Wednesday, 20th February 2008.

Clocks, by Coldplay, from their second, 2002 album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head.

Dreamworld, by Los Angeles band Rilo Kiley, from their fourth studio album, Under The Blacklight, released last year. Disconcerting trivia: lead singer Jenny Lewis and lead guitarist Blake Sennett are former child actors. Sample the rest of the album here.

Two Tribes, by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, their record-breaking second single from 1984. This stayed number one for nine weeks, allowing their first single, Relax - which had also got to number one despite a Radio One ban - to climb back up the charts to number two. This song, along with Relax, quickly became two of the biggest selling singles of all time in the UK, mainly due to the group's label, ZTT, issuing limited editions of new and varied mixes of both songs every couple of weeks, which fans bought and re-bought, consequently sending both singles over the one-million mark.

Uncertain Smile, by The The, from their debut 1983 album, Soul Mining. Frontman Matt Johnson had released an earlier album under his own name. Uncertain Smile had previously been released as a single, crashing into the UK charts at number 68 in December 1982. Jools Holland plays the piano outro..... Sample more from the album here.

A Little Knowledge, by Scritti Politti, from their second, 1985 album Cupid & Psyche 85. Personal trivia: I once went out with singer Green Gartside's sister. Really. Sample more from the album here.

Angel Interceptor, by Ash, released a single in 1995, the latest product of the band's obsession with all things sci-fi. The band's second, brilliant single was called Girl From Mars. Like it, Angel Interceptor used sci-fi references to tell a story of love and loss. (The Angel Interceptors were the all-female, string puppet saviours featured in the TV show Captain Scarlett.) Watch the video - and gasp at how young the band were to have produced such brilliance - here.

Face For The Radio, by another bunch of barely-out-of-school teens, this time Dundee's The View. Taken from last year's debut album, Hats Off To The Buskers.

Fat Children, by Jarvis Cocker, from his 2006 debut solo album, Jarvis. Sample more from it here.

Valentine, by Richard Hawley, from his 2007 album, Lady's Bridge. Hawley, from Sheffield like Jarvis Cocker, previously played guitar in Jarvis's band Pulp. Sample more exquisite tracks from Lady's Bridge here.

Ocean Rain, by Echo and The Bunnymen, the title track from their fourth, epic album, released in 1984 with the slogan: "The Greatest Album Ever Made." Who am I to argue? Personal trivia: I once gave lead singer Ian McCulloch a lift in my car. Honest. Sample more of the album here.

Drunk Tank, by Tindersticks, from their debut, eponymous album released in 1993. Sample the rest of it here.

Trouble Sleeping, by The Trashcan Sinatras, from their beautiful 2004 album, Weightlifting. Sample the rest of it here.

Somersault, by Decoder Ring, featuring Lenka on vocals, from the soundtrack to the 2004 Australian film Somersault.

To Cut A Long Story Short(Long Mix), by Spandau Ballet, their debut single from 1980. Check out their costumes here.

Could It Be Magic, by Take That, from 1992 when it got to number three in the UK charts. Had previously been a hit for Donna Summer and Barry Manilow(who wrote it) in 1976 and 1975 respectively. No explanation for the lack of a question mark though.....

It's My Life, by Talk Talk, the title track from their second, 1984 album, which you can sample here.

Train In Vain, by The Clash, released, unintentionally, as a "hidden" track at the end of their 1979 album, London Calling.(It was a late addition, and they didn't have time to update the sleeve track listing). Because the chorus features the refrain "Stand By Me", the track was retitled Train In Vain(Stand By Me) for its US release.....

Someone Somewhere in Sumertime, by Simple Minds, from their 1982 album, New Gold Dream 81-82-83-84.