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Lorrie Moore

Following our ‘Music and Memory’ event, part of the launch of Granta 111: Going Back, we have been asking writers to choose five songs or pieces of music which are important to them, and which bring back particularly salient memories.

Lorrie Moore

1. Fred Astaire: ‘They Can’t Take That Away from Me’
2. The Who/Richie Havens: ‘Won’t Be Fooled Again’
3. Diana Krall/Elvis Costello: ‘Almost Blue’
4. Tony Bennett: ‘Days of Wine and Roses’
5. Nat King Cole: ‘Unforgettable’