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Coffee Break: Songs for staying cool

Tyna’Ja leaps from the raised jump platform at the Webber Natural Swimming Pool in North Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
Tyna’Ja leaps from the raised jump platform at the Webber Natural Swimming Pool in North Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.Ben Hovland | MPR News

by Jill Riley

July 27, 2023

Can you feel it? A heat advisory is in effect through Thursday evening for the Twin Cities and much of central Minnesota into western Wisconsin. We gotta find a way to cool down, perhaps with a cold beverage. A milkshake, maybe? Possibly even a Pina Colada? So, how about an iced coffee break this time around?

When it comes to finding some musical inspiration, it doesn’t have to be a cold beverage, though. Think about songs about anything that keeps you cool. Refreshments? A dip in the pool? The choice is yours!

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs about staying cool and refreshed do you want to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Car Seat Headrest - Can't Cool Me Down
Al Green - Take Me to the River
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers - Ice Cream Man
Shuggie Otis - Ice Cold Daydream
G. Love and Special Sauce - Cold Beverage
Kelis - Milkshake
James Brown - Cold Sweat
Hüsker Dü - Ice Cold Ice (bonus)