Share a song that feels like it has healing powers.

This is quite a sad song, given what Sinead said about her childhood, but it feels to me as soothing as a warm bath

What song makes you think about the future?

I'm really, really looking forward to Child #1 coming home for Christmas

It's not very far in the future, admittedly...but I like Damien Dempsey and this is maybe my favourite festive songs of the last few years.

What's your favorite song to listen to while doing chores?

From one of my 'kitchen' playlists...it's not the Roger Miller song.

Share a song that sounds like your favorite childhood memory.

This came out when I was 9 years old, and I think I remember seeing it on Top of the Pops.

It's celebratory and wistful at the same time,. Noddy seems to be ever so slightly detached from the festivities, at least he does to me

What's a song you'd want your best friend to hear for the first time?

I only heard this fairly recently. My friend likes Kate Rusby and Nick Cave (and a few Ewan MacColl songs), and this is in that sort of area

Share a song that captures the feeling of being homesick.

I'm perhaps lucky in that I've never had much cause to be homesick. I live about a mile from the house I grew up in.

However, it's not exactly homesickness, but I do miss London...and this gives me an excuse to post another song about dear, old London town.

This song is slightly written off in the Pogues catalogue, partly because it was on an EP along with Body of an American and Rainy Night in Soho, which are classics

What song makes you feel like you're part of something bigger?

"Togetherness is what we need"

What's your favorite song about friendship?

I think this might've been the first song by the Clash I really liked. They always felt a bit half-arsed as a punk band...but we're great at the rock-ier end of pop

What song do you associate with your favorite book or movie?

I associate the Pogues with Dickens. They are both poets of London, both are peopled with extraordinary characters, and both are on the side of the outsiders.

What's a song that makes you want to learn an instrument?

I don't have a musical bone in my body, but I'd quite like to have a go at the drums. It seems like it could be a good workout, no matter how awful I was.

This song would be marvellous to be able to play