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  "id": 525189,
  "title": "Why do certain lyrics touch us so deeply? We studied 35 years of hits to find out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/why-do-certain-lyrics-touch-us-so-deeply-we-studied-35-years-of-hits",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T01:17:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/why-do-certain-lyrics-touch-us-so-deeply-we-studied-35-years-of-hits-to-find-out-278530"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An estimated 5.7 billion people listen to music. But there’s a lot we still don’t understand about why certain songs affect us the way they do.",
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        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Why do certain lyrics touch us so deeply? We studied 35 years of hits to find out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/why-do-certain-lyrics-touch-us-so-deeply-we-studied-35-years-of-hits-614171",
        "published": "2026-08-11T23:00:06.000Z"
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}