The other day I started thinking about how music and writing are so intrinsically interlinked. The thing about music is that it conjures up memories. It reminds us of moments in our lives. Important moments, sad moments and happy moments. When I look back on my life, I can pretty much link every memory to a song.
So, in the spirit of blogging, I decided to give you a glimpse into my mind through the medium of song. These aren't my favourite songs of all-time, but songs that make-up who I am.
PS: Don't judge me.
Green Sleeves - Apparently as a young boy this was my favourite song and it used to make me cry. I must admit that hearing it again now did almost bring a tear to my eye. It's a beautiful song.
The La's, There she goes. I used to listen to this on the school bus. It was probably the first song I really loved and shaped my musical tastes thereafter. Ah, my old Walkman.
Status Quo - Rocking All Over the World - My mum's favourite band. I'm sitting at home, while my parents drink and dance in the lounge. I feel about seven or eight years old.
Oasis - Live Forever - My first band affair. I'm at art college. It's the beginning of Britpop, New Labour is just around the corner and anything seems possible.
Supergrass - Alright - Newquay, Cornwall. I'm about eighteen and on a lads holiday with my best mates.
Simply Red - Holding back the Years - this just takes me back to the Eighties.It was also in that episode of Only Fools and Horses where Rodney gets married and Del is alone at the end. I'm not even a big fan of Simply Red, but this is a classic and played at every wedding in England since it came out.
R.E.M - Losing my Religion. I think everyone has their R.E.M phase. I had mine from the age of sixteen through until I was about twenty. This is still one of my favourite songs of all time. It reminds me of my first first girlfriend and sitting in my bedroom being a sulky teenager.
Like the R.E.M phase, I also went through the Grunge phase. It was the early nineties, just before Britpop surfaced and everything was about Grunge. Nirvana were the biggest band at the time, but I always preferred Pearl Jam. It was a simple time of checked shirts, crowd surfing and long hair.
Robbie Williams - Angels. I'm at university, probably at the student union bar, I'm drunk, it's the end of the night and I'm in a group hug with a bunch of complete strangers.
The Seahorses - Blinded by the sun - This takes me back to my first summer in London. I listened to this album all summer long. It reminds me of summer, red wine and being at that age when life seems like it will go on forever.
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army - riding on the Greyhound bus in America just outside Charleston, North Carolina - a very particular memory that one.
The Proclaimers - I'm gonna be (500 miles) The east coast of Australia - for some reason this is the unofficial backpackers anthem and is played at every backpacker bar in Australia at least five times an hour. I must have heard this drunk at least five hundred times in the space of few months.
James - Sit Down - I'm sat down at a dingy club at a sixth-form college party just like everyone else. A classic then and still now. Plus, you have to love this video.
Jason Mraz - Curbside prophet - I'm with Kristin, we're in Byron Bay, Australia enjoying our little beach side accommodation, chilling and falling madly in love. A simply wonderful time and this album that Kristin brought from America seemed to always be on.
That's all I can think of at the moment. I know there's more, but that will have to be in a different blog. I hope this gave you an insight into my mind and maybe even made you think about the songs that helped shape your life.
Blog soon x
