iPod Moment: Shangri-las 'Leader of the Pack'

I upset a few people with my last choice of iPod moment, so here is another one: 'Leader of the Pack' by the Shangri-las. This was one of my first ever favourite songs (the first ever ever was 'Prince Charming' by Adam and the Ants, which I thought was about yer actual fairytale hero) and I have no cause to regret my early enthusiasm. When I was at Cambridge [I was about to write 'a few years ago' but it's wasn't, was it - it was ten whole years ago now] I performed a Karaoke version of this at the Trinity Hall Event and the Senior Bursar came up to me at the end of the night and told me it was the highlight of his ball. Insert your own joke about the Senior Bursar's balls here. But watching the Shangri'las perform it, I feel only shame that I did not do them justice in my choice of attire - silver miniskirt rather than full librarian chic, and boringly quotidian hair. Check out the lead singer's beehive that even Amy Winehouse would be proud of.

iPod Moment: Mika 'Grace Kelly'

I didn't used to like this song. When it first came out I thought it was irritating, pretentious twaddle. A friend of mine put it on a compilation for me and I thought "Pah. You have been seduced by crowd hysteria." (I said: "Thank you.") I put it on my iPod anyway. And today it came on and.... I LOVE IT! I was so wrong. My friend and the hysterical crowd were so right. It's brilliant. I had to listen to it twice. The second time I had just got off the bus so I could listen to it running down my street which enhanced the mood yet more. It's petulant and joyful and the tune is great. And it has one of my favourite lyrics in it, the very simple but true "Why don't you like me without making me try?" Why indeed? WHY?

Enjoy. Remember, I am right about this.

iPod Moment: Donna Summer 'Last Dance'

What I mean by an iPod moment is when something so mighty comes on your shuffle that the whole world around you, and everything inside you that is bringing you down, is swept away in the glory of the music. No taking the piss, now. It is a concept devoid of irony.

So anyway, if you were in Angel tube station last night wondering who that girl in the green coat dancing in the ticket queue was, that was me. Donna Summer's 'Last Dance': just too damn irresistible.