Okay, here goes…

I have not included any South African music… Simply because much of it won’t be known to most of you. And as many have said, this could change tomorrow… But this is based on songs that never fail to move me, for whatever reason. They never fail to make me smile, or put a lump in my throat, or get me playing air drums, whatever. Drum roll please, and in no particular order:

Hurt – Johnny Cash
Stranger – David Baerwald
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Into My Arms – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Porrohman – Big Country
Driving With the Brakes On – Del Amitri
Racing In The Street – Bruce Springsteen
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Dignity – Deacon Blue
Fire And Rain – James Taylor
Heart Of Gold – Neil Young
Human Wheels – John Mellencamp
Saving The Best For Last – Marc Cohn
Badman’s Song – Tears For Fears
Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
Ring Them Bells – Bob Dylan
Lost In The Moment – Edie Brickell
Marie – Townes Van Zandt
Ellis Unit One – Steve Earle
How To Make Gravy – Paul Kelly
Sam Stone – John Prine
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – The Rolling Stones
Take – John Butler Trio
Leaving Beirut – Roger Waters
The Late Great Johhny Ace – Paul Simon