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?, 1967 Larry 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. -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music ---------------- NOVEMBER 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey NOVEMBER 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson 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 Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer 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 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, 1984 Excerpts from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Skyward Sword, and Link's Awakening Super 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.) ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- OCTOBER 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer 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 Kondo Various themes from Crypt of the Necrodancer: Cadence of Hyrule, composed by Danny Baranowski feat Jules Conroy on guitar Dr. Pez's Ocarina of Time prog album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDH3g6rRjM8 Fantasie-impromptu in C-Sharp" by Frédéric Chopin, 1815, performed by Arthur Rubinstein -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music --------------- OCTOBER 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer 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

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: "The Girl Doesn't Get It" by Belle & Sebastian from How To Solve Our Human Problems, Vol. 1, 2017 "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton performed by Whitney Houston on The Bodyguard soundtrack, 1992 ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- OCTOBER 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer 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

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 -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music ---------------- SEPTEMBER 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Dave Florey SEPTEMBER 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Ailie Fraser Von Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer 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 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 Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser 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 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

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, 2016 The Adventures of Robin Hood score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1938 Excerpts 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 Orchestra Excerpts from Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, all by John Williams The "Star Wars Music Minute" podcast episode 22 feat. Dan Golding "Medley: Star Wars" by Meco, 1977 Bill Murray singing the Star Wars theme on Saturday Night Live, 1978 Excerpts from Jurassic Park by John Williams Excerpts 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, 2015 Excerpts 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 ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- SEPTEMBER 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Dave Florey SEPTEMBER 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Ailie Fraser Von Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer 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 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 Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser 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 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

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 Fortunes Contrapunctus 1 by J.S. Bach recorded by the Emerson String Quartet on Bach: The Art of Fugue, 2003 T.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 -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music ---------------- AUGUST 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Dave Florey AUGUST 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Abraham Benrubi Christopher Bruno PAUTNA Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Zach Wampler Ben Stein Susan Green Sean Murphy Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Whit Sidener Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Brad Clark Mark Boggs 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 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 Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser 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 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 Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

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) Listen/Buy via Songwhip 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, 1998 Drum examples performed by Russ Kieiner, recorded by Nick D'Errico ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- AUGUST 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Dave Florey AUGUST 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Abraham Benrubi Christopher Bruno PAUTNA Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Zach Wampler Ben Stein Susan Green Sean Murphy Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Whit Sidener Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Brad Clark Mark Boggs 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 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 Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser 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 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 Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

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. ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- JULY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey JULY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Zach Wampler Ben Stein Susan Green Sean Murphy Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Jarrod Schindler Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

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) Listen/Buy via Songwhip 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, 1967 Dan Carr's excellent synth breakdowns at Reverb Machine ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- JULY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey JULY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Zach Wampler Ben Stein Susan Green Sean Murphy Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Jarrod Schindler Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

Special guest Luigi Boccia takes Kirk on a magical journey through the world of the opera tenor, from Caruso and Lauri Volpi to Di Stefano and Pavarotti. Featuring performances by Luciano Pavarotti, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Enrico Caruso, Franco Corelli, Giacomo Lauri Volpi, Jussi Björling, Sergei Lemeshev, and Jon Vickers. Find a Spotify playlist of Luigi's many Tenor examples here. -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- JULY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey JULY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Zach Wampler Ben Stein Susan Green Sean Murphy Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Jarrod Schindler Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

Kirk shares an update on plans for Season 5, which kicks off this week. -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music

