In light of Janis Stockhouse's unexpected death at the tail end of 2024, we're re-posting Kirk's 2019 interview with her for anyone who might want to listen to it. Janis started teaching at North high school in Bloomington, Indiana, in the early 1980s. It was a time when "jazz education" as a concept was still a relatively new thing. She retired 38 years later, having grown the North band program into a well-known Midwest institution, winning countless awards at festivals around the world and regularly turning out graduates who would go on to become professional musicians, as well as many others who would simply have a lifelong love of music. On this episode she tells the story of starting out at North and developing the program, along with her thoughts on how to get students to practice, which composers she prefers for student groups, women in jazz, funding for the arts, and some good old-fashioned album recommendations. REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE: Janis's 2004 book https://www.amazon.com/Jazzwomen-Conversations-Twenty-One-Stockhouse-2004-05-25/dp/B012YSDPCK?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B012YSDPCK, which she co-wrote with Wayne Enstice - there are used copies on Amazon, and you should really track down a copy and read it The late great jazz legend David Baker, whose NYT obituary captured at least some of his legacy: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/arts/music/david-baker-who-helped-bring-jazz-studies-into-the-academy-dies-at-84.html MUSIC ON THIS EPISODE: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: BJ CORD This episode's outro soloist is BJ Cord, a fellow Bloomington North graduate and 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

56m

Jan 03

Kirk picks apart not one, not two, but twenty one micro-songs by the great They Might Be Giants. What's that blue thing doing here? Who's knocking on the wall? And for that matter, who's that standing out the window? It's time to answer those questions and many more, as Kirk delves into The Might Be Giants' singular collection of mini-songs, "Fingertips." It's a stylistic smorgasbord of sound, with everything from jazz to rock to lounge to... honestly, genre doesn't exist and "Fingertips" proves it. Each tiny song shines for its brief moment of life, and then lives on forever in your imagination.  Written by: John Flansburgh and John Linnell Album: Apollo 18 (1992) Listen/Buy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/apollo-18/1542969097 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-18-They-Might-Giants/dp/B000002HA4 | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/57EymShRFpBNQctZKkcGrN ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: KIRK HAMILTON Kirk is the host of Strong Songs. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he likes to play the drums. He thinks he's getting good but he can handle criticism. ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Samba Party" by Matteo Mancuso from , 2023 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- DECEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey DECEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 3m

Dec 27, 2024

Here comes that Santa Ana wind again, blowing us right into the slightly skewed world of Steely Dan. It was never a question whether Strong Songs would do a Steely Dan episode, it was more a question of which song to focus on. In the end, Kirk chose "Babylon Sisters," a culmination of the band's incredible 1970s run that exemplifies Fagen and Becker's brand of pristine, laser-focused groove. It's also arguably the definitive recording of Bernard Purdie's signature Purdie Shuffle. Written by: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen Album: (1980) Listen/Buy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/gaucho/1440496378 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Gaucho-Remastered-Steely-Dan/dp/B00004YX39 | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/5fIBtKHWGjbjK9C4i1Z11L ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: “Sloop John B,” Bahamian folk song as recorded by The Beach Boys on , 1966 “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations from , 1972 “Cousin Dupree” by Becker/Fagen from , 2000 “Reelin' in the years” by Donald Fagen from , 1972 “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” by Fagen/Becker from , 1974 “Black Friday” by Becker/Fagen from , 1975 "Peg," "Aja," and "Home at Last" by Becker/Fagen from , 1977 “Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing)” by Louis Prima performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra, 1936 “Cissy Strut” by The Meters from The Meters, 1969 __ __ Rob Brown’s Purdie Shuffle tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g41Ab8iDaD0 OUTRO SOLOIST: KYLE MOLITOR Kyle is a Portland-based trombonist who plays in all sorts of bands, and was also featured on the year three Strong Songs theme msuic. Find him on Instagram @tbonemolitor https://www.instagram.com/tbonemolitor/ and check out his latest single here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kylemolitor/the-jazz-feat-toranpetto ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Nite Crawler" by Larry Carlton from , 1978 and  streaming on Max, 2024 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- DECEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey DECEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 3m

