Cage the Elephant's Shake Me Down is about focusing on resilience when change, loneliness, and growing up present a challenge. The lyrics and music touched San Francisco backpacker Taylor Schmidt and are part of her hiking ritual.

Rapper and performer Prof released "Ain't We Rich" on his 2020 album, Powderhorn Suites. The song touches on emotional intimacy, contentment, and mindfulness. Just what Paul Durand needed to hear at a critical point in his life.

Fantasy by Earth, Wind, and Fire always brings to mind a magical memory from Chuck Loudon's college days - and a fantasy that came true!

"Just Like That" is Bonnie Raitt's song about a man looking for the mother of his heart donor. And this touches Amanda Newstetter in a very personal way.

San Francisco's very own Charles Lucero tells us about why Wake Up Everybody means so much to him to this day.

"Desperado" as performed by The Eagles holds a special place in Lee Hewitt's heart. It came out on April 17, 1973. Back then, she met someone who helped her understand she did not have to be on the fence about being loved.

Bay Area native Pedro Morales shares his song, "Glisten," which he heard for the first time at a Kills Birds concert in San Francisco.

Norbert Scully tells the story of how he discovered the album "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," and how one song — "Mea Culpa" — changed the way he listens to music.

Native New Yorker-to-San Francisco transplant Gary Glassman shares the reason why 95% of his brain is occupied by Broadway musicals and why "Don't Rain on My Parade," as performed by the inimitable Barbra Streisand, prickles his neurons more than any other stage hit.

Local blues musician Chris Cain discusses his favorite song by The Clark Sisters

What do you feel in the air around you when you listen to your favorite genre of music? Give this cold wave song from Black Marble a listen and see if…

This song reminds Oakland's Owen Li to think about the love that motivates him and the root of struggle.