1. More Than This – Roxy Music – Roxy Music owed nothing at all to the new romantics. They owed their synths to Eno, they owned their doomed romanticism to Ferry and always had, and any soul rhythms they used, they distorted to their own ends, not Al Greens. So why does this sound like Visage?
2. Go West – Tony Sheldon – Of the three versions I know, Pet Shop Boys is the one, but for some reason they leave three minutes blank in the middle. This one, from the Priscilla soundtrack, aint band so a bit "Rock Of Ages".
3. Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison with Bobby "Blue" Bland – Bland sings the fuck out of this, and Morrison rises to the competition.
4. Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
5. My Tears Are Becoming A Sea – M83 – An Alice In Wonderland reference, no doubt.
6. Super Bass – Nicki Minaj – Taylor Swift's fave song
7. Age – Lianne La Havas – Where did she come from? Can time move any faster?
8. Someone Like You – SafetySuit – It comes under the pop banner so at least I shouldn't get on their case about the death of pop.
9. Electronic Dream – Araab Musik – Instead of bubbling up from the beats, it is bubbling down beneath em.