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Strong Songs
Music: it's good. On each episode of Strong Songs, host Kirk Hamilton takes listeners inside a piece of music, breaking it down and figuring out what makes it work.
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Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition [Recast]
Originally Aired October 20, 2020
The Wildlings are south of the wall, the robots are rising up, Seventh Kavalry's on the move, and two percent...
A Bob Dylan Beginner's Guide, with Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell
With so many dozens of albums over so many wildly disparate eras, it can take a lifetime to truly get your arms around Bob Dylan. On this episode, Kir...
Singing and Songwriting, with The Wailin' Jennys
The Wailin' Jennys have been singing together for more than two decades - recording albums, touring the world, and filling venues large and small. Aft...
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Talkin' Tower of Power, with Adam Maness and Peter Martin [You'll Hear It]
Back in May, Kirk joined pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin of the You'll Hear It podcast to talk about what makes Tower of Power great. It was a...
A Song For My Father
THE APOCALYPSE WERE:
Tony Capuano - Guitar, Lead Vocals
John Shorb - Alto Sax
Gene Meros - Tenor Sax
Greg Novik - Bass, Backin...
"Lean On Me" by Bill Withers
For the Season Seven finale, Kirk takes a look at Bill Withers' enduring hit "Lean On Me." In the process, he takes a broader look at a bunch of Withe...
Bluegrass, Blue Prince, and the Blues
Kirk answers a bunch of listener questions on topics like bluegrass guitar, the music of Blue Prince, good apps for training theory skills, Robert Fri...
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police
In 1981, Sting brought a demo of a song he'd been working on down to AIR Studios in Montserrat to see what his bandmates thought of it... and they wou...
"All The Things You Are" by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
The jazz standard "All The Things You Are" has been performed countless times by master jazz vocalists, 30s big bands, bebop small groups, hard-bop co...
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Jim Steinman and Bonnie Tyler
Turn around... every now and then I get a little lonely and the snare is sounding small
Turn around... every now and then I get a little bit tir...
Bluey, Background Jazz, and the 'Best' Metal Guitar Solo
How should you count The Police's "Bed's Too Big Without You?" Why do so many people revere Marty Friedman's solo on Megadeth's "Tornado of Souls"? Wh...
The Music of the Muppets
Kirk pays a visit the musical world of The Muppets, from their Sesame Street origins in the 60s to the globe-hopping, cinematic heights of the 70s and...
"Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" by The Mars Volta
Kirk digs into one of the most dense and challenging records in his collection, with an analysis of "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" from The Mars Volt...
"Fast As You Can" by Fiona Apple
Kirk digs into Fiona Apple's breakneck 1999 single "Fast As You Can," a cornerstone in her late 90s collaborations with Jon Brion, as well as her work...
"Where The Streets Have No Name" and "With Or Without You" by U2
Strong Songs Season Seven kicks off with two of the most famous songs ever recorded, from one of the biggest bands in the world. U2's "Where the Stree...
A Bunch of Great Music Recommendations
In between seasons, Kirk re-ran a bunch of old episodes and prefaced each one with a new music recommendation. He's taking those down recasts in prepa...
Remembering Janis Stockhouse, The Great Band Director
In light of Janis Stockhouse's unexpected death at the tail end of 2024, we're re-posting Kirk's 2019 interview with her for anyone who might want to...
Rediscovering Stevie Wonder, with Wesley Morris and Josh Gwynn
Kirk talks with Wesley Morris and Josh Gwynn about the endless world of Stevie Wonder. Morris and Gwynn are host and producer, respectively, of the br...
Stevie Wonder: Music of My Mind [The Wonder of Stevie]
A cross-post of the first episode of "The Wonder of Stevie," a new six-part podcast series from Higher Ground and Pineapple Street Studios. It's a gre...
Behind the Scenes of Strong Songs [Gig Gab]
Back in August, Kirk went on Dave Hamilton's music podcast "Gig Gab" to talk about music, Strong Songs, podcasting, and life. It was a fun conversatio...
Post-Season Update, Summer Plans, & Some Music Recs
An update on what's next now that Season Six is complete, along with some book and music recommendations!
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
The History...
"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
In the season six finale, Kirk takes a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's signature song, 1975's "Born to Run." It's all here: tremolo guitar riffs, g...
Summer Synths, Fluteception, and "The Diablo Chord"
As Season Six draws to a close, Kirk opens up the Strong Songs mailbag to answer a bunch of listener questions on topics ranging from Diablo's use of...
"Easter Theatre" by XTC
Stage left! It's time for Strong Songs to talk about XTC. Stage right! Now the song is picked, analysis can begin. Stand up! If we listen close, we'll...
"Limb by Limb" by Phish
Phish may be known for their 30-minute live jams, but turns out you can distill their best qualities into a song one-tenth that length. To that end, K...
"Heart of Glass" by Blondie
You came, you saw, you voted, and you picked Blondie as Strong Songs' first listener-selected artist! After weighing a number of possible songs to foc...
"The Way" by Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello is: a fearless songwriter, an outrageously funky bassist, and a groundbreaking producer who knows just how to get the most out of...
Strong Covers, Vol. 3
For the third edition of Strong Covers, Kirk takes on two famous covers of two equally famous songs: Jimi Hendrix's 1968 cover of Bob Dylan's "All Alo...
"Águas de Março (The Waters of March)" by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina
Kirk digs into the work of master composer Antônio Carlos Jobim via his timeless 1974 duet with Elis Regina on his song "Águas de Marçco," known State...
"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
Turns out some songs stand on their own, however memorable-slash-horrifying their music video might have been.
Written by: Chris Cornell
P...
"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
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 wh...
Some Bonus Beatles Covers
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.
A...
The Genius of Sonny Rollins (and Max Roach)
(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...
Weird Al For Nothin' And Your Jokes For Free
Weird Al has been writing songs and recording parodies for four decades, and his musical footprint is unfathomably wide. In this minisode, originally...
How Clyde Stubblefield Evolved Funk Drumming
Recorded in August 2022 as an addendum to the main feed episode "Strong Grooves, Volume 1," special guest Russ Kleiner takes Kirk through the evolutio...
The Band: The Last Waltz
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 begin...
Phish, Evanescence, and a Taylor Swift Dispute
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 Y...
Strong Solos, Vol. 2: Electric Guitar-aloo
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...
The Music of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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 her...
A Little Extra Zelda
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 g...