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Coffee Break: International Drop A Rock Day

An anonymous artist dropped off nearly 20 hand-painted stones depicting children's book characters at the Arlington Hills Library in St. Paul
An anonymous artist dropped off nearly 20 hand-painted stones depicting children's book characters at the Arlington Hills Library in St. PaulMPR News via Facebook

by Mac Wilson and Nilufer Arsala

July 03, 2024

International Drop A Rock Day is all about showing kindness to others. The unofficial holiday was first created by The Word Rocks Project in 2015 to show kindness, hope, and fun through rock art. To celebrate, participants around the world create rocks with uplifting messages and leave them for others to find, and searchers get the joy of finding the inspiring art pieces.

Let’s celebrate International Drop A Rock Day the best way we know how… with music!

From MPR News: An anonymous artist dropped off painted rocks depicting children's books at Arlington Hills Library

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that have titles with a kind or inspirational message would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Sly and the Family Stone – You Can Make It If You Try
Thee Sacred Souls – Love Is The Way
Neko Case – Hold On, Hold On
Guided By Voices – As We Go Up, We Go Down
Wilco – Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again)
Lake Street Dive – Good Together
New Radicals – You Get What You Give
Conor Oberst – Zigzagging Toward The Light