Coffee Break: Put a bird on it
by Anna Reed
January 05, 2017
It's National Bird Day - a day to reflect on the beauty, songs, and flight of birds, and remember that 12 percent of the world's 9,800 bird species may face extinction within the next century.
And for those of you that love a good Portlandia sketch, you're in luck because season 7 premiers tonight on IFC.
So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention birds do you want to hear?
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Songs played
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - The Mighty Sparrow
Bobby Day - Rock-in Robin
R.E.M. - Swan Swan H
Thom Yorke - Black Swan
John Vanderslice - White Dove
Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster
Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire
Icicle Works - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
The Beatles - Blackbird