Sting joins host Raina Douris

Sting is back to where it began for him musically, touring as part of a trio. On the World Cafe, he looks over his catalogue with The Police, as a solo artist, and with his new Sting 3.0 project, to reveal the song that changed his life, the song that takes him back to his childhood, and more, as a part of the new World Cafe feature, Backtracking.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

The La’s “There She Goes” The La’s

The Blasters “American Music” The Blasters

The Police “Message in a Bottle” Live!

The Police “Roxanne” Outlandos d’Amour

Sting “50,000” 57th & 9th

Sting “All This Time” The Soul Cages

Sting “I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)” Single

The Police “Walking on the Moon” Reggatta De Blanc

Bakar “1st Time” Single

Spoon “Written In Reverse” Transference

The Beach Boys “God Only Knows” Pet Sounds

Dehd “Bad Love” Blue Skies

Hour Two
Heartless Bastards “Parted Ways” Arrow

Mt. Joy ” She Wants to Go Dancing” Single

The Kinks “Come Dancing” State of Confusion

Sarah McLachlan “Adia” Surfacing

Paris Paloma “Labour” Cacophony

Maggie Rogers “Dog Years” WC Recording

Grizzly Bear “While You Wait for The Other” Studio Session

Warpaint “Undertow” Live At the World Cafe

Kim Deal “Coast” Nobody Loves You More

David Gray “Plus & Minus” Dear Life

Ruston Kelly “Mockingbird” WC Recording

Lady Blackbird “Like A Woman” Slang Spirituals

New Order “Love Vigilantes” Low-Life

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory “Afterlife” Single

Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence” Violator