Strong Songs

120 episodes

Strong Songs

120 episodes

About 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.

Episodes

10 March 2023
"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead [Recast]
It's a structurally distinct, sonically adventurous, harmonically varied, and unexpectedly Bohemian Rhapsodyesque journey into the human psyche as Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and the rest of their not-so-merry band plumb the depths of 90s alienation. Band/Artist: Radiohead Album: OK Computer, 1997 Composed by: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood, Philip Selway Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ALSO FEATURED: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen "Fitter Happier" from OK Computer "Hyper Music" by Muse (This episode's audio was edited to correct some flanger/phaser confusion, thanks to listener Oblong Thong for sharing this cool catalogue of Greenwood's guitar effects: https://thekingofgear.com/jonny/effects) OUTRO SOLOIST: Galen Clark This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Galen Clark. Galen plays keyboard and organ and acts as bandleader for the soul jazz group Trio Subtonic; you can find playing regularly around Portland, Oregon and occasionally on tour. 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 --------------- MARCH 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Ed Rankin 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 Simon Cammell Narelle Horn Erin Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey MARCH 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 Jennifer Kenner 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 Daniel Mosier Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Photog19610 Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Adam Ray Anupama Raghavan Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon David Judson Julian Roleff Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Jeffrey Ferris Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Greg Burgess 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 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 Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Matt Gaskell 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo
58 min
24 February 2023
"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone [Recast]
It's time for Strong Songs' first-ever analysis of a live recording, as Kirk digs in to legendary pianist/vocalist Nina Simone's 1965 interpretation of the traditional spiritual song "Sinnerman." It's time for some syncopated piano, popless grooves, band crash-landings, hand-clap breakdowns, hip hop samples, and one spectacular vocal cadenza. Artist: Nina Simone Album: Pastel Blues (1965) Written by: Traditional, arr. Nina Simone Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ------ ALSO FEATURED: "I Put a Spell On You" and "Feeling Good" as performed by Nina Simone on I Put a Spell On You, 1965 "Strange Fruit" as performed by Simone on Pastel Blues, 1965 "Sinner Man" arranged by Les Baxter for his orchestra "Oh, Timbaland" by Timbaland from Shock Value, 2007 "Get By" by Talib Kweli from Quality, 2002 Audio from John McTiernan's underrated 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair Audio from Liz Garbus' excellent 2015 documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? OUTRO SOLOIST: Rob Reich This episode's outro soloist is the wonderful bay area pianist/accordionist Rob Reich. Rob performs all over the place with a bunch of different groups, and is a total pleasure to see play. He's got a bunch of albums you can check out and contributes to an array of interesting projects (Live silent-film scores! Circus music!) and experiments. Find more at his website, http://www.robreich.com/. -----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 --------------- FEBRUARY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Thomas Darst Ed Rankin Timothy morshead Jay Swartz Ellen Nalven 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 Andrew Baker Rob Bosworth Josh Pearson Kyle Cooke Liam Keogh Melissa Osborne Kathleen Reus cynthia hochswender Per Morten Barstad Christopher Miller Tim Byrne Jamie White George H Aronson Johanna L. Branson Angus McKimm Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Jeffrey Jue 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 Phil Griffin David Zahm Kyle Starr Erin Aidan Coughlan Steve Philpot 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 Sara Walsh FEBRUARY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 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 David Judson 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 Simon Prieto 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 SUELLEN MOORE Brendon Oliver-Ewen Kendra Reid Judy Chapple Tijs Soete Stuart Terry Mark Perry Malory 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 Mark Haberlen 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
59 min
17 February 2023
From Bach to Miles Davis, with Emily Reese
