Not a massive fan of Drake but I really love this song. Pretty dark but nice and emotive. Love Alicia Keys too, very talented.
2) Snoop Dogg – Different Languages
Found this in a Summer playlist and have been really enjoying it.
3) Passion Pitt – Sleepyhead
So damn catchy.
4) Le Youth – Cool
Heard this at a party once and fell in love. Ridiculously catchy.
5) Oasis – Champagne Supernova
Heard a cover of this by The Pretty Reckless in Radio 1’s live lounge and really enjoyed it. Then checked out the original and haven’t stopped listening to it since. Amazing song. One of the best closing tracks to an album ever.
6) Lana Del Rey –West coast
Love how dreamy this is. Bits of it remind me of ‘Pure Shores’ by All Saints – another amazing summer track.
7) Ella Henderson – Ghost
A pleasant surprise by a former X Factor contestant. Amazing, catchy song co-written by one of my favourite songwriters, OneRepublic front man, Ryan Tedder.
8) Arctic Monkeys – Snap out of it
Love the feel of this track.
9) Example- Stay with me
SO 90’S, SO GOOD.
10) Oasis – Don’t go away
I’d never heard this before but I have fallen head over heels in love with it. SO beautiful.
SO catchy. I have no idea why this is only available on the deluxe edition because it’s probably my highlight of the album.
2) Darius – Maliblue
I found this in someone’s summer playlist on Spotify. A really catchy electro track.
3) Ella Henderson – Ghost
Heard this on the radio the other day and loved it. Had no idea who it was until Grimmy mentioned after and it was a pleasant surprise! I always liked Ella on the X Factor but wasn’t sure if she’d go anywhere after the show. This is easily one of the best songs around at the moment so she’s heading in the right direction! Co-written by one of my favourite songwriters, OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder.
4) Laura Mvula – She
LOVE this. The harmonies are gorgeous and it’s just a very powerful, beautiful song.
5) Alexia Keys & John Mayer – Lesson learned
Beautiful song by two very talented artists. Very chilled out.
6) Peter Andre – I feel you
Bit of 90’s cheese. I know he’s not liked by any but I really like him as a person and as an artist. Love this soppy ballad 🙂
7) Matt Cardle – It’s only love
This man is so bloody underrated. Such a talented guy. Really love this song.
8) Kelly Rowland – Can’t nobody
Bit of a throwback. Really love how catchy this is.
9) Usher – Good kisser
So damn catchy. Love those dreamy harmonies!
10) Laura Mvula – Yellow
The original by Coldplay is one of my favourite songs of all time. I love Laura Mvula and I found her performance of this the other day on YouTube and fell in love with her all over again. One of the most talented women to emerge from the UK in years. Stunning piano-vocal version of a beautiful song. Some of those chords give me goosebumps!
A song I’ve always loved but I fell even deeper in love with it in this past week after watching a live performance of it. The lyrics are some of the best ever written and it’s such a beautiful, emotional song that I can really relate to.
2) Peter Andre – I do
People may scoff at Peter Andre but he has created a great swing/retro album. This is a lovely song.
(You’ll have to Spotify this one!)
3) John Mayer – Free fallin’
One of those rare songs that happen to be better than the original. Amazing.
4) Katy Perry – Teenage dream
This never gets old. Reminds me of summer 2010 – it will always remain my teenage anthem.
5) East 17 & Gabrielle – If you ever
An underrated 90’s R&B classic, this is SO good. Another song that is better than the original. Brian Harvey’s vocals are silky smooth and Gabrielle has one of my favourite female voices EVER.
6) The Cranberries – Linger
Just absolutely unique and beautiful.
7) S Club 7 – Show me your colours
Again, before people scoff at this being by S Club 7, listen to the track first. Awesome song.
8) Pharrell – Angel
Catchy as hell. Pharrell is a genius.
9) TLC – No Scrubs
This girl group were one of the best of the 90’s. This remains an absolute tune. SO good.
10) Katy Perry – Thinking of you
An underrated track by Katy, this is one of her best. One of very few songs she wrote on her own, this needs to be heard by more people so they realise how talented she actually is. Beautiful, relatable lyrics.
This came on shuffle the other day and I fell in love with it all over again. Never heard anything else by these boys but this is still SO good. So catchy and upbeat.
2) Roxette – You can’t put your arms around what’s already gone
Another little song that popped up on shuffle! This band is so good – the album this is from is incredible. Great lyrics to this track.
3) John Mayer – Vultures
A song I always overlooked until about a month ago. John Mayer is such an underrated writer. Amazing lyrics and I just absolutely love this.
4) Simon Webbe – Free
Simon is of course a member of British boyband Blue. His debut solo album ‘Sanctuary’ is one of my favourite albums released, surprisingly enough. It’s just a perfect balance of upbeat and slow tracks and every song is fantastic. This is co-written by one of my favourite songwriters and I love how soft and beautiful this is.
5) BBMak – Next time
These guys were such an awesome band. Most of the current boybands would envy these harmonies. There’s not enough harmony in boybands these days in my opinion. Great little song.
