Five for Friday - 26/03/2010

Right, I’ve never done one of these before but the lovely totallyamazing suggested I give it a try. Here are five songs I really like and want to share with you; some will be recent, some will be a bit older, but the main thing is that I love them and think you need them in your life.

Pet Shop Boys - Flamboyant

I always forget the genius of this until it comes up on shuffle or one of my playlists. Who else but PSB would rhyme “tacky” with “Issey Miyake”?

Ellie Goulding - Salt Skin

The closing track from her wonderful album Lights, this is simply beautiful. I especially love the intro, it reminds me of being under the sea for some reason!

Christina Aguilera - Fighter

In honour of her forthcoming single and album, here’s my favourite Christina track bar none - one of the all-time great videos, too.

Peaches - Operate

I have to be in the mood to listen to the whole thing, but Fatherfucker is still a fun album. This is the best track, and was also memorably used in Mean Girls (AKA the best film of all time). (Could only find a fan-made video, sorry!)

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

Let’s finish with something gorgeous. This song never fails to bring a tear to my eye; my boyfriend wants this to be the first dance at our wedding.