Nigel Farage reveals the six tracks he'd take with him on a desert island
The Reform party leader was previously banned from Desert Island Discs, but revealed his picks in an exclusive interview with LBC
Nigel Farage has revealed the six tracks he'd save from the waves if he was marooned on a desert island.
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The Reform UK leader shared his song choices in an 'On The Record' interview with Nick Ferrari, after he was reportedly barred from Desert Island Discs.
The songs are:
1. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
2. The Logical Song - Super Tramp
3. Driving in My Car - Madness
4. Things Can Only Get Better - D:Ream
5. The Final Countdown - Europe
6. Without Me - Eminem
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Speaking on his selection of Super Tramp's 'The Logical Song', Farage explained it was an antidote to the otherwise "trashy" British music of the 70s.
"I think most of the music we had in the 70s was trashy, quite frankly," the Reform UK leader admits.
"And here were [a band] who were actually good musicians."
"I mean, I don’t think you can say the Sex Pistols are good musicians - quite funny, yes, but they were just a group that I liked."
Touching on other selections, including Madness classic 'Driving in My Car', Farage said the choice was based on his desire to 'be a grown-up'.
"One of the reasons I didn’t go to university was that I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted to earn my own money, do my own thing, be free… and part of that is passing a driving test." he explains.
"I didn’t want anyone to tell me what to do. I wanted to be free. And part of that, was passing my driving test and getting a car.
"Suddenly, you’ve got a car and you can go anywhere you like and do anything you want. Freedom. By that time, I’d had enough of school, I’d had enough of rules, I’d had enough of being told what to do - and that’s part of why I chose the track."
Elsewhere, in the interview Mr Farage said his family do not all vote for Reform - admitting that one unnamed relative is 'further left than Labour'.
Asked by Nick whether he regrets what his political odyssey has put family members through, Farage bluntly responded: "Sometimes."
The Reform UK leader has also told LBC the advice Donald Trump gave to him if he ever entered Number 10.
Speaking about Trump’s advice, the Clacton-on-Sea MP told Nick that the MAGA President told him to "have fun".
He explained: "What an amazing thought that is for all of us in all of our lives, because if you choose public office, you will necessarily, especially in the modern social media world, receive an awful lot of hate, as will your loved ones that are close to you.
"But have fun doing it is his advice. It's very good.”
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