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Coffee Break: Pride anthems

Martin the Corgi sports a Rainbow Flag cape during the 2018 Twin Cities Pride parade in Minneapolis.
Martin the Corgi sports a Rainbow Flag cape during the 2018 Twin Cities Pride parade in Minneapolis.Liam James Doyle for MPR News

by Anna Weggel

June 21, 2019

Happy Pride weekend!

If you're in the Twin Cities or planning to be there this weekend, The Current will represent in Loring Park throughout, and The Current van once again joins the parade in downtown Minneapolis on Sunday.

Join Mark Wheat tonight for a special set of pride anthems (requested by you!) from 6 to 8 pm and Saturday night, Shannon Blowtorch will be DJing in the First Avenue Mainroom for Pop Up! Pride Edition, and she's promised a very special two-hour mix on The Current for this Saturday night, too, from 10 to midnight.

To get this weekend started off right...

What pride anthems do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

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

Erasure - Chains of Love
Perfume Genius - Queen
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Robyn - Dancing On My Own
Cheryl Lynn - I Got to Be Real
Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Gossip - Heavy Cross