Things tend to get green around St. Patrick's Day - green beer, green outfits, green hats, even green rivers. But it's not so much the rolling green hills of Ireland or the green in the Irish flag that inspires this colorful array.

Some have said the use of green for nationalistic purposes dates all the way back to the Great Irish Rebellion of 1641 where the Confederation of Kilkenny used a green flag with a harp to signal their rebellion. The color green has been cropping up in Ireland for political purposes ever since and is regularly used to this day to show a sense of pride.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention green?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Jam - Pretty Green
Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass Of Home
HALEY - Green Eyed Boy
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Grey Cell Green
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
Ken Nordine - Chartreuse
Blackalicious - Green Light: Now Begin
New Order - Everything's Gone Green
Kermit the Frog - Bein' Green