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  • Kirk digs into the work of master composer AntĂŽnio Carlos Jobim via his timeless 1974 duet with Elis Regina on his song "Águas de Marçco," known Stateside as "The Waters of March." He's joined by special guest Frederico Barros, Professor of Musicology at Federal University of Rio De Janeiro.

    Written by: AntĂŽnio Carlos Jobim

    Performed by: Jobim and Elis Regina

    Album: Elis & Tom (1974)

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    ALSO DISCUSSED:

    "The Girl From Ipamena" and "Desefinado" by Tom Jobim from Getz/Gilberto, 1964"Corcovado (Quiet Night of Quiet Stars)," "Triste," and "Bigras Nunca Mais" by Jobim from Elis & Tom, 1974 and Getz/Gilberto, 1964"Felicidade" by Jobim recorded by Vince Maggio and Mark Colby from Reunion, 1999Chega de Saudade by Jobim as recorded by the Dizzy Gillespie Sextet

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    FRED'S PLAYLIST NOTES:

    1 x 0 - traditional choro, Pixinguinha playing sax and sort of inventing “Brazilian counterpoint” - in the second part of this piece, when it modulates to G major, you’ll hear the sax play a rhythmic figure important to Aquarela do Brasil (see below);Espinha de Bacalhau - choro, played by an orchestra that was created with the aim of playing Brazilian music in the manner of American Big Bands;O RelĂłgio da VovĂł - the Trio Surdina was comprised of musicians who worked at the Radio Nacional (where Jobim would also work as an arranger) and whose compositions and way of playing were fundamental to the development of “modern” Brazilian music - yes, Desafinado!;Aquarela Brasileira - RadamĂ©s Gnattali was an arranger at Radio Nacional and this arrangement of Ary Barroso’s Aquarela do Brasil is kind of an inflexion point - the story is (always) more complicated, but the TL;DR is its importance lies in the use of samba rhythm in the orchestral parts, not only in the percussion section, as was previously usual (attention to the long notes in the melody accompanied by the same chromatic figure played by the tenor sax in 1 x 0 above);Copacabana - there are two versions of the song here, both sung by Dick Farney (Sinatra’s influence on him is pretty clear). The first one was arranged by RadamĂ©s Gnattali and was a huge hit at the turn of the 1940s to the 50s. The song is kind of a symbol of the stylistic change from live music in cassinos (closed by the government in 1948) to small clubs in Copacabana where Bossa Nova and Samba-jazz would eventually be born;Copacabana (second version) - also sung by Dick Farney, but recorded much later (couldn’t find the exact date) now in complete Bossa style - I thought it could be interesting to be able to compare both versions;Chega de Saudade - JoĂŁo Gilberto’s 1959 recording of Chega de Saudade. Considered by practically everyone interested in music at that time as sounding absolutely novel and unprecedented: the singing, the lyrics, the arrangement, the guitar playing. Kind of Bossa Nova’s inaugural moment, the song has kind of a choro form and I once saw Jobim say in an interview that he had the idea when he saw his mother’s housemaid singing the choro Sonoroso and he thought something like “well, it seems people can remember a long melody and all these lyrics, after all
”;Chega de Saudade - following the commentary I made about Chega de Saudade and the choro, here a 1963 version - right in the period where it was all happening - by the old-school mandolinist Jacob do Bandolim;Estamos AĂ­ - sung here by Leny Andrade in her debut album, totally positioned as “Modern Popular Music”, as they would define it, it shows very clearly the new style that was emerging - the whole scat singing section in the middle is really pointing to jazz and the lyrics talk about Bossa Nova itself;Rapaz de Bem - Johnny Alf is one of the unsung heroes and precursor of Bossa Nova: the singing, the harmonic language, the compositional aesthetics
 it was all there;Embalo - a typical example of what was called samba-jazz back then;InfluĂȘncia do Jazz - by one of the early Bossa Nova composers, Carlos Lyra, the song talks about how samba was influenced by jazz in a somewhat ambivalent manner and has acquired sort of a symbolic, manifesto-like status - we hear a younger Elis Regina singing it here, in the famous program/series O Fino da Bossa;Preconceito - two versions, first Orlando Silva’s old school version (1941), then JoĂŁo Gilberto singing the same song years later (2003) and doing his thing;Aos PĂ©s da Cruz - one of the classic JoĂŁo Gilberto recordings. I added it to the playlist just because it’s so beautiful;Elis’ first recording of Águas de Março is interesting because the guitar “levada” is sort of middle ground between the “modern samba” that will be so characteristic of her band’s playing and the more subdivided earlier style of playing samba;Coisa N. 1 - Moacir Santos was also an arranger (they were called maestros, actually) at RĂĄdio Nacional, where Jobim, RadamĂ©s, the Trio Surdina guys and many other important musicians worked. Moacir was the only black maestro of the time and had studied with classically-trained composers like Guerra-Peixe (also a maestro at RĂĄdio Nacional) and H. J. Koellreutter (German composer who fled Germany during the rise of the Nazis and is credited as having introduced dodecaphonism in Brazil). He wrote the “Coisas” (Things) and numbered them as if they were “Opus 1”, “Opus 2” etc. Moacir is an entire chapter in itself and unfortunately one can’t find the original 1966 recording of the Coisas on Spotify, which used practically all important “modern” musicians living in Rio de Janeiro at the time. This recording was made in 2001 with Moacir’s approval and is true to the original arrangement, though the solos were improvised by the musicians;O Mestre Sala dos Mares - written by Elis’ contemporaries JoĂŁo Bosco and Aldir Blanc, we first listen to Bosco’s recording of this samba, more in the traditional style, with percussion, cavaquinho, 7-string guitar and all, and then Elis’ version with most of the band that recorded Elis & Tom - sorry for insisting with the comparison thing, but I think it’s instructive and it takes a lot of examples to start grasping some subtleties;É Com Esse Que Eu Vou - first listen to Elis’ version and then the traditional one. This is carnival music, really, and they did this wonderful modern, samba-jazzy version;Como Nossos Pais - another, arguably as important, side of Elis. From 1976, this is perhaps her most famous recording and serves here to show that her repertoire was considerably wider than samba. People get really moved by this recording (understandably, at least to my Brazilian ears) and despite the stylistic differences, this is also the same core band we hear in Elis & Tom.
  • Turns out some songs stand on their own, however memorable-slash-horrifying their music video might have been.