John Farnham's "You're The Voice" was a worldwide hit, and nowhere was it more popular than in the Aussie singer's homeland. A couple weeks ago, Kirk went onstage with the hosts of the Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast, Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb, to talk about the song, the singer, and so much more. This episode is excerpted from Chat 10 Looks 3 episode 214. It was recorded live at the Enmore Theater in Sydney, Australia on June 17, 2023. Performed by: John Farnham Written by: Chris Thompson, Maggie Ryder, Andy Qunta, & Keith Reid Produced by: Glenn Wheatley Album: Whispering Jack (1986) Listen/Buy via Songwhip ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: The Chat 10 Looks 3 livestream archive (link may eventually stop working) John Farnham performs "You're The Voice" live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra "Royals" by Lorde from Pure Heroine, 2013 "Freedom" by George Michael from Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1, 1990 The trailer for the upcoming John Farnham documentary "Finding The Voice" -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- June 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Narelle Horn Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey JUNE 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Zach Wampler Ben Stein Susan Green case faubs Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Anthony Mahramus Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Casey Faubion Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Jo Sutherland Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

Thunder only happens when it's raining, and Strong Songs only crams two songs into an episode when it's super warranted. This episode warrants just such a pairing, with a focus on two tunes by the great Fleetwood Mac. First there's the collaboratively written group-sing stomper "The Chain," and then comes Stevie Nicks' heartbeat anthem "Dreams." Both were featured on the band's classic 1977 album Rumors, and both have more than stood the test of time. "The Chain" was written by Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, and John McVie. "Dreams" was written by Stevie Nicks. Album: Rumors (1977) Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ---------- OUTRO SOLOIST: Kyle Molitor Kyle is a Portland-based trombonist who plays in all sorts of bands, and the dude can really get it done. Find him on Instagram @tbonemolitor -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- June 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Narelle Horn Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey JUNE 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Zach Wampler Ben Stein Susan Green case faubs Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Anthony Mahramus Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Casey Faubion Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Jo Sutherland Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into "Wedding Song," one of the signature numbers from Anaïs Mitchell's 2019 musical Hadestown. It's time for some conversational song form, a bunch of key changes, a touch of Jeff Buckley falsetto, and just a biiiiiit of trombone. Turn off your snares, and let's do this. Written by: Anaïs Mitchell, w/ arranging by Michael Chorney Directed by: Rachel Chavkin Performed By: Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney Album: Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2019) Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ------ ALSO FEATURED: "Wedding Song” from the 2010 Hadestown concept album "Chant" and "Doubt Comes In" from Hadestown Update 3/11/2021: Added a credit to Hadestown co-orchestrator Todd Sickafoose ------ Hey, It's Lindsay! Huge thanks to Lindsay Ellis for providing a description of what happens on stage when Orpheus debuts his big song. You can find her current work (as of 2023) on Nebula at https://nebula.tv/lindsayellis. OUTRO SOLOIST: Galen Clark This episode's outro soloist is Mr. Galen Clark, who plays keyboard and organ and acts as bandleader for the soul jazz group Trio Subtonic. Find more information at their website, https://www.triosubtonic.net. -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- MAY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Elliot Rosen Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Narelle Horn Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey MAY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Ben Stein Susan Green case faubs Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Abraham Benrubi Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Anthony Mahramus Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Casey Faubion Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Anupama Raghavan Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Stewart Oak Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy Sharon Tree 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Jo Sutherland Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

