What Music Means To Me

A Song From My Childhood
The Sugababes' Three album was the first album I bought with my own pocket money, and I loved it with all my heart. I (over)played it almost every day, literally sitting by the stereo listening to it. Million Different Ways was definitely my favourite on the album, and I remember choreographing a little dance routine to it. I sang and danced to the song alone, not really wanting to show anyone the routine.


A Song From My Early Teens
Justin Timberlake's What Goes Around... Comes Around, as well as some of his other songs (Lovestoned/ I Think She Knows) were particular favourites of mine because they broke the standard mould of the 3-4 minute song in mainstream music. Timberlake's songs were, and still are, significantly longer than the average song, and I liked the progression through different keys, music styles and melodies in his music.


A Song That I Like Now
Home by Philip Philips was used consistently in advertising promoting the Fierce Five, a group of Olympic gymnasts that I'm really inspired by and appreciative of. The lyrics tell the story of uncertainty and stepping on unfamiliar ground and not knowing where you are headed, but in the end, finding a place to call home somewhere else in the world, which is definitely relevant now that we have a lot of fairly intimidating changes to await. It's also a song that just really gives me the confidence to push forward and not hold back because I now recognise the importance of taking chances.