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9:30 Coffee Break: Name Drop

March 24, 2014

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What songs do you want to hear for today's coffee break?
MPR Graphic / Tracy Kompelien

Here, let me help you pick up all those names that you dropped. Sometimes musicians want to give a nod to one of their favorite artists/writers/musicians or create some sort of metaphor by adding in the name of a celebrity. Ben, of Otsego, asked for a Coffee Break of songs that include celebrity names in them.

Sure, Ben, let's do it. What songs with celebrity name drops do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Songs Played:

Weezer - "Buddy Holly" (Buddy Holly, Mary Tyler Moore)

The Who - "The Seeker" (Bob Dylan, Timothy Leary, The Beatles)

Beastie Boys - "Makes Some Noise" (Ted Danson)

Neil Young - "Hey Hey My My" (Johnny Rotten)

Atmosphere - "It Ain't The Prettiest" (Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Paul Wellstone)