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