IS THERE A SONG THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE? PLEASE DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO MENTION A KINDRED SONG UNLESS IT GENUINELY APPLIES

I HAVE MANY... BUT I 'D LIKE TO MENTION "MAKE SURE YOU'RE SURE" BY STEVIE WONDER. IT WAS THE FIRST SONG MY HUSBAND EVER SANG TO ME. IT TOTALLY APPLIED TO THE PLACE I WAS IN AT THE TIME AND HELPED ME SEE HOW MUCH IN LOVE WITH HIM I WAS.

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Permalink Reply by Shawn on September 17, 2010 at 9:57pm

I HAVE A FEW. THE FIRST ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS "BE GRATEFUL" BY WALTER HAWKINS. AND THE NEXT ONE TO ABSOLUTELY CHANGE MY LIFE WAS "NO WEAPON" by FRED HAMMOND. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE LORD AND ALL THAT HE HAS DONE FOR ME. YOUR MUSIC FEELS LIKE IT IS INSPIRED BY THIS SAME LOVE AND SO ANYTHING YOU SING IS LIFE CHANGING FOR ME.

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Permalink Reply by Shawn on September 17, 2010 at 10:00pm

Great song!

Shon Fantroy said:

"This Battle is Not yours" gets me through

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Permalink Reply by Desiree G on September 18, 2010 at 3:35am

I Wish I Wasn't - Heather Headley. This song helped me realize that I was in a relationship (marriage) with unrequited love. "I'm home alone again. And you're out hangin' with your friends - so you say. Somehow I know it's not quite that way. It's getting pretty late, and you haven't checked on me all day. When I call, you didn't answer - now I'm feeling like you're ignoring me." I could recite the entire song. There were many of nights that I would be tired of being alone and lonely and I would just go drive and sing to this song on repeat. I can honestly say I gave my all and am proud of my efforts.

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Permalink Reply by LaShonda Cooley on October 1, 2010 at 5:27pm

Lost and Turned Out "Olivia the Slave" by the Whispers - was the first song that ever affected me. As a young child, it reminded me of a person that was near and dear to me that were out on the street. it was a bit haunting.

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Permalink Reply by Karima Leggett- Onque on November 27, 2010 at 4:29pm

I have a few songs that I must say that really touched me but Maxwell This Woman's Work has a special meaning for me...Thinking back to She's Having a Baby when the song was originally sang by a woman (Kate Bush), the scene when the wife was having difficulty makes me think of the challenges that women go through to give birth...Just amazing...

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Permalink Reply by kalia on December 9, 2010 at 12:07pm

Far Away is definately one of my favorite that hits gome for me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cOZxW0xiVE

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Permalink Reply by Rogenia Neal on December 18, 2010 at 12:17am

I HAVE MANY SONGS I COULD MENTION BUT IN ALL HONESTY NOTHING HIT ME LIKE, NO LIMIT, THRU LOVE CONTENTMENT,WHAT HAPPENS NOW, RHYTHM OF LIFE AND SO MANY OTHER KINDRED SONGS, IF I WERE TO MENTION THEM I WOULD RUN OUT OF SPACE AND I'M SERIOUS. THERE IS SUCH A CONNECTION WITH THERE MUSIC BECAUSE ITS REAL ITS LIFE ON LIFE TERMS NOT OURS THE UPS, DOWNS, GOOD, BAD, STRUGGLES, AND STILL FINDING LOVE AND HUMANITY AND EXPRESSING IT ALL ON WAX SO PEOPLE LISTEN UP AND REFLECT!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Donnis Brown on December 26, 2010 at 4:37pm

this could take all day! lol but I love "don't change" (musiq soulchild) The Truth By India Arie

... but the song that is forever on my playlists is Woman First.

After hurricane Katrina with mu husband, 4 kids my 2 sisters and my momma in tow- I first heard that song, it broght me to tears, after being in that water, and only having 2 complete outfits, 3 pairs of underware I did not feel pretty at all, trying to help my mom and sisters - everybody calling me for EVERYTHING I was hanging on by a thread. My husband saw that and did seveal little things to make me feel all soft and pretty, he allowed me to see what he saw while I was a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother that everybody needed more than the other.

Aja,

seemed like you felt my pain when you sang that song! I still listen to it everyday..... everyday- so thank you for that

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Permalink Reply by Rogenia Neal on December 29, 2010 at 4:25pm

Donnis Brown said:

this could take all day! lol but I love "don't change" (musiq soulchild) The Truth By India Arie

... but the song that is forever on my playlists is Woman First.

After hurricane Katrina with mu husband, 4 kids my 2 sisters and my momma in tow- I first heard that song, it broght me to tears, after being in that water, and only having 2 complete outfits, 3 pairs of underware I did not feel pretty at all, trying to help my mom and sisters - everybody calling me for EVERYTHING I was hanging on by a thread. My husband saw that and did seveal little things to make me feel all soft and pretty, he allowed me to see what he saw while I was a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother that everybody needed more than the other.

Aja,

seemed like you felt my pain when you sang that song! I still listen to it everyday..... everyday- so thank you for that

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Permalink Reply by Rogenia Neal on December 29, 2010 at 4:26pm

You GO GIRLL KTFS CAN REALLY TOUCH YOUR LIFE IF ONE REALLY LISTENS

Rogenia Neal said:

Donnis Brown said:

this could take all day! lol but I love "don't change" (musiq soulchild) The Truth By India Arie

... but the song that is forever on my playlists is Woman First.

After hurricane Katrina with mu husband, 4 kids my 2 sisters and my momma in tow- I first heard that song, it broght me to tears, after being in that water, and only having 2 complete outfits, 3 pairs of underware I did not feel pretty at all, trying to help my mom and sisters - everybody calling me for EVERYTHING I was hanging on by a thread. My husband saw that and did seveal little things to make me feel all soft and pretty, he allowed me to see what he saw while I was a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother that everybody needed more than the other.

Aja,

seemed like you felt my pain when you sang that song! I still listen to it everyday..... everyday- so thank you for that

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Permalink Reply by JazzySoulstrist & Cadillac Dale on January 26, 2011 at 9:13pm

I must say many Kindred songs have changed me & my life .Yet lately Teach me by Fantasia and Jazmine Sullivan's Redemption have been two songs i find myself singing & listening to on repeat.....Wrds are very important to me way more then beats ... Dont get me wrong sum sweet instrumentals can still take me places but wrds over beats in my eyes.

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Permalink Reply by Todd E. Thompson on February 19, 2011 at 2:52pm

I know you asked for one, but two songs come to mind for me and both are equally as important in my life. First one is Donny Hathaway's "A Song For You". It not only introduced me to the legend that is Donny Hathaway, but it let me know the power music had on people and how much I wanted to make music that affected people in the same way. The second, Your song, "Far Away" because for the first time in song, me and my wife finally found someone who, "got it" when it came to the struggles of raising kids, the pressures of life and how that affects relationships, especially married folks. Don't get me wrong, I know single folks go through it too and need to get away, but when your married life is amplified that much more, which in turn makes that much more important to go, "far away form here, far away from, far away from HERE!, just jump in a taxi cab (or in our case, jump on a cruise ship! LOL), pack our bags and get away FAST!!!!!" Grace & Peace and I'll see y'all on Sunday night!!!!! Can't wait.