Top 10 Driving Songs

Obviously I don't mean when I'm driving (I'm 15 by the way) but when my mum's driving and we're listening to whatever music is on!
10. Kids by MGMT - ok so after the first couple of minutes, the lyrics seem to go exactly the same and I get bored but the tune and the opening are so awesome I just listen to the start again and again and again until my mum insists we change the song. It's a great, upbeat tune and you'll be humming the opening literally at THE MOST random points of the day (like when you're in a queue at the supermarket!).

9. Just Can't Get Enough by The Saturdays - this song is played so often on the radio that i think every teenager in the UK at least has to know it. The perfect song to play when zooming down a road in a convertible (I wish).

8. Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs - I remember this song coming out and my mum singing it constantly which seriously embarrassed me at the time but now I think she's actually pretty cool! Whenever this song comes on, the two us sing with the volume on full, so to me it's a great song to zoom down the motorway on.

7. So What by P!nk - fab, girly-rock song! THE song I sing with my best friends at school or on the bus! Upbeat and unusually uplifting!

6. The Theme to St. Trinians by Girls Aloud - this film came out over 3 years ago (wow, that makes me feel old!) and if you haven't seen it, is it one of the funniest, feel-good films I have ever seen! This song is one of those that you can scream from the rooftops and not die of embassment because everyone else joins in with you!

5. Sherry Darling by Bruce Springsteen - my parents used to play Springsteen constantly when I was younger (or at least in my memories they did) and I love driving along singing his music. I like his modern slow stuff but I think it's his older stuff which is perfect for a long car journey in summer, especially the awesome chorus of this song!

4. Shut up and Drive by Rihanna - just great girly pop. Something to dance to that keeps you going!

3. Sit Down by James - this is a fairly old song (well, 1989 so not that old but it's older than me) but I love it! It's one of those songs that you can almost instantaneously pick up the chorus of and then sing along to all the time. The perfect song for a road trip!

2. There She Goes by The La's - ok, god knows how many times I have put this song down but it really does fit most categories. Whenever it's a sunny day though and I'm driving along a country road and this song comes on, it just finishes the scene off perfectly, so that it's practically a movie moment!

1. Headlong by Queen - awesomely, increibly fantabulous rock song... what more can I say! The We Will Rock You version is also incredibly awesome!

Credit where credit is due...

I have a very varied selection of music on my iPod and so when I set it on shuffle anything can come up from Bon Jovi, Nickleback and Guns N' Roses to Kate Voegele, High School Musical and Hannah Montana. I think this is true for most people because it's very hard to listen to the same style of music all the time and some music will have been put on when you're ten or eleven and you haven't quite got round to taking it off.

Anyway I put my iPod on shuffle this morning and the first song that came up was Gotta Got my Own Way from High School Musical 2. I very nearly forwarded onto the next song but then I thought I should just keep listening for a moment and before I knew it I was singing along (though how I know the words, I'm not sure). The thing is I would never do that if I was not alone with the door shut and I realised that's the same for most.

We give the credit to the artists that we think others will admire too (like Taio Cruz - who, btw, is one of the few rap artists I can listen to without wondering what has happened to the eardrums of my generation) or the music that we are most exposed to on radio stations like Capital.fm and a little goes to older rock music (like Guns N' Roses although I know that almost all of my year group - year 10 - have never heard of artists such as Foreigner, The La's or Meat Loaf and one of my friends couldn't name a single Beatles or Rolling Stones song and had never heard the song I can't get no satisfaction) but music that isn't popular, could be classified as cheesy, is from a soundtrack or if old music that no one's heard of, is generally dismissed as not worth the time.

High School Musical and Hannah Montana are examples where people might listen to the music in secret but there's no appreciation for the fact that there are composers who wrote that music and furthermore created a song that linked to a storyline. Or how about the film Music and Lyrics? Most people haven't even heard of the film yet the centre song Way Back Into Love is an incredible song on its own, without the story behind it.

I guess what I'm trying to say is don't judge music by it's cover because every song deserves credit and a listening. For every 3 minute song, there's been hours spent writing and rewriting by people who will probably never been known. And we should give credit where credit is due.

Top 10 Feel Good Songs

10. Glad by Tyler Hilton (acoustic version) - not just because it's in One Tree Hill but it was where I first heard it. The chorus is really upbeat but the song itself is quite slow. It's great light music.

9. Kids by MGMT - very different to Glad as it sounds far more computerised but the sequence of five notes going up always makes me smile. For a clubby sing-along song with a slight hint of rock in it, this is the tune for you.

8. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Katy Perry - from her latest album, this one has yet to become a hit but is my favourite of all of her's. It can't help but put you in a good mood, especially the TGIF shouting bit in the middle. Light pop music.

7. Make it Shine by the Victorious cast - perhaps a cheesy Nickelodeon show but the theme song is great to listen to when you need a boost to your day. It many ways it's very similar to Last Friday Night.

6. All Night Long by Alexandra Burke feat. Pitbull - the clubby sound to this song isn't normally something I like but here it fits perfectly and I can't help but smile. It makes you tap your feet and want to join in. Great club song.

5. Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson - the most inspirational song I have on my iPod, this song can always make me feel good about myself. It's one of the slower ones on this list but also less poppy that most. Great song to wake up to.

4. I Melt With You by Modern English - I love 80s music but this is my favourite. It isn't one of the more upbeat songs but it makes you want to dance and get the shoulder pads out... almost.

3. Someday I'll be Saturday Night by Bon Jovi - this song isn't one that at first sounds like a feel good song but the lyrics are really inspirational and there's a lot of hope in there, even if the song is one of his slower ones. It's the perfect song for when you've had a bad day.

2. Fill my Little World by The Feeling - I am obssessed by this band but this slightly cheesy song, has to be my favourite. It's light-rock and can't help but put you in a good mood.

1. There She Goes by The La's - I've listened to this song over 40 times and still it is one of my favourite songs of all time. All I have to hear is that opening rift and I feel like it's a warm summer day, even if it's the middle of winter. A great slow rock song for with some of the best instrumental sections I've ever heard!