Today’s the 3rd September! That means the birthday of yours truly, Fearne Cotton…and Charlie Sheen. Yippee. But since today is Favourite Songs of the Week Day as well, I think I’m going to do something special for you lot!

In light of the release of the new Doctor Who series last Saturday, these are my top five favourite Doctor Who songs (apart from the theme tune, of course). Enjoy!

1. Voodoo Child – Rogue Traders (the song title that was possibly responsible for the episode title “The Sound of Drums”, and played during the episode, right after the Master screams, “Here — come — THE DRUMS!” and the Toclafane burst through the rift and descend to Earth. It also might have inspired the witches and their voodoo dolls in the Shakespeare episode…)
2. I Can’t Decide – Scissor Sisters (plays in the following episode, when we learn that the Doctor now lives in a kennel and the family is trapped on the spaceship with the Master, and the Master dances along to this. It’s quite catchy.)
3. Doomsday – Murray Gold (Doctor Who has got an absolutely terrific soundtrack, composed by the amazing Murray Gold. He is astonishingly good at producing brilliant songs for different moods, whether it’s Donna’s jaunty theme, or Rose’s heart-breaking piece. But this song just rips out the heart strings from the very first piano note. You don’t even need to see Rose’s howling, bawling face and the Doctor’s look of despair as Rose is trapped in the alternate dimension to feel your eyes turn soaking red. It’s just a genius number.)
4. The Big Bang Two – Chameleon Circuit (this doesn’t feature in any Doctor Who episode, but every one of Chameleon Circuit’s songs are centred around events from Doctor Who, which Doctor Who fans could probably tell by the name. This was the first Chameleon Circuit song I listened to, and it immediately pulled me in.)
5. Because We Want To – Billie Piper (Billie Piper started out as an extra and a singer before she became Rose. This was her most famous song, and I have to admit I think it’s pretty good!)

Live long and prosper, everyone! 😀