World Cafe Playlist for 10/31/2025
Bartees Strange joins host Raina Douris
As a kid, Bartees Strange would watch scary movies in an attempt to conquer fear. On his latest album, Horror, the Baltimore-based musician embraces the many facets of that emotion. Bartees Strange joins us on the World Cafe to talk about crafting Horror, from working with Jack Antonoff, to writing about stability and being a Black musician in the predominantly white indie-rock sphere.
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Today’s Playlist
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins “I Put A Spell On You” Voodoo Jive: The Best of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
John Carpenter “Halloween Theme” Halloween Scream Themes
Bartees Strange “Sober” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Bartees Strange “Too Much” Horror
Bartees Strange “Baltimore” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The Flaming Lips “The Wizard Turns On” At War With The Mystics
Bartees Strange “Backseat Banton” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Bartees Strange “17” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Phoebe Bridgers “Smoke Signals” Stranger in the Alps
Florence + The Machine “Everybody Scream” Everybody Scream
Led Zeppelin “Immigrant Song” Led Zeppelin III
Talking Heads “Psycho Killer” Talking Heads ’77
The Cramps “I Was A Teenage Werewolf” Songs The Lord Taught Us
Hour Two
Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” The Fame Monster
Phoebe Bridgers “I Know The End” Punisher
Björk “It’s Oh So Quiet” Post
Wilson Pickett “Land of 1000 Dances” The Exciting Wilson Pickett
Blondshell “Kiss City” Blondshell
The Allman Brothers “Jessica” Brothers and Sisters
Father John Misty “Misty’s Nightmares 1 & 2” Fear Fun
Pink Floyd “The Great Gig In The Sky” The Dark Side Of The Moon
The Stooges “T.V. Eye” Funhouse
Donovan “Season of the Witch” Sunshine Superman
Angelique Kidjo “Samba Pa Ti” WC Recording
James Brown “Get Up Offa That Thing” CD Of JB II Cold Sweat & Other Soul Classics
Joe Cocker “With A Little Help From My Friends” With A Little Help From My Friends
Black Sabbath “Black Sabbath” Black Sabbath
Little Richard “Good Golly Miss Molly” 18 Greatest Hits