    Written by: Chris Cornell

    Produced by: Michael Beinhorn

    Album: Superunknown (1994)

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    ALSO DISCUSSED:

    "Spoonman" and "The Day I Tried to Live" by Chris Cornell and Soundgarden from Superunknown, 1994Kim Thayil interview at SongfactsNorah Jones' cover of "Black Hole Sun," Live in 2021"In My Life" by Lennon/McCartney from Rubber Soul, 1965The 2021 Strong Songs interview with session guitarist Andrew Synowiec"Tom Sawyer" by Rush from Moving Pictures, 1981

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  • Strong Songs Season Six kicks off with a widely requested classic: Peter Gabriel's 1986 yearner "In Your Eyes." Because why hire one rhythm section when you can hire two for twice the price?

    Written by: Peter Gabriel

    Produced by: Daniel Lanois

    Album: So (1986)

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    Rick Beato's Interview with So producer Daniel Lanois"DIY" by Peter Gabriel from Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch, 1978"Sledgehammer," "Don't Give Up," and "Big Time" by Gabriel from So, 1986Kwame Ansah-Brew demonstrates the Talking Drum

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  • On this bonus episode from May 2022, Kirk goes through a handful of other covers of the three Beatles songs he recently discussed on the show.

    "Gotta Get You Into My Life" by Paul McCartney/Lennon-McCartney as covered by Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers (1966) and Blood, Sweat & Tears (1975)"Eleanor Rigby" by Paul McCartney/Lennon-McCartney as covered by Aretha Franklin (1968), Cody Fry (2021), Joshua Bell and Frankie Moreno (2009) and Zoot (1970)"Blackbird" by Paul McCartney/Lennon-McCartney as covered by Crosby, Stills & Nash (1982) and the Brad Mehldau Trio (1996)

    Also Featured/Discussed:

    "Reelin' In The Years" by Steely Dan from Can't Buy a Thrill, 1972The score video of Cody Fry's arrangement of "Eleanor Rigby"Bicycle Race by Queen from Jazz, 1972

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  • Kirk shares some details about the upcoming season of Strong Songs, which kicks off on February 9 in early access, and on February 23 in the main feed.

