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.
