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Coffee Break: Dragons and disappointment

Weapons from the Game of Thrones on display at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2014.
Weapons from the Game of Thrones on display at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2014.Peter Morrison/AP

by Anna Weggel

May 20, 2019

Last night, the very final episode of Game of Thrones aired and people are ----- mad? They're mad about it.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's get some feelings out.

What songs do you want to hear that revolve around things that could be in the world of Game of Thrones OR express disappointment?

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

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Dragon Queen
Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made Of Sand
Kings of Convenience - Winning a Battle, Losing the war
Public Image Ltd. - Disappointed
Father John Misty - Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest of Them All
Possum Dixon - Watch the Girl Destroy Me
Ten Pole Tudor - Swords of a Thousand Men
Peter Paul And Mary - Puff (The Magic Dragon)