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  • (Originally recorded in May 2022) There's always more to say about Sonny Rollins, so Kirk shares a few of his other favorite Sonny moments, along with some additional love for Max Roach's drumming on Saxophone Colossus.

    REFERENCED:

    "St. Thomas" and "Blue 7" by Sonny Rollins from Saxophone Colossus, 1956"St. Thomas" as performed by Joshua Redman on Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard, 1992"Four" by Miles Davis performed by Sonny Rollins on A Night at the Village Vanguard, 1957"Without a Song" by Vincent Youmans recorded by Sonny Rollins on The Bridge, 1962"I Know That You Know" also by Vincent Youmans from Sonny Side Up, 1959

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  • Weird Al has been writing songs and recording parodies for four decades, and his musical footprint is unfathomably wide. In this minisode, originally released in October 2022, Kirk gets into a few things he didn't have room for in the main feed episode about "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota."

    FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

    "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" by Yankovic, a parody of "Money for Nothing" by Mark Knopfler & Definitely Sting from Brothers in Arms, 1985A really interesting Sound on Sound article about the production of Brothers in Arms"Spam," by Yankovic, a parody of "Stand" by REM from Green, 1989"Smells Like Nirvana" by Yankovic, a parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind, 1991"Livin' in the Fridge" by Yankovic, a parody of "Livin' on the Edge" by Aerosmith from Get a Grip, 1993"Bohemian Polka," by Yankovic, a rearrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Freddie Mercury and Queen from A Night at the Opera, 1975

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  • Recorded in August 2022 as an addendum to the main feed episode "Strong Grooves, Volume 1," special guest Russ Kleiner takes Kirk through the evolution of James Brown drummer Clyde Stubblefield's playing from 1967 to 1970.

    FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

    "Cold Sweat" (1967), "I Got The Feelin'" (1968), "Mother Popcorn" (1969), "Funky Drummer" (1970), all feat. Clyde Stubblefield on drums.

    SPECIAL GUEST: Russ Kleiner

    Russ is one of Kirk's oldest friends, a drummer and percussionist who currently lives, teaches, and performs in Connecticut. He has frequently offered drum insights to Kirk for various episodes of Strong Songs, and has been overdue for an actual appearance on the show.

    Additional thanks to Nick D'Errico for his help recording and overseeing the drum session for this episode - find Nick online at https://www.nddrums.com.

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  • For the Season Five finale, Kirk takes a look at The Band and Martin Scorsese's beloved 1978 concert film The Last Waltz - "The beginning of the beginning of the end of the beginning."

    Featuring music by The Band: Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson

    Directed by: Martin Scorsese

    Album: The Last Waltz (1978)

    Listen/Buy via Songwhip

    ALSO DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:

    "The Weight" by Robbie Robertson as covered by The Staple Singers and Aretha FranklinStudio versions of several songs from the show, featured on The Band (1969) and Northern Lights - Southern Cross, 1975A 2014 New Yorker interview with Mavis Staples"Rockin' in Rhythm" by Duke Ellington, first recorded 1931"The Next Waltz," a concert event held every November in Portland, ORThe Jeremy Wilson Foundation, helping support local musicians in need

