World Cafe Playlist for 07/22/2024
ENCORE: Mavis Staples joins host Talia Schlanger
At 85 years old, Mavis Staples is still singing songs with messages of hope and justice. On the World Cafe Mavis tells stories about her long friendship with Aretha Franklin, working with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and writing songs that Dr. Martin Luther King used at Civil Rights rallies.
This is an ENCORE
Today’s Playlist
Pops Staples “Down In Mississippi” Peace to the Neighborhood
The Staples Singers “I’ll Take You There” The Best of The Staples Singers
Mavis Staples “Slippery People” Live in London (2019)
The Staples Singers “Freedom Highway” Freedom Highway (1991)
The Staples Singers “Why Am I Treated So Bad” Freedom Highway
Mavis Staples “Touch A Hand” Live In London (1991)
Mavis Staples & Jeff Tweedy “You’re Not Alone” You’re Not Alone (2010)
Mavis Staples “You’re Not Alone” Live In London
Aretha Franklin “Spanish Harlem” Spanish Harlem (1972)
Mavis Staples “Dedicated” Live In London (2019)
Mavis Staples “Let’s Do It Again” Live In London (2019)
Sunny War “Every Day Every Night” WC Recording
Alabama Shakes “Hang Loose” Boys & Girls
Bonnie Raitt “Love Letter” Nick Of Time
St. Vincent “Big Time Nothing” All Born Screaming
LCD Soundsystem “Too Much Love” LCD Soundsystem
Neon Indian “Mind Drips” Psychic Chasms
Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather” Hit Me Hard and Soft
Florence + The Machine “Shake It Out” Ceremonials
La Lom “Danza de LA LOM” The Los Angeles League Of Musicians
Los Lobos “Can’t Stop The Rain” Colossal Head
Devo “Working In The Coal Mine” Pioneers Who Got Scalped
Hour Two
Bruce Springsteen “Letter To You” Letter to You
Johnny Blue Skies “If The Sun Never Rises Again” Passage Du Desir
Kacey Musgraves “Deeper Well” Deeper Well
Matthew Sweet “I’ve Been Waiting” Girlfriend
The Lemon Twigs “Rock On (Over and Over)” A Dream Is All We Know
Molly Tuttle “Million Miles” When You’re Ready
Mumford & Sons “Whispers in the Dark” Live at the World Cafe
Guster “One Man Wrecking Machine” World Cafe Session 4/28
Mondo Cozmo “Angels” IT’S PRINCIPLE!
David Bowie “Golden Years” Station to Station
The Heavy Heavy “Happiness” One Of a Kind
Michael Kiwanuka “Floating Parade” Floating Parade (single)
Michael Kiwanuka “I Need Your Company” Home Again
Air “All I Need” Moon Safari
Fontaines D.C. “Favourite” Starburster
Sinead O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got