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Tuesday Coffee Break: Dig It

Posted at 8:48 AM on February 22, 2011 by Steve Seel (47 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Today's 9:30 Coffee Break theme is inpsired by the activity that so many of us found ourselves doing over the weekend: digging out. There are lots of songs about digging in its various forms. Let's put together a good "digging set" today.

Songs played:
Superchunk 'Digging for Something"
The Beatles "Dig It"
The Beatles "Dig a Pony"
The Friends of Distinction "Grazing in the Grass"
Southern Culture on the Skids "Ditch Diggin"
Pixies "Dig for Fire"

Comments (47)

Grazing in the Grass -- Hugh Masekela -- "Can you dig it, baby?" [plus 1000 other dig-its in the song]

Digging For Fire -- Pixies

Dig a Pony -- obligatory you-know-who song

Posted by lou | February 22, 2011 9:01 AM

The Walkmen - While I Shovel the Snow

Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt

Posted by Oj | February 22, 2011 9:02 AM

PLEASE

DIG IT UP - Hoodoo Gurus

The Days of Sand and Shovels - Bobby Vinton

Posted by ken | February 22, 2011 9:04 AM

Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney
Diggin' On You - TLC
I Dig You - Cult Hero

Posted by wellst | February 22, 2011 9:05 AM

"Dig It Out" by Linkin Park.

Posted by kNoizey | February 22, 2011 9:05 AM

Second Peter Gabriel--Digging in the Dirt
Joss Stone--Super Duper (Are You Digging on Me?)

Posted by Susan | February 22, 2011 9:06 AM

Dig - Incubus

Posted by David | February 22, 2011 9:07 AM

incubus-dig
tlc-diggin' on you
the beatles-dig it
the coup-dig it

Posted by Brie | February 22, 2011 9:07 AM

"Dig It Deep" on Fun? The Candy Skins
"Got a Great Big Shovel" Sammy Davis, Jr.

Posted by Rob | February 22, 2011 9:08 AM

Chemical Brothers - "Dig Your Own Hole"

Posted by Andrew S. | February 22, 2011 9:08 AM

Can You Dig It? - The Monkees
I Dig Love - George Harrison

Posted by Jon Bauer | February 22, 2011 9:09 AM

Anything but "Dig a Pony", PLEASE!

Posted by Sara | February 22, 2011 9:09 AM

Billy Bragg, "The World Turned Upside Down" about the Diggers movement in 1649!

Posted by Susan Kelley | February 22, 2011 9:09 AM

kanye - 'gold digger'

Posted by dan | February 22, 2011 9:09 AM

I Dig You - Zumpano
Saturday in the Park - Chicago

Posted by Sara Greenwood | February 22, 2011 9:09 AM

Digging in the Dirt - Peter Gabriel

Posted by Eric | February 22, 2011 9:10 AM

Pretty sure I'm going to be the only one to suggest Chicago's "Saturday in the Park," with the iconic line: "Can you dig it? (Yes, I can.)"

Posted by Gray | February 22, 2011 9:10 AM

Dig A Pony - The Beatles

I alway nominate the Beatles, because one day Jill & Steve mentioned someone complained about the amount of Beatles songs during Coffee Breaks... I don't who that was, but the entire planet can always use more Beatles songs! Beatle haters suck.

Posted by Drae | February 22, 2011 9:10 AM

Dig it by the Beatles
Can you Dig it? by MC Lyte
Dig by Incubus
Digging a hole by the chapin sisters
I dig you baby by Jerry Butler

Posted by Sadie | February 22, 2011 9:10 AM

Digable Planets - Jimmi Diggin Cats

Posted by drfickle | February 22, 2011 9:11 AM

Dig Out Your Soul - Oasis

Posted by Brian | February 22, 2011 9:13 AM

No Diggity - Blackstreet

Posted by Some Guy | February 22, 2011 9:14 AM

"I Dig You" - Boss Hog

"Dig It" - Skinny Puppy

I second the motion for the Pixies "Dig For Fire"

Posted by Kevin | February 22, 2011 9:15 AM

Just me and my Husky snow blower for the last two days, so how about: "Blowin' In The Wind" by Bob Dylan? And I second Sara on "Please-No Dig A Pony!"

