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31 Songs
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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'I decided that I wanted to write a little book of essays about songs I loved ... Songs are what I listen to, almost to the exclusion of everything else.' In his first non-fiction work since Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby writes about 31 songs that either have some great significance in his life - or are just songs that he loves. He discusses, among other things, guitar solos and losing your virginity to a Rod Stewart song and singers whose teeth whistle and the sort of music you hear in Body Shop. 'The soundtrack to his life ... a revealing insight into one of Britain's most popular writers' Evening Standard
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eeclayton
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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Two of my favourite writers for today's #CuriousCovers
#redandwhite
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Great choices ♥️⚪️♥️ 3y
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eeclayton
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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(1) Bodies in Motion by Mary Ann Mohanraj
(2) 31 Songs by Nick Hornby
(3) Some Voodoo by Richie Kotzen
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Andrea313
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Pickpick

31 Songs is one of my favorite#MusicalTitles. And I really wish I were on #SomeBeach reading it right now. #workdaygrind #SongsOfSummer #JazzyJune
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620 @Eggs

OriginalCyn620 Sounds like a good book! 🎶🎶🎶 5y
Eggs Nice double play☺️ 5y
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OriginalCyn620
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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May is halfway over but you can still join in on the fun! #amonthofsongs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! We love seeing your posts!!! 💗💗💗 5y
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tammysue
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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“Seventeen and we got a dream .. we can go anywhere we want, drive down the coast, jump in the sea.. 🎶”

#eastside #AMonthofSongs

OriginalCyn620 👌🏻📚🎶 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I LOVE this song 🎼🎤 5y
tammysue @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me too - the whole playlist is super!! I listened to it while cleaning yesterday 😉 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @whatshesreadingnow yay!!! I‘m happy you like it!! I turn it on low at work 🤫 5y
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tammysue
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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Happy May Day everyone 💐🌷🌸🌼🌺🌻
#itsgonnabeme #amonthofsongs 🎶

OriginalCyn620 🤣🤣🤣🎶🎶🎶 5y
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OriginalCyn620
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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Tomorrow, It‘s Gonna Be May, so join me and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for the #AMonthOfSongs photo challenge! Be sure to check out the awesome Spotify playlist Misty created to go along with the challenge.
https://open.spotify.com/user/2256slgu6wfsannx2d4ja4dbq/playlist/2AapvWDZflCa75C...

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Woohoo!!! Can‘t wait!! 🎊🎉🎈🎤🎼📚 5y
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GripLitGrl
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks & @OriginalCyn620 put together a fun photo challenge #AMonthOfSongs for May check out the page for a spotify playlist link as well. ☝ join in the fun

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for sharing 🎶❤️ 5y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks for sharing!! 📚🎶 5y
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OriginalCyn620
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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I‘m so thrilled to be co-hosting this photo challenge with @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ... I hope you can join us for this music-filled challenge! I can‘t wait to see all your photos, so be sure to tag us both and use the hashtag! Let‘s have some fun with books and music! 📚🎶📚🎶📚Feel free to share and repost!
#AMonthOfSongs
https://open.spotify.com/user/2256slgu6wfsannx2d4ja4dbq/playlist/2AapvWDZflCa75C...

MallenNC Fun! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So excited to have you cohosting with me!! 💗 5y
OriginalCyn620 @MallenNC It should be! 5y
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Katerina
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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Jacobwakeup
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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It takes me so long to get through books and I just keep adding more to the stacks.

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Cinfhen
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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#BookMail from the lovely @BarbaraBB 💝💝💝Thank you so much for Home Fire, which I‘ve been dying to read and 31 songs sounds soooo fun 😎I ❤️the bookmark ~ it‘s too cute “Book Lovers never go to bed alone” 😂😊😉 You‘ve made my day and reminded me why #LittensAreTheBest 😍😘

BarbaraBB I am so happy the parcel finally reached you! And I thought the Nick Hornby fitting for your status as THE Litsy DJ 👍😀🎼🎧💝. I am looking forward to co-hosting you again next month! 😘 6y
Kalalalatja Ooooh, Home Fire ❤️❤️❤️ I really hope you enjoy it! 6y
Cinfhen Woohoo!!! I‘m excited to have you back @BarbaraBB and thanks again for the wonderful gifts!! 6y
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Cinfhen It‘s going to be my new book @Kalalalatja after I finish 6y
emilyhaldi Interested to see what you think of Home Fire 🔥🔥 6y
Reviewsbylola I love Hornby. I really want to read Funny Girl ASAP. 6y
Cinfhen I haven‘t read any Hornby so I‘m looking forward @Reviewsbylola 😊 6y
LeahBergen Lovely! 6y
Cinfhen And I just saw that Home Fires won the Woman‘s Literary Fiction Award @LeahBergen 🎉🎉🎉 6y
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jenniferw88
31 Songs | Nick Hornby
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Not #bookrelated, but thought I'd ask on here just in case. I have a job interview this Tuesday for a library assistant job, & after receiving feedbacj from a previous one saying that I needed more confidence in myself, I thought I would create a cd to listen to in the car before it.
These are some of the songs I'm considering, but do any of you have recs for other songs to boost my confidence?
Many thanks in advance!

