Coffee Break: Soup
by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala
February 04, 2026

Sometimes, all you need is a nice bowl of soup to make you feel a little bit better… especially in the winter months. Luckily, Wednesday is National Homemade Soup Day!
There really is no wrong kind of soup. Let’s mix up some musical ingredients to make the perfect rhythmic comfort food.
So, for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that are related to, or could be ingredients of, soup would you like to hear?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs Played
Traffic- Rock 'N' Roll Stew
Booker T. and the M.G.'s- Green Onions
Rufus Thomas- Do The Funky Chicken
Dr. John- Mama Roux
Vega-Tables- The Beach Boys
Squeeze- Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Bob Marley and The Wailers- Stir It Up
