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The 9:30 Cocktail Hour

Posted at 8:18 AM on June 21, 2011 by Steve Seel (67 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Listener Daniel Schmidt makes today's 9:30 Coffee Break suggestion: songs about different kinds of alcoholic beverages and/or cocktails. So, you're proposing a 9:30 Cocktail Break, Daniel? Awesome, sign us up! We didn't really feel like being productive at work today anyway.

Songs played:
Tony Tribe "Red, Red Wine"
Ron Sexsmith "Brandy Alexander"
Thin Lizzy "Whiskey in the Jar"
The Champs "Tequila"
Beastie Boys "Brass Monkey"
Kiss "Cold Gin"

Comments (67)

George Thorogood And The Destroyers - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

Posted by Tim | June 21, 2011 8:59 AM

Brandy Alexander - Ron Sexsmith

Posted by Jeff | June 21, 2011 8:59 AM

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer- George Thorogood
Beer- Reel Big Fish

Posted by matt | June 21, 2011 8:59 AM

"The Pianos Been Drinking" Tom Waits

Posted by Todd Hayne | June 21, 2011 9:00 AM

The Dean Martin version of Tiny Bubbles is the best drinking song ever. You can hear the drunkenness in his voice. It amuses me to picture Dean-o Rat Packin' it up with a cocktail in his hand in the studio recording this one...

Posted by Jen | June 21, 2011 9:00 AM

Cold beverages - G. Love & Special Sauce
Double shot of my baby's love - swingin' medallions

Posted by loran | June 21, 2011 9:01 AM

Rum and CocaCola by the Andrews Sisters- Has a fabulous Island breezy feel to take our minds off the weather we're having here!

Posted by Jami | June 21, 2011 9:02 AM

Beer for Breakfast - The Replacements

Posted by loran | June 21, 2011 9:02 AM

Snoop: "Gin and Juice" (though there are some good covers out there)

"Champagne Supernova" - Oasis

"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"- John Lee Hooker

Posted by cal | June 21, 2011 9:02 AM

"Lilac Wine" by Jeff Buckley

Posted by Amber | June 21, 2011 9:02 AM

Trampled By Turtles
Whiskey

Posted by Joe Benedict | June 21, 2011 9:02 AM

Cold Gin - KISS
Alcohol - Barenaked Ladies

There are a couple that I'm sure will come up if they haven't already, but I'm not listing them, myself. :-)

Posted by Todd | June 21, 2011 9:03 AM

Lilac Wine - Jeff Buckley

Posted by Shelley | June 21, 2011 9:03 AM

"Jesus And Tequila" by the minutemen

Posted by Jim | June 21, 2011 9:03 AM

Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Buy You a Drank - T-Pain ft. Young Joc
Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
Red, Red Wine - Neil Diamond

Posted by Infraserv | June 21, 2011 9:04 AM

Scrawl - Green Beer

Whiskey Bottle - Uncle Tupelo

Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy

Posted by wellst | June 21, 2011 9:06 AM

"It's Martini Time" by Rev. Horton Heat

Posted by Jon | June 21, 2011 9:06 AM

Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc
Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys

Posted by derek | June 21, 2011 9:07 AM

Have a Drink on Me - AC-DC

Posted by loran | June 21, 2011 9:07 AM

"Mexican Wine" -- Fountains of Wayne

Posted by (JL) | June 21, 2011 9:07 AM

"Jockey Full of Bourbon"- Tom Waits
"Brandy Alexander"- Feist
"Mexican Wine"- Fountains of Wayne

Posted by Topher Boyd | June 21, 2011 9:10 AM

"Liquor, Beer & Wine" - The Reverend Horton Heat

Posted by Crystal | June 21, 2011 9:13 AM

Theophilus London - Wine and Chocolates

Posted by Adam | June 21, 2011 9:13 AM

The pina colada song! And margaritaville of course.

