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Coffee Break: In Bloom

Summer weekend in full bloom. Image: Paul Huttner MPR News
Summer weekend in full bloom. Image: Paul Huttner MPR NewsHuttner, Paul

by Anna Weggel

August 23, 2019

There's been a lot of chatter this week about the Minnesota State Fair's "Floralpalooza" which features displays on the theme of Prince, Charles M. Schulz, Paul Bunyan, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Judy Garland among others.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature a type of flower?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Prince - Elephants and Flowers
Radiohead - Lotus Flower
Air - Cherry Blossom Girl
The Zombies - A Rose For Emily
Hole - Violet
J. Roddy Walston and The Business - Marigold
Oasis - Morning Glory