Author and musicologist Lily E. Hirsch joins Kirk to talk about the many different aspects of music she's explored in her books. REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE: Lily Hirsch's many books, including A Jewish Orchestra in Nazi Germany: Musical Politics and the Berlin Jewish Culture League, Weird Al: Seriously, and Can't Stop the Grrrls: Confronting Sexist Labels in Music from Ariana Grande to Yoko Ono Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Gilbert Kaplan w/ th Vienna Philharmonic Oliver Sacks' book Musicophelia "Hot in Herre" by Nelly from Nellyville, 2002 "Trash Day" by "Weird Al" Yankovic from Poodle Hat, 2003 The episode of You're Wrong About, "Yoko Ono broke up the Beatles" "Hyperballad" by Björk from Post, 1995 "Galileo" by Emily Saliers performed by Indigo Girls on Rites of Passage, 1992 "DDU-DU DDU-DU" by Blackpink from SQUARE UP - EP 2018 "The Butterfly Effect" by Caroline Mallonee from String Tunes, 2023 -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- MAY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Elliot Rosen Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Narelle Horn Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey MAY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Ben Stein Susan Green case faubs Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Abraham Benrubi Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Anthony Mahramus Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Casey Faubion Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Anupama Raghavan Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Stewart Oak Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy Sharon Tree 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Jo Sutherland Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into Sufjan Stevens's "Chicago," the centerpiece of his brilliant 2005 album Illinois. It's a towering construction supported by four chords, with building blocks of vibraphones, wurlitzers, strings, and choral harmonies. D, A, C, G. Eyes on the road; all things go. Artist: Sufjan Stevens Album: Illinois (2005) Written by: Sufjan Stevens Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ALSO FEATURED: "The Bird Women of Golden Gate Park" by Kirk Hamilton from The Exited Door, 2009 "Supernova" by Meklit from When The People Move, The Music Moves Too (2017) "Come on! Feel the Illinoise!" by Sufjan Stevens from Illinois, 2005 "X. Section 8" by Steve Reich from Music for 18 Musicians, 1978 "Clocks" by Coldplay from A Rush of Blood to the Head, 2002 OUTRO SOLOIST: Kirk Hamilton Kirk is, well, the host of Strong Songs. He decided to finally record an outro solo at the start of 2020. He's playing tenor sax, and there's actually a video of him recording the solo here: https://twitter.com/kirkhamilton/status/1214319584959877123 -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music -------------------- MAY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Elliot Rosen Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Narelle Horn Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey MAY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Ben Stein Susan Green case faubs Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Abraham Benrubi Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Anthony Mahramus Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Casey Faubion Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Anupama Raghavan Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Stewart Oak Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy Sharon Tree 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Jo Sutherland Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

It's early in the morning; no one is awake. From the top of the mountain, the soft light of dawn comes into view. You take a deep breath, and prepare for a journey with the great genius of musical travel. On this episode, Kirk dives into Björk's 1995 electro-pop masterpiece "Hyperballad," paying special attention to how carefully she weaves together music and lyrics to create a sense of space, and thus a feeling of travel. Written and produced by: Björk Co-produced by: Nellee Hooper Album: Post (1995) Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify SPECIAL GUEST: ICELAND For the visualization exercise Kirk mentions in the episode, some photos of the Icelandic countryside can be found here and here. Or really anywhere online. ---------- 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 -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music ------------------------------------- MAY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Elliot Rosen Ashley Hoag Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Narelle Horn Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey MAY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Ben Stein Susan Green case faubs Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Abraham Benrubi Whit Sidener Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David Anthony Mahramus Meghan O'Leary John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Casey Faubion Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Anupama Raghavan Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Von Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Emma Sklar Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer Matthew Golden David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Stewart Oak Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Olivia Bishop John Gisselquist Linda Duffy Sharon Tree 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 David Friedman Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Jo Sutherland Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Wen Jack Sjogren Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Jonathan Daniels Michael Flaherty Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Jules Bailey Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Earl Lozada Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

