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#26: “Sister”
SONG: “Sister” ARTIST: Linus Young This song was at a tie with “Sister” by The Nixons for #26. I wanted to include a song for my little sister, Brenda. She’s such an inspiration to me. I settled on this song because when…
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#27: “Stare at the Sun”
SONG: “Stare at the Sun: ARTIST: Thrice This is the song that made me a Thrice fan and a fan of Dustin Kensrue’s voice (go listen to his solo stuff, amazing!). Anyway, I have always loved the lyrics to this song. There’s…
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#28: “On My Way”
SONG: “On My Way” ARTIST: Luna Halo The song is about a break up, but I didn’t connect with it that way. I was just fucking inspired to live life and chase dreams no matter how crazy they sounded. When I hear…
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#29: “Never Surrender”
SONG: “Never Surrender” ARTIST: Corey Hart I was 9 when this song was released. NINE YEARS OLD. I liked the song back then of course. I didn’t know what it meant, but it sounded cool. It wasn’t until my oldest niece was born…
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#30: “Marry the Night”
SONG: “Marry the Night” ARTIST: Lady GaGa Pop guilty pleasures in my life are the following: Lady GaGa, Pitbull, and Flo Rida. Actually they’re not guilty at all. I happily admit that I like all 3 artists. This song is my ode…
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#31: “Hiding Under Water”
SONG: “Hiding Under Water” ARTIST: Beth Hart Holy shit, my depression filled self loved this song. A female singing emotions that I felt like I was battling. My head was like “whaaaa?!?!?” The first time I heard Beth, I fell in love with…
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#32: “Platinum”
SONG: “Platinum” ARTIST: Orgy I played the shit out of Orgy’s debut album CANDYASS and when I say played the shit out of it, my boyfriend at the time threatened to destroy the CD if he had to listen to one more…
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#33: “Would?”
SONG: Would? ARTIST: Alice in Chains Want to know the band that ended my obsession of “hair metal”? Alice in Chains. I wasn’t a huge fan of the so called “Seattle Sound” or “Seattle Bands” until I discovered Alice in Chains and no…
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#34: “Halo”
SONG: “Halo” ARTIST: Oleander When I first heard this song, I thought to myself, this is the perfect description on what depression felt like for me when I was fighting it. By the time this song was gifted to my life, I had battled…
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#35: “Little by Little
SONG: “Little by Little” ARTIST: Oasis This is hands down my favorite Oasis song. It’s from their 2002 release HEATHEN CHEMISTRY with Noel on lead vocals. The first time I heard it, I connected with the lyrics: “Little by little you have…













