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Thursday Coffee Break: Songs For The Smoke-Out

Posted at 8:58 AM on November 17, 2011 by Steve Seel (40 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Today is the 36th annual Great American Smoke Out, encouraging smokers everywhere to kick the habit (and former smokers to provide plenty of encouragement and support). For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, can you think of any songs appropriate for the occasion? Use your creativity and imagination.

Songs played:
Oingo Boingo "Nasty Habits"
Dramarama "Last Cigarette"
Nick Drake "Been Smokin' To Long"
Joe Cocker "With a Little Help from My Friends"
Jerry Reed "Another Puff"

Comments (40)

Deep Purple - "Smoke on the Water"

Posted by S Squared | November 17, 2011 9:08 AM

Jerry Reed "Another Puff"

Spoon "Japanese Cigarette Case"

Posted by Kyle | November 17, 2011 9:10 AM

Your Beatles song could be "With A Little Help From My Friends."

Or play the Cocker version. Either or works.

Posted by Jarrett B. | November 17, 2011 9:10 AM

Last Cigarette - Dramarama
Cigarette - The Smithereens
Cigarette Dangles - The Pursuit of Happiness


Anything performed by Ash...

(Which, of course, stands for Action on Smoking and Health - ash.org)

Posted by ira | November 17, 2011 9:11 AM

tom petty - "don't come around here no more"

Posted by Claire | November 17, 2011 9:11 AM

Can I Kick It? Tribe Called Quest

Yes you can!

Posted by cait | November 17, 2011 9:11 AM

The Cranberries - Don't Do It... As in don't smoke, not don't not quit smoking.

on the other hand...

Ben Harper - Burn One Down

Posted by Chris | November 17, 2011 9:11 AM

"Last Cigarette" -- Dramarama
"Cigarette" -- The Smithereens
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" -- The Platters

Posted by (JL) | November 17, 2011 9:12 AM

Smithereens-"Cigarette"

Posted by Jo | November 17, 2011 9:12 AM

"The Air That I Breathe" - The Hollies or Dan Wilson/ Semisonic

One of the first lyrics is "No Cigarettes"

Posted by Patrick | November 17, 2011 9:12 AM

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- the Platters

Been Smoking Too Long -- Nick Drake

Don't Smoke In Bed -- Peggy Lee

Let's Quit Smoking -- Super Furry Animals

Last Cigarette -- Dramarama [the lyrics don't but the title does as a goal]

Posted by lou | November 17, 2011 9:12 AM

smoke - ben folds five
guns & cigarettes - atmosphere
more cigarettes - the replacements
cigarettes and alcohol - oasis
my little japanese cigarette case - spoon

Posted by andy | November 17, 2011 9:13 AM

Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk

Posted by jim bennitt | November 17, 2011 9:13 AM

Smoke gets in your eyes, by Julie London.
Anything from KD Lang's "Smoke" album.

Posted by steve-o | November 17, 2011 9:15 AM

The Platters - "Smoke gets in your eyes"

Posted by Ariel | November 17, 2011 9:15 AM


Smoke That Cigarette - Tex Williams

Smoke gets in your eyes - The Platters

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud Music - Flying Burrito Brothers

Posted by Becky | November 17, 2011 9:16 AM

Don't Let's Start - They Might Be Giants

Posted by Chris | November 17, 2011 9:16 AM

Two Cigarettes in the Ash Tray - Patsy Cline

Posted by Mark | November 17, 2011 9:16 AM

Guns & Cigarettes - Atmosphere
Cig Machine - The Suburbs
Have a Cigar - Pink Floyd
Hash Pipe - Weezer

Posted by jason | November 17, 2011 9:17 AM

Ooops. It's Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray. by Patsy Cline. Three is even worse -- all the more reason for the smokeout.

Posted by Mark | November 17, 2011 9:20 AM


Smoke That Cigarette - Tex Williams (an anti-smoking song)

Smoke gets in your eyes - The Platters

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud Music - Flying
Burrito Bros.

Posted by Becky | November 17, 2011 9:20 AM

smoking cigarettes will kill you--ben lee

been smoking too long--nick drake

don't smoke in bed--peggy lee

Posted by kim | November 17, 2011 9:20 AM

"All You Need Is Love"- The Beatles (you know, as opposed to cigarettes)
"Dig for Fire"- Pixies
"Smoke on the Water"- Deep Purple

Posted by Topher Boyd | November 17, 2011 9:22 AM

Can't Hardley Wait - The Replacements

Posted by ken | November 17, 2011 9:22 AM

Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes and Chocolate milk

Posted by casey | November 17, 2011 9:22 AM

Stop Smoking - Dar Williams

Posted by Becky | November 17, 2011 9:23 AM

Human Behavior - Bjork

Posted by Marshall in Madison | November 17, 2011 9:23 AM

King of the Road (Roger Miller)

Let's Quit Smoking (Super Furry Animals)

Stop Smoking (Dar Williams)

Cigarettes (by X-Ray Spex)
"Why not take paper currency and light it up? A lower tar content and a quicker puff!"

Posted by beth | November 17, 2011 9:24 AM

Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol

Posted by Oj | November 17, 2011 9:24 AM

Aqualung - Jethro Tull. Thinking of clean lungs when I think of an Aqau (color) lung

Posted by Brian | November 17, 2011 9:24 AM

Two Wilco songs:
Jeses, Etc (Last cigarettes are all you can get
Turning your orbit around)
Shot in the arm (Ashtray says you were up all night)

Posted by Allison | November 17, 2011 9:24 AM

Atom & His Package - Friend, Please Stop Smoking Cigarettes

Posted by sherwin | November 17, 2011 9:25 AM

Maybe you could play the entire 'Smoke em if you got em' album from Reverand Horton Heat.

Posted by Mark | November 17, 2011 9:25 AM

Cigarette-Ben Folds Five

Posted by Derek Landseidel | November 17, 2011 9:26 AM

Mason Jennings' new song "Clutch" mentions "counting my cigarettes and spacing them out/ try to make them last the whole week"

Posted by Emily K | November 17, 2011 9:27 AM

"Coffee and Cigarettes" - Jimmy Eat World
"Cigarette Dangles" - The Pursuit of Happiness
"Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" - Rufus Wainwright

Posted by cal | November 17, 2011 9:30 AM

"Hole In The Bucket"- Spearhead
("don't need a cigarette cause it's a form of slavery"...)

Posted by Seamus | November 17, 2011 9:32 AM

Late entry

Smokin' in the boys room (Brownsville Station?)
Baby, let me be your cigarette (Sussman Lawrence - Peter Himmelman)

Posted by mmstp | November 17, 2011 9:38 AM

I am a smoker trying to quit for the health of a loved one, and I do not find this coffee break helpful! Ha- It is hard to keep my mind off smoking with a bunch of smoking/cigaret songs. I do support what you guys are trying to do none-the-less. Thank you.

Posted by Sara | November 17, 2011 9:41 AM

I am a smoker trying to quit for the health of a loved one, and I do not find this coffee break helpful! Ha- It is hard to keep my mind off smoking with a bunch of smoking/cigaret songs. I do support what you guys are trying to do none-the-less. Thank you.

Posted by Sara | November 17, 2011 9:42 AM

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