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Coffee Break: Back to school

by Anna Reed

September 06, 2016

What songs do want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
What songs do want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?LA Johnson/NPR

Many children will be returning to school today in Minnesota. Though they likely will be making their way to their first classes in the pouring rain, let's get them started off on the right track with a Coffee Break.

What 'back to school' songs do you want to hear?

And as a special challenge, see if you can avoid these songs we've used for similar topics:

Nada Surf - "Popular"
Paul Simon - "Me and Julio Down by the School Yard"
The White Stripes - "We're Going to be Friends"
Nirvana - "School"
Vampire Weekend - "Campus"
Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget about Me)"
Rockpile "Teacher Teacher"
Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2"
Jackson 5 "ABC"
The White Stripes "We're Going to be Friends"
Jerry Lee Lewis "High School Confidential"
The Suburbs "Chemistry Set"
Brownsville Station "Smokin in the Boys Room"
Thom Yorke "The Eraser"
Kraftwerk "Pocket Calculator"
Sam Cooke "Wonderful World"
Ramones "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue"
Wild Beasts "Devil's Crayon"
Talking Heads "The Book I Read"

Songs played

Kiss Me on The Bus - The Replacements
Teacher Teacher - Rockpile
Conjunction Junction - Schoolhouse Rocks
Never Ending Math Equation - Modest Mouse
School Bus Driver - Trampled By Turtles
Chemistry - Semisonic
Art School - The Jam
Hot for Teacher - Van Halen

Do you deserve a Coffee Break? We at Oake & Riley think you do, and we want to bring coffee and treats from Gigi's Cafe to your workplace. Let us know why you'd like a Coffee Break - or request your own idea for a future topic.