July 6 is National Fried Chicken Day in the United States, a day its adherents celebrate by feasting on the food item in question.

Fried chicken is a particular delicacy in the American South, but its popularity can be found across the nation. Not everyone may eat chicken, but we can all celebrate the day the best way we know how: with music.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs do you want to hear that mention chicken, other fried foods, side dishes, baskets or buckets?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
D'Angelo - Chicken Grease
The Kills - Fried My Little Brains
Southern Culture On The Skids - Eight Piece Box
Courtney Barnett - Pickles From The Jar
Miriam Makeba - Chicken (Kikirikiki)
A Band of Bees - Chicken Payback
Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
The Magnetic Fields - A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
Cibo Matto - Know Your Chicken (bonus)