‘I don’t listen to indie music any more’: Ed O’Brien’s honest playlist Ed O’Brien discusses songs that have impacted him throughout his life, including his first single, a song he used to serenade a past love, and the track that inspired him to play guitar. He also shares his thoughts on karaoke, his current music listening habits, and pieces he’d like played at his funeral.

• 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.