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Coffee Break: Games Day

December 21, 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?Fox Wu, Flickr CC BY 2.0

Yesterday was Games Day - a yearly-run gaming convention traditionally held in the U.K. on December 20. Just as we hit publish on this Coffee Break yesterday, a list of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees came across our desk so we switched up the topic. But we're back to Games Day today. Woot!

Historically occurring in Birmingham at the National Exhibition Centre, the event draws enthusiasts of Games Workshop's three main games: Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer and Lord of the Rings. Games Days have been held in the U.S. too - in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago and Atlanta.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention games?

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Songs played

The Who - Pinball Wizard
Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Barry White - Playing Your Game, Baby
John Lennon - Mind Games
Imogen Heap - Hide And Seek
Frank Black - Whatever Happened To Pong
Kid Dakota - Chutes + Ladders
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
The Lemon Twigs - I Wanna Prove To You

Coffee Break: Games Day