Alta fedeltà – Nick Hornby

Davide Morresi, ,

di Davide Morresi

Se c’è un romanzo che parla di musica, che prende la musica e la tramuta in letteratura, che senza musica non sarebbe esistito, è questo: Alta fedeltà di Nick Hornby. Un cult senza tempo e senza spazio. Il mondo musicale degli anni ottanta e non solo è protagonista assoluto, viene anche prima di tutti i personaggi, compreso il protagonista, Rob Fleming, appassionato e stralunato proprietario di un negozio di dischi ricercati, che nei vinili cerca sé stesso senza sapere mai dove si trova. Non a caso vengono citati, tra canzoni e cantanti, quasi duecento riferimenti musicali, principalmente al mondo pop, rock, blues.
Una colonna sonora che forse nessun film avrebbe potuto avere, così piena, emozionante, completa. Questo è il potere della musica che entra nella letteratura e della letteratura quando parla di musica.
Un romanzo eccelso.
Se vi piace leggere e amate ascoltare ottima musica, non potete non aver letto Alta fedeltà. Se non lo avete ancora fatto, recuperate immediatamente. E fateci sapere i vostri pareri.

Editore: Guanda

Ascolta la colonna sonora: https://open.spotify.com/user/snp5dezur5a7yht9mjmyn6fkk/playlist/2wdAonZ5XHyMsgGPuUYv0O?si=YWQ_ZCgsRgGmQonjJXR5pg

Trovate un articolo dedicato a “Tutta un’altra musica”, altro romanzo di Nick Hornby, qui: http://readandplay.it/tutta-unaltra-musica-nick-hornby/

