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Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook
To celebrate the release of Nick Hornby’s Songbook, several authors wrote in about their favorite songs.
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January 9, 2006Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Two-Headed Boy” by Neutral Milk Hotel
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October 6, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Venus in Furs” by the Velvet Underground
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September 28, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle.”
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September 15, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: Duran Duran’s “The Chauffeur.”
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September 8, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Willy” by Joni Mitchell
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August 7, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish.”
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July 21, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: Hank Williams Jr.’s “All My Rowdy Friends.”
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May 23, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Penny Lane” by the Beatles
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May 7, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: Piano Concerto No. 3 by Ludwig Van Beethoven
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April 13, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Red Skies” by The Fixx
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February 23, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “One Tree Hill” by U2
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February 3, 2005Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Wonderful” by Everclear
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