The first song I fell in love with

My mother would sing and dance and cook and clean in the kitchen, as many 80s moms did, to divas like Madonna and Paula Abdul. Material Girl made me think: “This is who I want to be.”

The first single I bought

I bought three records at the same time – Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette, a Sheryl Crow single and Waterfalls by TLC – from Sam the Record Man in Sarnia, Ontario, with money I’d saved up from doing chores around the house. My uncle was always trying to influence me with Canadian music, and he wasn’t wrong for doing so.

The song I do at karaoke

Probably Son of a Preacher Man. Although I think karaoke is the best way to let many people know straight away that you are an attention-seeking alcoholic, so I do try to stay away from it.

The song I inexplicably know every lyric to

Give me a wine, and somehow I know all the words to the entire score of Hamilton, even though I’ve only seen it twice.…