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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Rich Pelley

‘Morrissey’s lyrics are untouchable, but I don’t want to think about him’: Lauren Mayberry’s honest playlist

Lauren Mayberry.
A broad Chvrch … Lauren Mayberry. Photograph: Scarlett Casciello

The first song I remember hearing
I grew up in a house that played the Top 40. I have vivid memories of the saxophone in Careless Whisper by George Michael. Nobody talks about how great and instinctive a singer he was. Maybe they do, but not in my universe.

The first single I bought
Say You’ll Be There by Spice Girls on cassette single from Woolworths in Stirling, that had the pick and mix section and the chart on the wall. If I close my eyes, I can still see the music video with Geri in her red boots and Emma in her blue gloves.

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