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Wednesday Coffee Break: Sweet Songs

Posted at 8:59 AM on September 7, 2011 by Steve Seel (43 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

After our foodie Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl loaded us both up with candy this morning, Jill and I have quite the sugar-rush going. We thought we'd continue the theme with today's 9:30 Coffee Break: we're looking for songs with sweet in the title.

Songs played:
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell "How Sweet it is (To be Love by You)"
Black Sabbath "Sweet Leaf"
Electric Light Orchestra "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Sweet, "Sweet F.A."
The Velvet Underground, "Sweet Jane"

Comments (43)

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline!!!

Posted by Sara | September 7, 2011 9:05 AM

Sweet Little Sixteen -- Chuck Berry

Sweet Thing -- Rufus

Sweet Sticky Thing -- Ohio Players

[Sweet Sweet Baby] Since You’ve Been Gone -- Aretha Franklin

Ain’t She Sweet -- Obligatories

Sweet Nothings -- Brenda Lee

Posted by lou | September 7, 2011 9:07 AM

Sweet '69-Babes in Toyland
and, you have to play Sweet Child o' Mine

Posted by ann | September 7, 2011 9:08 AM

Gotta get your metal on this AM...
"Sweet Child O' Mine" -- GN'R
"Home Sweet Home" -- Crue

And there's also...
"Sweet Little Sixteen" -- Chuck Berry
"Sweet Soul Sister" -- The Cult
"Sweet Talkin' Woman" -- ELO
"Your Sweet Voice" -- Matthew Sweet (twofer!)

Posted by (JL) | September 7, 2011 9:08 AM

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Sweet Jane - Either Cowboy Junkies or VU
Modesto Is Not That Sweet - The Hold Steady
Sweet Lorraine - Frank Sinatra

Posted by derek | September 7, 2011 9:10 AM

Bittersweet symphony—verve

Sweet child o’ mine—gnr

Sweet dreams-eurythmics

Sweet jane—velvet underground

Sweet leaf—black Sabbath

Sweet transvestite—from “rocky horror picture show”

Sweet head—david bowie

Posted by kim | September 7, 2011 9:11 AM

Ain't She Sweet - The Beatles

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns n' Roses

The Sweetest Thing - U2

Posted by Chris | September 7, 2011 9:12 AM

The Cult - Sweet Soul Sister

U2 - The Sweetest Thing

Posted by Oj | September 7, 2011 9:12 AM

"Sweet Disposition" -- The Temper Trap
"Sweet Emotion" -- Aerosmith

Posted by jo | September 7, 2011 9:12 AM

Sweet Jane - Velvet Underground
Oh! Sweet Nuthin - Velvet Underground
Sweetest Thing - U2
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison

Posted by cait | September 7, 2011 9:12 AM

"Sweet Transvestite" - Rocky Horror !

"My Sweet lord" - George Harrison

"Ain't She Sweet" - Beatles

Posted by Patrick | September 7, 2011 9:12 AM

Sugarhigh - Coyote Shivers

Posted by dc | September 7, 2011 9:13 AM

"The Sweet Part of the City" -- The Hold Steady

Posted by Jody Wenner | September 7, 2011 9:14 AM

Home Sweet Home

Posted by MissHQ | September 7, 2011 9:14 AM

"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison
"Your Sweet Voice" by Mathew Sweet

Posted by Jim | September 7, 2011 9:14 AM

Sweet Adeline- Elliott Smith

Posted by Mark | September 7, 2011 9:14 AM

SWEET CAROLINE!

Also,
"Sweet Emotion" -Aerosmith
"Sweet Child Of Mine" -Guns N Roses
"Sweetness" -Jimmy Eat World
"Sweet Home Alabama" -Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Sweetest Thing" -U2
"Sweet Disposition" -Temper Trap

(Apparently classic rock liked it sweet)

Posted by BenCh | September 7, 2011 9:14 AM

"Black Coffee in Bed" from Squeeze, as it is off the album 'Sweets from a Stranger.'
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" - Eurythmics
"Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve

Posted by cal | September 7, 2011 9:15 AM

Since you probably wouldn't play Jimmy Eat World's "Sweetness," how about the recent cover done by Tokyo Police Club? That would be awesome if you guys have it.