Kirk sits down with musician and podcaster Emily Reese to talk about the beauty of Bach's "Goldberg Variations," the distinct sound of Davis/Evans/Mulligan's "Birth of the Cool," the joys of the Knight Rider theme, and her podcast Level with Emily Reese, which focuses on the wide world of video game music. FEATURED/DISCUSSED: Emily's music podcast Level with Emily: https://www.levelwithemily.com "Singin' the Blues" feat. Frankie Trumbauer on C Melody Sax "Move," by Miles Davis and "Jeru," "Rocker," and "Venus de Milo" by Gerry Mulligan, arr Gil Evans from Birth of the Cool released 1957 "Knight Rider Theme" by Stu Phillips, 1982 "Funky Fanfare" and "People's Choice" by Keith Mansfield from the KPM 1000 Series of Library Recordings "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold, recorded by Cynthia Fee, 1985 "Density," "Transluce," "Among Ruins" from Citizen Sleeper by Amos Roddy, 2022 "Rameau: Les Cyclopes" by Jean Phillipe Rameau, as performed by Trevor Pinnock The Complete Beethoven Symphonies as recorded by John Elliot Gardiner's Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra Stargazer by Dave Douglas, 1994 -----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 --------------- FEBRUARY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Thomas Darst Ed Rankin Timothy morshead Jay Swartz Ellen Nalven 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 Andrew Baker Rob Bosworth Josh Pearson Kyle Cooke Liam Keogh Melissa Osborne Kathleen Reus cynthia hochswender Per Morten Barstad Christopher Miller Tim Byrne Jamie White George H Aronson Johanna L. Branson Angus McKimm Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Jeffrey Jue 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 Phil Griffin David Zahm Kyle Starr Erin Aidan Coughlan Steve Philpot 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 Sara Walsh FEBRUARY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 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 David Judson 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 Simon Prieto 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 SUELLEN MOORE Brendon Oliver-Ewen Kendra Reid Judy Chapple Tijs Soete Stuart Terry Mark Perry Malory 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 Mark Haberlen 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
79 min
10 February 2023
"Kiss" by Prince [Recast]
June, 2020: It's finally time to talk about the Purple One on Strong Songs, specifically his 1986 chart-topper "Kiss." How did a song that was originally written for a standard band become so stripped-down and distinct? Why do those vocal and guitar parts work so well? And who was responsible for some of the sounds and styles Prince was channeling when he recorded it? All that and more, on this episode. Artist: Prince Album: Parade (1986) Written by: Prince Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ------ ALSO FEATURED: "Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag" by James Brown, 1965 "I Got the Feelin'" by James Brown, 1968 "Say Man" by Bo Diddley, 1959 "Manic Monday" by Prince (!) performed by The Bangles on Different Light, 1986 “Addicted to Love” by Robert Palmer from Riptide, 1985 “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco from Falco 3, 1985 “West End Girls” by the Pet Shop Boys from Please, 1984 “Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Berry, 1958 “St. Louis Blues” by W.C. Handy performed by Bessie Smith, 1929 “Make Me Feel” by Janelle Monae from Dirty Computer, 2018 A 2013 Sound on Sound interview with "Kiss" producer David Z: https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/prince-kiss Update 6/24: A couple listeners pointed out that Prince actually *wrote* The Bangles' "Manic Monday," which is too fun of a fun-fact not to mention on the episode. OUTRO SOLOIST: Sam Howard This episode's outro soloist is bassist Sam Howard. Sam lives in Nashville, TN, where he performs and tours with all kinds of artists. Sam played all the way through the Strong Songs outro, so keep an ear out for his playing mixed under the horns on the way out. You can find out what Sam's up to at his website, https://samhowardmusic.com. -----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 --------------- FEBRUARY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Thomas Darst Ed Rankin Timothy morshead Jay Swartz Ellen Nalven 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 Andrew Baker Rob Bosworth Josh Pearson Kyle Cooke Liam Keogh Melissa Osborne Kathleen Reus cynthia hochswender Per Morten Barstad Christopher Miller Tim Byrne Jamie White George H Aronson Johanna L. Branson Angus McKimm Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Jeffrey Jue 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 Phil Griffin David Zahm Kyle Starr Erin Aidan Coughlan Steve Philpot 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 Sara Walsh FEBRUARY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS 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 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 David Judson 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 Simon Prieto 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 SUELLEN MOORE Brendon Oliver-Ewen Kendra Reid Judy Chapple Tijs Soete Stuart Terry Mark Perry Malory 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 Mark Haberlen 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
60 min
27 January 2023
"Walking on Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox [Recast]
