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Coffee Break: 911 calls

by Anna Reed

March 05, 2018

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?Billy Brown, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Over the weekend, Coffee Breaker Ben came up with a fun idea for a topic - first words on a 911 call, like for example, Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire".

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what are songs whose titles could be the first words on a 911 call?

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. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
Phoenix - Victim Of The Crime
Candi Staton - Too Hurt To Cry
Metric - Help, I'm Alive
Har Mar Superstar - Lady, You Shot Me
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Pixies - Broken Face
Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
Wanda Davis - Save Me

Coffee Break: 911 calls