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The Morning Show - With Jill Riley

Coffee Break: Songs to celebrate Pride Month

The crowd at Pride In Concert at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 25, 2022.
The crowd at Pride In Concert at the Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 25, 2022.Sara Fish for MPR

by Jill Riley

June 02, 2023

June has arrived, and so it’s officially Pride Month. While Twin Cities Pride Weekend is still a few weeks away, there’s a ton of activity already happening.

To kick off the first weekend of Pride Month, we want to play some music that supports, celebrates, and champions the LGBTQ+ community. Let’s enter this weekend with Pride on our minds and in our hearts with songs about rights, love, and allyship.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs by members of the LGBTQ+ community should we play?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Janelle Monáe - Lipstick Lover
The Magnetic Fields – Andrew in Drag
The Replacements – Androgynous
Brandi Carlile – The Joke
Christine And The Queens – Freedom (George Michael cover)
Queen – I Want to Break Free
Bob Marley and The Wailers – Get Up Stand Up
Icona Pop – I Love It (bonus)