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Coffee Break: The best

by Jill Riley and Christy Taylor

August 06, 2021

Grace McCallum of Team United States competes on balance beam during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Grace McCallum of Team United States competes on balance beam during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

The Olympics come to an end on Sunday with the closing ceremony airing at 7 am EST on NBC. There will also be a primetime rebroadcast at 7:30 pm EST. It's been fun celebrating 'the best' athletes in the world.

Let's continue to celebrate 'the best' in the way we do best - with music!

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about 'the best' do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Foo Fighters - Best Of You
Bob Mould - Best Thing
The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl
Swamp Dogg - Good Better Best
John Prine - All the Best
Lissie - Best Days
Frank Sinatra - Nothing But the Best
Ray LaMontagne - You Are The Best Thing
The Emotions - Best Of My Love