World Cafe Playlist for 10/22/2026
John Morrison joins host Raina Douris for The Culture Corner
The guitars on Funkadelic’s 1971 album Maggot Brain totally shred, but they can also make you cry. That album just got a new reissue, and World Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks about the way Jimi Hendrix influenced the band’s playing, and digs into some of the very specific, emotional direction George Clinton gave in the studio during the recording.
Today’s Playlist
Kings of Leon “Molly’s Chambers” Youth and Young Manhood
Jefferson Airplane “Plastic Fantastic Lover” Surrealistic Pillow
Mavis Staples “Can You Get to That” One True Vine
Brittany Howard “You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks” Spotify Singles
Kae Tempest “Lionmouth Door Knocker” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Funkadelic “Can You Get to That” Maggot Brain
Funkadelic “You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks” Maggot Brain
Funkadelic “Hit It and Quit It” Maggot Brain
Funkadelic “Maggot Brain” Maggot Brain
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Breaking the Girl” Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Hollywood (Africa)” Freaky Styley
Remi Wolf “Bottle” Mud
The Womack Sisters “If I Let You” The Womack Sisters
Stevie Wonder “It’s Easier” Songs in the Key of Life
Hour Two
The War on Drugs “Who’s That” (single)
Westside Cowboy “Pin Up Boys” It Goes On
The Smashing Pumpkins “1979” Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Julia Jacklin “Get Away from Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)” The Gem
Arctic Monkeys “Do I Wanna Know?” AM
Future Islands “Seasons (Waiting on You)” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Coldplay “Shiver” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Ben Harper “With My Own Two Hands” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Sam and Louise Sullivan “Down on Love” Love & Devotion
Broken Social Scene “Not Around Anymore” Remember the Humans
Geese “100 Horses” Getting Killed
Santigold “Creator” Recorded Live for The World Cafe
Denitia “Texas Angel” Texas Angel
Lyle Lovett “I’ve Been to Memphis” Joshua Judges Ruth
Jerry Garcia Band “Cats Under the Stars” Cats Under the Stars