Songs that make you cry

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🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

With Bob Boilen retiring, we're taking time to remember some of our favorite episodes from over the years, including this one about the songs that make you cry, featuring stories from listeners about the music that moves them and why.

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0:00.0	This message comes from NPR Sponsored, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation,
0:05.1	who believe high-risk, high-reward research is the best way to make breakthroughs against
0:09.3	cancer.
0:10.3	Learn more about Damon Runyon's Brave and Bold approach at DamonRunyon.org.
0:15.0	Hey everybody, it's all songs considered from NPR Music, I'm Robin Hilton.
0:19.4	If you missed our most recent episode of the program, we said goodbye to Bob Boylin,
0:23.7	who just retired after 23 years of hosting the show.
0:28.3	And as part of that send-off, we're sharing some of our favorite episodes that he and
0:32.9	I did together over the years, starting with songs that make you cry.
0:38.2	Songs that make you cry.
0:39.1	We were joined for this one by former NPR Music Editor, Katie Pressley, and you're going
0:44.3	to hear a lot of heartbreaking stories from listeners in this episode, but you're also
0:49.0	going to hear a lot of music that got them through those tough times.
0:54.2	Enjoy the show.
1:03.4	There are some songs that are born to make you weak.
1:12.4	Robin looks like he's got to break up smiling.
1:15.4	Sorry.
1:16.5	I'm Bob Boylin with all the songs considered.
1:19.5	I'm here with Katie Pressley, and this is the Doddo for Strings, Samuel Barber written
1:24.8	in the middle 30s.
1:27.2	We're going to be holding hands throughout the whole show today.
1:31.1	One hand in another, the other hand with a hanky.
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