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1. Damon Ferrara on January 10, 2021 at 11:59 am

   “Colombia” by Los Angeles indie rock band, Local Natives, is a gorgeous song. One of the lead singers, Kelcey Ayer, wrote the song as a tribute to his mother (who is Colombian) after she had passed away after a battle with cancer. His voice and the song’s instrumentation are beautiful and the lyrics heartfelt and thought provoking. For a number of reasons- including my father’s passing, my mother’s illnesses and my own questions about how I can have the most positive impact on the lives I affect- this song has really been resonating with my lately. I’ve listened to it on repeat many nights.
   ‘Every night I’ll ask myself, am I giving enough? am I giving enough? Every night I’ll ask myself am I loving enough? Am I loving enough?’

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2. Damon Ferrara on January 10, 2021 at 12:18 pm

   Bob Mould is an alternative rock icon who has been at it since the 80s as a solo artist and the main presence in bands called Husker Du and Sugar. I was introduced to him as a teenager through Sugar’s album Copper Blue that featured the song “Hoover Dam”. Lyrically the song is told from the perspective of someone literally standing at the edge of the hoover dam, being awestruck by the scope of the world around him, and pondering options about his next move (and state of consciousness). Musically, it is expansive and anthemic…it just keeps building. This song takes me back to the early 90s and holds up today.
   ‘Standing on the edge of hoover dam. I’m on the centerline right between two states of mind.’

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3. Corrie Potter on January 15, 2021 at 12:54 am

   The session was genuinely so great, it’s hard to put into words. The theme for the night was broad – just pick 2 songs less than 3 minutes to share. One of the songs I chose was A Woman Like You by Lee Brice. It’s a song that weirdly describes accurate details about my parents’ relationship. It’s so on point my dad gets teary eyed when he hears the song. When I shared this with the group, one of the things mentioned was how it made some of them think about how the song would be adapted if it was about their parents or themselves and a loved one – what small details and cool tidbits would be included? It was such a cool thing to think about. I had never thought about the song that way and was so glad to hear other people’s insights.

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4. Chelsea Brown on January 19, 2021 at 3:33 pm

   I chose 2 songs to share that have been an anchor in times when things were sliding sideways in my life. Dog Days Are Over by Florence + the Machine is a song that got through my very first breakup. It felt like the end of an era and Dog Days Are Over is an anthem for that feeling.

   Across the Universe by Fiona Apple is a music video that captures a moment of zen in the midst of a chaotic universe. This was relatable during a period in my life when I was fighting with my emotions and trying to ignore the pain of events that I couldn’t control. In a sense I just had to sit and watch everything go by me until the world righted itself again. Even though my emotions were out of control, when I sat and just observed them, they became less painful.

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5. Lina Li on January 31, 2021 at 12:20 pm

   My two songs–Minnesota, Wi and California Dreamin’ were about places. When we’d had our TLC session, I’d been in the middle of planning a couple of moves–first from LA, where I’d been living, back to my parent’s home in Minnesota for a month, and then from Minnesota to Amsterdam for half a year for work. I’ve always found it nice to listen to songs which remind me of the places I care about, especially during periods where I’d felt more of a sense of dislocation than usual–and Minnesota was the place I’d grown up, California was a place where I’d become the current version of myself.

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