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Coffee Break: A warm embrace

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

October 01, 2020

Dessa hugs Sean McPherson and Dustin Kiel after performing a show at the Fitzgerald Theater.
Dessa hugs Sean McPherson and Dustin Kiel after performing a show at the Fitzgerald Theater.MPR / Nate Ryan

The temperatures are dipping this week and for some of us, it's been more than six months since we've hugged anyone outside our immediate quarantine bubbles.

A warm (musical) embrace on a cold day? Sounds good to us.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention hugs, embraces, holding, etc.?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Lemonheads - Into Your Arms
Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight
Bow Wow Wow - Do You Wanna Hold Me?
KC And The Sunshine Band - Wrap Your Arms Around Me
Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Willie Nelson - Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me
Guided By Voices - Smothered In Hugs
Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me

Coffee Break: A warm embrace