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Coffee Break: People are strange

Crowds at the Minnesota State Fair in  2012 (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)
Crowds at the Minnesota State Fair in 2012 (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)Olson, Michael

by Jill Riley and Christy Taylor

September 02, 2021

Why do you go to the Minnesota State Fair? The food? The music? The midway? The grandstand? What about the people watching? People watching at The Great Minnesota Get-together is always entertaining.

Let's celebrate all the interesting people at the fair in the way we do best - with music!

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

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
Happy Mondays - 24 Hour Party People
William Shatner - Common People
Arrested Development - People Everyday
Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday People
The Monroes - What Do All the People Know
Dawes - Most People