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Coffee Break: Songs for Daylight Saving Time -

Coffee Break: Songs for Daylight Saving Time

An alarm clock in front of a field.
An alarm clock in front of a field.Pixabay

by Jill Riley and Rachel Frances

March 13, 2023

Daylight Saving Time began this past Sunday, springing us forward and causing us to lose an hour of sleep. Due to the time change, today is National Napping Day – encouraging people to take some time to rest today to offset the shock to our internal clock. What are your thoughts on Daylight Saving Time? Do you think its beneficial? Discuss below.

It’s not easy to adjust to this change, so to encourage a reset, let’s observe this day dedicated to sleep with music. What songs describe your feelings about the time change?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs for Daylight Saving Time/National Napping Day do you want to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played:
The Beatles – I’m So Tired
Low – Try to Sleep
Sparks – Beat the Clock
Fiona Apple – Sleep To Dream
Willie Nelson – Funny How Time Slips Away
The Guess Who – No Time
The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
Corinne Bailey Rae – Trouble Sleeping (Bonus!)