It's time for a deep dive into Annie Lennox's 1992 pop banger "Walking on Broken Glass," with all its syncopated pianos, string section interludes, ever-changing backup vocals, and tasty guitar cameos. Won't you pick the pieces up? Artist: Annie Lennox Album: Diva (1992) Written by: Annie Lennox Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ------ ALSO FEATURED: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" by The Miami Sax Quartet from Four of a Kind, 2013 “Why" and "Little Bird" by Annie Lennox from Diva, 1992 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics album Sweet Dreams, 1983 "Like a Prayer" by Madonna from Like a Prayer, 1989 "You Can Call me Al" and "Graceland" by Paul Simon from Graceland, 1986 "New Slang" by the Shins from Oh, Inverted World, 2001 OUTRO SOLOIST: Galen Clark This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Galen Clark. Galen plays keyboard and organ and acts as bandleader for the soul jazz group Trio Subtonic; you can find playing regularly around Portland, Oregon and occasionally on tour. 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 --------------- JANUARY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Ed Rankin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Elliot Rosen Ashley Hoag Melissa Osborne Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Simon Cammell Guinevere Boostrom Narelle Horn Bill Rosinger Erin Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Jim Chokey Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey JANUARY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Abraham Benrubi Whit Sidener Emlia Alford Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Jason Morrissey Nick Galloway Heather Johnson john halpin Jennifer Kenner Peter Harding David Anthony Mahramus Meghan O'Leary Jeffrey Puzzo John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes 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 Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Chad Hivner Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Adam Ray Anupama Raghavan Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon David Judson Julian Roleff Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Dennis M Edwards Jeffrey Ferris Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung ben Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Greg Burgess Ailie Fraser Von Paul McGreal Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Ben Machta Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin Sarah 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 Elaine Martin Linda Duffy Sharon Tree Belinda Mcgrath-steer Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Susan Plein 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 Jen Small 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 Steven Maron Michael Flaherty 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 Matt Gaskell 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo
62 min
13 January 2023
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen [Recast]
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Well, either way, this is definitely an episode of Strong Songs about Queen's genre-blending rock saga "Bohemian Rhapsody." Kirk dives into Freddie Mercury's operatic opus and learns a lot about vocal technique, piano motifs, harmonic easter eggs, studio production, Strategic Brian May Deployment™, and all the ways doubling a track can make your voice sound cool in the studio. This episode was originally published on February 20, 2019. Band/Artist: Queen Album: A Night At The Opera, 1975 Composed by: Freddie Mercury Produced by: Roy Thomas Baker Listen/Buy via Songwhip: https://songwhip.com/queen/a-night-at-the-opera ALSO FEATURED: "Don't Stop Me Now" by Freddie Mercury from Jazz, 1978 "We Will Rock You" by Brian May from News of the World, 1977 "Somebody to Love" by Freddie Mercury from A Day at the Races, 1976 "Bohemian Rhapsody" a cappella cover by Pentatonix from PTX Vol. IV: Classics -----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 --------------- JANUARY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Damon White Kaya Woodall Dan Austin Ed Rankin Jay Swartz Miriam Joy SEAN D WINNIE Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Elliot Rosen Ashley Hoag Melissa Osborne Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Jez Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Simon Cammell Guinevere Boostrom Narelle Horn Bill Rosinger Erin Aidan Coughlan Jeanneret Manning Family Four Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri AccessViolation Ryan Torvik Elliot Jay O'Neill Jim Chokey Andre Bremer Mark Schechter Dave Florey JANUARY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Abraham Benrubi Whit Sidener Emlia Alford Chance McClain Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Jason Morrissey Nick Galloway Heather Johnson john halpin Jennifer Kenner Peter Harding David Anthony Mahramus Meghan O'Leary Jeffrey Puzzo John Bauman Dax and Dane Huddleston Martín Salías Tim Howes 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 Renee Downing KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Chad Hivner Travis Pollard Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Adam Ray Anupama Raghavan Carrie Schneider Alenka Grealish Richard Sneddon David Judson Julian Roleff Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Abigail Duffield Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Dennis M Edwards Jeffrey Ferris Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung ben Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jason Reitman Greg Burgess Ailie Fraser Von Paul McGreal Karen Arnold NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Phino DeLeon Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Stephen Rawlings Ben Machta Victoria Yu Kevin Rivers Brad Clark mino capossela Steve Paquin Sarah 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 Elaine Martin Linda Duffy Sharon Tree Belinda Mcgrath-steer Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Susan Plein 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 Jen Small 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 Steven Maron Michael Flaherty 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 Matt Gaskell 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo
54 min

2022

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