I’ve made my personal playlist public. The playlist simply called Songs brings together virtually all the brilliant music that has influenced me, moved me and inspired me throughout my lifetime.

There are some notable exceptions, for example because it’s a Spotify playlist there’s almost no Joni Mitchell because she’s not happy with Spotify and has withdrawn all her songs. There are some other gaps like the brilliant If I Give You A Smile by Whistler which isn’t on Spotify for some reason, but otherwise there’s over 900 stupendous songs that will make you laugh, cry, move and reflect.

As I remember songs I’ve previously forgotten I’ll add them to the playlist and from time to time I’ll feature a song that I think deserves a special mention, but meanwhile, I hope that you enjoy the playlist and, who knows, maybe some of your favourites are on there as well.