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Thursday Espresso Break!

Posted at 8:11 AM on May 13, 2010 by Steve Seel (28 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

It's the last day of our member campaign today on The Current, and we need your support to make these sizeable remaining goals. Needless to say, we're kinda bouncing off the walls with excitement, nervousness, and anticipation today ... and that's compounded by the generous amount of caffeine we're imgesting to keep up the energy. So, why not make today's 9:30 Coffee Break the 9:30 Espresso Break? Let's build a set of songs that are short and energized - two minutes or less in length and filled with plenty of caffeine.

Comments (28)

White Stripes--Fell in Love with a Girl
Pete Seeger--Little Boxes!

Posted by JP | May 13, 2010 8:40 AM

Pixies - There Goes My Gun
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - First to Finish, Last to Start
Anything by the Ramones
Great topic!

Posted by Allyson | May 13, 2010 8:45 AM

Every song the Ramones ever wrote...except Needles and Pins.

Posted by loran | May 13, 2010 8:47 AM

Happy Boy by the Beat Farmers

Posted by loran | May 13, 2010 8:48 AM

Song 2 - Blur - although it comes in just over 2 minutes at 2:02.

Posted by jon | May 13, 2010 8:51 AM

Sun Spots by Bob Mould
Lovely Love by Jonny Polonsky (short and oh-so-sweet)

Posted by Jillyj | May 13, 2010 8:52 AM

"Breakfast at Timpani's"- Reliant K

"Great Balls of Fire"- Jerry Lee Lewis

"Judy is a Punk"- Ramones

"Rave On"- Buddy Holly

"You've Got an Ugly Stupid Butt"- Strong Bad

Posted by Justin | May 13, 2010 9:01 AM

Mystery Dance -- Elvis Costello

White Riot -- the Clash

We're Desperate [fits the fund-raising] -- X

Posted by lou | May 13, 2010 9:03 AM

Ramones:
Cretin Hop
I Don't Care

The Clash:
White Riot
Koka Kola

Posted by Pail Ale | May 13, 2010 9:05 AM

Song 2 - Blur

Posted by Andy | May 13, 2010 9:07 AM

They're Red Hot - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Punk Rock Girl - ???

Posted by Kevin | May 13, 2010 9:08 AM

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot

Posted by Nick | May 13, 2010 9:08 AM

If I don't hear The Descendents' "Coffee Mug" I might cry...

Posted by Rafi | May 13, 2010 9:08 AM

"Five Per Cent For Nothing" by Yes on the Fragile LP. And thanks for nothing to my brother Hosey, who's copping out of The Hold Steady show.

Posted by kNoizey | May 13, 2010 9:09 AM

Ramones-"Judy Is A Punk"

Talking Heads-"Thank You For Sending Me An Angel"

Posted by Michael Harmon | May 13, 2010 9:10 AM

Hopefully NOT fitting for the pledge drive..

"We're not gonna make it" by the President of the United States of America

Posted by loran | May 13, 2010 9:14 AM

Some Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Tick off Fever to Tell

Posted by David | May 13, 2010 9:14 AM

James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

Posted by Adam | May 13, 2010 9:16 AM

They Might be Giants: Minimum Wage (off Flood... I think it's like 40something seconds long)

Posted by Sarah | May 13, 2010 9:19 AM

buck hill-the replacements

Posted by becks | May 13, 2010 9:21 AM

Pretty much any song off of The Replacements- Sorry Ma...

Posted by Steve | May 13, 2010 9:21 AM

"Bike" by Pink Floyd is short and silly, sort of like by brother Hosey...

Posted by kNoizey | May 13, 2010 9:23 AM

Gotta do "Buck Hill" by The 'Mats, my brother Hosey lives around there! By the way, Hose, Nick Bockwinkle called, and he'd like to have his arrogance back.

Posted by kNoizey | May 13, 2010 9:27 AM

Minimun Wage by They Might Be Giants (someone already suggested it so I'm seconding it)

Orpheus in Hades Lounge by Let's Active - I believe it's a pretty short instrumental with some nice wah wah, I forget what album, you probably don't have it.


OH and I second "Happy Boy" by the Beat farmers!

Posted by Cynthia | May 13, 2010 9:28 AM

kNoizey, sweet AWA reference. There should be a pledge drive to bring back that Minnesota institution. Minnesota Public Wrestling Association.

Or not. Peace. Let the Coffee Break Begin!

Posted by Justin | May 13, 2010 9:34 AM

Darnit, I came in late. You could have played pretty much any Guided by Voices song from the Alien Lanes/Bee Thousand years, notably something like As We Go Up, We Go Down.

Posted by August | May 13, 2010 9:45 AM

Plymouth Rock - Lifter Puller
Canyon Killer - Rocket From The Crypt

Posted by chad | May 13, 2010 9:47 AM

Punk - Suicide Machines

I know it's too late, but I thought that would have been a great one!

Posted by Shane | May 13, 2010 9:54 AM

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