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Coffee Break

Coffee Break: Call to action

Bruce Springsteen, aka "The Boss", for today's bossy song title Coffee Break
Bruce Springsteen, aka "The Boss", for today's bossy song title Coffee BreakCourtesy of the artist

by Anna Reed

September 15, 2017

People often look to music to inspire, to create a soundtrack to their lives, or to heighten the mood they're currently in. If you're sad, you might turn on a sad song. If you're working out, you might play a jam to get yourself pumped up.

But what about songs that boss you around a bit?

For today's Coffee Break, we're looking for songs that tell you what to do. What songs do you want to hear whose titles are a call to action?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs Played:

Stars - Take Me To The Rio
Carl Perkins - Honey Don't
The Black Angels - Don't Play With Guns
Sly and the Family Stone - Dance To The Music
Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me
The Suburbs - Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling
Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams