Desert Island Discs

Over on VeggieBox, Aliya Whiteley has posted her “Desert Island Discs” (or rather she’s posted them here on her updated website), but has challenged her visitors to come up with theirs.

So without too much faffing and pretension here we go:

1. Elusive – Scott Matthews (pure urban genius)

2. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles (slice of childhood story-telling)

3. Marrakesh - New Model Army (something a little real to hang onto)

4. Today Tomorrow Sometime Never – Echobelly (indie angst that you want to toss your hair around to – if I still had some to toss!)

5. Ashes to Ashes – David Bowie (another blast from childhood – spellbinding)

6. Gods Country – U2 (reminds me of our Oz adventure in 2002-2003)

7. Venice Queen – Red Hot Chilli Peppers (sublime exit music)

8. Theme to the movie “Hero” – Tan Dun (because there’s something utterly absorbing, melancholy and epic about it – kinda like the film)

9. Shape of my Heart – Sting (partly because it’s a damn fine song, partly because it was the closing music to a damn fine movie – “Leon”)

10. Losing my Religion – REM (the soundtrack of my university and college days)

My luxury would be the laptop and a self-renewing battery – writing would be the only thing that could keep me sane.

My book of choice would be Weaveworld by Clive Barker.

Okay. Done that. Now back to the writing again (no time off for good behaviour here – even on a Saturday… Well maybe an hour later to watch the football…)