MicheleinPhilly Raise Your Glass by Pink, Survivor by Destiny‘s Child. Good luck! 6y
pilardib I am the fire by Halestorm! Good luck! 6y
JoScho Beyonce always makes me feel like I can take over the world. Maybe Run the World (Girls) or Flawless. Good luck!! 6y
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aroc One Girl Revolution - Superchick ! 6y
MicheleinPhilly Oh another one - Stronger by Kelly Clarkson! 6y
TrishB Dreaming by Blondie. Upbeat, loud. Good luck 👍🏻 6y
cathysaid Brave by Sara Barielles https://youtu.be/QUQsqBqxoR4 and Fight Song by Rachel Platten https://youtu.be/xo1VInw-SKc You've got this!!! 💪 (edited) 6y
cathysaid And post interview, this is a great song to remind you that no matter the outcome, life is good. It's by Michael Franti - Good to be Alive https://youtu.be/FVztZI-OMUg 6y
Prairiegirl_reading What a great idea! Go with your gut! I hope you do well!!! 6y
BookNerd9906 Worth It by Fifth Harmony. F***ing Perfect by Pink. Won‘t Back Down Tom Petty. Not Afraid Eminem. Good luck! You got this! Sending ❤️🍀🙏 & 💪. 6y
DGRachel Shake It Out by Florence + The Machine. Good luck!!🍀 6y
mklong I always go with “My Shot” from the Hamilton cast recording when I want to pump myself up. Good luck!! 6y
Tianarose Golden by Jill Scott 6y
KOTK Dog days are over by Florence snd the Machine but if i could nudge you to some louise hay meditations. There are podcasts out there and a couple on self confidence in particular. Don't laugh as the 10 mins they suggest really do help 6y
jmtrivera This might sound silly, but I find Cobra Starship's "Bring It" from Snakes on a Plane a super pump-up! 6y
Reggie Eminem- Lose Yourself. 6y
corycatelyn Sorry, not sorry-demi Lovato 6y
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Jacobwakeup
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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I‘m in the middle of 15 books but nbd I started another.

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GoneFishing
Songbook | Nick Hornby

(Writing is) a process something like falling in love. You don‘t necessarily choose the best person, or the wisest, or the most beautiful; there‘s something else going on...I‘m talking about understanding every artistic decision, every impulse, the soul of both the work and its creator. This is me, I wanted to say when I read Tyler‘s rich, sad, lovely novel. “I‘m not a character, I‘m nothing like the author...But even so, this is what I feel like

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GoneFishing
Songbook | Nick Hornby

I love the relationship that anyone has with music ... because there's something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. ... It's the best part of us probably ...

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Crystalblu
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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Musically a little over my head but very enjoyable! @ApoptyGina69 Jon would love this!

ApoptyGina69 #stacked! Thank you. 7y
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Crystalblu
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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Being classy while reading!

LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Crystalblu @LeahBergen to be completely honest, I did pour the wine into a nice glass ;) And it was quite good! 7y
Louise Woody yet floral bouquet with echoes of aluminum? 😂 7y
ApoptyGina69 I have a mini-passion for canned wine! 👌 7y
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Kdazy
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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Completely agree: I love how music can bring people together despite all the nonsense going on in the world.

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Kdazy
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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Two books left for #roguebookbingo! Which to read first? #politics #music

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Nuwanda
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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Mehso-so

This was fun but a little lacking in content for me. I usually like reading Hornby's thoughts on art and pop culture, but many of these "essays" were far too short to develop the ideas properly. This is a rare case where I actually felt the book should be a good bit longer. Still, it maintains Hornby's trademark tone and did cause me to look up some songs with which I was unfamiliar, so I'd still recommend it if you enjoy essays on pop culture.

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rockpools
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I can't remember whether Nick Hornby does the whole #joiningafanclub thing at any point in this book about 31 songs that meant something to him, but you kind of feel he should have. I definitely remember that he chose a Teenage Fanclub song as one of the 31 songs though - think I disagreed with him as to which one (Sparky's Dream or Ain't That Enough, if you're asking) but still. 💙🎶💕🎶💙

#junetunz @Cinfhen

rockpools And just to annoy all of us, the US version has a different name 7y
tpixie Hmm 31 songs is a better title. Just like HP AND the philosopher 's stone 7y
Cinfhen I so need to read this! Thanks for including both titles 🙌🏻🎵📚😉 7y
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rockpools @tpixie 31 songs is a sight easier to find in the Litsy database! I didn't know HP had a different US title - that seems v daft! 7y
rockpools @Cinfhen 👍Always happy to add to your tbr! 😉 7y
tpixie @RachelO I think the different titles in different countries is more common than you would ever believe. I was amazed when I first learned about it 7y
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kalinichta
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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I don't have as many #yellowcovers as I expected. And I definitely have no yellow cats, so I don't know what Miss Lucy thinks she's trying to pull. (The book tagged is the one she's sitting on.) #riotgrams #catsoflitsy #petsoflitsy

Mimi28 It's so cute how when you want them in the pic they ignore you, but when you don't they get right in the middle!! 😻😻 7y
kalinichta @Mimi28 Absolutely true. No free will like a cat's free will. 7y
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Jas16
Songbook | Nick Hornby
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#hello was my nephew's jam when it came out. It was first song he learned the lyrics to and he would sing along with the cutest facial expressions. He was two and I wonder how he will feel about the song as he grows older. Will it be one that he loved forever or will he eventually wish his old aunt would shut up about his young love of that dated song? Songs have meanings in our lives and I love reading Hornby read about them. #lyricalapril

CocoReads 🎼🎤 7y
Cinfhen Such a sweet story😍I love when little kids attach themselves to a pop song! Although my precious 3 yr old at the time memorized the words to a really inappropriate rap song, thanks to his older brother 😜this book looks really good! (edited) 7y
Pemberley My nephew did this with "Shake it off," he always gushes about how Taylor Swift falls down at the end of the music video and he would help her up if he could. ? 7y
Jas16 @Pemberley I love that! 7y
Purrfectpages I love Nick Hornby! 7y
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iamjaygrasso
Songbook | Nick Hornby

Hornby expertly captures the brilliant dance between music and listener...and the community of music lovers and the people we try to indoctrinate.

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