From Zelda's Lullabye to Epona's Song to the Great Fairy Fountain and Dragon Roost Island, Kirk unravels some of his favorite Zelda music and explores how Nintendo's composers keep weaving them back together into beautiful new patterns. Written by: Main themes by Koji Kondo, with additional compositions by Kenta Nagata (Wind Waker), Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai (Breath of the Wild) Featuring music from: The Legend of Zelda (1986), A Link to the Past (1991), Ocarina of Time (1998), Wind Waker (2002), Skyward Sword (2011), A Link Between Worlds (2013), and Breath of the Wild (2017) ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: Themes from Star Wars, Superman, and Jurassic Park by John Williams The Super Mario Bros. theme by Koji Kondo, and the episode of Strong Songs discussing it Kirk's weekly video game podcast Triple Click, which he makes along with Jason Schreier and Maddy Myers OUTRO SOLOIST: Charles McNeal Charles McNeal is a killin' Oakland-based sax player who plays all over the bay area. He's also a master jazz transcriber, and has chronicled tons of great solos. You can find him playing out in a variety of bands and settings; the best way to keep up with his music is to subscribe to his YouTube channel or follow him on Instagram @charlesonsax2. -----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music --------------- APRIL 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Thomas Darst Ed Rankin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Gareth Flynn Ronjan Kas Patrick SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry RR Prince M. Levy-Benitez Kathie Hullfish Paul Mc Elliot Rosen Ashley Hoag Kelsair Rob Bosworth Josh Pearson Kyle Cooke Liam Keogh Per Morten Barstad Christopher Miller Tim Byrne Jamie White Johanna L. Branson Angus McKimm Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Niko Joe Laska Laurie Acreman Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Simon Cammell Jill Smith-Moore Rachel Rakov Narelle Horn Mickey Clark Nathaniel Bauernfeind Rob S Bill Rosinger Anne Britt David Zahm Kyle Starr Erin Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Matt Butler Doug Paton R Watson Viki Dun Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Craig J Covell AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Fraser andrew walters Jared Norris Elliot Jay O'Neill Glenn CALEB ROTACH Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey Dan Apczynski APRIL 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Abraham Benrubi Whit Sidener Emlia Alford Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Jason Morrissey Nick Galloway john halpin Jennifer Kenner Peter Harding David Jared Anthony Mahramus Ross Shain Meghan O'Leary Jeffrey Puzzo John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Casey Faubion Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Daniel Mosier Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Owain Hunt Renee Downing Drew Rohan Latimer KenIsWearingAHat Tony Jordan Block Aaron Wade Michael Flaherty Photog19610 Travis Pollard Jeff Ulm Jeff Newman Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Adam Ray Anupama Raghavan Demetri Detsaridis Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Anne Gerry Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Melissa Gallardo Janice Berry Doreen Carlson mtwolf David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Dennis M Edwards Jeffrey Ferris Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung ben kurt wendelken Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Andy Painter Karen Liu Greg Burgess Ailie Fraser Von Paul McGreal Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Schloss Edward J. MD Rhyanon Murray Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Ben Machta Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Gray Dyer Brad Clark Christopher Michael J. Cunningham Kari Kirk Mark Boggs mino capossela Steve Paquin Mary Schoenmaker Sarah David Joske Åshild Margrete Østtveit Odéen Emma Sklar Spencer Stanford Bernard Khoo David Blackman Andrew Shpall Robert Heuer Matthew Golden Brian Meldrum David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Andy Smith Timothy Dougherty Jason Pratt Stewart Oak Caroline Miller Abbie Berg Sam Norton Nicole Schleicher Shelly Underhill Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman stephen matthews Bridget Lyons Olivia Bishop Jeremy Schwartz John Gisselquist Elaine Martin Linda Duffy Thomas König Bonnie Prinsen Sharon Tree Belinda Mcgrath-steer Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Pete Simm Susan Plein Shawn McCarthy Dallas Hockley Jana J Terron Jason Gerry Rich Roskopf Melissa Gallo Joel Stevenson Nathan Gouwens Will Dwyer Alethea Lee Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Erika L Austin Cookies250 Spencer Shirley Damian Brady Angela Livingstone JeffyThanadros David Friedman Phillip Dalton Mark Edwards Randall Browning Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Matt Beams Kenneth Tiong Jo Sutherland Michael Casner Barb Courtney Derek & Laura Bender Franco Famularo Don Hutchison Lowell Meyer Etele Illes Jeff Almond Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Becca Sample mia Wen Jack Sjogren Aparajit Raghavan Benedict Pennington Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Alexander Geddes Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Latifah Makuyi Brendan Jubb Clare Holberton Jake Tinsley Georgia Livesay David Zucker Diane Turner Tom Coleman Brendon Oliver-Ewen Kendra Reid Judy Chapple Tijs Soete Stuart Terry Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Briony Leo Jonathan Daniels Steven Maron Michael Flaherty Jarrod Schindler Stephen Gerry Nelson Dave King Albukitty Caro Field Wayne Marsh Judith Stansfield Jenifer Carr michael bochner Duncan brant brantphillip Naomi Watson Leigh Sales Markus Koester David Cushman Alexander Toni Isaacson Jeremy Dawson Robbie Ferrero Jake Dye Chris K Gavin Doig Mark Steen Sam Fenn Tanner Morton Molly AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker SP Brooke Wilford Alex Singer Cyrus N. White Shaun Wiese Miriam Juskowicz Dominik Schmitt Juan Carlos Montemayor Elosua Kate Albury Matt Gaskell Jules Bailey Eero Wahlstedt Andrew Fair Darryl Stewart L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Tim Evans Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Ravy Vajravelu Nick Clements Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Jeff Dixon John and Sharon Stenglein Tom Lauer jou Forrest Chang Earl Lozada Jon O’Keefe Max Schechter Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma SupermanTDJesus James Johnson Andrew Lee Kevin Morrell Tom Clewer Kevin Pennyfeather FlSHBONES Colin Hodo hazy shacter Kyle Simons Emily Williams

