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The Morning Show - With Jill Riley

Coffee Break: Call and Response

Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle. Their duet, "You and I" became a major country pop crossover hit for both artists.
Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle. Their duet, "You and I" became a major country pop crossover hit for both artists.courtesy The Estate of Eddie Rabbitt

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

September 10, 2024

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Tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will face off in what might be their only debate of the season. ABC News will host the event, and it’ll be the first time Harris and Trump will face off in person.

The debate will kick off at 8 p.m. Central. In addition to the live broadcast on ABC television stations and streaming on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu, you can listen to the ABC News Presidential Debate Simulcast from NPR on our sister station, MPR News, followed by analysis and fact-checking from NPR reporters. Let’s go ahead and get in the debating mood with music!

So, for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with an element of call and response or debate would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Ray Charles – What'd I Say, Pts 1 and 2
Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You
Huey 'Piano' Smith And The Clowns – Don't You Just Know It
Cam'ron – Hey Ma (feat. Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey & Kay Slay)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra – Minnie The Moocher
A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It
Harry Belafonte – Banana Boat (Day-O)