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Coffee Break: Piercings

Slash, the former lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses
Slash, the former lead guitarist for Guns N' RosesTravis Shinn, via NPR

by Anna Reed

May 16, 2017

According to the internet, May 16 is National Piercing Day.

Body piercing goes way back in our history as some of the oldest discovered mummified remains showed signs of earrings (which dates their use back 5,000 years). Nose piercings have been traced back to 1500 BC. The practice of piercing is still alive and well with sites other than the ears gaining popularity in the 1970s and going mainstream in the '90s.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what musicians do you want to hear that have notable piercings?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
David Bowie - Soul Love
Mark Ronson - Valerie feat. Amy Winehouse
Rancid - Time Bomb
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done for Me Lately
Jane's Addiction - Stop
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart