Helen’s getting in early with her pitch for the job of DJ at her 6th-form students’ leaving party. This evening I’ve been listening to her choices so far:
- The Number One Song in Heaven, Sparks
- The Execution of All Things, Rilo Kiley
- Girls and Boys, Blur
- Psychokiller, Talking Heads
- All Alone, T-Rex
- Hey Ya!, OutKast
- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part I, The Flaming Lips
- Trash, The New York Dolls
- Heroes, Bowie
- Summer Here Kids, Grandaddy
- Miss Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff
- Teenage Kicks, The Undertones
- For Once in my Life, Stevie Wonder
- I’m a Believer, The Monkees
- Murder on the Dance Floor, Sophie Ellis-Bexter
- 19th Nervous Breakdown, The Rolling Stones
- Dance This Mess Around, the B-52s
- Reelin and a Rockin, Chuck Berry
- Dancing Queen, Abba
- Survivor, Destiny’s Child
- Space Manatee, Heavenly
- Big Mouth Strikes Again, The Smiths
- Build Me Up Buttercup, The Foundations
- Darts of Pleasure, Franz Ferdinand
- Strict Machine, Goldfrapp
- The Passenger, Iggy Pop
- London Calling, The Clash
- I’m So Glad, Skip James
- The Message, Grand Master Flash
- Baggy Trousers, Madness
- Sexual Revolution, Macy Gray
- Happy Heart, Andy Williams
- Copa Cabana, Barry Manilow
- What A Little Moonlight Can Do, Billie Holiday
- Violently Happy, Bjork
- 11:59, Blondie
- Go Wild In The Country, Bow Wow Wow
- Sweet Talkin’ Guy, The Chiffons
