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Coffee Break: what song describes your 2023?

People look at the city of Paris through one of the clocks of the Musée d'Orsay, on May 18, 2016.
People look at the city of Paris through one of the clocks of the Musée d'Orsay, on May 18, 2016.MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images

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by Jill Riley

December 29, 2023

Lizz Winstead is in town this weekend for her annual year-in-review shows at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis. Winstead joined Jill Riley on Thursday morning to preview the show and to provide her unique retrospective on the year 2023. 

Whereas Lizz Winstead likes to look back on the year that was through the lens of comedy and satire, today we’d like to use music as a way to reflect on the year. What song — from any era — seems to encapsulate 2023 for you? Make your suggestion below, and share a few words why you chose that song.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what song (from any era) describes your 2023?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs Played
Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? 
The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Jain – Alright
Peter Tosh – Legalize It
Cake – I Will Survive
Frank Sinatra - My Way