Episode #PLACEBO: Vol. 2 of Listeners’ Favorite Coping Songs

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

When clinical depression, the ol' Clinny D, starts getting the best of our listeners, a lot of them reach for the headphones to fire up some choice tunes. We take another spin through the therapeutic playlist and hear from The Beach Boys, the Grateful Dead, and a Taylor Swift cover you simply must listen to.

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0:00.0	So
0:16.2	When you see a doc says there's something wrong with me I got
0:21.2	The sadness I can't shake now
0:24.2	Is there something I can't take now?
0:29.2	It's the hilarious world of depression
0:31.2	Placebo Edition, another musical Placebo Edition this time out.
0:35.2	I'm John Mo.
0:36.2	On our last episode we heard from our listeners about songs that they use to deal with depression.
0:42.2	The go-to songs that certainly don't solve all problems but can get you through a rough stretch.
0:47.2	Help you feel a bit more understood, a bit more hopeful.
0:51.2	We heard from so many people that we're doing another batch this time around.
0:55.2	Here we go.
1:13.2	My name is Jennifer.
1:16.2	I live in California and I have anxiety and depression.
1:21.2	I'd say looking back on it now, my go-to song for the past couple years has been Don't Worry Baby by the Beach Boys.
1:30.2	The Beach Boys got played a lot around my house when I was a kid so it reminds me of a time when things were a little easier.
1:39.2	And the 60 sunshine melody with Brian Wilson repeatedly telling you everything will turn out alright.
1:53.2	Kind of helps me calm down when things aren't so good.
1:59.2	Hi, my name is Caitlin and I'm from Indiana.
2:02.2	I'm name is Megan.
2:03.2	I live in Lawrence, Kansas.
2:04.2	My go-to depression song is I want to get better by teachers.
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