I have always been a fan of lists. Whether it’s for shopping, plans, to-dos… whatever! Which is why I have decided I wanted to share with you my top 10 everything. Perhaps we have some stuff in common?
SONGS
- Autumn in New York by Ella Fitzgerald,
- La Vie En Rose by Louis Armstrong,
- One for my Baby by Frank Sinatra,
- Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi,
- Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley,
- Lies by McFly,
- Smile by Nat King Cole,
- Your Song by Elton John,
- Hotel California by the Eagles
- West Coast by Lana Del Rey.
Honourable Mentions:
- Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke,
- Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks,
- Blinding Lights by The Weeknd,
- Brooklyn Baby by Lana Del Rey,
- Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks,
- The Things We Did Last Summer by Sammy Davis Jr,
- Father and Daughter by Paul Simon,
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles,
- If I Can Dream by Elvis Presley,
- Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles,
- Lust for Life by Lana Del Rey and The Weeknd,
- I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd,
- Yesterday by The Beatles,
- Tiny Dancer by Elton John…
- SO MANY.
SINGERS/BANDS
Similar to the first list…
- Lana Del Rey,
- Mcfly,
- Frank Sinatra,
- The Eagles,
- The Beatles,
- Elvis Presley,
- The Weeknd,
- Ella Fitzgerald,
- Elton John,
- Bon Jovi.
FILMS
- Moulin Rouge! (2001),
- Beauty and the Beast (1991),
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013),
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953),
- Scarface (1983),
- Rear Window (1954),
- Grease (1978),
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961),
- Harry Potter (all of them!),
- Pulp Fiction (1994).
Honourable mentions:
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975),
- Star Wars movies,
- Reservoir Dogs (1992),
- Alice in Wonderland (1951),
- Tangled (2010),
- Cinderella (1950)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- Rocket Man (2019)
- Joker (2019)
- Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)
- The Greatest Showman (2017)
- La La Land (2017)
- A LOT MORE…
ACTORS
- Leonardo DiCaprio,
- Al Pacino,
- Tom Hardy,
- James Stewart,
- Cary Grant,
- Marlon Brando,
- Charlie Chaplin,
- Ewan McGregor,
- Benedict Cumberbatch,
- Leonardo DiCaprio.
ACTRESSES
- Marilyn Monroe,
- Audrey Hepburn,
- Margot Robbie,
- Emilia Clarke,
- Grace Kelly,
- Natalie Portman,
- Carrie Fisher,
- Emma Thompson,
- Julie Andrews,
- Sarah Paulson.
TV SHOWS
- The Sopranos,
- Narcos,
- Boardwalk Empire,
- Impractical Jokers,
- The Simpsons,
- The Great British Bake Off
- American Horror Story,
- The Office (UK),
- Peaky Blinders,
- Stranger Things.
Honourable Mentions:
- Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends
- Game of Thrones (excluding the final series for a multitude of reasons)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Russian Doll
- Ru Paul’s Drag Race
- Queer Eye
- Mad Men
FOOD & DRINK
Ignore the calories…
- Margherita pizza,
- Chip shop chips with lots of salt,
- Dr Pepper,
- Cinnamon rolls,
- Champagne (the good stuff because otherwise, I’ll puke),
- Roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding with gravy,
- Curry with all the trimmings
- Baguette with butter,
- Pretzels
- Salt and sweet popcorn.
SMELLS
- Clean washing,
- Coffee,
- Cakes baking,
- Mint,
- Fresh bread,
- Cinnamon,
- Cooking garlic (is that weird?),
- Lady Million by Paco Rabanne perfume,
- Old books,
- Fresh flowers.
PLACES
- Disney World, USA,
- New York, USA,
- Los Angeles, USA,
- Paris, France,
- London, UK,
- Banff, Canada,
- Venice, Italy,
- Rome, Italy,
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
- Berlin, Germany (at Christmas time!).
ARTISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS
- Salvadore Dali,
- Terry O’Neil,
- Andy Warhol,
- David Bailey,
- Peter Blake,
- Eve Arnold,
- Frida Kahlo,
- Philippe Halsman,
- Roy Lichtenstein,
- Irving Penn.
ACTIVITIES
- Being a Mummy,
- Drinking Champagne,
- Visiting museums and galleries,
- Lazy nights in watching movies,
- Going to the cinema,
- Travelling,
- Dining out,
- Photo taking,
- Eating in general,
- Spending time with friends and family.
Owner of The Great Saxby
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