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Coffee Break: Strange Music

by Jill Riley and Christy Taylor

August 24, 2021

The Flaming Lips performing live at Rock the Garden 2016
The Flaming Lips performing live at Rock the Garden 2016MPR / Nate Ryan

International Strange Music Day was created on this day in the late 90's as a way to celebrate pushing the boundaries of music. Strange can mean unfamiliar or bizarre or both!

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

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Ken Nordine - Azure
Alt-J - Fitzpleasure
Yello - Oh Yeah
Ween - Push The Little Daisies
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Nilsson - Coconut
The B-52s - Quiche Loraine