Top 10

Here are the ten most popular essays on the site about life-changing songs (updated periodically).

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1. Kambi Thandi

MF DOOM’s “Rhymes Like Dimes” changed my life | Read→

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2. Gaby Muiño

Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” changed my life | Read→

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3. Jasmin Annmary

India.Arie’s “Video” changed my life | Read→

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4. JJ Tauil

Kendrick Lamar’s “Institutionalized” changed my life | Read→

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5. Millie De Chirico

Pixies’s “Debaser” changed my life | Read→

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6. Jonathan Rooke

Vampire Weekend’s “Hannah Hunt” changed my life | Read→

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7. Tracy McKenna

David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” changed my life | Read→

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8. Lee Havlicek

Dead Man's Bones’ “My Body’s a Zombie for You” changed my life | Read→

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9. Ezra Wallace

Aniceto Molina’s “Cumbia Sampuesana” changed my life | Read→

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10. Emily Curran

Tori Amos’s “Cornflake Girl” changed my life | Read→

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