This meme is brought to you by the letter 'W'

List 10 songs that begin with the letter given to you and explain why you picked them. Leave a Comment and I’ll give you a letter to use for your list.

Waking the Witch - Kate Bush

This is the opening track of the 'concept' side of the Hounds of Love album and falls neatly into two parts - a dreamy sequence of voices trying to wake somebody up followed by a breathless and heady trial of the eponymous witch. it makes no sense whatsoever, but like a lot of Kate Bush it does it with style.

Wearing the Inside Out - Pink Floyd

This is from the trance remix of the Division Bell album and blends a simple electro motif, a drum pattern, some synth strings and a saxophone part that reminds me of The Bladerunner soundtrack by Vangelis. I adore it for its simplicity and elegance.

Weak Become Heroes - The Streets

A memoir of the rave generation, five years on. Mike Skinner's rap is complex, flawless and ultimately moving.

Week in, Week Out - Dubstar

This is from their first and best album, a perfect bit of wistful pop sung in a gorgeous Halifax accent by vocalist Sarah Blackwood. I first heard this is a tex-mex restaurant in Edinburgh and it haunted me until I bought the tape the next day.

Waitin' for the Bus - ZZ Top

From their early, bluesy Tres Hombres album, this evokes the dusty streets and merciless heat of Texas with a nifty repeated riff.

Way Down in the Hole - The Blind Boys of Alabama

This is a cover of a Tom Waits song, used as the theme music for The Wire - a very fine tv programme indeed. A nice bit of blues gospel fusion.

When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppellin

This is probably my favourite track from the Led Zep IV album, a pounding drum beat and a haunting bit of harmonica over the top set the scene before Robert Plant's vocals kick in. A true rock classic

White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel

An extraordinarily angry and powerful rap about the seductive power of drugs. Probably a lot more effective than all of the 'Just Say No' campaigns. This is the version from the Shaun of the Dead soundtrack - bass!

World Destruction - Timezone

Perhaps the most unlikely musical collaboration ever heard on vinyl - New York rapper Afrikaa Bambaata and the post punk John Lydon with a track that combines rap with a back beat based on a Kraftwerk sample. Mesmerisingly good.

We Rock - John Otway

Ok, so he never managed to get the fabled world tour off the ground, but this anthem for the project is a lovely upbeat bit of optimism. Impossible to listen to without wanting to punch the air for joy.

I've posted the tracks here, for a brief period ...