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Coffee Break: Music kids love

View inside the Kids' Disco at Rock the Cradle 2018.
View inside the Kids' Disco at Rock the Cradle 2018.Nate Ryan | MPR

by Anna Weggel

March 22, 2019

Rock the Cradle is this Sunday, March 24, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art / Children's Theatre Company -- it's our annual free, no ticket required event for kids and their grownups to explore music, art and culture.

Enjoy favorites such as the Kids' Disco and Pop Up Story Time with Current hosts plus live music and more. Rock the Cradle is perfect for kids up to age 8.

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

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 White Stripes - We're Going To Be Friends
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Jain - Makeba
Bobby Day - Rock-in Robin
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line
Barney - I Love You (clip)
Ramones - Cretin Hop
Smash Mouth - All Star