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Coffee Break: May Day

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

May 01, 2025

Lilacs bloom in Richfield, Minnesota.
Lilacs bloom in Richfield, Minnesota.Gracie Stockton | MPR News

If this 9:30 Coffee Break was scratch and sniff, what flowers would it smell like?

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention flowers for May Day?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
The Damned - New Rose

J. Roddy Walton and The Business - Marigold

The White Stripes - Blue Orchid

Waxahatchee - Lilacs

Grateful Dead - Super Magnolia

Jeremy Messersmith - Violet!

Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)

The Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers

Coffee Break: May Day