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Wednesday Coffee Break: Know Your Shapes

Posted at 8:56 AM on May 18, 2011 by Steve Seel (76 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Today's 9:30 Coffee Break topic was suggested by Teenage Kicks host Jacquie Fuller: songs about shapes. Circles, squares, triangles ... can you think of any oval or parallelogram songs? We can't, but it you can, we'd love to hear your ideas.

Songs played:
Soul Coughing "Circles"
The Waitresses "Square Pegs"
New Order "Bizarre Love Triangle"
The Cyrkle "Red Rubber Ball"
Weezer "Pink Triangle"
Black Diamonds "Black Diamonds and Pearls"

Comments (76)

The Circle Game -- Joni Mitchell | Tom Rush

The Width of a Circle -- David Bowie

(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care -- Elvis Presley

Shape of Things to Come -- Max Frost & the Troopers

Turn Down Day -- the Cyrkle

Bizarre Love Triangle -- New Order


Posted by lou | May 18, 2011 9:09 AM

Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
Hip to be a Square - Huey Lewis and the News

Posted by Calla | May 18, 2011 9:10 AM

Does Parallel Lines by the Kings of Convenience count?

Posted by Gabe | May 18, 2011 9:10 AM

Particle Man - They Might Be Giants

Posted by Heather | May 18, 2011 9:10 AM

Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana

Posted by Deb | May 18, 2011 9:10 AM

Pink Triangle- Weezer

Posted by David | May 18, 2011 9:10 AM

The Auld Triangle

Posted by Joy | May 18, 2011 9:10 AM

Circles by Soul Coughing

Posted by LeeAnn | May 18, 2011 9:10 AM

Triangle Man - They Might Be Giants

Posted by Chad | May 18, 2011 9:11 AM

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

Prince - Diamonds and Pearls

Posted by Oj | May 18, 2011 9:11 AM

Hip to be Square-Huey Lewis and the News
Pink Triangle-Weezer

Posted by rusty | May 18, 2011 9:12 AM

Hip To Be Square-- Huey Lewis and the News

Circle in the Sand-- Belinda Carlisle

Particle Man-- They Might Be Giants

Posted by Greg | May 18, 2011 9:12 AM

Shapes - The Long Winters

I don't think it mentions any specifics but, it's the Long F'in Winters.

xx

Posted by Angie | May 18, 2011 9:12 AM

Circles - Soul Coughing
Pink Triangle - Weezer

Posted by Jackie K. | May 18, 2011 9:12 AM

"Pull Shapes" by the Pipettes

Posted by Melissa | May 18, 2011 9:12 AM

Hip to be Square. Huey Lewis and the News.

Posted by Megan | May 18, 2011 9:13 AM

George Harrison - Circles

Weezer - Pink Triangle

Beta Band - Squares

Huey Lewis & The News - Hip to Be Square

Posted by Chris | May 18, 2011 9:13 AM

I am pentagon by The Make Up

Posted by Eric kol | May 18, 2011 9:13 AM

Hip to be a Square - Huey Lewis and the News

Circle of Life - Elton John

Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana

Posted by Sara | May 18, 2011 9:14 AM

Daddy Sang Bass- Johnny Cash

Posted by David | May 18, 2011 9:14 AM

Teflon- Mars volta, or anything else off of the album Octahedron

Posted by KC | May 18, 2011 9:14 AM

Diamonds on the soles of her shoes - Paul Simon

or

Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - the Beattles

yet another non-Beattle proof coffee break.

Posted by Davis | May 18, 2011 9:14 AM

'Cause It's Love (Saint Parallelogram) - Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3

Posted by Tampa Jen | May 18, 2011 9:14 AM

Hip to be square - Huey Lewis and the News

Posted by Jeff | May 18, 2011 9:14 AM


They Might Be Giants – Flood album song: Particle Man

Triangle man, Triangle man
Triangle man hates particle man
They have a fight, Triangle wins
Triangle man

Posted by Fester | May 18, 2011 9:14 AM

How about Don't Fear the Reaper- it features "more cowbell" and a cowbell happens to be in the shape of a trapezoid, right?

