10 songs that influenced my life

1. Michael Jackson - 'Billie Jean'

This song means a lot to me. It was the song I played on repeat to in '09 when Michael passed as it completely captured his essence and he looked super cool in that music video too. 

2. James Blake - 'Never Learnt To Share'

First James Blake song I ever heard. 4 years later, I'm still in love. He manages to break your heart and then stitch it back together within 4 minutes. Ugh.

3. Nelly Furtado - 'Turn Off The Light'

Heard this song for the first time when I was 6 and my mum bought the album and would play it every Sunday afternoon during braiding my hair. And in the car. And at any given interval possible with a CD player in sight. Nelly's voice captivated me and also made me feel weirdly floaty and ethereal. Will always love me a bit of Furtado.

4. Bee Gees - 'New York Mining Disaster 1941'

This song was a random one for me when I first heard it in the car one bleary morning to school. It became a song which spawned weird feelings of sadness and longing, yet also happiness and content. And I was only 8.

5. TLC - 'No Scrubs'

This song is a really sentimental song for me. It became the song which brought me and my two closest friends together in secondary and it's since become an anthem of mine as a repellent against no good men. I'm still working on that.

6. Macy Gray - 'I Try' 

I SAAAY GOODBYE AND I CHOKE! TRY TO WALK AWAY AND I STUMBLE! 

The theme tune of my life. Enough said.

7. Michael Jackson - 'Thriller'

This song is from my favourite album of all time and from one of my favourite artists too. This song has been a annual listen every Halloween and its video will always be kick ass. I mean, I'm still trying to master that bloody routine 14 years later.....

8. Radiohead - 'Nude'

This song links to basically a first love that didn't quite work out. You know when you think every lyric in a song is perfectly referring to exactly what's going on in your life? Yeah, Thom did that to me.

9. Jeff Buckley - 'So Real'

Jeff Buckley was just an utter babe. And this song either makes me cry or want to lie on the floor and think about life. Or both. 

10. Aphex Twin - 'Windowlicker'

This song and music video will forever confuse me but always compel me to be creative. What an amazing song which seems to do so many things at once so seamlessly. 

This has made me feel all nostalgic!