La colonna sonora di “Alta fedeltà” di Nick Hornby
  1. You’re so vain – Carly Simon
  2. Inside and outside – Carl King
  3. Caroline in my mind – James Taylor
  4. I love my dog – Cat Stevens
  5. Rocket man – Elton John
  6. Free bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
  7. See you later alligator – Dr. Feelgood
  8. Only love can break your heart – Nei Young
  9. Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me – The Smiths
  10. Call me – Aretha Franklin
  11. I don’t want to talk about it – Rod Stewart
  12. Love hurts – Nazareth
  13. When love breaks down – Prefab Sprout, Thomas Dolby
  14. How can you mend a broken heart – Al Green
  15. The speed of the sound of the loneliness – Teencats
  16. She’s gone – Daryl Hall & John Oates
  17. I just don’t know what to do with myself – Dusty Springfield
  18. Our house – Madness
  19. Sweet dreams (are made of this) – Eurythmics
  20. Blowin’ in the wind – Bob Dylan
  21. A case of you – Joni Mitchell
  22. Three little birds – Bob Marley
  23. Alternative Ulster – Stiff Little Fingers
  24. This charming man – The Smiths
  25. Bobby Brown goes down – Frank Zappa
  26. Kool thing – Sonic Youth
  27. Walk on the wild side – Lou Reed
  28. Mrs. Robinson – Lemonheads
  29. You can’t hurry love – Phil Collins
  30. She – Elvis Costello
  31. All kinds of everything – Dana
  32. Should I stay or should I go – The Clash
  33. Walking on sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
  34. Unchained melody – The Righteous Brothers
  35. Come together – The Beatles
  36. Help! – The Beatles
  37. Yellow submarine – The Beatles
  38. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
  39. I just called to say I love you – Stevie Wonder
  40. Don’t drive drunk – Stevie Wonder
  41. Rockin’ in the free world – Neil Young
  42. Hush – Deep Purple
  43. Howling wolf – The Picturebooks
  44. Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
  45. Pinball wizard – The Whoo
  46. Blue – Joni Mitchell
  47. Baby I love you way (live) – Peter Frampton
  48. Sloop John B – The Beach Boys
  49. Get up (I fell like a) sex machine – James Brown
  50. You left the water running – Otis Redding
  51. Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
  52. You never can tell – Chuck Berry
  53. Whole lot of shackin’ going on – Jerry Lee Lewis
  54. Zoot Suit – The Who (cover)
  55. I can’t explane – The Who
  56. Anyway, anyhow, anywhere – The Who
  57. My generation – The Who
  58. Circles – The Who
  59. Substitute – The Who
  60. God save the Queen – Sex Pistols
  61. Tea for the tillerman – Cat Stevens
  62. It’s a good feeling – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
  63. No blow no show – Bobby Bland
  64. Mr. Big Stuff – Jean Knight
  65. The love you save – The Jackson 5
  66. The ghetto – Donny Hathaway
  67. Got to get you off my mind – Solomon Burke
  68. Holiday – Madonna
  69. Woman to woman – Shirley Brown
  70. The guitar – Guy Clarck
  71. Downey to Lubbock – Jimmie Dale Gilmore
  72. Happy go lucky girl – The Paragons
  73. Just like honey – The Jesus and Mary Chain
  74. I can’t stand the rain – Ann Pleebes
  75. Alison – Elvis Costello
  76. Little triggers – Elvis Costello
  77. Man out of the time – Elvis Costello
  78. King horse – Elvis Costello
  79. Everyday I write the book – Elvis Costello
  80. Born under a bad sign – Albert King
  81. Behind closed doors – Charlie Rich
  82. Thunder road – Bruce Springsteen
  83. Bobby Jean – Bruce Springsteen
  84. Janie Jones – The Clash
  85. Smell like teen spirits – Nirvana
  86. Let’s get it on – Marvin Gaye
  87. Return of the grievous angel – Gram Parsons
  88. I want to see the bright lights tonight – Richard Thompson
  89. Don’t you (forget about me) – Simple Minds
  90. Bob Wills boogie – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
  91. The message is love – Al Green
  92. Sha-la-la (makes me happy) – Al Green
  93. Take me to the river – Al Green
  94. Sweet Jane – Cowboy Junkies
  95. Barry Town – Steely Dan
  96. Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones
  97. The nightfly – Donald Fagen
  98. My babe – Little Walter
  99. Cut that out – Junior Wells
  100. Can’t buy me love – Ella Fitzgerald
  101. Leader of the pack – Twisted Sisters
  102. Dead man’s curve – Jan & Dean
  103. Terry – Twinkle
  104. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro
  105. Tell Laura I love her – Ray Peterson
  106. One step beyond – Madness
  107. You can’t always get what you want – The Rolling Stones
  108. Abraham, Martin and John – Marvine Gaye
  109. Paranoid – Black Sabbath
  110. Come as you are – Nirvana
  111. One love – Bob Marley
  112. Many rivers to cross – Jimmy Cliff
  113. Angel – Aretha Franklin
  114. Best thing that ever happened to me – Gladys Knight & The Pips
  115. Holding back the years – Simply Red
  116. Invisible touch – Genesis
  117. Bright eyes – Art Garfunkel
  118. Got to get you off my mind – Solomon Burke
  119. Upside down – Diana Ross
  120. The took of love – Dusty Springfield
  121. The bitch is back – Tina Turner
  122. Uptown girl – Billy Joel
  123. Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
  124. Theme from Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield
  125. Moonshine – Mike Oldfield
  126. Breathe (in the air) – Pink Floyd
  127. Stars – Simply Red
  128. Here comes the sun – The Beatles
  129. Star star (sturfucker) – The Rolling Stones
  130. Just like a womand – Bob Dylan
  131. The model – Kraftwerk
  132. Boulder to Birmingham – Emmylou Harris
  133. Welcome to the real world – Butch Hancock
  134. Leti t be – The Beatles
  135. Rock the Casbah – The Clash
  136. Pretty vacant – Sex Pistols
  137. Breakfast in bed – Chrissie Hynde
  138. Respect – Aretha Franklin
  139. Land of 1000 dances – Wilson Pickett
  140. Everybody needs somebody to love – Solomone Burke
  141. Soul bowl – Memphis Horn
  142. Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
  143. Stand by me – Otis Redding
  144. Honky tonk women – The Rolling Stones
  145. Sin city – Flying Burrito Brothers
  146. Baby let’s play house – Elvis Presley
  147. Think – Aretha Franklin
  148. Angel – Aretha Franklin
  149. The house that Jack built – Aretha Franklin
  150. Louie Louie – Kingsmen
  151. Little red Corvette – Prince
  152. Papa’s got a brand new bag – James Brown
  153. Back stubbers – O’Jays
  154. Satisfaction guaranteed – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
  155. Holiday – Madonna
  156. Nelson Mandela – Specials
  157. Twist and shout – The Beatles
  158. Route 66 – The Beatles
  159. Long tall Sally – The Beatles
  160. Money – Pink Floyd
  161. Do you love me – The Contours
  162. In the midnight hour – Wilson Pickett
  163. La bamba – Richie Valens
  164. Family affair – Sly And The Family Stone
  165. Tired of being alone – Al Green
  166. (White man) in the Hammersmith Palais – The Clash
  167. Back in the USA – Chuck Berry