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A lot of these songs are hitting on one theme: women are ostensibly offered tons of choices but none they desire.

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This song is not flaaaaaames—it’s a different kind of warmth.

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“Every single night it’s on my mind—”

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Got (some) feelings?

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Need a quick high?

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Better than ‘Roar,’ really.

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Long distance relationships are at once entirely isolating and uniquely intimate. They highlight your resilient solitude and paper-thin vulnerability, sometimes multiple times in the same day. They always begin and end with a dial tone, one way or another.

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Sometimes you want to appreciate the richness and complexity of classical music, sometimes you want to get high and work yourself into tears while writing a thesis on OK Computer, and sometimes you just want to hear some loud noises with people talking over them.