Ed Miliband appears on Desert Island Discs, chooses A-ha, Robbie Williams & Neil Diamond

Labour leader Ed Miliband took to BBC’s long-running Desert Island Discs over the weekend and his choices for what records he’d like keeping him company whilst cast away certainly won’t reinvent him as a tastemaker.

Miliband’s appearance on the Radio 4 show followed that of fellow politicians David Cameron in 2006 and Tony Blair back in 1996. But unlike Cameron, who is known for his continuous attempts at indie credibility, Ed opted for the likes of A-ha, Robbie Williams and Neil Diamond.

Check out his selection beneath, as well as those chosen by both Blair and Cameron. Listen to the episode in full here.

Ed Miliband’s Desert Island Discs:
1. South African national anthem (Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika)
2. Hubert Parry – Jerusalem
3. Paul Robeson – Ballad of Joe Hill
4. A-ha – Take On Me
5. Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
6. Robbie Williams – Angels
7. Josh Ritter – Change of Time
8. Edith Piaf – Je Ne Regrette Rien

David Cameron’s Desert Island Discs:
1. Bob Dylan – Tangled Up In Blue
2. Benny Hill – Ernie
3. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
4. Felix Mendelssohn (performed by Kiri Te Kanawa) – O, For the Wings of a Dove
5. Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
6. The Smiths – This Charming Man
7. REM – Perfect Circle
8. The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done

Tony Blair’s Desert Island Discs:
1. Ezio – Cancel Today
2. Debussy – Clair de Lune
3. The Beatles – In My Life
4. Bruce Springsteen – 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
5. Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings, op 11
6. Robert Johnson – Cross Road Blues
7. Free – Wishing Well
8. Francisco Tarrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra

[via The Guardian]