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Coffee Break: Change in direction

Album art for Sonny Bono's "Inner Views"
Album art for Sonny Bono's "Inner Views"Album Art

June 27, 2019

For this morning's Vinyl Tap pick, Jill brought in "Pammie's on a Bummer", a 7:45 song from Inner Views, Sonny Bono's 1967 solo album which took a decidedly psychedelic turn from his Sonny & Cher days.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists or bands who swiftly changed genres at some point in their career?

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

Radiohead - Morning Bell
Bee Gees - To Love Somebody
Eddie Vedder - Tonight You Belong To Me
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
Damon Albarn - Mr. Tembo
David Bowie - Young Americans
Genesis - That's All