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Bon Iver: Perth - ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû's Songs We Love Podcast

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is a series and a podcast that looks at the stories behind some of the songs we're playing on our new music discovery stream, .

This time Eric Hodge sits down with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver to discuss his song 'Perth' from the album Bon Iver, Bon Iver.

Vernon describes 'Perth' as an awakening. It's a song about being born and also losing a loved one.

"Cycles are always defined by their beginnings and ends, but they're really circles."

Listen to the episode here:

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Eric Hodge hosts ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû’s broadcast of Morning Edition, and files reports for the North Carolina news segments of the broadcast. He started at the station in 2004 doing fill-in work on weekends and All Things Considered.
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