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Coffee Break: Time for a nap!

A person sleeps in the hay with cows inside the cow barn at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn. on Thursday, August 23, 2018.
A person sleeps in the hay with cows inside the cow barn at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn. on Thursday, August 23, 2018.Evan Frost | MPR News

by Anna Weggel

March 11, 2019

Monday March 11 is National Napping Day which conveniently occurs the day after Daylight Saving Time.

Why not carve out one hour today to catch up on sleep lost?

And for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that might be nice to nap to, including songs that mention sleep?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep
The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping
deM AtlaS - Fall Into Sleep
The Posies - Dream All Day
The Staves - Sleeping In A Car
The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
Radiohead - Go to Sleep. (Little Man being Erased.)
Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Semisonic - Singing in My Sleep