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Coffee Break: Cleveland and Chicago songs

by Anna Reed

November 01, 2016

What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?Matt Slocum/AP, Jason Miller/Getty Images, both via NPR

A week ago we featured bands from Chicago and Cleveland to commemorate the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs going head to head in Game 1 of the World Series. Tonight is game 6, and if Cleveland wins, they'll win the world series.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention Cleveland or Chicago? We'll also consider songs that mention Ohio and Illinois.

Songs played

Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
The Band - Look Out Cleveland
The Hold Steady - Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night
Neil Young - Ohio
Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
The Pretenders - My City Was Gone