It's Fat Tuesday!

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season.

Fun fact for you: If you haven't had breakfast yet, consider pancakes as "Fat Tuesday" is often also referred to as "Pancake Day". Pancakes and related fried breads or pastries made with sugar, fat, and eggs are traditionally consumed today in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what music in the style of Mardi Gras/New Orleans do you want to hear?

See if you can avoid the songs we've used before for this topic, like these and these, but some are so good that we might use them again.

Submit your own idea for a Coffee Break and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs played

Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans
The Meters - Cissy Strut
Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up A Little Higher
Dr. John - Revolution
Hurray For The Riff Raff - Rican Beach
Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
Dixie Cups - Iko Iko
Buckwheat Zydeco - My Feet Can't Fail Me Now