If you threw American Idol's Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell, onto a deserted island what songs would he want on his solar powered ipod? According to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs this morning, you'd be more likely to find classic pop songs from the 1950s and 1960s than something from Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood. In fact, most conspicuous by their absence on the list are the songs that are responsible for his £50m fortune.

The only recent song to make the grade is Daniel Bedingfield's If You're Not The one.

Simon Cowell's favourite song is Bobby Darin's Mack the Knife which reckons is "the best song ever made".

Simon Cowell's Desert Island Songs

• Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife
• Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You
• Charles Aznavour - She
• Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
• Wayne Newton - Danke Schoen
• Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The one
• Sammy Davis, Jr. - Mr. Bojangles
• Frank Sinatra - Summer Wind