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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Phish, Evanescence, and a Taylor Swift Dispute
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Strong Solos, Vol. 2: Electric Guitar-aloo
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The Music of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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A Little Extra Zelda
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Belle & Sebastian's Very Good Chord Progression
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The Four Electric Guitars
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John Williams' Star Wars Legacy, with Dan Golding
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Counterpoint, Chaka Kahn, & Peter Gabriel
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"Soul Vaccination" by Tower of Power
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"Killing Me Softly With His Song," as sung by Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, & Lori...
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"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears For Fears
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An Operatic Odyssey, with Luigi Boccia
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"You're The Voice" by John Farnham, Live in Sydney
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The Light and Dark of Music, with Lily E. Hirsch
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From Bach to Miles Davis, with Emily Reese
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"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" by Kate Bush
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The Music of Star Wars: Andor
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Year Four, In Review
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Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
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"The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
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Singing Drummers & Jazz Flute
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Strong Grooves, Vol. 1 (feat. Russ Kleiner)
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"Jesus, Etc." by Wilco
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Lofi Beats & The Circle of Fifths
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"Help Me" by Joni Mitchell
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A Jazz Mystery, Solved
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The Music of Final Fantasy VII
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"Silent All These Years" by Tori Amos
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Three to Tango, with Alex Krebs and Andrew Oliver
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Strong Solos, Vol. 1
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"Wichita Lineman" by Jimmy Webb & Glen Campbell
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Robot Composers & Horror Music
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The Music of The Legend of Zelda
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Mario Kart & That 'Musical' Sound
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"Just What I Needed" by The Cars
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Story of a Session Guitarist, with Andrew Synowiec
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Strong Covers, Vol. 2
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Funky Drummers, Cheap Guitars & Sting
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"Blood and Thunder" by Mastodon
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Year Three, In Review
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Singing Like A Star, with Eric Vetro
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Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
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Metroid Music, Bond Themes & Jazz Philosophy
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"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" by Janet Jackson
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"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire
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Clave, Chorus & "Careless Whisper"
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"Fingertips" by They Might Be Giants
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"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel
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The Producer's Philosophy, with Brian Bender
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The Music All Around Us, with Imogen Heap
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