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    Dick Morgan
    Ben Stein
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    Sean Murphy
    Jake Yumatilla
    Alan Brough
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    Whit Sidener
    Robert Granat
    dave malloy
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    Kenneth Jung
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    Jason Reitman
    Ailie Fraser
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    NATALIE MISTILIS
    Josh Singer
    Amy Lynn Thornsen
    Adam W
    Kelli Brockington
    Victoria Yu
    mino capossela
    Steve Paquin
    David Joske
    Emma Sklar
    Bernard Khoo
    Robert Heuer
    Matthew Golden
    David Noah
    Geraldine Butler
    Madeleine Mader
    Jason Pratt
    Abbie Berg
    Doug Belew
    Dermot Crowley
    Achint Srivastava
    Ryan Rairigh
    Michael Berman
    Olivia Bishop
    Linda Duffy
    Bonnie Prinsen
    Liz Seger
    Eoin de Burca
    Kevin Potter
    M Shane Borders
    Dallas Hockley
    Jason Gerry
    Nathan Gouwens
    Lauren Reay
    Eric Prestemon
    Cookies250
    Damian Brady
    Angela Livingstone
    Sarah Sulan
    Diane Hughes
    Michael Casner
    Lowell Meyer
    Stephen Tsoneff
    Joshua Hill
    Wen
    Geoff Golden
    Rob F
    Pascal Rueger
    Randy Souza
    Clare Holberton
    Diane Turner
    Tom Coleman
    Dhu Wik
    Mel
    Eric Helm
    Jonathan Daniels
    Michael Flaherty
    Jarrod Schindler
    Caro Field
    michael bochner
    Naomi Watson
    David Cushman
    Alexander
    Chris K
    Gavin Doig
    Sam Fenn
    Tanner Morton
    AJ Schuster
    Jennifer Bush
    David Stroud
    Amanda Furlotti
    Andrew Baker
    Andrew Fair
    L.B. Morse
    Bill Thornton
    Brian Amoebas
    Brett Douville
    Jeffrey Olson
    Matt Betzel
    Nate from Kalamazoo
    Melanie Stivers
    Richard Toller
    Alexander Polson
    Earl Lozada
    Justin McElroy
    Arjun Sharma
    James Johnson
    Kevin Morrell
    Colin Hodo

  • It's time for another mailbag episode, as Kirk takes on questions about Evanescence piano, Kelis bells, and counting in songs by Phish, Vessels, Ten Years After, and Kishi Bashi. All that, and a friendly dispute about a Taylor Swift song.

    "Milkshake" by Neptunes/Kelis from Tasty, 2003"Going Under" by Evanescence from Fallen, 2003Joe Lovono plays the AulochromePat Metheney plays the Pikasso 42-string GuitarMatt Glassmeyer and Jano Rix demonstrate the ShuitarFuture Man plays Synth Axe Drumitar live with the Flecktones"What About Me?" by Snarky Puppy from We Like It Here, 2014"Shimmer Intend Spark Groove Defend" feat. Nels Cline from What Is To Be Done, 2019"Angst In My Pants" by Sparks from Angst in my Pants, 1982"The Sky Was Pink" by Nathan Fake, covered by Vessels, 2012"Hahaha, Pt. 2" by Kishi Bashi from Lighght, 2014"Mound" by Phish from Rift, 1993"I'd Love to Change the World" by Ten Years After from A Space in Time, 1971"Bad Blood" (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, 2015/2023Elton John plays "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" at Dodger Stadium, 2022The NIOSH Sound Level Meter App

    OUTRO SOLOIST: BJ Cord

    This episode's outro soloist is BJ Cord, a fantastic trumpet player based in Portland. BJ works at Monette trumpets making some of the most beautiful horns in the world, and is a regular presence on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monettetrumpets

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    Amy Lynn Thornsen
    Adam W
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    Emma Sklar
    Bernard Khoo
    Robert Heuer
    Matthew Golden
    David Noah
    Geraldine Butler
    Madeleine Mader
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    Abbie Berg
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    Ryan Rairigh
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    Linda Duffy
    Bonnie Prinsen
    Liz Seger
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    Kevin Potter
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    Nathan Gouwens
    Lauren Reay
    Eric Prestemon
    Damian Brady
    Angela Livingstone
    Sarah Sulan
    Diane Hughes
    Michael Casner
    Lowell Meyer
    Stephen Tsoneff
    Joshua Hill
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    Geoff Golden
    Rob F
    Pascal Rueger
    Randy Souza
    Clare Holberton
    Diane Turner
    Tom Coleman
    Mark Perry
    Dhu Wik
    Mel
    Eric Helm
    Jonathan Daniels
    Michael Flaherty
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    Caro Field
    michael bochner
    Naomi Watson
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    Alexander
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    Gavin Doig
    Sam Fenn
    Tanner Morton
    AJ Schuster
    Jennifer Bush
    David Stroud
    Amanda Furlotti
    Andrew Baker
    Andrew Fair
    L.B. Morse
    Bill Thornton
    Brian Amoebas
    Brett Douville
    Jeffrey Olson
    Matt Betzel
    Nate from Kalamazoo
    Melanie Stivers
    Richard Toller
    Alexander Polson
    Earl Lozada
    Justin McElroy
    Arjun Sharma
    James Johnson
    Kevin Morrell
    Colin Hodo

  • The electric guitar is a beautiful, maddening instrument, and man does it sound good in the right hands. On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into solos by guitar legends Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Jimi Hendrix, and Larry Carlton.

    FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

    "Seven Come Eleven" by Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman, recorded by the Benny Goodman Sextet in 1939"Fried Pies" by Wes Montgomery from Boss Guitar, 1963"Hey Joe" by Billy Roberts recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on Are You Experienced?, 1967Larry Carlton's solo on "Kid Charlemagne" by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (AKA Steely Dan) from The Royal Scam, 1976

    OUTRO SOLOIST: Kirk Hamilton

    Kirk returns for another outro guitar solo, this time with a few new licks under his belt.

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    Rush
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    mino capossela
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    Bernard Khoo
    Robert Heuer
    Matthew Golden
    David Noah
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    Madeleine Mader
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    Abbie Berg
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    Dermot Crowley
    Achint Srivastava
    Ryan Rairigh
    Michael Berman
    Olivia Bishop
    Linda Duffy
    Bonnie Prinsen
    Liz Seger
    Eoin de Burca
    Kevin Potter
    M Shane Borders
    Dallas Hockley
    Jason Gerry
    Nathan Gouwens
    Lauren Reay
    Eric Prestemon
    Damian Brady
    Angela Livingstone
    Sarah Sulan
    Diane Hughes
    Michael Casner
    Lowell Meyer
    Stephen Tsoneff
    Joshua Hill
    Wen
    Geoff Golden
    Rob F
    Pascal Rueger
    Randy Souza
    Clare Holberton
    Diane Turner
    Tom Coleman
    Mark Perry
    Dhu Wik
    Mel
    Eric Helm
    Jonathan Daniels
    Michael Flaherty
    Jarrod Schindler
    Caro Field
    michael bochner
    Naomi Watson
    David Cushman
    Alexander
    Chris K
    Gavin Doig
    Sam Fenn
    Tanner Morton
    AJ Schuster
    Jennifer Bush
    David Stroud
    Amanda Furlotti
    Andrew Baker
    Andrew Fair
    L.B. Morse
    Bill Thornton
    Brian Amoebas
    Brett Douville
    Jeffrey Olson
    Matt Betzel
    Nate from Kalamazoo
    Melanie Stivers
    Richard Toller
    Alexander Polson
    Earl Lozada
    Justin McElroy
    Arjun Sharma
    James Johnson
    Kevin Morrell
    Colin Hodo

  • Kirk wasn't expecting to make a full-length episode about the music of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but then he played the game. And here we are.

    Picking up on 2022's deep-dive in the music of the Zelda series, this episode takes a deep dive into the score of the new game, covering the many ways it builds on the past and charts a new musical future.

    SPOILERS: The first 40 minutes of the episode feature some discussion of the events of Tears of the Kingdom, but no major story spoilers. At around the 40-minute mark (there's an in-episode warning), Kirk gets into specifics of the story with full spoilers, including the game's ending.

    Tears of the Kingdom score composed by: Manaka Kataoka, Maasa Miyoshi, Masato Ohashi, and Tsukasa Usui
    Original Zelda themes composed by: Koji Kondo

    ALSO DISCUSSED/FEATURED

    Twenty Thousand Hertz's excellent episodes on the sound and music of Zelda (Part 1, Part 2)"Careless Whisper" by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley from Make it Big, 1984Excerpts from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Skyward Sword, and Link's AwakeningSuper Mario Bros. Theme by Koji Kondo from Super Mario Bros. Odyssey, 2017

    OUTRO SOLOIST: Rob Rideout

    Rob Rideout is a guitar teacher from Yorkshire who plays and writes for the Progressive Metal band Memnor. Memnor stream their time in the studio on fridays evenings at 20:00 GMT on Twitch. (From Rob: If you wanna hear what quintuplets in 21/16 sound like, then drop in.)