Posted by kNoizey | February 22, 2011 9:16 AM

Dig Out Your Soul - Oasis

Posted by Brian | February 22, 2011 9:16 AM

Working in the Coalmine - Devo's version

Posted by Aching Back | February 22, 2011 9:17 AM

"Pretty sure I'm going to be the only one to suggest Chicago's "Saturday in the Park," with the iconic line: "Can you dig it? (Yes, I can.)"

Posted by Gray | February 22, 2011 9:10 AM"

Second this.

Posted by eric | February 22, 2011 9:17 AM

Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
The early 90's band 'Dig'
Pixies 'Digging for Fire'

Posted by erik | February 22, 2011 9:19 AM

Dave Matthews Band - "Grave Digger"
Mudvayne - "Dig"

Posted by Graeme | February 22, 2011 9:20 AM

billy bragg- digger's song

Posted by mark b | February 22, 2011 9:25 AM

How has no one suggested:

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Posted by Ken | February 22, 2011 9:26 AM

Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela

Posted by Betsy | February 22, 2011 9:26 AM

Guess I misjudged. Not only did someone suggest the song before I did, but looks like someone else was thinking of it too.

Posted by Gray | February 22, 2011 9:26 AM

I really have nothing original to suggest (unless you want to play "Levitate" off of I Mother Earth's album 'Dig.')

However, I would like to second the plea for the Candyskins. I don't hear them enough!

Posted by cal | February 22, 2011 9:28 AM

Dig for fire - Pixies

Posted by Angie | February 22, 2011 9:28 AM

How about "Sixteen Tons" (I'm partial to the Platters cover)--it doesn't use the word "dig" but the sixteen tons part sounds about right!

Posted by Meg | February 22, 2011 9:29 AM

Yes. Beatles haters CAN suck it. Agreed!

Posted by Angie | February 22, 2011 9:29 AM

Ugly Casanova Digging Holes in the Water

Posted by robin | February 22, 2011 9:30 AM

I agree- Grazin' in the Grass by Friends of Discinction! "I can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it" etc. Oh yeah.

Posted by Jane | February 22, 2011 9:32 AM

Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

"I'll Dig a tunnel from my window to yours."

Posted by Brian | February 22, 2011 9:32 AM

Excellent use of Double Digging Beatles, J & S!

No such thing as "too much Beatles."

Posted by Drae | February 22, 2011 9:39 AM

"Can U Dig It?" by Pop Will Eat Itself. Alan Moore knows the score!

Posted by Janice | February 22, 2011 9:39 AM

Ach! The Friends of Distinction! I should have consulted the Top 40 book . . .

Posted by lou | February 22, 2011 9:45 AM

Hey, its not necessarily easier to live in an apartment. When I lived in the Wedge neighborhood they had buildings with 2 dozen units and only 4 parking spots on the ally. Now, in a complex with a larger lot, you get to shovel the plow wake from behind your car to get out when the lot gets "opened up", and then on plowing day you still have to hunt for a space on the street, so they can clear the lot. The fun never stops!

Posted by Dave Linton | February 22, 2011 9:47 AM

It's lou again, winner of two requested songs for today at The Current's 9:30 Coffee Break. Should be called: "5 songs just for LOU"!!!

Posted by rob | February 22, 2011 9:49 AM

Billy Bragg- Digger's Song!

Posted by Lyza | February 22, 2011 9:55 AM

The Billy Bragg song is great and is about the Digger's in England 1649. However, the song is actually titled 'World Turned Upside Down'.

Posted by Tim Sandle | March 1, 2011 3:34 PM

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