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Coffee Break: A new state song for Minnesota

"I am drawn to the rivers and the landscape and the trees," says Emily Falkenberg of Stillwater, Minn. This September 2015 photograph was taken in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
"I am drawn to the rivers and the landscape and the trees," says Emily Falkenberg of Stillwater, Minn. This September 2015 photograph was taken in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.Courtesy of Emily Falkenberg

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by Anna Weggel

April 24, 2019

Today in 1979, Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" was proclaimed the state song of Georgia. Let's say Minnesota's official state song "Hail! Minnesota" somehow went away.

What songs should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that you'd like to see as Minnesota's new state song?

To be clear, we love "Hail Minnesota". No disrespect to "Hail Minnesota".

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Northern Light - Minnesota
Johnny Cash - Big River
Doomtree - Gray Duck
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
Kid Dakota - Ten Thousand Lakes
Gear Daddies - (I Wanna Drive The) Zamboni
Husker Du - Love Is All Around
Atmosphere - Shhh