Songs of February

1. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin.

2. Mango Tree - Angus & Julia Stone.

3. Every Day is Exactly the Same - Nine Inch Nails.

4. Running from the Cops - Phantogram.

5. Lost Cause - Beck.

6. Bella - Angus & Julia Stone.

7. Cry You Out of My Heart - Ella Fitzgerald.

8. You Overdid It Doll - The Courteeners.

9. Silver Coin - Angus & Julia Stone.

10. Strange Fruit (Live) - Jeff Buckley.

Songs of January

1. The Modern Leper - Frightened Rabbit.

2. Many of Horror - Biffy Clyro.

3. Sheets - Damien Jurado.

4. Butterfly - Merz.

5. Feel It In My Bones - Tiesto feat. Tegan & Sara.

6. That Look You Give That Guy - Eels.

7. Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons.

8. Our Mutual Friend - The Divine Comedy.

9. Moving - Supergrass.

10. Birds - Emiliana Torrini.

Songs of December

1. Hazy - Rosi Golan feat. William Fitzsimmons.

2. Coin Laundry - Lisa Mitchell.

3. Supernatural - Jont.

4. Jesus, etc. - Wilco.

5. Call it Off - Tegan & Sara.

6. First Love - Boy In Static.

7. I'm in Love with the City - God Help The Girl.

8. Hope - The Submarines.

9. Save You - Matthew Perryman Jones.

10. The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight - Eels.

Songs of November

1. Everything Reminds Me of Her - Elliott Smith.

2. I'm a Man - Black Strobe.

3. Party - El Perro del Mar.

4. Postcards from Italy - Beirut.

5. I Found You - Tilly and the Wall.

6. Skinny Love - Bon Iver.

7. Baby - Devendra Banhart.

8. The Sun Ain't Shining No More - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour.

9. Arrow - Tegan & Sara.

10. Stadium Love - Metric.

Songs of October

1. Gold Guns Girls - Metric.

2. Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups.

3. Ophelia - Kashmir.

4. Everything Disappears When You Come Around - Of Montreal.

5. Rave On - M. Ward.

6. On The Sly - Metric.

7. Fables - The Dodos.

8. Freddy Krueger - Reuben.

9. Monster Hospital - Metric.

10. Slow Show - The National.

Nostalgic Songs (Part One)

Anyone that knows me can vouch for my passion for music. My day virtually isn't complete unless I've listened to music for a good few hours. And one of my most poignant memories of my youth is sitting by our CD player in the living room, wearing headphones that were way too big for me and listening to music for hours on end. Here's ten songs that take me back to that living room floor.

1. Bad Girl - Madonna.

2. Little Bird - Annie Lennox.

3. Mama - Genesis.

4. Dangerous - Michael Jackson.

5. Bennie and the Jets - Elton John.

6. Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush.

7. Blockbuster - Sweet.

8. Need You Tonight - INXS.

9. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses.

10. There's No Other Way - Blur.

Songs of June

1. Girlshapedlovedrug - Gomez.

2. I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.

3. Monday Monday Monday - Tegan & Sara.

4. 1901 - Phoenix.

5. Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? - She & Him.

6. Comes and Goes (In Waves) - Greg Laswell.

7. In The Closet - Michael Jackson.

8. Street Map - Athlete.

9. Reading In Bed - Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton.

10. I Was Made For You - Rivers Cuomo.

Songs of May

1. Talk Talk Talk - The Ordinary Boys.

2. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane.

3. Lounger - Dogs Die In Hot Cars.

4. I Melt With You - Nouvelle Vague.

5. Casey's Song - City & Colour.

6. I Want You - Third Eye Blind.

7. Woman Like A Man - Damien Rice.

8. Woe - Say Anything.

9. Closer - Travis.

10. The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve.

Songs of March

This is a bit late, but I got a tad sidetracked.

1. We Looked Like Giants - Death Cab For Cutie.

2. On A High - Duncan Sheik.

3. Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian.

4. Catch The Wind - Donovan.

5. I Know It's Over - The Smiths.

6. Love Lockdown - Kanye West.

7. Daniel - Bat For Lashes.

8. Persephone - Third Eye Blind.

9. Drive - Funeral For A Friend.

10. Lightning Crashes - Live.

Love Songs

I'm aware that I probably should have posted this yesterday, in conjunction with Valentine's Day, but I was too occupied watching old romantic movies. Huzzah. So, I really love music, and I love songs that are about love - whether that's romantic love, unrequited love, the love between a parent and a child, loving someone after they're gone, the list goes on - so I made a list of 10 love songs that I like. It was so much harder than I thought it would be, too.

