Playlists

The Folio · No. 41Thursday 15 October 2026Jess Entwistle

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Wake up · 13 songs

Honey light

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The songs
  1. 1

    Sunrise

    Norah Jones

  2. 2

    Man I Need

    Olivia Dean

  3. 3

    Over the Rainbow

    Eva Cassidy

  4. 4

    As

    Stevie Wonder · from Songs in the Key of Life, which he is playing in full on tour

  5. 5

    Lover

    Taylor Swift

  6. 6

    Matilda

    Harry Styles

  7. 7

    Karma

    Snoh Aalegra · out today, her first song in three years

  8. 8

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    Carole King

  9. 9

    Home

    Westlife

  10. 10

    Sometimes

    Katie Gregson-MacLeod · the fourth single from her debut album

  11. 11

    Pretty Shining People

    George Ezra

  12. 12

    The Power of Love

    Celine Dion

  13. 13

    Honesty

    Billy Joel

Shower · 12 songs

Full voice, no audience

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The songs
  1. 1

    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

    ABBA

  2. 2

    I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    Whitney Houston

  3. 3

    Espresso

    Sabrina Carpenter

  4. 4

    Rush

    Troye Sivan · he played Apple’s new Battersea hall last night

  5. 5

    Levitating

    Dua Lipa

  6. 6

    Love On Top

    Beyonce

  7. 7

    What I’ve Been Looking For

    High School Musical Cast

  8. 8

    Heartbreaker

    Mariah Carey

  9. 9

    Boys Don’t Cry

    The Cure · Robert Smith has just blessed American Football’s cover of it

  10. 10

    7 rings

    Ariana Grande

  11. 11

    Can’t Be Tamed

    Miley Cyrus

  12. 12

    I’m Gonna Getcha Good!

    Shania Twain

Work · 13 songs

Quiet strings, long focus

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The songs
  1. 1

    Mia & Sebastian’s Theme

    Justin Hurwitz · La La Land named its stage musical’s creative team today

  2. 2

    City of Stars

    Vitamin String Quartet · the same film, in the arrangement she would hum

  3. 3

    Experience

    Ludovico Einaudi

  4. 4

    Perfect

    Brooklyn Duo

  5. 5

    How Far I’ll Go

    One Piano

  6. 6

    A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

    Walt’s Piano

  7. 7

    Fight Song / Amazing Grace

    The Piano Guys

  8. 8

    But Not for Me

    Beegie Adair

  9. 9

    Peace Piece

    Bill Evans

  10. 10

    Vladimir’s Blues

    Max Richter

  11. 11

    The Name of Life

    Joe Hisaishi

  12. 12

    Enchanted

    Vitamin String Quartet

  13. 13

    Habits (Stay High)

    Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

Car · 13 songs

Windows down, chorus up

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The songs
  1. 1

    Sir Duke

    Stevie Wonder · also from Songs in the Key of Life, now 50 years old

  2. 2

    Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma

    Luke Combs

  3. 3

    You Belong With Me

    Taylor Swift

  4. 4

    Congratulations

    Post Malone

  5. 5

    Choosin’ Texas

    Miranda Lambert · she sang it with new lyrics for her husband’s birthday this week

  6. 6

    Thinkin’ Bout Me

    Morgan Wallen

  7. 7

    Lovebug

    Jonas Brothers

  8. 8

    We Will Rock You

    Queen

  9. 9

    Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

    Katy Perry

  10. 10

    All-American Girl

    Carrie Underwood

  11. 11

    Fly By II

    Blue

  12. 12

    Getting Started

    Alex Warren

  13. 13

    Uptown Girl

    Westlife