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Oct 2014
26m 5s

Heartbreak

Vulture
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Why do we love listening to heartbreak songs? What do songwriters do to emote such strong feelings? FEATURING Adele – Someone Like You Kacey Musgraves – I Miss You CeeLo Green – F*** You! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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