Number 8

JEWEL - YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME

(Kilcher, Poltz)

(1996)

(UK#32, USA #2, Aus. #3 + MTV Best Female '97)

Simple, yet so effective. 'You were meant for me' was the Alaskan's second single taken from her album 'Pieces of You'. The song details a day in the life of the recently split up protagonist, doing things such as making eggs, reading the newspaper and calling her mum. Jewel Kilcher turned the mundanities of everyday life into a heart-breaking admission that she was missing the love of her life and that one day he will realise that she was meant for him. The simple guitar rift is instantly recognisable and helped the song peak at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997. I discovered the song when it was covered by some kids on a BBC talent show and sought out my sister's CD collection as she was a Jewel fan. 12 years down the line the song still sounds current and decidedly relevant.