Songs that hit you hard

NPR | By Mitra I. Arthur,

Robin Hilton

Published April 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM EDT

The Madi Diaz song "God Person" is just one of the tracks that hit us hard.

For the second year in a row, we asked listeners to tell us about a new song they're obsessed about — one they can't stop listening to because of how it makes them feel. On this episode we share some of the picks and the stories listeners shared about why they were so moved.

Note: This episode originally aired in Dec. 2024

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Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org

Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.

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