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Coffee Break: Acoustic/unplugged

Paul McCartney live at MTV Unplugged
Paul McCartney live at MTV Unpluggedvia YouTube

by Anna Weggel

January 25, 2019

Today in 1991, Paul McCartney recorded his Unplugged concert for MTV, where he performed such Beatles songs as "Here, There and Everywhere" and "And I Love Her".

Unlike other artists who appeared on the show with acoustic instruments plugged into amplifiers, McCartney played the show with all instruments actually unplugged. Microphones were placed close to the instruments to pick up the sound, and the performance was released as an album: Unplugged (The Official Bootleg).

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what acoustic and/or unplugged songs would you like to hear?

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

Paul McCartney - And I Love Her
Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay
Jewel - You Were Meant for Me
Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle
Foo Fighters - Everlong (Acoustic)
Jose Gonzalez - Hand On Your Heart
Seu Jorge - Five Years
A-ha - Take On Me