1) John Mayer – Dreaming with a broken heart
Beautiful ballad from John’s 2005 ‘Continuum’ album. Great lyrics and I love the fact it’s piano based which makes it stand out from John’s usual guitar sound.
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2) Cage The Elephant – Lotus
Heard this when out the other day and really enjoyed it! Reminds me a bit of the Red Hot Chillipeppers.
3) London Grammar – Metal & Dust
I love London Grammar but only got round to checking out their album in its entirety this week. This is one of the stand-outs for me. Love that drum rhythm.
4) London Grammar – Interlude (Live)
Another beautiful song from London Grammar’s début album.
5) One Direction – Stockholm Syndrome
Yes, I know this was in one of the playlists a couple of weeks back and I tend to avoid including songs more than once but I had to include it again. I cannot get enough of this intense, incredibly catchy song. The lyrics are well-written, the drum rhythm is catchy as hell and I love that melody. One of the stand-outs from ‘Four’.
6) Robbie Williams – Deceptacon
A stunning song from ‘Reality Killed The Video Star’. Soft, dreamy and pretty spaced out, I just love the feel of this song. One of Robbie’s most underrated songs.
7) Taylor Swift- Blank Space
Taylor Swift is dominating the charts at the moment and rightly so. She’s delivered an incredible album full of killer songs. Great song.
8) Labrinth – Jealous
Dismissed by many as ‘boring’, I just think this is really quite beautiful. It may not be the best song I’ve heard but credit where it’s due. There’s some gorgeous chords in this, the lyrics are beautiful and Labrinth’s voice is fantastic.
9) Bing Crosby & David Bowie – Little Drummer Boy
When considering my favourite Christmas songs, I always manage to forget about this classic. Their voices just melt together and it’s a beautiful version of a gorgeous song. Perhaps one of the greatest duets in history.
10) Lawson – Driving Home For Christmas
‘Driving Home For Christmas’ is one of my top 3 favourite Christmas songs of all time. Lawson are one of my favourite bands. Put them both together and you get this level of perfection! Such an awesome version.
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