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Phil Cook: Miles Away - ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Songs We Love Podcast

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¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Songs We Love podcast

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, .

On this episode, Eric Hodge chats with Durham's about 'Miles Away,' the first single from his new album People Are My Drug.

Cook co-wrote the song with's Amelia Meath. Its lyrics touch on both the literal and metaphorical issues of distance that we often feel in relationships.

We all know, if you're in a relationship you can be sitting right next to somebody and you couldn't be farther away from them.

Listen to the episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Gdl3d59hc

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Eric Hodge hosts ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’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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