Posted by Jami | May 18, 2011 9:14 AM

I Am Pentagon. The Make Up

Posted by Eric Kol | May 18, 2011 9:15 AM

Triangle Man by They Might Be Giants
Circles by Soul Coughing
Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis And The News :)

Posted by Michelle | May 18, 2011 9:15 AM

Particle Man - They Might be Giants
(triangles!)

Posted by linda | May 18, 2011 9:15 AM

Ring of Fire Johnny Cash
Will it go round in circles Billy Preston
Here and Now Letters to Cleo has the word parallel in the chorus

Posted by Alice | May 18, 2011 9:15 AM

Soul Coughing- Circles, from El Oso

Posted by Alix | May 18, 2011 9:15 AM

Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
Octagon - Sting
Will the Circle be Unbroken? - Marty Robbins
She's So Square - XTC

Posted by ken | May 18, 2011 9:15 AM

"Perfect Circle" - REM
"Bizarre Love Triangle" - Frente!

Posted by Choate | May 18, 2011 9:16 AM

Particle man - They might be giants
Perfect Circle - REM

Posted by Ann Sawyer | May 18, 2011 9:16 AM

Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis and The News

Perfect Cirlce - REM

Pyramid Song - Radiohead

Posted by bemidjibrad | May 18, 2011 9:16 AM

particle man by they might be giants
(Triangle man, triangle man
Triangle man hates person man
They have a fight, triangle wins
Triangle man)

spin the black circle by pearl jam


dodecahedron by anubis gate

Posted by kim | May 18, 2011 9:16 AM

Star Bodies - The New Pornographers

Posted by Ariel | May 18, 2011 9:16 AM

You could play 'Judith' by A Perfect Circle!

Second 'Bizarre Love Triangle.'

'You Spin Me Right Round' - Dead or Alive

They Might Be Giants have a song called "Nonagon." There you go.

Posted by cal | May 18, 2011 9:16 AM

Turn a Square-The Shins
Circle Game-Joni Mitchell
Sugarcube-Yo La Tengo

Posted by C | May 18, 2011 9:17 AM

The only one I can think of, and I'm not sure if it counts, is "Particle Man" from They Might Be Giants": "Triangle Man, Triangle Man, Triangle Man hates Particle Man. They have a fight, Triangle wins. Triangle Man."

Posted by tmpletz | May 18, 2011 9:17 AM

Pentagram - Cake

Facet Squred - Fugazi

(this is sort of advanced shape-ology, but uh....Trihedron by DJ Krush?)

Posted by Andrew | May 18, 2011 9:18 AM

Pentagram - Cake

Faced Squared - Fugazi

Trihedron - DJ Krush (I guess that's some kind of advanced shape-o-logy there....)

Posted by Andrew | May 18, 2011 9:19 AM

gotta say I love the Make Up!

Posted by linda | May 18, 2011 9:19 AM

"Jigsaw Falling into Place" - Radiohead

Posted by Choate | May 18, 2011 9:21 AM

Sno Cone of Luv - 3 Minute Hero

Posted by ken | May 18, 2011 9:22 AM

Circle Jerks -- please, please, please!
"Beverly Hills" from Group Sex would be awesome (clocking in at 1:09)!

Posted by (JL) | May 18, 2011 9:22 AM

"Perfect Circle" - R.E.M.

"Bizarre Love triangle" - Various

"Turn a Square" - The Shins

"Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds" - Beatles (Thanks Jill)

Posted by Patrick | May 18, 2011 9:23 AM

anything by dr. octogon

Posted by kim | May 18, 2011 9:23 AM

Spiraling Shape-They Might Be Giants

Posted by Rusty | May 18, 2011 9:23 AM

Diamond Dogs - Bowie!

Posted by Joy | May 18, 2011 9:23 AM

The Shape I'm In. Bob Dylan turns 70 next week!

