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The touching story behind the song heard at Matthew Perry's funeral

2023-11-07 15:47:00, Lifestyle CNA
The touching story behind the song heard at Matthew Perry's funeral
Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry's funeral was held last Friday, November 3, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Friends and relatives were present with his collaborators in "Friends", without exception. All of them were moved when they heard the song played at the ceremony, writes Protothema.

Peter Gabriel's 1986 song "Don't Give Up", featuring Kate Bush, was played as a farewell for the actor. The lyrics “Don't give up, you have friends. Don't give up, you are not alone. Don't give up, you don't have to be ashamed. Don't give up, you still have us", they were the ones who made the atmosphere even heavier.

In one of his last interviews before his untimely death at age 54, Matthew spoke with Tom Power at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto on November 22, 2022, about this particular song and why he loved it so much.

Tragically, just a year before his death, Tom had asked Matthew what would be the soundtrack to his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing - a book that received a lot of attention shortly after his death.

Without hesitation, Matthew Perry replied: ""Don't give up". Listen to this song when you get home, by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. I don't know if you've heard of it in a long time, but it's great. They they say 'Don't give up.' I mean, come on, how can I not like that? In the music video, they just hug each other and the camera rolls until the song ends. It was really cool and I loved it. When I sign my book, I always write "Don't give up", because, yes, you shouldn't give up". This statement of his was received with a great echo by the public of that time. / CNA





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