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    Bruno Gaeta
    Kenneth Jung
    Adam Stofsky
    Zak Remer
    Rishi Sahay
    Jason Reitman
    Ailie Fraser
    Rob Tsuk
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    Phino DeLeon
    Amy Lynn Thornsen
    Adam W
    Kelli Brockington
    Victoria Yu
    Brad Clark
    mino capossela
    Steve Paquin
    Emma Sklar
    Bernard Khoo
    Robert Heuer
    Matthew Golden
    David Noah
    Geraldine Butler
    Madeleine Mader
    Jason Pratt
    Abbie Berg
    Doug Belew
    Dermot Crowley
    Achint Srivastava
    Ryan Rairigh
    Michael Berman
    Olivia Bishop
    John Gisselquist
    Linda Duffy
    Bonnie Prinsen
    Liz Seger
    Eoin de Burca
    Kevin Potter
    M Shane Borders
    Dallas Hockley
    Jason Gerry
    Nathan Gouwens
    Lauren Reay
    Eric Prestemon
    Damian Brady
    Angela Livingstone
    David Friedman
    Sarah Sulan
    Diane Hughes
    Michael Casner
    Lowell Meyer
    Stephen Tsoneff
    Wen
    Geoff Golden
    Rob F
    Pascal Rueger
    Randy Souza
    Clare Holberton
    Diane Turner
    Tom Coleman
    Mark Perry
    Dhu Wik
    Mel
    Eric Helm
    Jonathan Daniels
    Michael Flaherty
    Jarrod Schindler
    Caro Field
    michael bochner
    Naomi Watson
    David Cushman
    Alexander
    Chris K
    Gavin Doig
    Sam Fenn
    Tanner Morton
    AJ Schuster
    Jennifer Bush
    David Stroud
    Amanda Furlotti
    Andrew Baker
    Jules Bailey
    Andrew Fair
    L.B. Morse
    Bill Thornton
    Brian Amoebas
    Brett Douville
    Jeffrey Olson
    Matt Betzel
    Nate from Kalamazoo
    Melanie Stivers
    Richard Toller
    Alexander Polson
    Earl Lozada
    Justin McElroy
    Arjun Sharma
    James Johnson
    Kevin Morrell
    Colin Hodo

  • On this bonus episode, originally recorded as a Patreon bonus in 2022, Kirk goes through a few great Legend of Zelda pieces that he didn't manage to get into on last year's Zelda-focused Strong Songs episode.

    If you want to hear next week's new episode on Tears of the Kingdom early, go become a patron now!

    FEATURED:

    "Tears of the Kingdom Theme" from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, comp. Manaka Kataoka, Maasa Miyoshi, Masato Ohashi, Tsukasa Usui"Song of Storms," "Dark World/Lorule Theme," "Gerudo Valley," and "The Great Fairy's Fountain" by Koji KondoVarious themes from Crypt of the Necrodancer: Cadence of Hyrule, composed by Danny Baranowski feat Jules Conroy on guitarDr. Pez's Ocarina of Time prog album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDH3g6rRjM8Fantasie-impromptu in C-Sharp" by Frédéric Chopin, 1815, performed by Arthur Rubinstein

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    Ben Barron
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    Kaya Woodall
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    Daniel Hannon-Barry
    Christopher Miller
    Jamie White
    Christopher McConnell
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    Jez
    Melanie Andrich
    Jenness Gardner
    Dave Sharpe
    Sami Samhuri
    Jeremy Dawson
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    Andre Bremer
    Dave Florey

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    Dent Earl
    Carlos Lerner
    Misty Haisfield
    Abraham Benrubi
    Christopher Bruno
    Chris Kotarba
    Callum Webb
    Lynda MacNeil
    Dick Morgan
    Ben Stein
    Susan Green
    Sean Murphy
    Jake Yumatilla
    Alan Brough
    Randal Vegter
    Go Birds!
    Whit Sidener
    Robert Granat
    dave malloy
    Nick Galloway
    Heather Johnson
    john halpin
    Peter Harding
    David
    Meghan O'Leary
    John Bauman
    Dax and Dane Huddleston
    MartĂ­n SalĂ­as
    Stu Baker
    Steve Martino
    Dr Arthur A Gray
    Carolina
    Gary Pierce
    Matt Baxter
    GiantPredatoryMollusk
    Luigi Boccia
    E Margaret Warton
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    Catherine Clause
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    KenIsWearingAHat
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    Aaron Wade
    Jeff Ulm

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    NATALIE MISTILIS
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  • Kirk takes a tour through the cycling, modulating chord sequence in Belle & Sebastian's buoyant 2017 song "The Girl Doesn't Get It."

