Rod has long been a fan of Nick Hornby whose books such as ‘High Fidelity’ and ‘Fever Pitch’ have helped to make single fathers sexy, educated the middle-classes about football and traced relationships in songs. Now Hornby has revealed the soundtrack of his own life in a new book.
In the book ‘Songs’ Hornby reveals that the music he was listening to when he lost his virginity was the second side of ‘Smiler’, but in his list of favourite songs he includes Rod’s version of Bob Dylan’s ‘Mama You Been On My Mind’!
Nick Hornby’s Top 10…
1.THUNDER ROAD
Bruce Springsteen
2.YOU LOVE THE PLACE THAT I COME FROM
Teenage Fanclub
3.I’M LIKE A BIRD
Nelly Furtado
4.HEARTBREAKER
Led Zeppelin
5.ONE MAN GUY
Rufus Wainwright
6.SAMBA PA TI
Santana
7.MAMA YOU BEEN ON MY MIND
ROD STEWART
8.CAN YOU PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOW?
Bob Dylan
9.RAIN
The Beatles
10.YOU HAD TIME
Ani DiFranco
‘Songs’ by Nick Hornby is published in the UK by Penguin Viking on February 27, priced £12.99.