Right. Day 1 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge.

& #39;The first single you ever bought& #39;... I actually had to research this as I genuinely wasn& #39;t sure, but it turns out it was this absolute BANGER*

*subjective https://youtu.be/kd9TlGDZGkI ">https://youtu.be/kd9TlGDZG...
Day 2 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge.

& #39;A song that reminds you of school& #39;...

Whilst this predates my Secondary days, my bunch of mates were all well into the Dead Kennedys... plus, it’s a better option than posting Bros. https://youtu.be/-KTsXHXMkJA ">https://youtu.be/-KTsXHXMk...
Day 3 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge.

& #39;A song by your favourite female artist’

Marlena... always Marlena https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌" title="Raising hands" aria-label="Emoji: Raising hands">. https://youtu.be/iA6uP80vWSo ">https://youtu.be/iA6uP80vW...
Day 4 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge.

& #39;A song with fruit or veg in the title& #39;.

Pale Saints - Throwing Back The Apple https://youtu.be/MmkFS9sGLlU ">https://youtu.be/MmkFS9sGL...
Day 5 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge.

‘Your Favourite hip-hop song’

Young MC - Know How https://youtu.be/0SUy3A3xFlo ">https://youtu.be/0SUy3A3xF...
Day 6 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

‘A song to play in a Road trip’

The Fauns - Road Meets The Sky https://youtu.be/TlS247blB2c ">https://youtu.be/TlS247blB...
Day 7 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

‘The last song I listened to’

Not stuck anything on yet today, so I consulted yesterday’s Last FM log.

Ringo Deathstarr - Day Dreamy https://youtu.be/rWW8xMA1Qek ">https://youtu.be/rWW8xMA1Q...
Day 8 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

& #39;A song by an up-and-coming band& #39;

Pynch - Disco Lights https://youtu.be/WmFxDwvLrzg ">https://youtu.be/WmFxDwvLr...
Day 9 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

‘A song that sounds better live’

...with thanks to Shane Meadows,
‘The Stone Roses’ - Fool’s Gold: https://youtu.be/jRswxxT3HQ8 ">https://youtu.be/jRswxxT3H...
Day 10 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

& #39;The Last Song That Blew You Away& #39;

Secret Shine - For You https://youtu.be/jymecI_wSPI ">https://youtu.be/jymecI_wS...
Day 11 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

& #39;A Song from the 1950s& #39;

Link Wray - Slinky https://youtu.be/6u19l2wYJFY ">https://youtu.be/6u19l2wYJ...
Day 12 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

‘Your favourite lyrics’

“Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight /
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude”

The Jam - That’s Entertainment https://youtu.be/m-H0uIH5HHQ ">https://youtu.be/m-H0uIH5H...
Day 13 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

‘A Song That Makes Your Heart Sink’

I’m interpreting this as a heart-wrenching song, rather than a song you dislike hearing.

Trespassers William’s amazing, emotive cover of Vapour Trail (Ride). https://youtu.be/YHOglCwXzEk ">https://youtu.be/YHOglCwXz...
Day 14 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

& #39;A song you love that not many people know& #39;

All The People (feat. Robert Moore) - Cramp Your Style https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕺" title="Man dancing" aria-label="Emoji: Man dancing"> https://youtu.be/KoRMlxl6oK0 ">https://youtu.be/KoRMlxl6o...
Day 15 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

& #39;A song you listen to that your parents introduced you to& #39;

Here, the well is dry. My folks& #39; LP collection is largely James Last & Jim Reeves. That said, they did have a couple of Shadows comps.

The Shadows - Apache https://youtu.be/NoN6AKPGkBo ">https://youtu.be/NoN6AKPGk...
Day 16 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

& #39;A song that reminds you of your clubbing days& #39;

Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Three & #39;n& #39; One Mix) https://youtu.be/9vlkm2T9LfE ">https://youtu.be/9vlkm2T9L...
Day 17 of #TheIsolationMusicChallenge

& #39;A song that takes you on a journey& #39;.

Absolutely nailing the brief here with Mike Scott& #39;s retelling of a Yeats poem about a child lured away by fairies.

The Waterboys - The Stolen Child

https://youtu.be/vOzbqY1ABwQ ">https://youtu.be/vOzbqY1AB...
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