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Coffee Break: Long song titles on the longest day

Sufjan Stevens has written a few songs with long, long titles.
Sufjan Stevens has written a few songs with long, long titles.courtesy Asthmatic Kitty Records

by Jade

June 21, 2023

The summer solstice is upon us, which means the longest amount of daylight of the whole year. To lean into this day that will make like the Energizer Bunny, we’re on the hunt for song titles that keep going, and going, and going…

Many of them are statements — some serious, some outlandish — many more have a parenthetical breaking them up. Let’s get creative and verbose today.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs with long, long titles should we play?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Rodriguez - This Is Not A Song, It's An Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues
AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned To The Mist (and other games)
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
Love - Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale