By Rachael Smith, London I started listening to Tori Amos, as is so often the case with me, far later than everyone else.  ‘Little Earth...

By Rachael Smith, London This song represents, for me, a time of indecision and hope for the future.  It was released from the album ‘Ro...

By Stuart Muir, London My Grandad, Walter, was a warm and witty Scotsman. He'd grown up as one of  10 siblings in Central Perthshire...

By Naima Reddick, New York City, This song is unusual in that it’s almost equals parts uplifting and downtrodden, inspiring and depressi...

By Lee Washington, London I've seen Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform on a couple of occasions and am always stunned by how much stage presenc...

By Shana Subelsky Tibi, Sarasota, Florida- In 1992, I was probably the youngest audience member at a Leonard Cohen concert in Detroit.  I ...

By Fred Garnett, London, UK- Is Tony in? Who are you? I’m John Garnett, from Number 7, I’m a Beatles fan and I wonder if … Does ou...

By Clive Cosgrove, Nottingham, UK Isn't it strange how the meaning of a song can change and evolve over the course of your life?  Ev...

Written by Jack Gillan, Birmingham, UK - I was one of those kids at school who tried hard to look cool and enigmatic and, probably as a ...

Written by Madeleine Andrews, London, UK - Firstly, I would like to dedicate this selection to my dear friend, Eloise Hazledene, an avid F...

By Ruth Fishman, South East London, UK - It's 1972, I'm 14 years old and go to secondary school in Chorley, Lancashire . OFSTED is...

Written by Keita Haruka, South Africa - This song was of course featured on the animated movie "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron...

Written by Keita Haruka, South Africa - I was still a whelp in high school when I first heard of Sarah Brightman. Our music teacher played...

Written by Pete Looman - San Antonio, TX - When I was a teenager, music was my escape.  The heavier and more somber; the better.  When...

Written by Timothy M. Viard, South Carolina - My Father died on Labor Day, 1976 from brain cancer. My mother was 31 and just was not equ...

Written by Oceanna Colgan, Illinois - I grew up in the heartland of the United States, thousands of miles from the nearest ocean. Home-s...

Written by Britt Colgan, Illinois - Throughout the years I've enjoyed many different songs and artist. There's just something s...

Written by RJ Evans, London, UK - When I was a teenager in the early 1980s I think my first encounter with the name Nelson Mandela was p...