My Desert Island Discs!

I’ve always had this as a list of Desert Island Disks on my iPhone but I thought I would add them to this blog just as a keepsake…I’ve added some extra details to these as well. Probably could add a lot more songs to this but that’s it for now

Real Gone Kid – Deacon Blue – Saw them play at Cornbury as they started doing a reunion tour and they were brilliant, one of my favourite bands and album, love their music

Two Tribes – Frankie Goes to Hollywood - my favourite Frankie song without a doubt. Just brilliant. Fortunate enough to see it live when Trevor Horn played live at Cornbury in 2015 and the original guitarist from the song played as well. Loved it!

That's Entertainment - best Jam song ever!

Baggy Trousers – Madness - summed up school and also 2 tone music was all we could dance to at that age! Always able to dance to this music wherever and whenever it strikes up. Enjoy seeing The Inflatables play it and was fortunate enough to see Madness live in Brighton as well

With You I'm born Again – Billy Preston & Syrita - school discos – always the last song of the night and your chance to get a slow dance with one of the girls there that you had your eye on! Lovely melody and brings back those memories whenever I hear it

Jupiter from Planet Suite – Gustav Holtz – inspirational music. Reminds me of the Rugby Unon World cups but still more than that

Omen – The Prodigy - Team Taurus skipping competition that Lewis and his karate friends won. So proud to be a part of that

Too Nice To Talk To – The Beat – I just played over and over in my bedroom when a teenager. I liked my own company and would happily spend hours listening to music, reading or playing chess alone, this song was great as were some of the other Beat songs (Mirror in the Bathroom!)

Such a shame – Talk Talk - as above

Prince Charming – Adam and the Ants - first album I ever queued up to by on first day of release. Outside Music Market when it was in Covered Market. Used to spend hours in that shop spending all my pocket money on records. Loved music as a teenager

Without You – Nillson - first dance at wedding. Great day

Pet shop boys white album - can't remember first song

Book? Legend by David Gemmell. First book I bought of his and became a fan and read them all. Gutted when in Holiday Inn once reading obituaries in complimentary paper to see his name. Very really quite sad that I'd not be reading any more material by him. Odd feeling that was.

Or Magician by Raymond Feist - great story telling on an epic scale that pulled you into it and spawned so many sequels and additional spin-off stories, really good author.