Dec 13, 2024

It takes an extremely strong song to top the charts three separate times in three separate decades, but "I Will Always Love You" is just such a song. Written and recorded (twice) by Dolly Parton and then re-recorded in show-stopping fashion by Whitney Houston, the ballad has morphed from a fond farewell to a former mentor, to a theatrical goodbye to a lover, to a soaring ode to the very notions of love and loss. We follow that journey from the beginning, with all the vocal tricks, dramatic line-readings, and epic key changes that were added along the way. BAND/ARTIST: Dolly Parton & Whitney Houston ALBUMS: (1974), (1982), and soundtrack (1992) COMPOSED BY: Dolly Parton LISTEN/BUY (JOLENE): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/jolene/1062400323 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Jolene-Dolly-Parton/dp/B000GG4XH4 | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/5DyOxuvdSmTSNAmkfcsBsj LISTEN/BUY (TBLWIT): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-little-whorehouse-in-texas-music-from-original/1467962478 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Little-Whorehouse-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B000002PAS | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/52jA4EggArU3AyvC0kH1jv LISTEN/BUY (THE BODYGUARD): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bodyguard-original-soundtrack-album/388151892 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Original-Soundtrack-Album/dp/B000002VMD | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/7JVJlkNNobS0GSoy4tCS96 ------ ALSO DISCUSSED/FEATURED: __ __ ------ OUTRO SOLOIST: DAN NERVO Mr. Dan Nervo has the tiller for this episode's outro solo. Dan plays guitar all around the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like Neon Velvet https://www.neonvelvet.net/, and also teaches private guitar lessons https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/. Hit him up if you want to get really good at guitar: https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/ ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Stranded" by Sierra Hull from , 2016 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- NOVEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey NOVEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 0m

Nov 29, 2024

It's time for the hardest rocking song ever written about sea life, as Kirk takes a deep dive into Heart's 1977 body-shaker "Barracuda." A deceptively complex song written around a deceptively straightforward riff, "Barracuda" opens the door for a discussion of the particulars of guitar tone, stompbox effects, the long history of the "galloping groove," why Ann Wilson's vocals rock as hard as they do, and a brief tribute to her sister Nancy's killer guitar chops. BAND/ARTIST: Heart ALBUM: , 1977 COMPOSED BY: Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher, Michael DeRosier LISTEN/BUY:Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/little-queen/193520066 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Little-Queen-Heart/dp/B0054YH6KE | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/1LaeNhiUpL3X6N0LcFvuDF ------ ALSO FEATURED: __ __ A cool interview with Roger Fisher about creating his Barracuda guitar tone, as well as that "Alien Attack" sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQik5m0t9Q A interview with the Wilsons about the process of writing the song: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rage-behind-hearts-barracuda-11557331740 OUTRO SOLOIST: DAN NERVO This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan plays guitar all around the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like Neon Velvet https://www.neonvelvet.net/, and also teaches private guitar lessons https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/. Hit him up if you want to get really good at guitar: https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/ ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "The Night Owl" by Anat Cohen's Quartetinho from , 2024 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- NOVEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey NOVEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley SeattleTransAndNonbinary ChoralEnsemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

51m

Nov 15, 2024

Let the children lose it, let the children use it, and let all the children join in for Strong Songs! Kirk tackles a pair of classics by the great David Bowie: 1969's melancholy "Space Oddity" and 1972's triumphant "Starman." What goes up, as they say, must come down. Written by: David Bowie Albums: (1969), (1972) Listen/Buy Bowie: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-of-bowie/697650603 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Space-Oddity-DAVID-BOWIE/dp/B00001OH7M | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/1jdQFC3s8PZUc5i7vovZTv?si=ovHPnfU1S8qXrZtSnzri-A Listen/Buy Ziggy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/rise-fall-ziggy-stardust-spiders-from-mars-2012-remastered/1039796877 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Ziggy-Stardust-Spiders-Remastered-Version/dp/B015D2NJM0 | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4wbwwDANGlQcthuk83yIzD ALSO FEATURED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: CARLOS "INSANEINTHERAINMUSIC" EIEINE Carlos Eienie is a prolific multi-instrumentalist and YouTube creator who's done some extremely fun jazz arrangements of great video game music, among other things. You can find him on most social media as some variant of @insaneintherainmusic, and on his website at https://www.insaneintherainmusic.com/. ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Duck Ankles" by David Sanborn from , 1975 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- OCTOBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

58m

Nov 01, 2024

Let's go back, let's go back, let's go way on back to that time Aretha Franklin recorded one of her best songs. On this episode, Kirk dives into two different versions of Franklin's classic tune "Think." First it's the laid back groove and roomy mix of the 1968 original, then it's time to fast-forward 12 years for the juiced-up arrangement she recorded with the Blues Brothers band in 1980. It's a story of how different production techniques, arrangements, and tempos can lead to two very different—but equally excellent—versions of the same song. We've done Dancing Queen, we've covered the Queen, so it feels like it's past time for the Queen of Soul.  NOTE: This episode is best enjoyed along with four fried chickens and a Coke. Band/Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: , 1968 and , 1980 Composed by: Aretha Franklin and Teddy White Listen/Buy (Original): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/aretha-now/933583586 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Aretha-Now-Franklin/dp/B00000331L?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00000331L | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/55HZ2ectg1mMTEKDqIq3kC Listen/Buy (Blues Brothers): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-blues-brothers-original-soundtrack-recording/452584443 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Blues-Brothers-Original-Soundtrack-Recording/dp/B005EPKS8A?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B005EPKS8A | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4cO51KBYsdsbmSZleoNEGH ------ ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ 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 https://www.triosubtonic.net; you can find playing regularly around Portland, Oregon and occasionally on tour. Find more information at their website, https://www.triosubtonic.net. ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Party!!" by Ryokuoushoku Shakai from , 2024,  and "Unmei" by Sumika from , 2024, as well as the show on Netflix SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- OCTOBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

