1000 Minutes Part Five

03Apr09

I’ve left a little bit of time between Part Four and Five. For a number of reasons, being a little busy with work and life in general is obviously one of them. But mainly I wanted to ensure that I wasn’t just plucking some of my favourite songs out of the air because they were the first that came into my head. I want this list to be as accurate as it possibly can be..

I know there’s been a little bit of a break, so or those of you who don’t know what I’m going on about, check this out.

18. Genesis – Invisible Touch [3:26] [time remaining 940:26] (Direct Link) (Alt Link YSI)

I know what you’re thinking…Genesis?? Are you actually joking?…Well no, I’m not. For those of you that actually know me, this will be no suprise at all. Phil Collins is probably my number one guilty pleasure in terms of music. I don’t know what it is about him, but I think it links to my childhood as my Dad is probably one of the biggest Phil Collins fans you’ll ever meet (aren’t most Dads?). So as far as Phil’s back catalogue goes, well it was basically part of my staple diet as a kid. I know its abit corny, but screw it.. its a damn catchy track and never fails to make me smile or sing along, just as I did as a child, in the car with my Dad.

19. Alison Moyet – Only You [3:12] [time remaining 937:14] (Direct Link) (Alt Link YSI)

I suppose after mentioning Phil Collins, there’s not much more I can say to embarrass myself any further, so I may aswell add to that guilty pleasure section and then we can move on and speak no more about it, right? Continuing along the same theme, this track is one that will always remind me of my Mum. Not only does it have that emotional attachment for me, I really do find ‘Only You’ remarkable. Although I’ve labelled this as Alison Moyet, ‘Only You’ was actually the first single for her band Yazoo in 1982, a year before I was born. Riddled with that classic 80’s sound, it has nostalgia written all over it and will always strike a chord with me. Nobody writes ballads like they did in the 80’s, I swear.

tbc…

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