Alison Spittle is a comedian and TV personality from Westmeath. Her First Fortnight show – Alison Spittle Discovers Hawaii – runs from 14th to 16th January in Smock Alley Theatre.

Here, she picks the four songs that pick her up when she’s feeling down and tells us why she chose them. 

Gold Dust – DJ Fresh/Ms Dynamite

I grew up loving Ms Dynamite and this song is a high paced ball of fun. It makes me want to dance and I always listen to it before doing a gig.

Flawless – Beyonce

I identify with the lyrics and I feel it boosts myself esteem. It reminds me of hanging out with my village friends at a Beyonce concert and being filled with joy

Monster – Kanye West, featuring Jay Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver

Nicki Minaj’s verse is magical, it fills me with an energy that makes me feel like I can do anything. She just shone so hard on this song, truly special. We should all have an inner Beyonce or Nicky

1 Thing – Amerie

A musical Berocca that makes me happy. Instead of sirens they should play this song really loudly when the world ends. That way, at least people will have fun.

 

Our really unique event – Co-Motion, a musical walking experience – takes place on Sunday, January 3 in the National Botanic Gardens in Glassnevin  at 2pm and on January 10 at the same time in St Stephen’s Green.

We’re asking people to come armed with their four-song playlist of “songs that get them through”, a set of earphones and a listening device (phone, ipod, etc). They’ll then be paired up with another randomly selected participant.

While the idea of putting a playlist together is pretty straight forward, the idea of bringing that playlist along to a specific location, pairing up with a like-minded stranger and walking around a park with them as you play your playlist for them while they then play theirs for you, is probably something many of us have never done before.

View more playlists and book FREE tickets to attend Co-Motion in the Botanic Gardens on January 3rd or St Stephen’s Green on January 10th here