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Coffee Break: Stuck in the middle

Stealers Wheel appearing on TopPop in 1973.
Stealers Wheel appearing on TopPop in 1973.AVRO - Beeld En Geluid Wiki - Gallerie: Toppop 1973 [CC BY-SA 3.0]

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

December 29, 2020

This week is just weird, isn't it?

It's not yet 2021. We're still hanging on to the last bits of 2020. It's not Christmas or Hanukkah (though technically it's Kwanzaa until Jan 1!), and it's not New Year's yet. And if you're working this week you might be one of the only people in the office (or virtual office).

This week just feels like...a holding pattern.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that talk about the "middle", the "in between", "halfway", "stuck", etc.?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with You
The Cure - In Between Days
The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Halfway (clip)
The Pretenders - Middle of the Road
U2 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Huey Lewis - Stuck With You
TV On The Radio - Halfway Home