Bessie was kind enough to send me a link to this article from the Observer, which ties in to Nick Hornby's new essay collection Songbook, wherein he discusses 31 of his favorite songs, and even provides you with 11 of them on CD. (Which is possibly the coolest assignment that any writer ever received.)

Anyway, the Observer article asks a cross-section of music lovers to name the one song "guaranteed to make their spine tingle," along with their thoughts on their choice and possible alternatives. It's an interesting read, and I thought it might be fun if we all did the same thing, and perhaps circulated an MP3 to the group once we've made our selection. Obviously the question is rather vague, which is what makes it fun; it could just be your favorite song, or the one that moves you the most, or the one that somehow seems to persist throughout the years, or...

In any case, I'll post my contribution later today.