Meghán admits to having an eclectic taste in music.

"I have a deep-rooted love for American punk and ska as it shaped my teenage years," she said.

"In more recent times, my aural fixation has mellowed somewhat but I will always have a particular fondness for cheesy rock songs as reflected by some of the more cringe-worthy tunes below. So, for better or for worse, this is my top 10."

My Top 10

1. Less than Jake - Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sell-outs - Johnny Quest is the reason why I went home from a gig with a bruised kidney. Around this time last year, the American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida performed in the Spring & Airbrake and things got a little out of control to say the least. The song, from the album, Losing Streak, is pretty much a ska-punk anthem and a firm fan favourite - hence the mayhem that breaks out every time it's performed live.

2. Neil Young - Heart of Gold - This song is indescribably beautiful and while most folk-esque acoustic rock isn't really my thing, I could listen to Neil Young any day of the week. This song, like so many of his other works, is made all the more evocative with the deeply personal lyrics. It is surprising, however, that Heart of Gold from the 1972 album Harvest is Young's only number one hit single in his long musical career. The song has been covered various different artists but few have done it justice.

3. Green Day - Welcome to Paradise - Make no mistake, I love every single Green Day song out there, but Welcome to Paradise will always have a special place in my heart. This is a song from the 1992 album Kerplunk but was re-recorded for their 1994 album Dookie and was the first Green Day song I heard at the tender age of 11. The lyrics are particularly significant as they mirror, to a lesser extent, the feeling I had when I moved out of my parents' home to forge it alone as soon as I hit 18.

4. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love - Yes, yes, yes, everyone knows the Soft Cell version but, composed by Ed Cobb, it was originally recorded in 1964 by Gloria Jones, who at that time also sang backing vocals for Phil Spector and Bob Dylan. Although I could quite happily listen to any of the covers as the lyrical content is what originally hooked me, I much prefer the Jones' version and it's a classier choice than "I Will Survive" for a woman wronged.

5. Rolling Stones - Paint It Black - I know I love this song, I just don't know why - it's dark and gloomy and one of those self-indulgent, wallowing warblings that you can only really enjoy when you're utterly miserable. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Paint It Black is a slow soul song based on the viewpoint of a person who is depressed. I don't listen to it often for that very reason but when I do, I realise why this very smart and very poignant song is in my top 10.

6. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again - Originally released on their 1982 Saints & Sinners album, it was re-recorded for their eponymous 1987 album Whitesnake. This is the best and the worst song that I have ever heard and I love it for its cheesiness, not in spite of it. Here I Go Again was nearly beaten to my top 10 by Alice Cooper's Poison and only pulled through because the video is sublimely ridiculous.

7. Annie Lennox - Little Bird - Annie Lennox has been dubbed "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" for a reason. As a solo artist, and with Eurythmics, she has sold around 80 million records. Little Bird, a track from Lennox's first solo album, Diva, was released as a double A-side single with Love Song for a Vampire and is my all time karaoke fave. Lennox is also one of the few female artists who simply blows me away with every performance.

8. Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure - I don't know how to describe the musical stylings of Maximo Park - catchy post punk mixed with a bit of Jarvis Cocker maybe? However you label them, there's no denying that Maximo Park has filled a much needed musical hole and Apply Some Pressure, the second single released from the album, A Certain Trigger, is sure to be an alternative classic years down the line and is the only thing guaranteed to wake me up in the morning.

9. Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You - This was originally released in 2000 but just missed the Top 40 in the UK. When it was re-released in 2001, following its use in an advertisement for a mobile phone company, it went straight in at number five. This song reminds me of my halcyon days working in a record shop and playing their third studio album, Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia full blast as I alphabetised CDs. It prompts memories of carefree summers and has a definite hippy vibe. It never fails to make me smile.

10. Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer - Livin' on a Prayer is Bon Jovi's second single from their Slippery When Wet album and features a fictional working class couple, Tommy and Gina, who struggle to make ends meet and maintain their relationship. This would be another of my guilty little pleasures and all pub singers should have this song in their repertoire. Failing this, I hope someday a law will be passed decreeing that it is programmed into every jukebox, in every bar throughout the world.

How do your Top 10 songs compare? Send your Top 10 to lorna.mckay@jpress.co.uk Those chosen for pubclication will receive a £10 HMV voucher