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Coffee Break: Second life songs

by Anna Reed

November 18, 2016

What songs do you want to hear for today's Coffee Break?
What songs do you want to hear for today's Coffee Break?Luz Adriana Villa [Flickr CC BY 2.0]

Thanks to Jim who wrote in with today's topic idea. Jim says he's been thinking about songs that have gotten a second life:

"These were songs that were popular when they were originally released, but then faded over time, only to get a second life, or expanded reach, by appearing in a movie, TV show, commercial, etc."

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that somehow got a second life?

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Songs played

Pixies - Where Is My Mind
Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Coffee Break: Second life songs