Coffee Break: Nicknames
by Anna Reed
September 05, 2017
For as hard as some people try (Brian Oake), they just cannot make a nickname happen for themselves ("Popcorn"). For others, it catches on.
This morning we played Aretha Franklin's "Baby, I Love You" for our Vinyl Tap pick, and no one can deny that Aretha is "The Queen of Soul". Many other artists have popular nicnkames and honorifics that they go by - which ones are your favorites?
For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists who have well-known nicknames?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs played
Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus
Miriam Makeba - I Shall Sing
Nikki Lane - Jackpot
Jerry Lee Lewis - Real Wild Child (Wild One)
Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
Marvin Gaye - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Celia Cruz - Cucala