This blog post was inspired by the BBC Radio 4 programme, Desert Island Discs. For those of you not familiar with the format, the show’s guest (or ‘castaway’) chooses eight pieces of music, a book and a luxury item that they would take with them if they were cast away on a desert island. For this post, we’ve each taken a turn at being the castaway and chosen the eight tracks that mean something to us, as well as a book and a luxury. Castaways also nominate the one track they would save if the rest were washed away by the waves, and we’ve marked those with a star. If you use Spotify, you can listen to the playlist of our music choices here.
Tommi
Murheellisten Laulujen Maa – Eppu Normaali
- Lapin Jenkka – Tapio Rautavaara
- Ivano Fossati – Viaggiatori D’Occidente
- * Valse Triste – Jean Sibelius
- I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You – Tom Waits
- Sylvian Joululaulu – Various different artists
- Enough is Enough – Chumbawamba & Credit to the Nation
- Tango Pelargonia – Kari Kuuva
Book: Muumipeikko ja Pyrstötähti – Tove Jansson
Luxury item: A compass
Sarah
* Joe’s Head – Kings of Leon
- A Day in the Life – The Beatles
- Don’t You Worry Bout a Thing – Stevie Wonder
- Wherever is Your Heart – Brandi Carlile
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- The Only Place – Best Coast
- Doctor! Doctor! – Thompson Twins
- Proper Crimbo – Bo Selecta
Book: Anne of Green Gables series – L. M. Montgomery
Luxury item: A cricket bat and ball
Anna
Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide – David Bowie
- The Dancer – PJ Harvey
- Doll Parts – Hole
- * Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
- Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las
- The Guests – Leonard Cohen
- Proserpina – Martha Wainwright
- Queen of Denmark – John Grant
Book: The Crimson Petal and the White – Michael Faber
Luxury item: A still
Laura
Pure Shores – All Saints
- Good Tradition – Tanita Tikaram
- * Sky And Sand – Paul Kalkbrenner
- Send Me On My Way – Rusted Root
- Books From Boxes – Maximo Park
- Heart and Soul played on a piano
- The Way I Are – Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake
- Murder On The Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis Bextor
Book: The Noughts & Crosses trilogy – Malorie Blackman
Luxury item: A 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle of the world in exceptional detail
Flo
- Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
- What Can I Do To Make You Love Me – The Corrs
- Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
- Mr. Brightside – The Killers
- * Good Arms vs Bad Arms – Frightened Rabbit
- Postcards from Italy – Beirut
- Everlasting Light – The Black Keys
- Coffee – Sylvan Esso
Book: Atonement – Ian McEwan
Luxury item: An everlasting notebook and pen
Alice
* Teardop – Massive Attack
- Rambling Man – Laura Marling
- Respect – Aretha Franklin
- Porcelain – Moby
- Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
- Fake Empire – The National
- The Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice
- Peaches – The Presidents of the United States of America
Book: The Harry Potter series – J. K. Rowling
Luxury item: A lifetime supply of painting materials
Spotify users can listen to the full list (almost – sadly not every single song listed above is available on Spotify!) of our Desert Island Discs choices here.
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