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Coffee Break: Misspelled band names

by Anna Reed

May 31, 2017

The Beatles look out of the Magical Mystery Tour coach skylight, on location in England in September 1967.
The Beatles look out of the Magical Mystery Tour coach skylight, on location in England in September 1967.Apple Films Ltd/Channel Thirteen, via NPR

Late last night, President Trump tweeted "Despite the constant negative press covfefe," and then the tweet abruptly ended.

We don't know what "covfefe" is, so let's get into the topic of misspellings this morning.

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear sung by band names with odd spellings?

Thanks to Elliott for the suggestion!

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Phish - Bouncing Around the Room
CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share
Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Should Never Be
The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball
Redd Kross - Annie's Gone
Wyld Stallyons - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
Siouxsie and The Banshees
Lipps Inc - Funkytown

Coffee Break: Misspelled band names