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9:30 Coffee Break: Musical Fireworks

Independence Day fireworks in San Diego, Calif.
Independence Day fireworks in San Diego, Calif.Jon Sullivan

by Jade and Sean McPherson

July 02, 2015

We're approaching 4th of July weekend, a celebration that includes fireworks displays across the country to celebrate the birth of the USA.

Thinking ahead to those pyrotechnics shows, we're reminded there are a lot of songs that generate "oohs" and "aahs" of their own through musical fireworks: crescendos, drum fills, guitar solos, vocal dynamics and the like. So let's celebrate 4th of July with musical fireworks!

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that include musical explosions? Send us your requests.

Songs Played


Paul McCartney and Wings "Live and Let Die"
Weezer "Getchoo"
The Runaways "Cherry Bomb"
AC/DC "T.N.T"
The Hives "Tick Tick Boom"
Prince "Purple Rain"

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