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June 9, 2026 | Featuring: Vienna Teng

NPR Music | NPR listeners share the songs that help reset their mood

NPR Music | NPR listeners share the songs that help reset their mood

On this week's All Songs Considered, we share some of the stories and songs we heard, from the Bill Withers classic "Lovely Day" (one of the most frequently cited songs), to Florence + the Machine's cathartic "Shake It Out," the inescapable 1994 hit "You Gotta Be" from the singer Des'ree and more.

Vienna Teng: "Level Up" from Aims
"This song starts most of my runs, became my sobriety theme song when I gave up drinking 5 years ago, and is a swelling, soaring, sparkling anthem of moving up and on." — Mary Alice in Baltimore

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