to 'Fastlove'.
- LCD Soundsystem's 'Daft Punk Is Playing at My House' is his best party song.
- He prefers the sounds of nature for intimate moments over music.
- He no longer listens to indie or guitar music, specifically mentioning Radiohead's 'How Do You?'.
- He secretly likes 'The Captain of Her Heart' by Double.
- The Police's 'Walking on the Moon' inspired him to play guitar.
- Bach’s Mass in B minor gets him up in the morning.
- His new song 'Blue Morpho' makes him cry, evoking memories of his children's childhood in Brazil.
- He would like Gabriel Fauré’s 'In Paradisum' played at his funeral.