Tracy Chapman joins host Raina Douris

Tracy Chapman gave a breathtaking performance of “Fast Car” alongside country singer Luke Combs earlier this month at the Grammys. On the World Cafe, hear Tracy Chapman talk about that beloved song and more. It’s an interview recorded in 2000, backstage on the tour for her album Telling Stories.

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Today’s Playlist
Keith Richards “Make No Mistake” Talk Is Cheap
Tracy Chapman “It’s Okay” Telling Stories
Tracy Chapman “Telling Stories” Telling Stories
Tracy Chapman “Paper and Ink” Telling Stories
Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman “Sing For You” Our Bright Future
Lucinda Williams “Passionate Kisses” Lucinda Williams
Traveling Wilburys “End Of The Line” The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
Pixies “Gigantic” Surfer Rosa
Joan Armatrading “Everyday Boy” What’s Inside
Ziggy Marley “Conscious Party” Conscious Party
Sade “Paradise” Stronger Than Pride

Hour Two
Jade Bird “Burn the Hard Drive (ft. Mura Masa)” Burn the Hard Drive EP
The New Pornographers “Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile” In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights
The Black Keys “Beautiful People (Stay High)” Ohio Players
Aretha Franklin “Think” Aretha Now
Brittany Howard “What Now” What Now
Joss Stone “Molly Town” Water For Your Soul
Abraham Alexander “Knee Deep” World Cafe Session
Kasey Chambers “Not Pretty Enough” World Cafe Session
The Zutons “Creeping on the Dancefloor” single
Lake Street Dive “Call Off Your Dogs” Side Pony
Stephen Sanchez “High” Angel Face
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real “Set Me Down On A Cloud” WC Recording
Sam Evian “Wild Days” Plunge
Beth Orton “Central Reservation” Central Reservation
Kacey Musgraves “Deeper Well” Deeper Well
Elton John “Take Me To The Pilot” Elton John