6) Pharrell Williams – Frontin’
This was on The Nixtape on Radio 1 and I forgot what an absolute tune it is! Pharrell is a genius.
7) The 1975 – So far it’s alright
This = my jam. That is all!
8) John Mayer – All we ever do is say goodbye
One of my favourite songs of all time. The lyrics are so perfect and so easy to relate to. I fell in love with this over a year ago and it just always reminds me of summer. It also, for some reason, reminds me of one of my favourite movies, ‘Brokeback Mountain’. I have no idea why this is but it makes the track even more special for me.
9) Ronan Keating – Lost for words
Just really love the feel of this song. Lyric content is great too.
10) Sam Smith – Leave your lover
I think Sam Smith is incredibly talented but every song he has released so far (aside from ‘Latch’ and ‘La la la’) has really annoyed me. I’ve been waiting for something to really impress me and not become irritating. Well he’s finally done it. This is so, so beautiful. So soft and delicate with fantastic lyrics.
Love both MJ’s original demo and the new version by Timbaland. Very jazzy.
3) Michael Jackson – Xscape (Original version)
The original version. I love hearing how MJ wanted his songs, not them all remixed by ‘hot’ producers. The new version is unrecognisable and utterly crap. I remember the original leaking years ago and always loving this track.
4) Alanis Morisette – Thank You
Depressing but fab.
5) Michael Jackson – Stranger In Moscow
Hauntingly beautiful. One of his most underrated songs from his career and my favourite MJ song. Incredible video too. Captures loneliness perfectly.
6) Deniece Williams – Let’s hear it for the boy
Irresistible pop fun!
7) Whitney Houston – Run to you
Absolutely stunning. This woman was incredible, as were the writers of this song.
8) Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody
SO catchy!
9) Dolly Parton – Here you come again
Love Dolly! Such a beautiful song. Easy to relate to as well.
10) Melanie C – What if I stay
This woman is SO incredibly underrated. Love this – so beautiful and heartfelt. Also very chilled out.
I can SO relate to this song sometimes. When you wonder exactly why you are feeling down when, in fact, you are lucky.
2) Keith Urban – Sweet Thing
Found this through watching a concert Keith & John Mayer did together a few years back. I can’t get enough of this song right now, so uplifting! Really fallen in love with Keith’s music.
3) Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
My favourite Fleetwood Mac song. Just love the idea, the lyrical content and the beautiful harmonies. They are an incredible band.
4) The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm
Yes, sounding like ‘Every breath you take’ aside, it’s a very beautiful song. I missed Eurovision this year but checked out this song because of the controversy. Love it.
5) Paloma Faith – Stargazer
Love Paloma and this is a great song.
6) Zero 7 – Destiny
Always reminds me of summer – so smooth, so beautiful and an incredible song.
7) Robbie Williams – Deceptacon
So hauntingly beautiful it’s unreal. Underrated track by far.
8) Bombay Bicycle Club – Feel
This is an incredible song. Pays homage to Indian music but in a way that makes it mainstream. So damn catchy.
9) Coldplay – Stawberry Swing
Just love this, I really do. It’s the instrumentation – so unique.
This man is an absolute genius. Taken from the latest Spiderman film, this is a perfect movie song. Don’t be put off if you don’t like Pharrell, this is a beautiful and rare ballad for him.
2) The Vamps – She was the one
Loving the Vamps at the moment. Beautiful song.
3) The Vamps – Dangerous
Love this so much. Reminds me a little of McFly.
4) Pharrell Williams & Alicia Keys – Know who you are
This is an awesome song – love the reggae feel to it.
5) The horrors – So now you know
Just really love this song.
6) Snow Patrol – You could be happy
Perhaps the most heartbreaking song ever written. Certainly one of my favourite songs of all time. The lyrical content is just so incredibly beautiful and I love the music-box sound that runs the way through the song.
7) Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake – Love never felt so good
All of us MJ songs have known about this song for years – it’s appeared online and on a couple of MJ compilations. The new polished versions, both solo and with JT sound fantastic, however. I especially love this, being a fan of both MJ and JT.
8) Paramore/The Castro Family – Still into you
I’m not a massive fan of Paramore and especially not this song. But just check out this stunning cover. The harmonies are mesmerising. Definitely in the style of Fleetwood Mac
9) Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
Been listening to Fleetwood Mac loads lately – they’re just incredible. This is an absolute classic – so magical.
10) The Flying Picketts – Only You
I am still loving ‘Only you’ as a song – it’s so beautiful. Love this acapella version.
Forgot what an incredible song this is. Been listening to it loads this week – so catchy, so honest and so different from what Snow Patrol normally do. Love it and I love them.
2) The Castro Family/The 1975 – Chocolate
Everyone knows Chocolate is one of my all time favourite songs. I usually hate YouTube covers as people tend to make it into a ballad which just doesn’t work. Part of its charm is the catchiness! LOVE this interpretation though! A little cheesy but love the harmonies and the arrangement.
3) Roxette – Wish I could fly
One of the most beautiful songs ever and one of my all time favourites. So underrated. Love the pairing of the orchestra and drum machine. Special song for me.