Posted by alli | June 21, 2011 9:13 AM

"Cold Beverage" - G. Love and Special Sauce

Posted by Jennifer | June 21, 2011 9:14 AM

George Thorogood And The Destroyers - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

TEQUILA! by the Champs

Gin and Juice by Phish

Somebody Put Something in my Drink - ramones

Posted by Calee | June 21, 2011 9:14 AM

"Martinis On The Roof" - Superchunk

"It's Martini Time" - The Reverend Horton Heat

Posted by Patrick | June 21, 2011 9:14 AM

Mexican Wine - Fountains of Wayne

Posted by wellst | June 21, 2011 9:14 AM

Brandy Alexander- Feist

Posted by Mags | June 21, 2011 9:15 AM

How about
Alcohol by Gogol Bordello
Tear in My Beer -- Hank Sr.
WHISKEY IN THE JAR -- Thin Lizzy

Posted by Juliana | June 21, 2011 9:15 AM

Whiskey River - Willie

and I second Cold Gin - Kiss (great one)

Posted by Jon | June 21, 2011 9:15 AM

The Pina Colada Song by Rupert Holmes (but don't you dare play it)
Red, Red Wine, but the UB40 version

Posted by Craig | June 21, 2011 9:16 AM

Black Cow-- Steely Dan
Tequila-- The Champs
Red Red Wine-- Neil Diamond &/or UB40
Just one more-- George Jones
Beer-- Asylum Street Spankers
Strawberry Wine-- Deana Carter!?

Posted by Greg | June 21, 2011 9:17 AM

"Portland Oregon and Sloe Gin Fizz, if that aint love than tell me what is..."

Portland Oregon - Loretta Lynn and Jack White from Van Lear Rose

Posted by MeganC | June 21, 2011 9:18 AM

"Gin and Juice" - The Gourds do a lovely cover.

Posted by Kate | June 21, 2011 9:18 AM

Oh, one extra vote for "Gin & Juice" by Snoop

Posted by Amber | June 21, 2011 9:18 AM

The guys behind Auto Tune The News did a remix of the minor viral sensation "Sunny D and Rum".

Posted by joe | June 21, 2011 9:19 AM

"Beer"- Reel Big Fish
"Tequila"- The Champs
"Champagne Supernova"- Oasis
"Martini Kiss"- Senses Fail

Posted by Marissa Vogt | June 21, 2011 9:19 AM

Everlclear - Roger Creager

Posted by Sandi | June 21, 2011 9:20 AM

When the hangover strikes by squeeze

Posted by Frank | June 21, 2011 9:21 AM

Another Ron Sexsmith song - One Last Round
LP - Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol
Nick Cave - Rye Whisky

Posted by allan | June 21, 2011 9:22 AM

Any Alcoholic Beverage-Drunk Drivers

Posted by Dave | June 21, 2011 9:24 AM

"40 oz to Freedom" - Sublime
"Corona and Lime" - Shwayze

Posted by Ami | June 21, 2011 9:25 AM

I know you cant play it but......

Spice 1 - 187 Proof

Posted by Dutch | June 21, 2011 9:26 AM

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood.

Posted by Mike | June 21, 2011 9:26 AM

Judy Collins - Bottle of Wine

Posted by Megan | June 21, 2011 9:27 AM

Another vote for "Mexican Wine" from FoW.

Posted by cal | June 21, 2011 9:27 AM

Love is Like a Bottle of Gin - The Magnetic Fields.

Posted by Andy | June 21, 2011 9:29 AM

Alcohol - Barenaked Ladies
When the Hangover Strikes - Squeeze

Posted by Cheryl | June 21, 2011 9:30 AM

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Summer Wine.

Posted by Andy | June 21, 2011 9:31 AM

Brandy Alexander by Feist -
Dan's one of my bestest pals; he moved to Boston a couple years ago so I was excited to hear his suggestion this morning on my way to work!! :)

Posted by Amber | June 21, 2011 9:31 AM

jimmy buffett escape

Posted by janine | June 21, 2011 9:33 AM

Booh on the topic. Very inappropriate if you ask me. Encouraging your listeners to drink any type of beverage that, in the long run, will cause them health problems is very detrimental. I con't care if it's legal or not. Alcohol destroys more lives as a whole than marijuana smoking or gambling does and shouldn't be encouraged. Shame on you.

