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Coffee Break: Songs that don't rhyme

by Anna Reed

April 03, 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?Rachel Knickmeyer, Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

April is National Poetry Month - organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States.

But for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that don't rhyme?

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

Tori Amos - Silent All These Years
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
Pixies - Where Is My Mind
Sleaford Mods - TCR
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Camper Van Beethoven - Take The Skinheads Bowling
They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng
Simon and Garfunkel - America