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The Morning Show - With Jill Riley

Coffee Break: The Grumps

Oscar the Grouch
Oscar the GrouchSesame Street Workshop

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

November 19, 2024

Sometimes you have a day that’s just … bad. Maybe you overslept, ran late to that meeting, or dropped all your groceries on the way out of the store. We’ve all been there; sometimes you have the grumps.

Today is Have a Bad Day Day — a holiday that encourages you to embrace how things are going without trying to change it. Sometimes, leaning into anger, frustration, and irritation is what’s needed to turn things around. Today, let’s get out all our frustrations with music!

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that embrace having a bad day would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Gully Boys- Bad Day
Suicidal Tendencies- Institutionalized
The Smiths- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
L7- Pretend We're Dead
Travis- Why Does It Always Rain On Me
Amy Winehouse- Back To Black