    Variation 1: | C | Dm7 | Bb | Gm F
    Variation 2: | C | D | Bm | Esus E
    Variation 3: | A | Bm | A/C# | Esus E

    FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

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    "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton performed by Whitney Houston on The Bodyguard soundtrack, 1992

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  • There are so many electric guitars. Truly, there is a guitar for every mood, every season, and every feeling. But there are four types of electric guitar that are a bit more widely used than other ones.

    On this formely-bonus-now-main-feed episode, Kirk discusses those four guitars—the Fender Stratocaster, the Telecaster, the Gibson Les Paul, and the 335—and goes through some of the Strong Songs that have featured them.

    FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

    “Spanish Castle Magic" and "Little Wing" by Jimi Hendrix from Axis: Bold as Love, 1967“Like a Prayer” by Madonna from Like a Prayer, 1989“Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd from Second Helping, 1973“Home” by Cory Wong from Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul, 2019"Time" by Pink Floyd from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears from Songs From The Big Chair, 1985“Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash, 1955"Make a Mistake With Me" by Brad Paisley from Mud on the Tires, 2003“Paranoid Android” by Radiohead from OK Computer, 1997“Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971“Kiss” by Prince from Parade, 1986“Last Goodbye” by Jeff Buckley from Grace, 1994“Blood and Thunder” by Mastodon from Leviathan, 2004“Immigrant Song” from Led Zeppelin III, 1970“Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra from Out of the Blue, 1978“Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush from The Kick Inside, 1978“Starman” by David Bowie from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972“November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses from Use Your Illusion, 1991"Sister Sadie" by Horace Silver, 1959“Help Me” by Joni Mitchell from Court & Spark, 1974“Kid Charlemagne” by Steely Dan from The Royal Scam, 1976“September” by Earth, Wind & Fire, 1978“No One Knows” by Queens of the Stone Age from Songs for the Deaf, 2004

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  • Composer John Williams is the defining sound of Hollywood and, arguably, the most widely listened to composer in the world. Kirk decided he needed some help tackling Williams' towering musical legacy, so he enlisted Australian author and musician Dan Golding as his tour guide through Williams' musical world, with a special focus on his groundbreaking score for 1980's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

    REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE:

    Dan's book Star Wars After Lucas, his ABC radio show Screen Sounds and his podcast Art of the Score"Liberdade" by Dili Allstars"Celebration" from Push Me Pull You by Dan Golding, 2016The Adventures of Robin Hood score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1938Excerpts from Untitled Goose Game as assembled by Dan Golding"Right Time" by Mighty Diamonds/Sly & Robbie, 1976"Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini, 1959"1. Mars, the Bringer of War" by Gustov Holst from The Planets, Op. 32 as performed by the London Symphony OrchestraExcerpts from Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, all by John WilliamsThe "Star Wars Music Minute" podcast episode 22 feat. Dan Golding"Medley: Star Wars" by Meco, 1977Bill Murray singing the Star Wars theme on Saturday Night Live, 1978Excerpts from Jurassic Park by John WilliamsExcerpts from Merry Melodies/Looney Tunes by Carl Stalling"Flash Gordon" by Queen from Flash Gordon, 1980"The Mandalorian" by Ludwig Göransson from The Mandalorian, 2019"If I Fight, You Fight" from Creed by Ludwig Göransson, 2015Excerpts from the Solo: A Star Wars Story score by John Powell, 2018"Moanin," "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting," "Open Letter to Duke," "Eh's Flat Ah's Flat Too" from Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots, by Charles Mingus, 1959"II B.S." by Charles Mingus from Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, 1964"Work Song" by Duke Ellington from Black Brown & Beige as recorded by Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2020"The Fablemans" by John Williams from The Fablemans, 2022"Beef Lo Mein" by Caroline Shaw from the Fleishman is in Trouble soundtrack, 2019"Movement II: The Big Show" by Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center from Symphony No. 4: "The Jungle," 2023

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  • Kirk answers your questions on 60s pop counterpoint, Chaka Kahn syncopation, Taylor Swift's re-recording project, good practice habits, Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," and more.

    FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

    "You've Got Your Troubles" by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cool, recorded by The FortunesContrapunctus 1 by J.S. Bach recorded by the Emerson String Quartet on Bach: The Art of Fugue, 2003T.I.B.W.F. by The Budos Band, from The Budos Band, 2005"Dying to Get To Europe" by Ketil Bjornstad from Seafarer's Song, 2004"The Place Where He Inserted the Blade" by Black Country, New Road from Ants From Up There, 2022"Tell Me Somethin' Good" by Stevie Wonder, recorded by Rufus feat. Chaka Kahn, 1974"Colors" by Beck from Colors, 2017"Digital Love" by Daft Punk from Discovery, 2001"Goose" by Polyphia from Most Hated, 2017"Sparks Fly" (Taylor's Version) from Speak Now (Taylor's Version), 2023"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel from So, 1986

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  • Kirk climbs inside the machine-gun rhythms and unstoppable grooves of the legendary Oakland funk outfit Tower of Power.

    Written by: Doc Kupka and Emilio Castillo

    Album: Tower of Power (1973)

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    ALSO DISCUSSED:

    "What is Hip?" "Squib Cakes" "Only So Much Oil in the Ground" "Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)," "So Very Hard to Go," "Credit," all by Tower of Power"Saturday Night Live" theme by Howard Shore, feat. Lenny Pickett"Cold Sweat," "I Got the Feelin'," "Mother Popcorn," "Funky Drummer" by James Brown, 1967-70"Soul Vaccination" live from Soul Vaccination: Tower of Power Live, 1998Drum examples performed by Russ Kieiner, recorded by Nick D'Errico

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  • It's not uncommon for a song to be written for one artist, only to become widely known after being recorded by another. It's less common for a song to have yet another rebirth decades later. That's just what happened with "Killing Me Softly with His Song."

    Originally inspired by Lori Lieberman's profound experience at a 1971 Don McLean concert, Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox's song underwent two dramatic reinventions, first by soul titan Roberta Flack in 1973, and then by Lauryn Hill and her band Fugees in 1996. In this episode, Kirk dives into all three versions, looking to better understand how each singer put her own spin on what was already a classically strong song.

    Written by: Music by Charles Fox, lyrics by Norman Gimbel with uncredited contributions by Lori Lieberman

    Recorded by: Lori Lieberman (1972), Roberta Flack (1973), Lauryn Hill & Fugees (1996)

    Albums: Lori Lieberman (1972), Killing Me Softly with His Song (1973), The Score (1996), A Thousand Dreams (1995), Truly (2022)

    ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:

    "She sang ‘Killing Me Softly’ before Roberta Flack. Now she just wants you to hear her side of the story," by Geoff Edgers for the Washington Post, 2020"Lori Lieberman comes to terms with 'Killing Me Softly'" by FaceCulture, 2010"Empty Chairs" by Don McLean from American Pie, 1971"Bonita Applebum" by A Tribe Called Quest from People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, 1989

    OUTRO SOLOIST: Joey Brink

    Joey Brink is University Carillonist and Professor of Carillon at the University of Denver, where he performs daily on the 65-bell Williams Tower. An award-winning performer and composer, he has released two albums for carillon and performed widely across North America and Europe. Watch him record his solo on YouTube and check out his site at joeybrink.com.

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  • Kirk kicks off Strong Songs Season 5 with Tears For Fears' 1985 hit "Everybody Wants to Rule The World." From classic synths and drum machines to surprisingly avante-garde guitar solos, this song's got a lot more going on than you might remember.

    Written by: Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes

    Produced by: Chris Hughes

    Album: Songs from the Big Chair (1985)

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    ALSO DISCUSSED:

    "Shout" and "Head Over Heels," both from Songs From the Big Chair, 1985"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age from Songs For The Deaf, 2002"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton performed by Whitney Houston on The Bodyguard soundtrack, 1992"You're The Voice" by John Farnham from Whispering Jack, 1986"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" by Kate Bush from Hounds of Love, 1985"Kiss" by Prince from Parade, 1986"Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads from Stop Making Sense, 1983"So What" by Miles Davis from Kind of Blue, 1959"Cold Sweat" by James Brown, 1967Dan Carr's excellent synth breakdowns at Reverb Machine

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