Strong Songs
By Kirk Hamilton
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Subscribers: 1950
Reviews: 19
Episodes: 156
Trev
Feb 6, 2025
Seamless incorporation of excerpts and parts in capable amicable analysis. Driven to comment in response to the great Cowboy Bebop theme to ask if you're across 'Kids on the Slope'? Anime with flawless jazz sensibilities around 'Moanin'.
Ben
May 26, 2024
This is the podcast I have been looking for! I wanted something that went deep into music, and song, and this is so it!!
bubi
Mar 22, 2024
thank you kirk for this podcast, it is a lifechanger for me! wow wow wow! you rock! super dude! hey everybody listen to this podcast. ciao.
Sep 8, 2022
Johanna
Jun 20, 2022
Kirk's enthusiasm for the music is infectious. I have listened to music I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and I'm listening more closely.
Beth
May 22, 2022
Versatile, knowledgeable, never condescending, never needlessly complicated, absolutely enchanting and full of positivity! great podcast!!!
May 21, 2021
AJ
May 18, 2021
This podcast has introduced me to new music, and revealed new layers in music I already knew. It's music appreciation magnified. Fantastic.
Søren Rask
Apr 6, 2021
Natalie
Oct 24, 2020
The content is great, but what makes this podcast special is Kirk's utter delight in the songs he's discussing. There's nothing arch or ironic in his style, just pure wholesome love of music. It warms my heart every time.
tomppa
Sep 27, 2020
Never disappoints.
Kara
Mar 25, 2020
Love listening to Kirk.
K
Mar 13, 2020
Kirk's enthusiasm is contagious and his ability to explain complex musical concepts in an accessible way is incredible. Thank you for reminding me why I love music.
fuzzy face
Feb 12, 2020
I never knew single ladies was such a good song.
jess
Nov 1, 2019
Wholesome
Pat
Oct 24, 2019
This is an entirely lovely podcast. You can hear Kirk's smile, as well as his musical expertise and enthusiasm, and it lifts the spirit. I'm so glad I found this.
Oct 5, 2019
Aug 7, 2019
Kellie
Jan 4, 2019
amazing. if you're a music fan this is for you!
Description
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The Music of the Muppets
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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"Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" by The Mars Volta
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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"Fast As You Can" by Fiona Apple
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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"Where The Streets Have No Name" and "With Or Without You" by U2
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Season Seven Announcement!
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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A Bunch of Great Music Recommendations
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Remembering Janis Stockhouse, The Great Band Director
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Rediscovering Stevie Wonder, with Wesley Morris and Josh Gwynn
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Stevie Wonder: Music of My Mind [The Wonder of Stevie]
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Behind the Scenes of Strong Songs [Gig Gab]
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Post-Season Update, Summer Plans, & Some Music Recs
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Summer Synths, Fluteception, and "The Diablo Chord"
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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"Easter Theatre" by XTC
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May 31, 2024 |
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"Limb by Limb" by Phish
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May 17, 2024 |
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"Heart of Glass" by Blondie
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May 03, 2024 |
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"The Way" by Meshell Ndegeocello
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Strong Covers, Vol. 3
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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"Águas de Março (The Waters of March)" by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Some Bonus Beatles Covers
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Season Six Announcement!
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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The Genius of Sonny Rollins (and Max Roach)
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Weird Al For Nothin' And Your Jokes For Free
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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How Clyde Stubblefield Evolved Funk Drumming
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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The Band: The Last Waltz
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Phish, Evanescence, and a Taylor Swift Dispute
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Strong Solos, Vol. 2: Electric Guitar-aloo
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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The Music of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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A Little Extra Zelda
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Belle & Sebastian's Very Good Chord Progression
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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The Four Electric Guitars
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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John Williams' Star Wars Legacy, with Dan Golding
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Counterpoint, Chaka Kahn, & Peter Gabriel
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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"Soul Vaccination" by Tower of Power
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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"Killing Me Softly With His Song," as sung by Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, & Lori Lieberman
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears For Fears
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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An Operatic Odyssey, with Luigi Boccia
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Season 5 Announcement!
