This Song Changed My Life

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No. 072 - Orange Juice’s “Rip It Up” changed my life
Sal Kimura dances with hope, and finds transformation, in the face of destruction
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No. 062 - Ani DiFranco’s “Evolve” changed my life
Yonina Hoffman takes us back to 2004 and talks 20 years of evolution
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No. 055 - Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Is This Love” changed my life
The love song that hit Christian Banda like a freight train when he was a child
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No. 051 - 311’s “Love Song” changed my life
The couple danced, the baby slept, the parents split, and Devon Balfour found new meaning in a cover of a love song
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No. 046 - Built to Spill's “Car” changed my life
A declaration of love and a change of plans on the Fourth of July, by Michael Hoolihan
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No. 043 - Fred again..’s “Kyle (i found you)” changed my life
Thato Noinyane's big crush, aha moment, and "Year of Being Brave"
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No. 037 - Pinegrove’s “Aphasia” changed my life
Loneliness, a dream trip to Ireland, and the lyrics that made an age-old lesson click for Stone Deal
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No. 034 - Gal Costa's “Baby” changed my life
Oren Peleg's letter to a past lover
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No. 032 - Willie Nelson's “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground” changed my life
Award-winning author DW Gibson found clarity in a shuffled CD mix in the early 2000s
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No. 031 - Dead Man's Bones’ “My Body’s a Zombie for You” changed my life
When you know, you know. The spooky, sweet song that affirmed Lee Havlicek's intuition.
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No. 029 - Elvis Costello’s “Alison” changed my life
The ballad that soundtracked Luke McCanna's early crushes, and steered him toward a career in live music
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No. 021 - Winger’s “Miles Away” changed my life
Adult sleepovers, homemade potato salad, and KC Schmitz's journey of separating love from possession
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