2019

29 December 2019
(75 years)
Neil Innes
Musician

Time to frown 

Time to grimace 

For the Urban Spaceman 

Neil Innes 

[M]

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09 December 2019
(61 years)
Marie Fredriksson
Singer

Marie Fredriksson 

Was powerful and ballady 

But it’s all over now 

Due to a malady. 

[M]

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28 November 2019
Apostrophe
Punctuation

Surely this is the greatest catastrophe, 

Now weve gone and lost the Apostrophe. 

[M]

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27 November 2019
(75 years)
Jonathan Miller
Director, actor, author, presenter, physician

Let’s send our respects 

To Jonathan Miller 

Who fought Alzheimer’s 

Then got even iller. 

[M]

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26 November 2019
(59 years)
Gary Rhodes
Chef

Gary Rhodes 

Master chef 

Has taken 

His last breath. 

[M]

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24 November 2019
(80 years)
Clive James
Presenter

Clive James 

Was on television 

Where he spoke 

With great precision. 

[M]


Clive James  

Was from down under 

Now he is  

Down under. 

[K]

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06 October 2019
(80 years)
Ginger Baker
Drummer

Ginger Baker’s 

Drums went boom. 

Now, he’s gone to his 

White Room. 

[M]

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04 October 2019
(81 years)
Marvin
Paranoid android

Marvin picked the paper up off the floor, 

But now he won’t. 

Farewell Stephen Moore. 

[M]

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26 September 2019
(86 years)
Jacques Chirac
President (France)

Jacques Chirac 

Led the French, 

But now he’ll rot 

And make a stench. 

[M]

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29 August 2019
(84 years)
Terrance Dicks
Writer

Terrance Dicks’ writing 

Was appreciated 

But he’s been 

Exterminated. 

[M]

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20 July 2019
Sheila Dikshit
Politician (India)

Indian politician 

Sheila Dikshit 

Has ... pfft ... pfffftt... 

Die... plahhhh ... ha ha ha haaaa... 

Oh deary me ... no, I can’t do it. 

[M]

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20 May 2019
(70 years)
Niki Lauda
Racing driver

In F1 he drew a crowd 

Now Niki is much less loud 

[jh]
13 May 2019
(97 years)
Doris Day
Actress

Doris Day 

Gone away 

Que sera 

Sera 

[M]

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30 April 2019
(74 years)
Peter Mayhew
Actor

Oooaaaa, aaahhh, 

Aaaoooorrrrr, 

Oooaahhhh ooo-aaaa 

Oooaaaaarrrrr. 

[M]
04 March 2019
(49 years)
Keith Flint
Singer (The Prodigy)

He’ll start no more fires 

Will dear old Keith 

That’s because 

He’s ceased to breathe. 

[M]

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28 February 2019
(89 years)
Andre Previn
Conductor

Andre Previn 

Waved his baton 

He’ll now be carried 

By men with a hat on. 

[M]

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19 February 2019
(85 years)
Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion designer

Lagerfeld worked for Chanel 

He stayed home as he wasn’t well 

Do you wear white in heaven and red in hell? 

[jh]

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12 February 2019
(81 years)
Gordon Banks
Goalkeeper

Gordon Banks 

Made the greatest save 

But now is finally 

In the grave. 

[I]

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