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[[Image:31gsvgh.jpg|right|thumb|Cover of the UK edition.]] |
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'''''31 Songs''''' (published in the [[United States of America]] as '''''Songbook''''') is a 2002 collection of 26 essays by [[England|English]] writer [[Nick Hornby]] about songs and (more often) the particular emotional resonance they carry for him. In the UK, [[Sony]] released a stand-alone CD, ''A Selection of Music from 31 Songs'', featuring 18 songs. The hardcover edition of ''Songbook'', published in the U.S. by [[McSweeney's]] and illustrated by [[Marcel Dzama]], includes a [[compact disc|CD]] with 11 of the songs featured in the book. |
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==Summary== |
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The music varies from established classics like [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[Bob Dylan]] to independents like [[Ani DiFranco]], [[Top 40]] pop like [[Nelly Furtado]], and a few songs with special meaning only to Hornby. Song by song, Hornby delves into what makes music catchy or classic, and how it can come to play an integral role in a person's emotional life. |
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Proceeds from the book go to the [[TreeHouse (charity)|TreeHouse]] Trust, a UK charity operating a school for children with [[autism]] and communications disorders, which Hornby's son attends, and to [[826 Valencia]], a U.S.-based learning center, founded by McSweeney's publisher [[Dave Eggers]], that offers [[writing]] workshops and tutoring. |
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The paperback edition of ''Songbook'' adds a few music-related essays by Hornby from other sources. |
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==Contents== |
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''There are 31 songs, but only 26 essays; in a few instances, multiple songs are discussed within a single piece.'' |
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# [[Teenage Fanclub]] - "Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From" |
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# [[Bruce Springsteen]] - "[[Thunder Road (song)|Thunder Road]]" |
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# [[Nelly Furtado]] - "[[I'm Like a Bird]]" |
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# [[Led Zeppelin]] - "[[Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin song)|Heartbreaker]]" |
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# [[Rufus Wainwright]] - "One Man Guy" |
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# [[Santana (band)|Santana]] - "[[Samba Pa Ti (instrumental)|Samba Pa Ti]]" |
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# [[Rod Stewart]] - "Mama, You Been on My Mind" |
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# [[Bob Dylan]] - "[[Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?]]" / [[The Beatles]] - "[[Rain (The Beatles song)|Rain]]" |
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# [[Ani DiFranco]] - "You Had Time" / [[Aimee Mann]] - "I've Had It" |
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# [[Paul Westerberg]] - "Born for Me" |
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# [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]] - "Frankie Teardrop" / [[Teenage Fanclub]] - "Ain't That Enough" |
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# [[J. Geils Band]] - "First I Look at the Purse" |
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# [[Ben Folds Five]] - "Smoke" |
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# [[Badly Drawn Boy]] - "A Minor Incident" (from the [[About a Boy (soundtrack)|''About a Boy'' movie soundtrack]]) |
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# [[The Bible (band)|The Bible]] - "Glorybound" |
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# [[Van Morrison]] - "[[Caravan (Van Morrison song)|Caravan]]" |
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# [[Butch Hancock]] and [[Marce LaCouture]] - "So I'll Run" |
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# [[Gregory Isaacs]] - "[[Puff, the Magic Dragon]]" |
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# [[Ian Dury]] and the Blockheads - "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" / [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard]] and [[Linda Thompson (singer)|Linda Thompson]] - "Calvary Cross" |
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# [[Jackson Browne]] - "Late for the Sky" |
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# [[Mark Mulcahy]] - "Hey Self-Defeater" |
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# [[The Velvelettes]] - "Needle in a Haystack" |
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# [[O.V. Wright]] - "Let's Straighten It Out" |
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# [[Röyksopp]] - "Röyksopp's Night Out" |
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# [[The Avalanches]] - "Frontier Psychiatrist" / [[Soulwax]] - "No Fun" / "Push It" |
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# [[Patti Smith Group]] - "[[Pissing in a River]]" |
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;Paperback additions |
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* "It's a Mann's World", a review of Aimee Mann's album ''[[Bachelor No. 2]]'', from ''[[The New Yorker]]'' |
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* "Alternative Earle", an essay on [[Steve Earle]] |
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* "Sweet Misery" |
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* "The Entertainers", an essay about the [[Los Lobos]] box set ''El Cancienero Mas Y Mas'' |
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* "Pop Quiz" |
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==''A Selection of Music from 31 Songs'' track listing (UK)== |
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# [[Teenage Fanclub]] - "Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From" |
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# [[Bruce Springsteen]] - "[[Thunder Road (song)|Thunder Road]]" |
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# [[Rufus Wainwright]] - "One Man Guy" |
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# [[Rod Stewart]] - "Mama You Been on My Mind" |
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# [[Ani DiFranco]] - "Out of Time" |
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# [[Paul Westerberg]] - "Born for Me" |
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# [[Ben Folds Five]] - "Smoke" |
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# [[Badly Drawn Boy]] - "A Minor Incident" |
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# [[The Bible (band)|The Bible]] - "Glorybound" |
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# [[Gregory Isaacs]] - "[[Puff, the Magic Dragon]]" |
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# [[Ian Dury]] & The Blockheads - "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" |
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# [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard]] and [[Linda Thompson (singer)|Linda Thompson]] - "The Calvary Cross" |
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# [[Jackson Browne]] - "Late for the Sky" |
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# [[Mark Mulcahy]] - "Hey Self-Defeater" |
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# [[The Velvelettes]] - "Needle in a Haystack" |
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# [[O.V. Wright]] - "Let's Straighten It Out" |
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# [[The Avalanches]] - "Frontier Psychiatrist" |
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# [[Patti Smith Group]] - "[[Pissing in a River]]" |
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==''Selections from Nick Hornby's Songbook'' track listing (US)== |
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# [[Paul Westerberg]] - "Born for Me" |
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# [[Teenage Fanclub]] - "Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From" |
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# [[The Bible (band)|The Bible]] - "Glorybound" |
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# [[Aimee Mann]] - "I've Had It" |
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# [[Rufus Wainwright]] - "One Man Guy" |
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# [[Rod Stewart]] - "Mama, You Been on My Mind" |
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# [[Badly Drawn Boy]] - "A Minor Incident" |
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# [[Teenage Fanclub]] - "Ain't That Enough" |
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# [[Ben Folds Five]] - "Smoke" |
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# [[Mark Mulcahy]] - "Hey Self-Defeater" |
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# [[Ani DiFranco]] - "You Had Time" |
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[[Category:Music books]] |
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[[Category:2002 books]] |
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[[Category:Works by Nick Hornby]] |
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