Posts Tagged ‘songs’

5 Songs That Devastate Me

Anne Litt, KCRW DJ.

As a music fan, I have a love/hate relationship with lists.  I always grumble through putting together a “top 10” of anything and if you ask me to rank them in order… forget about it.  That said, there’s nothing I love more than talking about my favorite tracks, albums, etc and I realized if I were to do any sort of “top 5” I needed to start at the beginning. My own beginning with music.  It’s about the way these songs make me feel.

For me, this music is the reason I do what I do.  Some represent a moment in time, some represent emotion, but they all are pieces of music that stop me dead in my tracks.  They are intensely personal and are my own poetry.
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5 Great Songs for the Last Mile from Melissa Grant

Melissa Grant, Morning Edition Producer.

I usually run a marathon a year and it´s a tough, but rewarding hobby. There´s nothing like crossing the finish line after spending more than half a day checking out the scenery of a city while literally POUNDING the pavement. Running 26.2 miles doesn´t come easily or quickly(in my case.) Sometimes you need a good soundtrack to pull you through. So here´s mine…

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