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Coffee Break: Light and dark

by Anna Reed

March 12, 2018

Corn stalks bend in the wind as the sun lights up clouds in the early morning of Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.
Corn stalks bend in the wind as the sun lights up clouds in the early morning of Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.Evan Frost | MPR News

Yesterday was Daylight Saving Time where we lost an hour and we're seeing the results today with an extra dark morning and an extra long afternoon.

So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention light and dark, sunrise and sunset, and time?

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

The National - The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
Har Mar Superstar - Late Night Morning Light
The Doors - Waiting For The Sun
Husker Du - New Day Rising
Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
The Polyphonic Spree - Light and Day / Reach for the Sun
Louis Armstrong - Sunrise, Sunset
Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side
Florence and the Machine - No Light, No Light
The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today