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To celebrate the release of Nick Hornby's Songbook, several authors wrote in about their favorite songs. At this time, we are not accepting submissions to Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby's Songbook.

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"Two-Headed Boy" by Neutral Milk Hotel
By Miranda Glass (1/9/06)

"Venus in Furs" by the Velvet Underground
By Erich Kuersten (10/6/05)

Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle"
By John Harnetiaux (9/28/05)

Duran Duran's "The Chauffeur"
By Jonathan Shipley (9/15/05)

"Willy" by Joni Mitchell
By Jennifer O'Reilly (9/8/05)

Stevie Wonder's "I Wish"
By Kate Leahy (8/11/05)

Hank Williams Jr.'s "All My Rowdy Friends"
By Man Martin (7/21/05)

"Penny Lane" by the Beatles
By Kevin Lauderdale (5/23/05)

Piano Concerto No. 3 by Ludwig Van Beethoven
By David Anderson (5/6/05)

"Red Skies" by The Fixx
By Jeff Podeszwa (4/13/05)

"One Tree Hill" by U2
By Julie Vick (2/23/05)

"Wonderful" by Everclear
By Mike Cisneros (2/3/05)

"Santa Monica" by Everclear
By Jennifer Epel (1/3/05)

"Blue Flowers" by Dr. Octagon
By Zachary Smola (11/29/04)

"Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf
By Jenny Klein (11/15/04)

"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
By Jamie Allen (10/6/04)

"Bathtub Gin" by Phish
By Benjamin Cohen (8/13/04)

"Do You Realize??" by the Flaming Lips
By Ted Jillson (7/21/04)

Toni Braxton's "Un-break My Heart"
By Joy Kawabata (6/29/04)

"How To Disappear Completely" From Kid A by Radiohead
By Dan Clem (6/23/04)

"Don't Give Up" by Peter Gabriel with Kate Bush
By Kevin O. Cuinn (6/9/04)

"Muzzle" by the Smashing Pumpkins
By Christina Ferguson (5/20/04)

"Two Step" from The Real Ramona by Throwing Muses
By Jason Korenkiewicz (5/6/04)

"Death or Glory" by the Clash
By Greg Bellerose (4/28/04)

Listen to the Lyrics Or Ronald Reagan and James Lourenco: I'm Just Burning Doing the Neutron Dance
By Jose Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenco (4/12/04)

Jonathan Richman, "Roadrunner"
By Trevor Siegler (3/30/04)

"Don't Worry Baby" by the Beach Boys
By Simon French (3/10/04)

"Everything Is Free" by Gillian Welch
By Susannah Joy Felts

"I Never Did Sing You a Love Song" by Maria Muldaur
By Hannah C. Feldman (2/9/04)

"Hello It's Me" by Todd Rundgren
By Nessa Burns Reifsnyder (1/12/04)

Richard Marx's "Hazard"
By George C. Viebranz (12/9/03)

"Inner Meet Me" by The Beta Band
By P. Lisa R. H. Mayor (11/24/03)

On "Alison"
By A.D. Hoover (11/10/03)

"Fame Throwa" by Pavement
By Mark Walters (10/28/03)

"Sometimes" by James Just Totally Does It for Me
By Mike Kwolek (10/16/03)

"Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying" by Belle & Sebastian
By Brett Neely (10/07/03)

"Achin' to Be" by The Replacements
By Mark Silcox (9/03/03)

Reader, Hear Me Yearn: Revolving Paint Dream's "In the Afternoon"
By Susan E. Thomas (7/31/03)

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture"
By Whitney Pastorek (1/21/03)

"A Whole New World" from Aladdin
By Tommy Wallach (1/21/03)

This Could Be the Night
By Rose Gowen (1/21/03)

"Take on Me" by A-Ha
By Sara P. Grady (1/21/03)

The Church of Johnny Cash
By Elizabeth Miller (1/21/03)

On "She Came in through the Bathroom Window"
By Tom Bissell (1/21/03)

Messing 'Round With the Best of Them
By Ben Greenman (1/21/03)

Every Sha La La La, Every Oh No
By Michelle Orange (1/21/03)

A Song Familiar Like A Look: Ron Sexsmith's "Lebanon, Tennessee"
By Stephany Aulenback (1/21/03)

"Oh My Sweet Carolina" by Ryan Adams
By Nick Hornby (1/21/03)

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