Posted by Jarrett B. | September 7, 2011 9:15 AM

Sweets - M. Craft

Do it!!

Posted by Brianna | September 7, 2011 9:16 AM

Absolutely Sweet Marie- Dylan or even better Jason and the Scorchers

if not already- Sweet Home Alabama

Posted by RW | September 7, 2011 9:16 AM

Sweet Baby James - The Pooh Sticks

Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath

Sweet N Loaded - Mother

Sweet Marie - The Anniversary

Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More - Mudhoney

You could do a whole week (or more) on just this topic alone.

Posted by wellst | September 7, 2011 9:17 AM

Sweet Lorraine by Patty Griffin "Living with Ghosts"

Posted by Tim Carey | September 7, 2011 9:18 AM

Sweetheart - Ween

Posted by Jackie K. | September 7, 2011 9:18 AM

Sweet Sunshine - Beck

Posted by Matt | September 7, 2011 9:19 AM

I second the following"

Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

Posted by Cathryn | September 7, 2011 9:21 AM

Ooh, forgot "The Sweetest Drop" by Peter Murphy. Please?

Posted by cal | September 7, 2011 9:21 AM

How bout "Sweet Inspiration" by the Sweet Inspirations? (Love that song!)

Posted by Tampa Jen | September 7, 2011 9:22 AM

Oh, how I'd love to hear 'Sweet Transvestite'. Great suggestion, kim.

Posted by monica | September 7, 2011 9:23 AM

Baby Bash - Suga Suga

Posted by craig | September 7, 2011 9:27 AM

Ah, man!

For some reason I've had "Pour Some Sugar on Me" stuck in my head for the whole week. I thought it was a sign and that it would be the perfect fit for today. Ah, well.

I'd still love to hear "Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World and any version of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" though its probably not the vibe you're going for. Zooey knocks it out of the park to wrap up the first She & Him album.

Posted by Caleb Rotach | September 7, 2011 9:28 AM

Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

Plus a couple of 2nd requests from above:
Sweet Jane - Lou Reed
Sweet Child o Mine - GNR
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
And of course, Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Posted by mmstp | September 7, 2011 9:28 AM

Seconds on-
"Sweet Lorraine" by Patty Griffin
Jimmy Eat World's "Sweetness"
"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison
"The Sweet Part of the City" -- The Hold Steady
AND "Sweet Transvestite"! Rocky Horrow FTW.

Posted by Cheryl | September 7, 2011 9:29 AM

Sweet Child o'mine - Luna
My Sweet Lord -George Harrison
Sweet Soul Sister - The cult
Sweet Pea - tommy Roe
Sweet Nothing - Brenda Lee

Posted by Lyle Steman | September 7, 2011 9:30 AM

sweet disposition please

Posted by Josh | September 7, 2011 9:30 AM

I'd LOVE to start my day with "Sweet City Woman" by the Stampeders. PLEASE!!!!

Posted by Elizabeth T | September 7, 2011 9:31 AM

"Sugar On My Tongue" by Talking Heads

"Candy (what they want" by 10,000 Maniacs (unplugged!)

Posted by David | September 7, 2011 9:33 AM

Please play U2's The Sweetest Thing. My husband and four-year-old made me a chalk drawing centered around some of the lyrics, and I've had that song stuck in my head all morning!

Posted by Amanda | September 7, 2011 9:34 AM

Oh man, forgot about the Stampeders. I second "Sweet City Woman" - great request!

Posted by Oj | September 7, 2011 9:36 AM

Here is twofer

Your Sweet Voice by Matthew Sweet

Posted by will | September 7, 2011 9:39 AM

It's a bit late, but:
Sweet Sticky Thing/ Ohio Players
Oh! Sweet Nuthin'/ VU

And you've got about an hour's worth of other sweet stuff.

Posted by Jud Kilgore | September 7, 2011 9:41 AM

here is a twofer for you

your sweet voice by Matthew Sweet

Posted by will | September 7, 2011 9:42 AM