The sleigh bells ring, the french horn solos, and The Wrecking Crew lays down the foundation for an immaculate collection of chords and melodies, all placed over a bass line that's as Bach as it is Beach-y. Turns out there's a reason so many people call this the greatest song ever written. Artist: The Beach Boys Album: Pet Sounds (1966) Written by: Brian Wilson & Tony Asher Listen/Buy via Songwhip ------ ALSO FEATURED: "And Your Dream Comes True" by The Beach Boys from Summer Days (And Summer Nights), 1965 Discussion of Danny Tedesco's excellent 2008 documentary The Wrecking Crew OUTRO SOLOIST: Luke Price This episode's outro soloist is the wonderful Portland fiddle player Luke Price. When he's not working as a side man in a variety of killer bands, Luke joins his wife Rachael to form the excellent songwriting duo DEAN!. They've got a great album out, and you can follow them on Instagram and listen to some of their stuff on their website, wearedean.com. -----LINKS----- GET READY SYDNEY! Come see Kirk with Chat10Looks3 at the Sydney Enmore Theater. June 17, 2023 - Tickets here. SUPPORT STRONG SONGS Paypal | Patreon.com/Strongsongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA @StrongSongs | @Kirkhamilton | IG: @Kirk_Hamilton NEWSLETTER https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Music --------------- APRIL 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Thomas Darst Ed Rankin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Gareth Flynn Ronjan Kas Patrick SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry RR Prince M. Levy-Benitez Kathie Hullfish Paul Mc Elliot Rosen Ashley Hoag Kelsair Rob Bosworth Josh Pearson Kyle Cooke Liam Keogh Per Morten Barstad Christopher Miller Tim Byrne Jamie White Johanna L. Branson Angus McKimm Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Niko Joe Laska Laurie Acreman Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Simon Cammell Jill Smith-Moore Rachel Rakov Narelle Horn Mickey Clark Nathaniel Bauernfeind Rob S Bill Rosinger Anne Britt David Zahm Kyle Starr Erin Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Matt Butler Doug Paton R Watson Viki Dun Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Craig J Covell AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Fraser andrew walters Jared Norris Elliot Jay O'Neill Glenn CALEB ROTACH Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey Dan Apczynski APRIL 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Jake Yumatilla Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Jeff Speck Samuel Millett Abraham Benrubi Whit Sidener Emlia Alford Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Jason Morrissey Nick Galloway john halpin Jennifer Kenner Peter Harding David Jared Anthony Mahramus Ross Shain Meghan O'Leary Jeffrey Puzzo John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter GiantPredatoryMollusk Casey Faubion Luigi Boccia Rob Albright E Margaret Warton Daniel Mosier Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Owain Hunt Renee Downing Drew Rohan Latimer KenIsWearingAHat Tony Jordan Block Aaron Wade Michael Flaherty Photog19610 Travis Pollard Jeff Ulm Jeff Newman Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Adam Ray Anupama Raghavan Demetri Detsaridis Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Anne Gerry Richard Sneddon Julian Roleff Melissa Gallardo Janice Berry