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Coffee Break: Items of clothing

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?Yamanaka Tamaki, Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

by Anna Reed

August 08, 2017

Today in 1960, 16-year old Brian Hyland went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini".

So many songs since have centered around items of clothing, hats, shoes, jackets, etc. so let's explore this space today.

What songs do you want to hear that mention other items of clothing, shoes or hats?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played:

Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
James Brown - Hot Pants, Pt. 1
Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
Arctic Monkeys - Knee Socks
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors
Cake - Short Skirt Long Jacket
Raphael Saadiq - Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat