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9:30 Coffee Break: Spider

June 11, 2014

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

Scientists have discovered that spiders use sound waves and "tune" their webs to see what sort of creatures have fallen into their web. They know the vibrations that each strand of their web make (much in the same way a musician close to their instrument would know their violin or guitar). Since spiders are fairly musical we decided to base our Coffee Break around them.

What songs about spiders (or spider webs, or a specific type of spider) should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Songs Played:

The Flaming Lips "The Spiderbite Song"

The Who "Boris the Spider"

Wilco "Spiders (Kidsmoke)"

The National "Terrible Love"

No Doubt "Spiderwebs"