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Episode One: The Real World

The iconic Laurie Anderson is 6 Music's Artist in Residence. Avant-garde artist and musician, Laurie Anderson, takes us through her first playlist, in 'The Real World'.

The iconic Laurie Anderson is 6 Music's Artist in Residence. The legendary avant-garde artist and musician, Laurie Anderson, takes us through her first playlist, in 'The Real World'.
Laurie takes us on a musical journey where we discover some family history and learn what music can help lift a low mood. Features Ken Nordine, Portishead and Lou Reed.

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Music Played

  • Ken Nordine

    Flibberty Jib (feat. The Fred Katz Group)

    • Word Jazz聽聽.
    • Geffen.
    • 8.
  • Lou Reed

    Men of Good Fortune

    • Berlin.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 3.
  • Aretha Franklin

    How I Got Over (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA)

    • Amazing Grace.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
  • Randy Newman

    Putin

    • Dark Matter.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 3.
  • The Magnetic Fields

    Washington, D.C.

    • Merge Records.
  • Bob Dylan

    Walls of Red Wing (Studio Outtake - 1963)

    • The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare And Unreleased) 1961-1991.
    • Columbia.
    • 14.
  • Soul Coughing

    Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago

    • Ruby Vroom.
    • Woah Dad!.
    • 1.
  • Jean鈥怣ichel Jarre & Laurie Anderson

    Rely on Me

    • Electronica 1: The Time Machine.
    • Columbia.
    • 12.
  • Terry Allen

    Truckload of Art

    • Lubbock (on everything).
    • Paradise of Bachelors.
    • 7.
  • Ken Nordine

    Hunger Is From (feat. The Fred Katz Group)

    • Word Jazz聽聽.
    • Geffen.
    • 6.
  • Steve Reich

    It's Gonna Rain, Pt. I (1965)

    • Early Works.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 4.
  • Violeta Parra

    Gracias a la vida

    • Warner Music UK Limited.
  • Portishead

    The Rip

    • The Rip.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 1.

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  • Last Monday 23:00