Playlists

The Folio · No. 47Wednesday 21 October 2026Jess Entwistle

Once connected, each morning's four playlists are built in your Spotify, dated, ready to open here.

Wake up · 12 songs

First light, no rush

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The songs
  1. 1

    The Nearness of You

    Norah Jones

  2. 2

    Time After Time

    Eva Cassidy

  3. 3

    Where You Lead

    Carole King

  4. 4

    Echo

    Olivia Dean

  5. 5

    This Is Me Trying

    Taylor Swift

  6. 6

    Blame It on Me

    George Ezra

  7. 7

    Sister Tilly

    Natalie Merchant · today’s Song Exploder takes it apart

  8. 8

    She’s Always a Woman

    Billy Joel

  9. 9

    Ripples in a Pond

    Paul McCartney · he has blessed the new Beatles museum in Liverpool

  10. 10

    My Love

    Westlife

  11. 11

    The Joke

    Brandi Carlile

  12. 12

    Who You Callin’ Crazy

    The Rolling Stones · surprise released this week

Shower · 12 songs

Big chorus, hot water

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The songs
  1. 1

    It’s Not Right but It’s Okay

    Whitney Houston

  2. 2

    Wannabe

    Spice Girls

  3. 3

    Get’cha Head in the Game

    High School Musical Cast · the stage version just opened at Wembley Park

  4. 4

    One Kiss

    Dua Lipa

  5. 5

    Taste

    Sabrina Carpenter

  6. 6

    CATWOMAN

    Doechii · her new Swamp Sessions video landed overnight

  7. 7

    Hot n Cold

    Katy Perry

  8. 8

    Run the World (Girls)

    Beyonce

  9. 9

    Raise Your Voice

    Original Broadway Cast of Sister Act · Sister Act tours the UK in 2027

  10. 10

    Wrecking Ball

    Miley Cyrus

  11. 11

    Voulez-Vous

    ABBA

  12. 12

    Make It Happen

    Mariah Carey

Work · 13 songs

Steady hands, soft keys

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The songs
  1. 1

    Written on the Sky

    Max Richter

  2. 2

    Fly

    Ludovico Einaudi

  3. 3

    Time Remembered

    Bill Evans

  4. 4

    The Way You Look Tonight

    Beegie Adair

  5. 5

    Clocks

    Brooklyn Duo

  6. 6

    Blank Space

    Vitamin String Quartet

  7. 7

    Go the Distance

    One Piano

  8. 8

    Once Upon a Dream

    Walt’s Piano

  9. 9

    Ashitaka and San

    Joe Hisaishi

  10. 10

    Day One

    Hans Zimmer

  11. 11

    Mrs Darcy

    Dario Marianelli

  12. 12

    Children of the Ghetto

    Courtney Pine · he plays the sax on the new Rolling Stones single

  13. 13

    Hollow Man

    Jez Williams · the Doves guitarist’s first solo single

Car · 12 songs

Windows down, chorus up

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The songs
  1. 1

    I Want It All

    Queen

  2. 2

    Honey, I’m Home

    Shania Twain

  3. 3

    Hurricane

    Luke Combs

  4. 4

    Will We Talk?

    Sam Fender · he is teasing 2027 stadium dates

  5. 5

    Last Night

    Morgan Wallen

  6. 6

    Only Human

    Jonas Brothers

  7. 7

    Firestarter

    K/DA · the virtual group’s comeback single

  8. 8

    Church Bells

    Carrie Underwood

  9. 9

    I Had Some Help

    Post Malone

  10. 10

    Nicotine

    Ella Langley

  11. 11

    Too Close

    Blue

  12. 12

    Bloodline

    Alex Warren