From Sinatra to Nirvana – what they loved at 14 (and still do to this day)

House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, 63, said the songs of his youth, particularly Motown classics, are still his favourites today. He told the Mail on Sunday: ‘It was a bit before I was 14. I think I was 12 when I bought Stevie Wonder’s Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday. Another favourite was Edwin Starr’s War. The songs you liked when you were growing up stay with you.’

Oscar-winning songwriter Don Black, 82, behind hits such as Born Free, said: ‘All the records from my youth trigger instant precious memories. I can’t hear a Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, (right) or Alma Cogan record without feeling like a teenager again.’

Labour MP Jess Phillips, 39, said she still loves the same songs by US rock bands that she first heard as a teenager. The Shadow Home Office Minister said: ‘I was a massive fan of Nirvana [above] and Pearl Jam then and those songs I still listen to all the time. I always say that 14 was the best year of my life.’

Oscar-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice, 76, whose hits include Evita, said: ‘My taste has barely altered since my 14th birthday. I seem to remember my party in 1958 the place to be thanks to Ricky Nelson’s Poor Little Fool, the Everlys’ Bird Dog and Rave On by Buddy Holly. ‘I still hold all these close to my heart. They sound better on vinyl than online.’