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Benji Hughes: Peacockin' Party - ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Songs We Love Podcast

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

This time Eric Hodge sits down with Charlotte, North Carolina's Benji Hughes to discuss his song "Peacockin' Party" from the album Songs In The Key Of Animals. Hughes says he wasn't trying to take himself too seriously for this record, and what he ended up with is a batch of catchy songs about animals.

'It works good, it's ridiculous, and it's got animals in it.'

Listen in on their conversation:

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Brian Burns is the ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ music reporter
Eric Hodge hosts ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾â€™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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