Prodigy - charlie says,
cant remember the exact year but the whole six weeks holiday was spent sneaking into the outdoor pool in our town, we had no cash and it was a hot summer, we must have gone everyday that year, spent all day there aswell, made some close friendships that year that lasted till leaving school, I sadly havent seen them since, but when I hear charlie says its always the first place/time/people I think of.
Fun Lovin Criminals - scoobie snacks/whole album,
The album that I've probably played the most, which is amazing considering I havent put it on in about 2 years, it got me through some bad shit when my mum and dad split, I had that to cope with and the fact that I was just realising that tossing it off at school was perhaps not a wise plan, as I was sweeping a factory floor 40 hours a week for £60, and due to the tension at home didnt really have anyone to discuss my options with, so this song/album has mixed emotions, they are awesome live and their gigs are the best I've been to and the band I've seen the most, although now I dont listen to them as I associate them with bad times, which is a shame
The Verve - drug dont work,
I have no idea why but this song is one of a very selcet few that genuinely make me shiver and hair stand on end, just seems such an honest and well written song, you can aslo tell its a story from experience and ashcroft is trying to send out a genuine message, awesome.
Pulp - common people,
As a kid I had grand ideas of earning loads of money and buying all the things I wanted and that life would be a breeze, by the time I'd heard this I realised it was all a pipe dream, the lyrics to this make me feel proud to be a common person.
John Lennon - Working class hero,
Reminds me of my dad, 45 years in the gas industry and 26 years retained firefighter, union rep and local councellor, we arent really close and I perhaps only see him a couple of times a year, I'd say he's not really a family sort of bloke so found the whole wife and kids thing a bit hard/restrictive, hence us not being close, although I'm still very proud of him for what he's achieved outside of the family and is where I get my love of cars from.
Could go on forever as music is my life and I associate it with everything I do, I have to listen to music whilst doing anything, on the net, in the bath, in bed, pottering around the house, in the car, everywhere, except fucking work cause they wont let us
