1. With or Without You - U2 - I'll never forget seeing U2 do their Joshua Tree tour at the King's Hall in Belfast. At the time the King's Hall felt huge to me but now, in these days of big arenas and outdoor festivals, it seems like such a small, intimate venue for a band like U2. It was also the night I got to touch Bono's boot as he went walkabout while singing 'Where the Streets Have No Name' (yes, I was one of the screaming girls at the front of the stage).

2. Sometimes I Forget (That You're Gone) - Loudon Wainwright III - I'm a lyrics person and Loudon Wainwright is up there with the best. He wrote Sometimes I Forget following the death of his father. Anyone who has lost someone close will identify with every single word of this song. It's my audio equivalent of a weepy movie. I can't listen to it without getting a lump in my throat.. but sometimes I just have to.

3. Witchita Lineman - Gomez - Yes, Gomez.. not Glen Campbell! I recently bought the 'Saturday Sessions' CD, which was recorded from Dermot O'Leary's Radio 2 show. I love hearing artists doing other people's songs. There used to be a Glen Campbell tape lying around our house when I was growing up so the song was familiar to me.. but Gomez do it much better (sorry Glen!)

4. Dancing Queen - Abba - Gotta have a bit of Abba and this has been the soundtrack to many's a good night out over the years. It's one of those songs that has you dancing TO the dancefloor as well as on it (as Peter Kay would say). I just loved Abba as a small child - I had the posters on my wall and saved my pocket money to buy the 'Super Trooper' album. My mum listened to Terry Wogan in the mornings and I can remember when the single went to number one, he used to play it every day just after the 8 o'clock news. Almost 30 years later, I'm now the mum listening to Terry Wogan in the mornings and, guess what, he played 'Super Trooper' the other day - talk about deja vu. Incidentally, Camera Obscura does an excellent version of it on the Saturday Sessions CD.

5. Sunshine on Leith - The Proclaimers - Say what you like about The Proclaimers, they've stood the test of time and seem like genuinely nice guys. I know this song has become an anthem for Hibs fans in Scotland but for some reason it has always tugged on my heart-strings. 'While the Chief, puts Sunshine on Leith, I'll thank Him for his work, And your birth.. and my birth.' Surely one of the greatest love songs ever written.

6. Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpenters - I've always liked Karen Carpenter. When she died it was one of the first times I'd heard about anorexia nervosa. Looking at her pretty face in a photograph, it seemed like such a waste of a life. Little did I know then I'd end up working for a weekly newspaper where Monday would turn out to be the longest and most stressful day of my week. So yes, Rainy Days and Mondays do get me down. I've also been known to give it a whirl on the karaoke. Enough said.

7. Ticket To The Moon - ELO - I somehow managed to miss out on the ELO experience through the 70s and early 80s (too busy listening to Abba, obviously). The first time they came to my attention was when Ballymena Council banned them from playing at the Showgrounds. Later, when I met my husband Darren, he introduced me to what I now realise was a great band. It's amazing to think that this was written in the 1980s, given one of the lyrics is 'Remember back in the good old 1980s, when things seemed so uncomplicated' ... unless, of course, you were trying to book a gig at Ballymena Showgrounds.

8. To Know Him Is To Love Him - Amy Winehouse - Strip away the chaos, addiction and media circus that surrounds Amy Winehouse and what you're left with is one fantastic voice. This is another track from the 'Saturday Sessions' CD and shows just what Amy Winehouse can do with a song. I'd love her to bring out an album covering more old standards. I just hope she stays alive long enough to do it.

9. Miss Sarajevo - U2 (featuring Pavarotti) - One of those songs that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. It's emotional and, now that Pavarotti has left us a tenor short, incredibly poigniant.

10. Tunnel of Love - Dire Straits - I don't know how it happened but somewhere along the line Dire Straits became a bit cheesy, a bit naff (probably all down to 'Twistin By The Pool') but you can't let that obscure the great early stuff. Mark Knopfler is a true poet and instrumental genius.

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