Posted by ram | June 21, 2011 9:34 AM

Los Lobos - Last Night (from How will the wolf survive)

Posted by mmstp | June 21, 2011 9:37 AM

Oh and the Tim Malloys
You may be my true love, but "Whiskey was my First"

Posted by mmstp | June 21, 2011 9:38 AM

Heatbox "Jack and coke"

Posted by Sara | June 21, 2011 9:48 AM

So, instead of doing a nice, cool Coffee break on the first day of Summer you do one on posionous beverages that slowly eat your liver and consume your brain cells??? Nice going people:(

Posted by doorag | June 21, 2011 9:49 AM

Totally dissapointed in NPR radio this morning. Shame on you The Current. terrible topic for any Coffee Break. Keep it up. I will see you in the obituaries soon: "The cause: alcoholic posioning after listening to the Coffeee Break, a student was found dead..."

Posted by Margarita | June 21, 2011 9:52 AM

Wow! Where's Tubthumping by Chumbawamba???

Posted by Andrew | June 21, 2011 9:52 AM

Stop censoring the post.
This is a terrible Coffee Break suggestion and topic any day of the year.
Don't encourage drinking.
it's bad enough with all the advetrtisement on TV to have an NPR station also doing it.
DOn't be instrumental in the slow consumption of millions of addicts worldwide.
Please don't do this again.
Thank you.

Posted by Ramon Martinez | June 21, 2011 9:54 AM

Haters gonna hate, Steve & Jill. Y'all were fantastic, as per your usual! Thanks for getting my day off to a great start! :)

Posted by Emily | June 21, 2011 9:59 AM

In what way does playing songs that mention alcohol "encourage" drinking? Stop whining at the DJs because they felt like making such a set.

Also, only excessive drinking causes problems. Many studies have shown consuming a light amount of alcohol has health benefits. Grow up, nay-sayers.

Posted by Cetius | June 21, 2011 10:01 AM

The people having a fit about todays topic need a draaaaank. Chill.

Posted by James | June 21, 2011 10:10 AM

When you have someone in your life who's devastated by alcohol addiction, this type of thing loses all of it's superficial/fun qualities and becomes a real life or death drama. This is especially true in someone who cannot control their drinking (as in does not know the meaning of moderation Mr. Cetius) SO, for this type of individual: ANY KIND OF MENTION OF ALCOHOL CONTAINING DRINKS IS ENCOURAGEMENT TO DRINK.
Emily: Haters gonna hate and brown nosers are gonna kiss butts.
James: You are probably too far drunk already.

Posted by Ramon Martinez | June 21, 2011 12:32 PM

Oh yeah, and one last thing for all of you: Why would someone who doesn't drink (because he/she are alcoholics) or who've lost someone dear to alcohol but loves the music that is played in the Current be put in the untenable situation of having the cause of all this suffering exalted as a theme of celebratory reverence by two dj's who are in control of the listenership during the half-hour between 9:30AM and 10AM? Yeah, I could choose NOT to listen, but I choose to listen and that's what a member-driven station attracts: listeners!! If you don't want listeners then play more offensive music and soon, you'll be out of a radio market. Thank you very much you all for belittleling something so important to one of your listeners.

Posted by Ramon Martinez | June 21, 2011 12:52 PM

"Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast."

Posted by Ron Burgundy | June 21, 2011 7:50 PM

Cocktails in the form of ganja, yes. I don't go for alcohol, a very destructive and addictive substance.

So ... Wake & Bake (Marijuana and Coffee are Good for the Brain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uVXs6CY2ps )
with:
Ganja Music - Indian Vibes - Sitar Jam 2 Ravi Shankar

Bob Marley - Legalize it

Carl Sagan - Mr X - Don't Bogart That Cosmos Joint My Friend - Vangellis - The Fraternity of Man

I Have Faith in a Greener Future - ?

Vanilla Ice - Roll Em Up

Bag Of Weed - Family Guy

Bob Marley - Legalize Marijuana

"Should Be Legalized" by Steve Berke

Rick James- Mary Jane

Bob Marley - One Love

Xmas song Duet by Willie Nelson and Steven Colbert

The Music from the movie "The Union: the business behind getting high"

HEMP IS LEGAL UNDER GOD'S LAW song - Carol Antum & Love Santiago

John Fogerty - Don't You Wish It Was True

Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up

Marijuana - Brian Robbins

Bob Rivers - What If GOD Smoked Cannabis

Muppets - The Devil Went Down to Jamaica

Ben Harper "Burn One Down"

and

Snoop Dogg & Willie Nelson - Superman

Posted by Richard | June 27, 2011 9:46 AM

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