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Coffee Break: Turn, turn, turn

by Anna Reed

June 09, 2017

"You come to a T on a dirt country road," reads the caption for this photograph near the Minnesota-Iowa border. "Which way do you go?"
"You come to a T on a dirt country road," reads the caption for this photograph near the Minnesota-Iowa border. "Which way do you go?"Courtesy of Tyler Anderson

Bob wrote in with a great topic idea for today's Coffee Break - "turns". He says:

"Consider the multitude of ways that turns are used in everyday language: turn on/turn off, turn the corner, turn around, taking turns, return, etc."

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention some form of "turn" in the lyrics?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Turn It Around - Lucius
Turn of the Century - Bee Gees
Turn To Stone - Electric Light Orchestra
Turn It On - Sleater-Kinney
Turn It On - The Flaming Lips
I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
I Turn My Camera On - Spoon
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) - The Byrds

Coffee Break: Turn, turn, turn