Desert Island Disco: Long Broke Summer

Today's Desert Island Disco comes from a student who doesn't have much money and needs to fill the time just...having a good time. Remember you can email us with your party tunes anytime to our 24 hour hotline: [email protected]. Here's listener Alexander Lovell to tell us just how he filled those hours with fun and memories, whilst on a strict budget:

"This summer I have compiled a playlist that for myself and my friends that, I feel, truly captures the nature of Desert Island Disco.

I am an art student most of the year but since June I have been working. Most of my friends have either just finished university or are just about to go, so none of us have any money. Most of us do have jobs, but not the kind of jobs that really provide enough for us to go away, especially living in London. We therefore had to learn, as I'm sure many have before us, how to become masters of living for the weekend. Easy some might say, but not for students. Weekends for students are of course the only days you know you don't have to do any work, whereas the other days you might.

So, this compilation is an amalgamation of all the top tracks that have kept us all on the dance floor until sun rise, drinking cheap cider and even cheaper sacks of wine.

It was my last day at work last Friday (19th September) so I’m now back at university. It would be amazing if this could get played soon, as 6 Music has kept me sane this summer. The amount of fond memories could mean this is more of a memory tape... but really it’s for filling the dance floor!"

As a wise man said: “There's more to life than parties. There are after parties.”

Long Broke Summer

10pm

1. Baby I'm Yours - Breakbot (I've never met anyone who doesn't like this song and it always gets the party started)
2. Shake your tail feather - ray charles (we may be in our early 20s, but we know how to twist)
3. Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
4. Rock the house - Gorrilaz
5. Like That - Black Eyed Peas (this track with Q tip and cee lo green is often over looked)
6. Trick Me - Kelis
7. Scenario - Tribe Called Quest (masterclass from busta rhymes)
8. Make Some Noise - Beastie boys

1am

9. No Diggity - Blackstreet bondax remix (now the hip hops over, time to start on something more electric)

10. Praise You - Fat boy slim maribou state remix

11. Inspector Norse - Todd Terje (now all the house music fans are in bed lets get some proper dance tunes on)

12. Church - Jacques Lu Cont

13. Galvanize - Chemical Brothers

14. Don't Mug Yourself - The Streets (something a little mental to give you a boost).

4 am

15. Shining Star Nnekka Joe Goddard remix (people may have been flagging but when this comes on, everyones back on their feet. Made our secret secret garden part. none of us enough money to go to the festival so we had our own)

16. Neighborhood - Zed Bias (now for the hardcore ravers, the garage section)

17. with a little bit of luck - dj luck (with a little bit of luck we can make it through the night)

18. flowers - sweet female attitude

7am

19. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield (to calm everyone down)

20. I Like You - Phyllis Nelson (to end the party, when you can finally slink off with that special someone)