The first single I ever bought
La Serenissima by DNA. I heard it when we were on a family holiday, in the car on Radio 2. It’s a piece of classical music, turned into a dance record with this breakbeat. At the time Radio 2 didn’t play any cool music, and this was incredibly cool. We were probably on the way to Devon, parked, having sandwiches. Of course this is all a total fabrication and my first single was definitely Do the Bartman. I just wanted to go really highbrow at the top.
My karaoke go-to
It’s a Sin by the Pet Shop Boys. It just reminds me of my childhood; it’s a very melodramatic song, a real head-turner. It’s quite hard to sing, but if you sing it really loudly then no one really notices. I think it appeals to my theatrical side. If you’re going to do karaoke, you might as well make a big deal of it.
