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Coffee Break: What Time Is It?

A cupcake from the music venue 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
A cupcake from the music venue 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.Kevin Harber via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

June 17, 2024

Perhaps one of the most asked questions is an inquiry into what time of day it is. Even though most people have phones or watches (or watches connected to their phones) the question still gets asked. And sometimes the number on the clock is something to remember.

People tend to commemorate the particular time of an event with drawings, poems, jewelry or tattoos. Some musicians have even written songs to mark a specific time on the clock … which brings us to today’s Coffee Break.  It’s “time” to tell the time with music.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about a specific time on the clock would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
The Vogues – Five O'Clock World
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – Midnight Rider (The Allman Brothers cover)
Foals – 2am
The Strokes – 12:51
beabadoobee – 10:36
Rodrigo Y Gabriela – 11:11
Beach House – 10:37
MC Hammer – U Can't Touch This
Soccer Mommy – Feel It All The Time (bonus)