Playlists

The Folio · No. 24Monday 28 September 2026Jess Entwistle

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Wake up · 12 songs

Slow light

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The songs
  1. 1

    My Favorite Things

    Julie Andrews · Salzburg has finally opened a Sound of Music museum

  2. 2

    I Will Always Love You

    Dolly Parton · Kacey Musgraves sang it for Dolly at the VMAs

  3. 3

    Never Need Me

    Rachel Chinouriri · she played it on SNL UK this weekend

  4. 4

    Turn Me On

    Norah Jones

  5. 5

    Fields of Gold

    Eva Cassidy

  6. 6

    Man I Need

    Olivia Dean

  7. 7

    You’ve Got a Friend

    Carole King

  8. 8

    Falling

    Harry Styles

  9. 9

    Daylight

    Taylor Swift

  10. 10

    Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)

    Billy Joel

  11. 11

    Sour Flower

    Lianne La Havas

  12. 12

    If I Let You Go

    Westlife

Shower · 12 songs

Sing in the steam

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The songs
  1. 1

    Like a Prayer

    Madonna · her first VMAs performance in 23 years opened the show

  2. 2

    Freedom! ‘90

    George Michael · four singers paid tribute to him at the VMAs

  3. 3

    Can’t Get You Out of My Head

    Kylie Minogue · the airborne finale of her AFL Grand Final set

  4. 4

    Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)

    Gwen Verdon · from Damn Yankees, revived on Broadway next spring

  5. 5

    Greatest Love of All

    Whitney Houston

  6. 6

    Feather

    Sabrina Carpenter

  7. 7

    Break My Heart

    Dua Lipa

  8. 8

    Obsessed

    Mariah Carey

  9. 9

    Bop to the Top

    High School Musical Cast

  10. 10

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    ABBA

  11. 11

    The Climb

    Miley Cyrus

  12. 12

    Halo

    Beyoncé

Work · 12 songs

Steady hands

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The songs
  1. 1

    The Last of Us

    Gustavo Santaolalla · season 3 has cast John Goodman

  2. 2

    Rey’s Theme

    John Williams · Jon Watts is said to be starting a new Skywalker trilogy

  3. 3

    Let’s Face the Music and Dance

    Fred Astaire · Tom Holland will play him, Sabrina Carpenter his Ginger Rogers

  4. 4

    Reflection

    Walt’s Piano

  5. 5

    Go the Distance

    One Piano

  6. 6

    Gymnopédie No. 1

    Brooklyn Duo

  7. 7

    Fight Song / Amazing Grace

    The Piano Guys

  8. 8

    Turn Out the Stars

    Bill Evans

  9. 9

    Embraceable You

    Beegie Adair

  10. 10

    Night

    Ludovico Einaudi

  11. 11

    Summer

    Joe Hisaishi

  12. 12

    Define Dancing

    Thomas Newman

Car · 12 songs

Windows down

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The songs
  1. 1

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    Nirvana · they took the Video Vanguard award last night

  2. 2

    The Fate of Ophelia

    Taylor Swift · the self-directed video that won Video of the Year

  3. 3

    Animal

    KATSEYE · performed on the SNL season premiere

  4. 4

    Great Expectation

    Sienna Spiro · a standing ovation and an award at the VMAs

  5. 5

    Doin’ This

    Luke Combs

  6. 6

    You’re Still the One

    Shania Twain

  7. 7

    Thinkin’ Bout Me

    Morgan Wallen

  8. 8

    Jesus, Take the Wheel

    Carrie Underwood

  9. 9

    Play My Music

    Jonas Brothers

  10. 10

    Chemical

    Post Malone

  11. 11

    Simple

    Florida Georgia Line

  12. 12

    Spice Up Your Life

    Spice Girls