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David Bowie

“I first heard this in a hospital waiting room. My father was in surgery. A stranger's phone was playing it. I have never been able to separate the hope in that song from the fear I felt that day.”

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Prince

“We danced to this at our wedding. Not the first dance — the last one, when everyone else had gone home and it was just us and the empty hall.”

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Joni Mitchell

“My mother sang this to herself when she thought no one was listening. I didn't know the song until I found the CD in her car after the funeral.”

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Bob Marley

“My grandfather played this every morning. He never explained why. He survived things he never talked about. The song talked for him.”

Leonard Cohen

“My dad sang this at my sister's wedding — badly, lovingly, completely. I didn't know the words at the time. I know every word now.”

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Pink Floyd

“My best friend and I used to drive to this song. He died in 2019. I still drive to it. I don't know what else to do with it.”