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Coffee Break: Hey, Good Looking!

A person relaxes with their foot resting on a boombox.
A person relaxes with their foot resting on a boombox.Pixabay

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

April 07, 2025

There are many ways to approach someone you find interesting. Maybe you just reach out and say hello, or it could be that you want to take it back to old times and reach out with a note, or (even better!) a song.

Sometimes, music can express what we want to say better than we can ourselves. Today, let’s craft a playlist of musical pickup lines.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that could be pick-up lines would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
The White Stripes- You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)
Seratones- Gotta Get To Know Ya
Arctic Monkeys- I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor
Ida Maria- I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
Dolly Parton- Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That
Hot Chocolate- You Sexy Thing
Caroline Polachek- So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings
Hank Williams- Hey, Good Lookin'