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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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April 12, 2004Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: Listen to the Lyrics Or Ronald Reagan and James Lourenco: I’m Just Burning Doing the Neutron Dance
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March 30, 2004Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: Jonathan Richman, “Roadrunner.”
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March 10, 2004Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Don’t Worry Baby” by the Beach Boys
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February 15, 2004Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Everything Is Free” by Gillian Welch
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February 9, 2004Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “I Never Did Sing You a Love Song” by Maria Muldaur
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January 12, 2004Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Hello It’s Me” by Todd Rundgren
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December 7, 2003Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: Richard Marx’s “Hazard.”
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November 24, 2003Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Inner Meet Me” by The Beta Band
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November 10, 2003Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: On “Alison.”
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October 28, 2003Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Fame Throwa” by Pavement
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October 7, 2003Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Sometimes” by James Just Totally Does It for Me
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July 31, 2003Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Get Me Away from Here, I’m Dying” by Belle & Sebastian
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