Sense Of Place: London – Nile Rodgers

World Cafe’s Sense of Place series continues with the legendary Nile Rodgers, who you might know from Chic. He’s also the writer, producer and musician behind some of the biggest hits of the last four decades, including “We Are Family” and “I’m Coming Out”. Host Talia Schlanger joins him at Abbey Road studios in London where he’s currently the Chief Creative Advisor, in between tour dates with Chic and Cher. He tells the story of how he completely transformed David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” and he plays us the very first demo of the song. On the next World Cafe.

*Daft Punk “Give Life Back To Music” Random Access Memories
Chic ft. Lady Gaga “I Want Your Love” Recorded for a Tom Ford video
Chic “I Want Your Love” C’est Chic
Nile Rodgers “The Land of the Good Groove” Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove
Chic (feat. Nile Rodgers) “I’ll Be There” I’ll Be There
Chic (feat. Nile Rodgers) “I’ll Be There” New Version
Chic (feat. Nile Rodgers) “I’ll Be There” I’ll Be There
Sister Sledge “We Are Family” We Are Family
INXS “Original Sin” The Swing

Hour Two
*Ben Harper “With My Own Two Hands” Live at the World Cafe
Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi” Ladies of the Canyon
Marvin Gaye “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” What’s Going On
Talking Heads “(Nothing But) Flowers” Naked
Neko Case “Last Lion of Albion” Hell-On
Radiohead “Idioteque” Kid A
The Highwomen “The Chain” The Kitchen: Music from the Motion Picture
Bailen “Your Love Is All I Know” Thrilled To Be Here
Grace Potter “Love Is Love” Daylight
Hozier “From Eden” From Eden EP
Joan Shelley “Coming Down For You” Like The River Loves The Sea
Grateful Dead “Unbroken Chain” Mars Hotel
Blue Rodeo “Lost Together” Lost Together

*Optional Song