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Desert Island Discs
The BBC have recently put about 500 episodes of Desert Island Discs online for on-demand listening – it is a treasure trove of fascinating people with interesting and sometimes surprising musical choices. For those unfamiliar – guests get to chose 8 of their favourite pieces of music, then one book (to supplement the Bible and The Complete Works of Shakespeare) and a single item of luxury. The programme has been running since the 1960’s and is currently hosted by Kirsty Young.
It got me thinking about what my Desert Island Discs would look like – and I finally came up with these eight songs:
- Sea Diver by Mott the Hoople
- Shipbuilding by Elvis Costello
- Tower of Song by Leonard Cohen
- Dream a Little Dream of Me by The Mamas and the Papas
- You do Something to Me by Paul Weller
- Stay with me Baby by The Walker Brothers
- Waiting for the Night by Depeche Mode
- Ballade de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
A Spotify Playlist is here
My book – The Long Walk : The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz
My luxury – A freshly made bed, every night.
If I had to save ONE song – it would probably be The Walker Brothers – Stay with me Baby
What would your Desert Island Discs be?
Extraordinary people will always prevail
It’s not like any of our governments inspire much trust at the moment – so trust in yourself, work hard, work smart, be passionate and keep it wonky.
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