What's up with cherry wine? Have you ever drank any? Why is it that the mysterious intoxicant pops up so frequently in songs? Listener Joe wrote in to say, "[cherry wine] has to be one of the all-time biggest music cliches, which is odd because no one ever actually drinks cherry wine." So many questions to be answered and we will do our best with today's Coffee Break to approach the answers.

What songs mentioning "cherry wine" should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break? Also, if you are someone who frequently drinks cherry wine, please share why you enjoy it.

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Songs Played:

Tommy James and the Shondells - "Sweet Cherry Wine"

Nas feat. Amy Winehouse - "Cherry Wine"

Little Esther Phillips - "Sweet Cherry Wine"

Jimmy Rodgers - "T is for Texas"

Jermaine Stewart - "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"

The Suburbs - "Turn the Radio On"