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The Morning Show - With Jill Riley

Coffee Break: It's a heat wave playlist

The sun rises above the Mississippi River valley at the start of another warm, hazy summer day on Saturday, July 17, 2021, as seen from South St. Paul, Minn.
The sun rises above the Mississippi River valley at the start of another warm, hazy summer day on Saturday, July 17, 2021, as seen from South St. Paul, Minn.Andrew Krueger | MPR News

by Jill Riley

July 25, 2023

Have you checked the weather forecast recently? It’s going to be hot and humid in Minnesota all week. The heat index is projected to hit triple digits, and temperatures are definitely going to be in the 90s for a while.

In time for the sticky days ahead, let’s get a proper heatwave playlist going. Here’s a burning question for you: Which songs about heat, sweat, sun, and all things that go along with rising temperatures come to mind?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs for the heat wave do you want to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Third World - 96 Degrees in the Shade
Glass Animals - Heat Wave
Sly and the Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime
Modern English - I Melt With You
Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
Nelly - Hot in Herre
The Specials - Too Hot
Billy Idol - Hot In The City (bonus)