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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"You're The Voice" by John Farnham, Live in Sydney
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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The Light and Dark of Music, with Lily E. Hirsch
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May 26, 2023 |
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From Bach to Miles Davis, with Emily Reese
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" by Kate Bush
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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The Music of Star Wars: Andor
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Year Four, In Review
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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"The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Singing Drummers & Jazz Flute
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Strong Grooves, Vol. 1 (feat. Russ Kleiner)
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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"Jesus, Etc." by Wilco
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Lofi Beats & The Circle of Fifths
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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"Help Me" by Joni Mitchell
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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A Jazz Mystery, Solved
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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The Music of Final Fantasy VII
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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"Silent All These Years" by Tori Amos
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Three to Tango, with Alex Krebs and Andrew Oliver
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Strong Solos, Vol. 1
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May 20, 2022 |
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"Wichita Lineman" by Jimmy Webb & Glen Campbell
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May 06, 2022 |
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Robot Composers & Horror Music
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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The Music of The Legend of Zelda
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Mario Kart & That 'Musical' Sound
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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"Just What I Needed" by The Cars
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Story of a Session Guitarist, with Andrew Synowiec
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Strong Covers, Vol. 2
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Funky Drummers, Cheap Guitars & Sting
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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"Blood and Thunder" by Mastodon
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Year Three, In Review
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Singing Like A Star, with Eric Vetro
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Metroid Music, Bond Themes & Jazz Philosophy
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" by Janet Jackson
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Clave, Chorus & "Careless Whisper"
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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"Fingertips" by They Might Be Giants
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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The Producer's Philosophy, with Brian Bender
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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The Music All Around Us, with Imogen Heap
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Strong Covers, Vol. 1
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Ska Horns & Madonna Melodies
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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"You've Got a Friend" by Carole King
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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"New Born" and "Micro Cuts" by Muse
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May 19, 2021 |
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"Nessun dorma" by Giacomo Puccini (Aria Code)
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May 14, 2021 |
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Strung Beats, Jazz Battles & The Notes You Don't Play
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May 05, 2021 |
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Explaining Musicals, with Lindsay Ellis
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Sidechain Compression & Saxophone Traffic Cones
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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"Stolen Moments" by Oliver Nelson
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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"Cameo Lover" by Kimbra
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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The Mysteries of Music, with Carmen Staaf
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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"Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Cross-Rhythms, Concept Albums & Dream Songs
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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"Babylon Sisters" by Steely Dan
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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"Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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"Space Oddity" and "Starman" by David Bowie
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Year Two, In Review
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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"A Day in the Life" by The Beatles
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Microtones, Minimalism & the Bebop Scale
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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"Hyperballad" by Björk
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Good Synths, Bad Acoustics & Moana
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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"The Chain" and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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"Wedding Song" from Hadestown
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Muppet Whistles, Throat Singing & Steely Dan
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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"4'33" by John Cage (Twenty Thousand Hertz)
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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"World 1-1" from Super Mario Bros.
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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"Satisfied" from Hamilton (Updated!)
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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"Kiss" by Prince
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Tricky Counting, Straight Saxes & Transposing Horns
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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"Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens
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May 27, 2020 |
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The Magic of Sound, with Dallas Taylor
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May 20, 2020 |
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"Walking on Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox
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May 13, 2020 |
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"Last Goodbye" by Jeff Buckley
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Devo, AC/DC, and a Mystery Solved
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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"So What" by Miles Davis
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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April Makes Fools of Us All
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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"God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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A Playlist For Trying Times
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Muse, Mars, and a Mystery
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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"Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" from The Witcher
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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"Tom Sawyer" by Rush
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Rhythm + Harmony = Music
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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"Lovefool" by The Cardigans
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Year One, In Review
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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"Making Christmas" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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"Kiss From a Rose" by Seal
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Fiddle Battles and Bad Sax
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Secrets of a Great Band Director, with Janis Stockhouse
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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"Think" by Aretha Franklin
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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"Like a Prayer" by Madonna
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Pyramid Song, Nirvana & Marty McFly
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Strong TV Songs: Animated Edition
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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"Barracuda" by Heart
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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"Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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"Tiny Dancer" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Hamilton, Hozier, Multiphonics & Modes
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May 29, 2019 |
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Tool, Game of Thrones & More Cowbell
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May 15, 2019 |
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Five Albums That Shaped Me
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May 08, 2019 |
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"Satisfied" from Hamilton
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May 01, 2019 |
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"Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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"Moanin'" by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Syncopation, Subdivision & The Four Chords
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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"Let It Go" from Frozen
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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The Beatles, Brubeck, Bond and Beyond
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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"Thriller" by Michael Jackson
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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"I Wish" by Stevie Wonder
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Dec 26, 2018 |
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"Single Ladies" by Beyoncé
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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"You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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"Africa" by Toto
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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Trailer
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Nov 14, 2018 |