World Cafe Playlist for 05/18/2022

“Through the Decades”: 1980s with host Stephen Kallao

Glittery pop, old school hip hop, and new wave, plus the indie underground rock scene emerged as a true force – it all happened in the 1980s. The diverse possibilities within popular music began to come to fruition in this decade, and we’ll dive in on the this World Cafe – Tune in for music from Cyndi Lauper, New Order, and De La Soul, to the Pixies and Prince. All that and many more on the ‘80s edition of “Through The Decades.”

*Paul Simon “Graceland” Graceland

Talking Heads “Once In A Lifetime” Remain In Light

Prince “Sign O’ The Times” Sign O’ The Times

Bruce Springsteen “Bobby Jean” Born In The USA

Peter Gabriel “Mercy Street” So

Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” She’s So Unusual

New Order “Leave Me Alone” Power, Corruption & Lies

Tina Turner “What’s Love Got To Do With It” Private Dancer

Human League “Don’t You Want Me” Dare!

R. E. M. “Radio Free Europe” Murmur

The Pixies “Monkey Gone To Heaven” Doolittle

Roxy Music “More Than This” Avalon

Jane’s Addiction “Jane Says” Nothing’s Shocking

Hour Two
*Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill” Hounds Of Love

U2 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” The Joshua Tree

Prince “Purple Rain” Purple Rain

The Clash “The Magnificent Seven” Sandinista!

Tom Waits “Downtown Train” Rain Dogs

The Smiths “Bigmouth Strikes Again” The Queen Is Dead

Run-DMC “Walk This Way” Raising Hell

The Replacements “I Will Dare” Let It Be

Violent Femmes “Blister In The Sun” Violent Femmes

The Cure “Lovesong” Disintegration

De La Soul “Me Myself & I” 3 Feet High & Rising

The Police “Synchronicity II” Synchronicity

*Optional Song