For my mix tape I have chosen a personal theme, by which each song reminds me of a friend or family member and have named the mix 'recollection mix' a each song is a memory, wether it a place we went together, or just a song we both listened to a lot, or even a song that we've somehow made a stupid dance to. I have ordered the tracks so that they flow as best as possible by grouping them in their genres starting with hip hop, moving to alternative, then chart music then rock, fading out with a classic song reminding me of the person most important to me.
1. Niggas in Paris- Jay-Z and Kanye West
- This song reminds me of Kieren, as we know every word.
2. ***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche)- Beyoncè
- This track reminds me of Ellie as we listened to it a lot when we went to Sheffield for the weekend, and we also quote one of the lines quite a lot.
3. Black Skinhead- Kanye West
- This song reminds me of Meg, as we sang it on the way to/during/on the way home from our weekend trip to Birmingham.
4. Sheila- Jamie T
- This one reminds me of my brother Ollie as he went through a stage of playing this song constantly.
5. Arabella- Arctic Monkeys
- This song reminds me of Joe, as we went to see Arctic Monkeys together.
6. Switchblade Smiles- Kasabian
- Switchblade Smiles reminds me of my friend Emily. She took me to see Kasabian for my 16th birthday and this was our favourite song.
7. Centipede- Knife Party
- This is another song that reminds me of Kieren. I was filming a dance group who were doing a dance to this song and I dragged him with me. During the break we made a ridiculous dance to this song and now everyone makes us do the dance whenever it gets played.
8. Killer- The Hoosiers
- This song reminds me of Georgina on our trip to Italy, there was a story behind it but i can't remember it, all i know is that it was on repeat for the whole week we were there.
9. Rock DJ- Robbie Williams
- This song reminds me of Chloe, once again it's a song with a ridiculous dance.
10. Move- Little Mix
- This song reminds to of Jarrod, every car journey this song would be played and sang full blast.
11. Heaven Can Wait- We The Kings
- We The Kings aren't a massively well known band, but me and Nicky have been big fans for years and see them together whenever they're on tour in the UK.
12. Wake Me Up- Avicci
- This song reminds me of our trip to Kenya. At every opportunity someone would plug their phone into speakers and play it, wether it be at the school we were volunteering at, by the pool, in the bar or on the bus.
13. Recovery- Frank Turner
- This song reminds me of Louisa. We both adore Frank Turner and whenever this song is played we turn it up and just go for it.
14. Our Song- Taylor Swift
- Daisy and I used to listen to Taylor Swifts album constantly. This song was 'our song' and we'd play it all the time.
15. Oh! You Pretty Things- David Bowie
- This song reminds me of Meg, we always sing along to it and request it at the pub.
16. These Days- Foo Fighters
- This reminds me of Reading Festival 2012. On the last night our group of friends went and watched Foo Fighters and stood right at the back dancing and singing together and it was just so good and it topped off an amazing weekend.
17. Buddy Holly- Weezer
- This is another song that reminds me of Daisy, just because we sang it a lot.
18. See Emily Play- Pink Floyd
- This song reminds me of my dad as he used to sing it to me when i was little, obviously because it has my name in the title and because he loves- and I've grown up with- Pink Floyd.
19. Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
- This song also reminds me of my dad, it's a joint favourite song and we always sing it together, or he plays it on guitar.
