Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody clearly isn’t the only song to which I know all the words. But setting aside Mahna Mahna by the Muppets and Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) and We Are Brighton, Queen’s epic piece must be an all time favourite for any sing-along. And I have a...
Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy. PARALYMPICS 2012.
This summer the supposed poor relative, the Paralympics, all but matched the Olympics for drama and heroes. My personal favourites were the athletics particularly David Weir’s and Hannah Cockcroft’s achievements – and our personal...
I'm going with Peterborough, Mansfield and Plymouth. Peterborough is always a great atmosphere, likewise and surprisingly Mansfield despite the worst toilets known to man and Plymouth happy memories of a promotion party there :-)
Film and book just different to be honest. Film helped to explain my obsession to others, although it takes me back to a dark, dark time following the Albion.
Good Old Sussex By The Sea is so inextricably linked to place.
It plays from another era, distant and almost crackly, but it is the sound of the Goldstone Ground, RIP. Home until 1997. It is the sound that introduced hundreds if not thousands of matches there and just as the first few notes...
New Morning by Bob Dylan
It’s so tempting when asked for a song that reminds you of someone to just write God Save the Queen.
But my choice is New Morning by Bob Dylan which reminds me of my auntie Eva in her flat in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. I’d reached the age where anything that the adults...
Over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy
Whenever I hear Eva Cassidy sing it makes me sad. It’s not her fault. There is a pure and wistful tone to her voice which combined with the tragedy of her story pulls at the heart strings. I think more than any other song this is the one that lends itself to...
Some great songs to remember - Madness, Fountains of Wayne! But my second choice for songs that makes me happy now has got to The Cure's Friday I'm in Love...manic but happy, rare in a Cure song :-)
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
A long time ago I went travelling around Europe...and that summer there was a song that belted out from the radios of Europe which seemed so appropriate. This song reminds me of that wonderful time travelling and of a happy reunion. I still have the...
Agree with everyone else here - going to events or travelling alone can almost be more sociable, as more likely to get drawn in to conversations. Did Watford away on my own a few weeks back and had a great evening...
That Titanic one by Celine Dion.
They say a great song can make a movie.
It can also sink it without trace.
I’ll be honest, there’s nothing wrong with the epic Titanic movie. Well, nothing that a heavy session on the cutting room floor couldn’t rectify including the removal of the...
Firstly an apology if this has already been done, I can't find out as the search doesn't appear to be be working!
If you’ve not come across it, the 30 day song challenge sets out to answer over 30 days (hence the name, I guess) a series of questions about your taste in music, where it hits the...