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Jittery Jams: 10 Songs For Coffee Lovers

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Jittery Jams: 10 Songs For Coffee Lovers

With the Beastie Boys taking their "sugar with coffee and cream," Carly Simon finding "clouds in my coffee," and countless singers using black coffee as a metaphor for a life in need of a swift kick, it was actually tough to narrow a caffeinated playlist down to just 10 selections.

Jittery Jams: 10 Songs For Coffee Lovers

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