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The Morning Show - With Jill Riley

Coffee Break: Skeletons

Phoebe Bridgers performs onstage during Day 1 of "Red Rocks Unpaused" 3-Day Music Festival presented by Visible at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 01, 2020 in Morrison, Colorado.
Phoebe Bridgers performs onstage during Day 1 of "Red Rocks Unpaused" 3-Day Music Festival presented by Visible at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 01, 2020 in Morrison, Colorado.Rich Fury/Getty Images

by Jill Riley

October 30, 2023

With Halloween right around the corner, we only have two more themed Coffee Breaks to show off our spooky spirit. It wouldn’t be right if we skipped over one of the most popular costumes— and lawn decorations— skeletons.

Let’s pick some music that mentions or can be associated with skeletons. It could be song-related or band-related. There’s plenty of bone-themed material to choose from here, so let’s give ‘em a rattle.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which skeleton-related artists/songs do you want to hear?


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.

Songs Played
Cloud Cult - You Got Your Bones to Make a Beat
Pixies - Bone Machine
The Suburbs - Rattle My Bones
Fishbone - Bonin' in the Boneyard
Stevie Wonder - Skeletons
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Skeletons
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Bone
The Misfits - Skulls