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So, Anne, I've actually been thinking a lot of you lately because something has happened to me that I wasn't expecting, and I think you're someone who might understand.

I'm here for you, Robin.

I think I've fallen for Benson Boone.

Aren't you a big Benson Boone fan?

I mean, fan is a strange word to use. You're a professional appreciator. I'm not hanging out here all alone, am I? I love a little backflipper. I mean, I just think, or front flipper. He's actually more of a front flipper. To be clear, he leaps off his piano and flips in the air, or sometimes just says it standing. No, I hadn't really spent any time with his music.

But, you know, he's inescapable enough that I know who he is and I kind of know what's going on, you know, but my kids and I, we were out somewhere a couple of weekends ago, and a Benson Boone song came on. I didn't really know it, but my son heard it and he said, I love this. What is this?

And I said, I think it's Benson Boone. Was it magical, mystical or whatever that? Mystical, magical was the song.

There's nothing colder than your shoulder when you're dragging me along like you do And so I ended up going down this rabbit hole

Through his catalog

And at some point it hit me

I thought

Benson Boom

Kind of great

I mean the man can sing

It's inarguable

well he's got so many bobs

that song beautiful things

when the drop

the chorus sits in that song

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