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Coffee Break: The Happiness Playlist (part 5)

Jill Riley feels happy in studio with plenty of disinfectant wipes and vinyl around.
Jill Riley feels happy in studio with plenty of disinfectant wipes and vinyl around.Anna Weggel | MPR

March 27, 2020

In the final installment of our giant happiness playlist, what songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that make you happy?

Here's what we played so far!

Mark Mallman - The End Is Not The End
The Partridge Family - Come On Get Happy
Atmosphere - Sunshine
Stevie Wonder - Uptight Everything's Alright
Lizzo - Good As Hell
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
The Turtles - Happy Together
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Goldfrapp - Happiness
Frank Sinatra - That's Life
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Superchunk - What A Time To Be Alive
Cloud Cult - Happy Hippo
Mister Rogers - Won't You Be My Neighbor
Modest Mouse - Float On
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Husker Du - Love Is All Around
Erasure - A Little Respect
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Har Mar Superstar - How Did I Get Through The Day
Guided By Voices - Hold On Hope
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
The Mountain Goats - This Year
The Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side
Bob Marley and The Wailers - One Love, People Get Ready

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
The Joy Formidable - Whirring
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You into the Dark
Cat Stevens - Here Comes My Baby
Weezer - El Scorcho