Not a day goes by that I don't spend at least a little time listening to music. Moreso than just listening to whatever's on the radio though, I tend to listen to songs and albums from my own collection.

Obviously, if I have something in there, then it has some meaning to me other than being something to hum along to for three and a half minutes!! So, what I thought I'd do then, is put together a little list of some of my favorite songs, songs that have left me in awe of the writers and performers, from the very first time I heard them.

A feeling that, with every listen, grows still stronger all the time. If you ever get the chance, give any of these songs a few minutes to find their way into your heart and I promise, they'll do just that. I couldn't put them into any kind of numerical order because they're all masterpieces in their own ways and I love them all equally myself.

That said though, there been have two occasions in my life when I've listened to an album for the first time and been totally gobsmacked by what I heard. Now when I say gobsmacked, I mean it to the point of thinking, well I may as well give up writing myself because what I heard was on another level completely.

Just out of this world.

The albums I'm talking about are " PIECES OF YOU ", the debut release by Alaskan singer/ songwriter Jewel, and " KRISTOFFERSON " , the classic first collection of Kris Kristofferson. Top of the pile then, are a couple of songs from these two albums.