| Days |
Kirsty McColl |
The video to this song shows hot summer days in idyllic British countryside - all meadows and flowers. It reminds me of those magical days of childhood that just went on forever. |
| In my life |
The Beatles |
When we were little our parents played The Beatles incessantly. This song reminds me of a long holiday in Scotland when our caravan blew into a ditch. |
| Alive |
Pearl Jam |
I went on holiday with my cousin at the age of 12, and met lots of 16 year olds who played this song on their guitars. I transformed overnight and came back a teenager, wearing black nail varnish, listening to grunge and sulking in my bedroom! |
| Break & Enter |
Prodigy |
This reminds me of going to Polzeath and discovering surfers and scrumpy - a great combination. |
| Set you free |
N-Trance |
This is underage clubbing, all tiny hotpants and day-glo whistles. |
| Make me smile (come up and see me). |
Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel |
At college my friends and I were regulars at 'Longs Wine Bar'. The band there always played this song while we danced drunkenly during lock-ins. |
| Scimitar |
Les Rythmes Digitales |
I had this on my walkman when I had my first ever sight of the Alps in the snow. It was 5am and I was on a coach heading for Tignes for one of the best holidays of my life. |
| What I got |
Sublime |
Reminds me of jumping into friend's cars in the summer (always someone in the boot) and heading for the beach during 'free' periods at college. |
| Time wasting |
Aim |
This is a brilliant tune and takes me right back to the hazy world of the first year at university. |
| How you remind me |
Nickelback |
By the end of university we had such a lovely group of friends, and this makes me feel nostalgic for those times. It also reminds me of a trip with them all to Newquay and a mental night out in the Walkabout. |
| Snowflakes |
Just Jack |
Before going to do the snowboarding season I spent a month on trains travelling round England seeing all my friends. I played this on my MD player the whole time. |
| Ready for you |
Hoobastank |
This high energy, uplifting track reminds me of the best times of the season - powder days with friends, and beers in the sunshine. |
| Dead leaves and the dirty ground |
White Stripes |
A sad memory really, travelling through the mountains to see Dave in Grenoble when first diagnosed. I have included it because it has been an important part of my life and deserves representation on my soundtrack. |
