All of these songs hold personal significance to me, and they have been listed in chronological order...
1. Kylie Minogue: Hand on Your HeartFor me, this track will always be associated with a trip to the seaside in 1989, i had been given my first personal stereo (a little red Alba unit which lasted for many, many years) not long before and whenever i hear it now, it takes me back to that lovely day at Bowleaze Cove near Weymouth.
2. They Might Be Giants: Birdhouse in your soulDuring the summer of 1990, we used to have the radio on a lot in our house and this track was always playing, it pretty much summed up the general atmosphere of that time, bright, breezy, and carefree.
3. Tasmin Archer: Sleeping SatelliteThis is a song which i ended up humming for months on end, it was also the beginning of a very strange time of my life as a few months later, i found myself on a path that would see me attend 4 different schools in the space of just 12 months.
4. Spice Girls: Holler2000 was probably one of the most difficult times of my life, I had almost literally nothing, and was under such intense pressure and scrutiny (including in my own home) that it began the slow destruction of my own mental health. Whenever i hear this song, it takes me back to then, i loved the track at the time and in some ways i still do, but for me it's more than just a bouncy pop song, it's a reminder of how just how far i've come since then.
5. Green Day: Boulevard of Broken DreamsAfter i hit absolute rock bottom in 2004 (the end of a process which began in 2000), it was decided among the family that we all needed a change, and so plans were set in place to move home and that would lead me to where i still live today. The soundtrack of that time for me was Green Day's American Idiot album, and this was by far my favourite song. Listening to it now is a reminder of when i started to rebuild and fight back, something i've been doing ever since.
6. Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around...2006 was when i began traveling around on a more regular basis, i was finally settled (to an extent), and i had my PC office set up for the first time. I would spend many an evening doing what i do now, internet stuff while playing music, but this classy Justin song (which i played more than any other) was where this aspect of my life started.
7. Kat Deluna: Dancing TonightAround 2009/10 i began to discover the joy of continental travel, and on one of those trips i bought an album from a music store in Ypres. It was Inside Out by Kat Deluna and the stand out track was Dancing Tonight, i was still relatively new to exploring european locations at that time and this song reminds me of those early days in France and Belgium.
8. Chvrches: Get AwayChvrches are by far my favourite band of today and they have provided me with a truly great soundtrack for the last few years. In future when i look back upon this decade, their songs will stand out above all others for me, and so i have decided to include my fave song of their entire catalogue as my final choice.
Book: Formula 1 Yearbook 1999I always prefer non-fiction books, and this record of my fave F1 season will keep me occupied for many, many hours.
Luxury item: CameraEven on a desert island, they would still be plenty of things for me to film for youtube until i am rescued