You're listening to Song Exploder,
where musicians take apart their songs and piece by piece tell the story of how they were made.
I'm Rishikesh Hirway.
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And there's a good chance you've heard it here on Song Exploder,
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But I really don't like having somebody talk over singing.
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I would like to be in awe of something that I did not know existed when I woke up that morning.
This is Key Change, where I talk to fascinating people about the music that transformed their lives.
And my guest today is Hanif Abdurraqib, a poet, cultural critic,