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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
As told to Rich Pelley

‘Given enough wine I could belt out I Will Survive’: Susie Dent’s honest playlist

Susie Dent.
‘The Countdown theme still gives me a buzz” … Susie Dent. Photograph: John Lawrence

The first song I remember hearing
It’s a toss-up between Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and Yellow Submarine by the Beatles. My parents were big Beatles fans and both songs filled my childhood home. I can launch into each of them the moment I hear the first beat.

The song that is my karaoke go-to
Given enough wine I reckon I could belt out I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. I’d also love to have a go at Perfect Skin by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, the first band I saw live. I secretly wanted to be the girl in the song: “cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin”.

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