Posted by Rebecca | May 18, 2011 9:24 AM

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - the Beatles

Posted by Grace | May 18, 2011 9:25 AM

Perfect Circle - R.E.M.
Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
Tubular Bells Part 2 - Mike Oldfield
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles

Posted by Shenandoah | May 18, 2011 9:25 AM

Round room - phish

Posted by Blake | May 18, 2011 9:25 AM

Particle Man - They Might Be Giants

"Is he a dot, or is he a speck?"...
"Nobody knows, Particle Man"

Posted by Andy | May 18, 2011 9:25 AM

In Circles by Sunny Day Real Estate

Diamonds and Pearls by Prince

Cubicles by My Chemical Romance

Cubicle by Rinocerose

Posted by Breanne | May 18, 2011 9:27 AM

The Stars are Projectors - Modest Mouse

Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

Dust Bowl Dance - Mumford and Sons

Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show

Posted by Sara | May 18, 2011 9:27 AM

Nonagon - They Might Be Giants on Here Come the 1,2,3's. It's about a whole bunch of shapes at a party.

Posted by Lisa | May 18, 2011 9:27 AM

radio version of Judith by A Perfect Circle?

Posted by Craig | May 18, 2011 9:27 AM

Yellow Black and Rectangular - Negativland
from their album "Escape from Noise"

Posted by Roman | May 18, 2011 9:28 AM

My art students want to know if you guys want shapes or forms? They are very particular and need to know. Thanks by the way my art students love listening to the 9:30 coffee break!

Sincerely,

Clear Lake HS
Intro To Art
MR. EVANS

Posted by Nate Evans | May 18, 2011 9:28 AM

Circle of Amour - Prince

Posted by tmplet | May 18, 2011 9:29 AM

Pink Triangle - Weezer

Clear Lake HS Art Room

Posted by Nate Evans | May 18, 2011 9:30 AM

Radiohead - Pyramid Song

Posted by Ben | May 18, 2011 9:30 AM

Triangle Man
Perfect Circle REM
BIG BALLS AC/DC

Posted by Mark Hylden | May 18, 2011 9:31 AM

Diamonds - the Mekons

Strange, faceted, country

Posted by Maggie | May 18, 2011 9:31 AM

Dosh - Um Circles, and Squares
Guided By Voices - Asphyxiated Circle
Rogue Valley - Dangerous Diamonds
Death Cab - Bend To Squares
Fever Ray - Triangle Walks
Boards of Canada - Triangles & Rhombuses
Bert Jansch - The Old Triangle

Posted by Miks | May 18, 2011 9:32 AM

This Coffee Break was made for TMBG. You could play 'Spiral Shape' off Factory Showroom.

Posted by cal | May 18, 2011 9:33 AM

Square one - Coldplay

Posted by Nathan Kohloff | May 18, 2011 9:34 AM

Circle of Friends - J Mascis

Posted by David | May 18, 2011 9:40 AM

I love the song "Red Rubber Ball", but technically a ball isn't a shape, it's an object in the form of a sphere.

Posted by Mark | May 18, 2011 9:46 AM

something by Dr. Octagon?

what about "girl shaped love drug" by gomez?

Posted by Andrew Simonson | May 18, 2011 9:48 AM

2 circle songs and 2 triangle songs.
1 square and 1 diamond.
There are som any other shapes suggested in this topic and you chose these.
Lack of imagination anyone?
That's why ppl get mad at you guys.
You suggest something cool and it doesn't get played because???

Posted by Shenandoah | May 18, 2011 9:53 AM

it seems you may be prejudiced against they might be giants? there are often suggestions of their songs (since they have a song for just as many topics as the beatles) by many people and you rarely play them. more tmbg!!!!

Posted by beth | May 18, 2011 9:56 AM

You guys BLOW!!!!!

Posted by Roman | May 18, 2011 9:56 AM

Correct the difference between a shape and a form is that shapes are 2D and forms are 3D. Thanks for playing great music my students think I'm a little strange but its great that they are being exposed to quality eclectic mix of music! Thanks 89.3!

Sincerely,

Mr. Evans
Clear Lake HS
Art Department

Posted by Nate Evans | May 18, 2011 9:58 AM

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