World Cafe Playlist for 10/05/2026

Feist joins host Raina Douris

In every artist’s career, there are a few songs that stand out. A song that changed everything for them; that was a challenge to write; or that they grew to love over time. For our feature Backtracking, we ask artists to look through their catalog and pick some of the songs that mean the most to them. On the next World Cafe, Canadian songwriter Feist joins us to talk about – and perform – some of the songs that played a special role in her life and her career.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Coldplay “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” A Rush of Blood to the Head
Rainbow Body “Strange Memory” single
The Cars “Bye Bye Love” The Cars
The Strokes “Last Nite” Is This It
Feist “1234” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Feist “Redwing” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Feist “Hiding Out In The Open” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Feist “1234” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Feist “Mushaboom” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Feist “Mushaboom” Let It Die
Me’shell Ndegeocello “Don’t You Want Me” Synonym
Michael Kiwanuka “I’m Getting Ready” Home Again

Hour Two
Stephen Wilson Jr. “Hardwired” Hardwired (single)
Fontaines D.C. “Marianne” Dopamine Chamber
Courtney Barnett “One Thing at a Time” Creature of Habit
Gorillaz “Clint Eastwood” Gorillaz
The War on Drugs “Who’s That” (single)
Joan Shelley “River Low” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Blind Boys Of Alabama “People Get Ready” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Ani DiFranco “Buildings & Bridges” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Billy Strings “Burn The Other End” So Much for Goodbyes
Son Volt “Windfall” Trace
Gregory Alan Isakov “Dark, Dark, Dark” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Michigander “Taxi” Over Before You Know It
Cage The Elephant “Ready To Let Go” Social Cues
Caroline Rose “Yip Yip Yow” Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall
Spoon “Guess I’m Fallin’ in Love” (single)
David Gray “Please Forgive Me” White Ladder