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Coffee Break: Costumes

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

October 30, 2025

Dogs dressed as ghosts sit beside a jack-o-lantern.
Dogs dressed as ghosts sit beside a jack-o-lantern.Nancy Sticke

We are inching closer and closer to our favorite holiday. If you’re like Jill, then you probably already have your whole Halloween costume together, or maybe you’re a little bit like Nil and are still working on it.

Either way, there are a lot of songs that could double as great costume ideas. Let’s brainstorm on what you could be… with music!

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that could be Halloween costumes would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
They Might Be Giants- We're the Replacements
The Replacements- Cruella DeVille
The Stooges- I Wanna Be Your Dog
Supernova- Chewbacca
The Cramps- Human Fly
The Suburbs- Cows
Spin Doctors- Two Princess
Soho- Hippychick
Liz Phair- Polyester Bride

Coffee Break: Costumes