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Coffee Break: Funky Friday

Funk, soul and rock band Sly and the Family Stone perform on the Olympia music hall stage on July 23 2007 in Paris.
Funk, soul and rock band Sly and the Family Stone perform on the Olympia music hall stage on July 23 2007 in Paris.Francois Guillot | AFP | Getty Images 2007

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

February 26, 2021

An occasional yet long-standing Morning Show tradition...

What songs do you want to hear for Funky Friday?

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Songs played

Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
Ohio Players - Funky Worm
Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin
Betty Davis - He Was a Big Freak
Rufus - Tell Me Something Good