a song that reminds you of school
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
B: I had my first kiss to that record.
The Simpsons - Do The Bartman
a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (LP)
B: It’s not a record to listen to on your own.
Whigfield - Saturday Night
record you were looking for the longest
White Noise - An Electric Storm
B: I knew I’d love it before I heard it and it still blew me away.
Nina Simone - Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club
first record you remember
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo And Juliet
B: It was the loudest record in the house.
Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop
the song to be played at your funeral
Jelly Roll Morton
B: There’s a Jelly Roll Morton track with the line “ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if the women don’t get you, the whiskey must”. That or “ding dong the witch is dead” from the Wizard Of Oz. I’d like my funeral to be a drunken affair.
The KLF - Justified And Ancient
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Air - Moon Safari
B: We had picnics in the woods, lay on the ground and watched the clouds.
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
your ultimate heartbreak song
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Billie Holiday - Don't Explain
first record you bought
Michael Jackson - Bad
B: Not as cool as I’d like it to be.
Arrested Development - 3Years, 5 Months and 2 Days In The Life Of...
a song that reminds your friends of you
Frank Sinatra - New York New York
B: I sing it all the time to get other songs out of my head. Works a treat!
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
best video clip you ever saw
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
B: I’m afraid, Michael Jackson again. “Smooth Criminal” was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. I was 10.
Wax - Building A Bridge To Your Heart
a song you wish you'd written yourself
Broadcast
B: They constantly amaze me.
Lerner/Loewe - If Ever I Should Leave You
Questions answered by: Boris Exton (keyboards) and Trevor Wensely (saxophone)