This book is a collection of essays about 31 songs (and some added albums) that writer Nick Hornby holds close to his heart. Yes, these song essays are personal to Hornby and he continuously refers to his feelings towards and history with the song. Therefore, being open-minded about the views inside this book is very necessary. On the other hand, being a fan of Hornby or music history, in general, would mean this could definitely be for you.
Likewise, the concept of reading about a song and someone’s connection with it is deeply fascinating. Listen to the songs as he writes about them, connecting you to him in a way that you can’t with most writers. He’s feeding you his opinion of meaning to each of the songs and leaving you to interpret it yourself too. If you would like to read an excerpt of the book I have included a link here for you.
As a 19-year-old, born into the age of songs like Miss Jackson by Outkast and Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz. It is an interest of mine to hear stories about people’s experiences with songs. So, I would highly recommend this collection of song essays to you. The song choices were new to me, which I enjoyed, a fresh slate for me to elucidate as I wished.
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