4) Genesis – Throwing it all away
This kept coming on during Shuffle and I love it so much! Love Genesis and Phil Collins anyway but I’m really enjoying this song at the moment.
5) Prince – Purple Rain
Prince is one of my music heroes. This is so depressing and so long but sometimes it’s so necessary! It’s an incredible song, very emotive and powerful and the length is needed. I used to think it was perhaps too long but these days I appreciate the whole piece. Electric.
6) The Vamps – Another World
I dismissed The Vamps a while ago but I gave their album a listen and I really love it! The second half in particular. I can’t get enough of this song at the moment. Generic maybe but very beautiful.
7) R. Kelly – Happy People
I remember hearing this on the car journey home from a theme park when I was around ten years old. It’s just such a smooth, happy song that always makes me feel great. R.Kelly is a musical genius.
8) Coldplay – Oceans
SO in love with this and so excited for the album. Very beautiful and very reminiscent of the Parachutes era.
9) Keane – Bedshaped
So, so beautiful. Keane are one of my favourite bands and this song is just stunning. Love the video too.
10) George Michael – Kissing a fool
Only found this recently but I love it! So jazzy, so chilled. Definitely one of George’s more underrated songs.
1) Rebecca Ferguson & John Legend – Burning bridges
Stunning. Love both artists, particularly John. Their voices blend together perfectly.
2) Paloma Faith – Impossible Heart
So catchy. Love Paloma!
3) John Mayer – Wildfire
An awesome country-styled song that makes me feel really summery
4) One Direction – You and I
Before anyone scoffs, give this a listen a few times and you may realise what I mean when I say this is so beautiful. Probably one of my favourite songs from this year so far and I love it more with every listen. Fantastically written, I particularly love the climax of the song with the guitars and Zayn’s amazing high note.
5) One Direction – Little black dress
Love the rock edge this song has. Really catchy
6) The 1975 – Settle down
Been in love with this for a while but Radio 1 keep playing it and it sounds so good on radio.
7) George Michael – Through (Symphonica version)
Normally I don’t allow myself to include a song twice in these playlists but this is a different version. I love this song anyway but live, with an orchestra, it makes it even more powerful. The lyrics are fantastic and the orchestra makes it so beautiful.
8) George Michael – A different corner
I’d never taken much notice of this until I bought George’s Symphonica album. I really paid attention to the lyrics and everything and I’ve fallen in love with it. Very simple but powerful all the same. “Turn a different corner and we’d never have met” is an awesome lyric. I’ve included a live performance from Parkinson in the late 90’s as I love the more acoustic version!
9) Snow Patrol – Batten down the hatch
I bought ‘Up To Now’, their Greatest Hits and whilst I know about 40% of the songs, the rest I don’t. I haven’t been disappointed though! This is an awesome song.
10) Snow Patrol – Cartwheels
I never knew of this track either but I am also loving this right now.
I’d say this is perhaps my most heavily modern weighted playlist yet! I’m just really loving a lot of the current chart music at the moment which is pretty rare for me. Hope you’ll discover some new songs through this playlist and remember to check back every Monday where I’ll post my ten favourite songs of the moment.
1) Gary Barlow – Jump
Beautiful song co-written by Gary with another of my favourite writers – Tim Rice-Oxley from Keane. I’ve always found it a greatly inspiring song but hearing it live and seeing the visuals at Gary’s 02 Arena gig I attended last week made me fall even deeper in love with it.
2) Mr Probz – Waves (Robin Shulz remix)
Love the feel of this track. So chilled out yet so catchy – loving hearing this on Radio One at the moment.
3) Kings of Leon – Temple
Love a bit of Kings of Leon! This reminds me a little of their previous song ‘Supersoaker’ which I also love. Just catchy and fantastic as always.
4) Duke Dumont – I got you
I know this has been around for a while now but I’ve only just sat up and took notice of it! My love for this track grows with every listen – it is SO catchy and so summery. Cannot get enough of this. Best thing about this track is the steel pans!
5) John Mayer – The Age Of Worry
I’ve loved this for ages but only fully paid attention to the lyrics of this track lately. So inspiring.
6) Katy Perry – Birthday
SO glad Katy has decided to release this track as her next single. It’s my favourite from ‘Prism’ – full of cheeky innuendo and so incredibly catchy.
7) Sigma – Nobody to love
I wasn’t sure what to make of this on the first few listens but it’s so damn irresistible. Repetitive but awesomely catchy.
8) Whitney Houston – I have nothing
I watched ‘The Bodyguard’ which happens to be one of my favourite films on Saturday night and so I’ve been going through a Whitney obsession again. This track was kinda overshadowed by ‘I will always love you’ but it’s still my favourite from the soundtrack. Incredible song and as always, Whitney’s voice was flawless.
9) Whitney Houston – I will always love you
Despite its fame I was never really fussed about this song until a couple of years ago. It’s just a beautiful interpretation of an original track by Dolly Parton. Definitely one of the greatest, if not THE greatest pop vocal performance of all time.
10) John Mayer – Queen of California
This sounds so great in the sun as it’s SO summery. Been listening to this loads recently.
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