Bill Gates Desert Island Playlist

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Bill Gates was asked to choose the 8 records he’d take with him to a desert island — these are the songs he picked - Bill Gates appeared on BBC Radio 4′s long-running “Desert Island Discs” show on Sunday.

The program invites guests to select the eight records they would take with them were they to be cast away on a desert island.

The castaways also select a book and a luxury item.

Here’s what Gates chose — from Willie Nelson, to Ed Sheeran, to his favorite songs from Broadway musiclas — and why.

David Bowie and Queen — ‘Under Pressure.’ Gates said: “In my 20s and 30s I worked a lot, but a few Fridays and Saturdays we’d go out and dance, so this kind of reminds me of those disco days with a bit of weekend freedom.”