1. Got A Lot O' Living To Do! – Elvis Presley – The relentless, dispassionate passing of time finds this piece of magical rock party and youthful hedonia, celebrating its 56th birthday. If that isn't depressing enough, Presley is still dead – Grade: A+

2. Lust For Life _ Iggy Pop – Again, party hedonia for the young and addled – Grade: A

3. All Around The World – Justin Bieber – The Bieb is gonna hafta improve on this dance by the numbers if he wants to give that other Justin a run for his money -musically at least – Grade: B-

4. Always Enough – Susanna Hoffs – Her calling card has never been her just her cuteness or her melodic gifts, its been the sound that rasps on the bottom of her voice – Grade: B

5. This Is Not A Song, It's An Outburst – Dylan knock off was big in South AFrica – Grade: B-

6. Better Days – Bruce Springsteen – From his last great album – Grade: A

7. Angels – The XX – Really pretty, mood music for depressives – Grade: B+

8. Sign No More – Mumford And Sons – AFter catching em live earlier this year, I don't hate em as much – Grade: B

9. Easy – Michachu And The Shapes – Pop noise plus time delay – Grade: B

10 I've Got You Under My Skin – Frank SInatra – The arrangement is brilliant, it builds and subsides twice, it's like a wave that crests subsides and crests again – Grade: A+