Doreen Carlson mtwolf David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Dennis M Edwards Jeffrey Ferris Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung ben kurt wendelken Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Andy Painter Karen Liu Greg Burgess Ailie Fraser Von Paul McGreal Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Schloss Edward J. MD Rhyanon Murray Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Ben Machta Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Gray Dyer Brad Clark Christopher Michael J. Cunningham Kari Kirk Mark Boggs mino capossela Steve Paquin Mary Schoenmaker Sarah David Joske Åshild Margrete Østtveit Odéen Emma Sklar Spencer Stanford Bernard Khoo David Blackman Andrew Shpall Robert Heuer Matthew Golden Brian Meldrum David Noah Geraldine Butler Richard Cambier Madeleine Mader Andy Smith Timothy Dougherty Jason Pratt Stewart Oak Caroline Miller Abbie Berg Sam Norton Nicole Schleicher Shelly Underhill Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman stephen matthews Bridget Lyons Olivia Bishop Jeremy Schwartz John Gisselquist Elaine Martin Linda Duffy Thomas König Bonnie Prinsen Sharon Tree Belinda Mcgrath-steer Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Pete Simm Susan Plein Shawn McCarthy Dallas Hockley Jana J Terron Jason Gerry Rich Roskopf Melissa Gallo Joel Stevenson Nathan Gouwens Will Dwyer Alethea Lee Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Erika L Austin Cookies250 Spencer Shirley Damian Brady Angela Livingstone JeffyThanadros David Friedman Phillip Dalton Mark Edwards Randall Browning Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Matt Beams Kenneth Tiong Jo Sutherland Michael Casner Barb Courtney Derek & Laura Bender Franco Famularo Don Hutchison Lowell Meyer Etele Illes Jeff Almond Stephen Tsoneff Lorenz Schwarz Becca Sample mia Wen Jack Sjogren Aparajit Raghavan Benedict Pennington Geoff Golden Robyn Fraser Alexander Geddes Pascal Rueger Randy Souza JC Latifah Makuyi Brendan Jubb Clare Holberton Jake Tinsley Georgia Livesay David Zucker Diane Turner Tom Coleman Brendon Oliver-Ewen Kendra Reid Judy Chapple Tijs Soete Stuart Terry Mark Perry Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm Jake Roberts Briony Leo Jonathan Daniels Steven Maron Michael Flaherty Jarrod Schindler Stephen Gerry Nelson Dave King Albukitty Caro Field Wayne Marsh Judith Stansfield Jenifer Carr michael bochner Duncan brant brantphillip Naomi Watson Leigh Sales Markus Koester David Cushman Alexander Toni Isaacson Jeremy Dawson Robbie Ferrero Jake Dye Chris K Gavin Doig Mark Steen Sam Fenn Tanner Morton Molly AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker SP Brooke Wilford Alex Singer Cyrus N. White Shaun Wiese Miriam Juskowicz Dominik Schmitt Juan Carlos Montemayor Elosua Kate Albury Matt Gaskell Jules Bailey Eero Wahlstedt Andrew Fair Darryl Stewart L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Tim Evans Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Ravy Vajravelu Nick Clements Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Jeff Dixon John and Sharon Stenglein Tom Lauer jou Forrest Chang Earl Lozada Jon O’Keefe Max Schechter Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma SupermanTDJesus James Johnson Andrew Lee Kevin Morrell Tom Clewer Kevin Pennyfeather FlSHBONES Colin Hodo hazy shacter Kyle Simons Emily Williams