1. Lover You Should've Come Over - Jeff Buckley. "It's never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder. It's never over, all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against her. It's never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter. It's never over, she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever."

2. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys. "I may not always love you, but long as there are stars above you, you never need to doubt it. I'll make you so sure about it."

3. I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday. "I'll find you in the morning sun. And when the night is new, I'll be looking at the moon, but I'll be seeing you."

4. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney & The Wings. "Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time, maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you. Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song. You right me when I'm wrong. Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you."

5. Trust - The Cure. "And still the hardest part for you, to put your trust in me. I love you more than I can say, why won't you just believe?"

6. Something - The Beatles. "Something in the way she knows. And all I have to do is think of her. Something in the things she shows me. I don't want to leave her now."

7. Never Tear Us Apart - INXS. "I was standing, you were there. Two worlds collided and they could never tear us apart."

8. With Or Without You - U2. "Through the storm we reach the shore, you give it all but I want more. And I'm waiting for you."

9. Please Forgive Me - David Gray. "Please forgive me if I act a little strange, for I know not what I do. Feels like lightning running through my veins every time I look at you."

10. How Can I Tell You - Cat Stevens. "Whoever I'm with, I'm always, always talking to you. I'm always talking to you, and I'm sad that you can't hear."

Songs of January

1. To Wish Impossible Things - The Cure.

2. It's Tricky - Run DMC.

3. Spectacle - Sean Lennon.

4. TKO - Le Tigre.

5. Crushcrushcrush - Paramore.

6. Flume - Bon Iver.

7. Blue Ridge Mountains - Fleet Foxes.

8. Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything.

9. Back In Your Head - Tegan & Sara.

10. City Girl - Kevin Shields.

Songs of December

1. Pictures Of You - The Cure.

2. Silent Spring - Massive Attack.

3. Bruises - Chairlift.

4. Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez.

5. What Makes A Man? - City & Colour.

6. Around The Bend - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour.

7. Lessons Learned - Ray LaMontagne.

8. Center Of Attention - Jackson Waters.

9. A Lack Of Color - Death Cab For Cutie.

10. Ice Age - Pete Yorn.

Songs of November

1. The Shadowlands - Ryan Adams.

2. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush.

3. Always For You - The Album Leaf.

4. More Than Everything - Bombay 1.

5. By This River - Brian Eno.

6. The Luckiest - Ben Folds.

7. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin.

8. Nightmares By The Sea - Jeff Buckley.

9. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues.

10. Please Forgive Me - David Gray.

Songs of October

1. You & I - Jeff Buckley.

2. Lie In The Sound - Trespassers William.

3. Moon River - Audrey Hepburn.

4. Dream Brother - Jeff Buckley.

5. Comptine d'Un Autre Ete - Yann Tiersen.

6. Cloudbusting - Kate Bush.

7. Opened Once - Jeff Buckley.

8. Those To Come - The Shins.

9. Proof - I Am Kloot.

10. Running - No Doubt.

Songs of September

Here's my ear candy for this month.

1. Comin' Home - City & Colour.

2. Berlin - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

3. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Greg Laswell.

4. Big Gay Heart - The Lemonheads.

5. Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon.

6. Talk Show Host - Radiohead.

7. Ur So Gay - Katy Perry.

8. Weapon Of Choice - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

9. Give It Up - 8mm.

10. Cherry Cola - Eagles Of Death Metal.

Songs of August

On the last day of each month, I am going to post a list of my 10 most listened to songs of that month. So, here's what I've been listening to in August.

1. If She Wants Me - Belle & Sebastian.

2. Keep It Together - Guster.

3. Into The Night - The Motorhomes.

4. Congratulations - Blue October.

5. Let Go - Frou Frou.

6. You've Got A Killer Scene There Man - Queens of the Stone Age.

7. Echo - Vertical Horizon.

8. Short Skirt/Long Jacket - Cake.

9. The Blues - Switchfoot.

10. Pink Bullets - The Shins.