The five songs in the spotlight this week are....

"What The Water Gave Me" - Florence + The Machine

"Switchblade Smiles" - Kasabian

"Revol" - Manic Street Preachers

"Seven Seas" - Echo & The Bunnymen

"The Queen Is Dead" - The Smiths

"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water." - Ray Charles

Life is exciting.  European trips, trips to London, further trips to London coming at the end of the year, a totally unexpected phone call from a member of Manic Street Preachers on my lunch hour, glittery shoes, long walks with friends and long conversations about music with work colleagues.  Things are finally beginning to turn around.