Coffee Break: songs containing trivia
by Mac Wilson
January 04, 2024
Thursday, Jan. 4, is National Trivia Day, a day that celebrates little-known bits of information. It got us thinking that there are a lot of songs with lyrics that contain a factoid, information, statistics, or other bit of hot knowledge. Still others ask a trivia-like question. Identifying songs like these seems anything but a trivial pursuit for today’s theme.
So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that contain little factoids, statistics or a trivia-like question do you want to hear?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs Played
The Mountain Goats – Autoclave
Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
The Monkees – Randy Scouse Git
The Tragically Hip – Fifty-Mission Cap
They Might Be Giants – Why Does The Sun Shine
R.E.M. – What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
Neko Case – Last Lion Of Albion