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Coffee Break: What's my age again?

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by Anna Weggel

January 03, 2020

We're about to give you 15 Coffee Breaks a row across the next three weeks to highlight a selection of hits from each year of the Current leading up to our 15th anniversary on Saturday, January 18. (If you haven't yet, snag tickets to The Current's 15th Anniversary Party at First Avenue.)

You will help us pick the songs we play for the Coffee Break each day, starting with 2005 on Monday, and throughout the day you'll hear a selection of in-studio performances from each featured year, along with a countdown of the top songs each night.

In celebration of this special programming, what songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that mention an age in the lyrics?

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.

Songs played

Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen
The Beatles - When I'm Sixty-Four
Tegan and Sara - Nineteen
Lily Allen - 22
Death Cab for Cutie - 60 and Punk
Aimee Mann - 31 Today
Jack White - Freedom At 21