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DAIRY Break: Opposites

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

August 27, 2025

Greeters wearing Sun and Moon costumes pose for a photo as groups arrive to attend the 2024 Solar Eclipse Celebration Event at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Greeters wearing Sun and Moon costumes pose for a photo as groups arrive to attend the 2024 Solar Eclipse Celebration Event at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, on Monday, April 8, 2024.Stephen Maturen for MPR News

The Morning Show is broadcasting live from the Minnesota State Fair this week…in the afternoon! You can catch Jill and Nil at the MPR Booth on Judson near Nelson from 3 pm-7 pm, Monday through Thursday, with special guests, live performances, and all of the music discovery you’ve come to expect in the morning…but in the afternoon!

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Since The Morning Show is in the afternoon this week, The Coffee Break will kick off at 5:30 pm with the same amount of fun, but with a little less caffeine. And, since the morning show has taken over the afternoons this week, let’s celebrate with songs that highlight opposites!  

So for today’s 5:30 Dairy Break, what songs related to opposites would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Paula Abdul – Opposites Attract feat. MC Skat Kat and the Wild Pair
Hot Chip – Night and Day
Led Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times
The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go
The Beach Boys – Heroes and Villains
Kid Cudi – Day N Nite

DAIRY Break: Opposites