59m

Oct 18, 2024

Kirk talks with Wesley Morris and Josh Gwynn about the endless world of Stevie Wonder. Morris and Gwynn are host and producer, respectively, of the brilliant new six-part podcast series The Wonder of Stevie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wonder-of-stevie/id1767486783. Check out Josh Gwynn's terrific pop culture podcast Back Issue https://www.pineapple.fm/back-issue, Wesley Morris's culture podcast Still Processing https://www.nytimes.com/column/still-processing-podcast, and Morris' essential writing on Aretha Franklin https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/arts/music/respect-aretha-franklin-death.html, Jam & Lewis https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/arts/music/jimmy-jam-terry-lewis.html, Meshell Ndegeocello https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/arts/music/meshell-ndegeocello-james-baldwin.html, and his mustache https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/magazine/quarantine-mustache.html, as well as his 2019 essay about Black American Music https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/music-black-culture-appropriation.html. REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE: __ __ STEVIE WONDER SONG EXCERPTS: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- OCTOBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 19m

Oct 04, 2024

A cross-post of the first episode of "The Wonder of Stevie," a new six-part podcast series from Higher Ground and Pineapple Street Studios. It's a great show - find it on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wonder-of-stevie/id1767486783, Amazon https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/3447f3b6-f4d8-4f93-a017-f18ace007d14/the-wonder-of-stevie, Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1OLQgrozbl4sL6Hu3X8d4A... it's a podcast, you know the deal. Next week, we'll run a conversation between Kirk, host Wesley Morris, and producer Josh Gwynn all about what they learned making the show, and how they've come to think about Stevie and his music. In the meantime, check out some of Wesley Morris's  writing on Aretha Franklin https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/arts/music/respect-aretha-franklin-death.html, Jam & Lewis https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/arts/music/jimmy-jam-terry-lewis.html, Meshell Ndegeocello https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/arts/music/meshell-ndegeocello-james-baldwin.html, and his mustache https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/magazine/quarantine-mustache.html, as well as his essential 2019 essay about Black American Music https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/music-black-culture-appropriation.html.

1h 2m

Sep 27, 2024

Ba de ya! Say that you remember! Ba de ya! Dancing in September! Ba de yah! Musical analysiiiis! It's finally time for Strong Songs to take on one of the strongest bands of all, the great Earth, Wind & Fire. In honor of September 21, Kirk does a deep dive on EWF's timeless tribute to the end of summertime - those layered grooves, those funky bass parts, and those glossy, effortless vocals. WRITTEN BY: Maurice White, Al McKay & Alee Willis PRODUCED BY: Maurice White ALBUM: , 1978 LISTEN/BUY: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-best-of-earth-wind-fire-vol-1/1456623332 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Best-Earth-Wind-Fire-Vol-1/dp/B00000JQFI | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/2FW0uQ4WL25umm5p2VrZO7 FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: ERIK ELLIGERS Erik is a Connecticut-based multi-instrumentalist and music educator. He plays saxophone with the New London Big Band and sings and plays guitar for the fabulous band Goodnight Blue Moon - check them out, you won't regret it: https://www.goodnightbluemoon.com/ ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Disco Snails" by Vulfmon and Zachary Barker and "Hit The Target" by Theo Katzman feat. Eddie Barbash from https://lynkify.in/album/dot/m5rjMDUs, 2024 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- SEPTEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey SEPTEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans & Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser brian john peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 1m

Sep 20, 2024

Back in August, Kirk went on Dave Hamilton's music podcast "Gig Gab" to talk about music, Strong Songs, podcasting, and life. It was a fun conversation, and seemed worth republishing here. You can find the full show notes here https://www.giggabpodcast.com/2024/08/12/strong-songs-unveiled-kirk-hamiltons-musical-exploration-gg442/, watch a video version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNvIylSGQvI, and can check out Gig Gab at giggabpodcast.com or anywhere you get podcasts.

1h 8m

Sep 13, 2024

Open up your heart! Open up your heart! Open up your heart, let Kimbra pull you out! On this episode, Kirk goes for a swim in the extra-buoyant waters of Kimbra's 2011 pop stomper "Cameo Lover." It's an intricate musical narrative told through shifting time-feels, retro drum beats, leaping vocals, and sneaky key changes, and it's just the song to raise our spirits after a long, dark winter. Written by: Kimbra Johnson Album: (2011) Listen/Buy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/vows-deluxe-version/518500009 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Vows-Kimbra/dp/B007RRFUHM | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4J46FW6Xw3T1AqkhGOYUoe ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye from , 2011 “Settle Down,” “Plain Gold Ring” and “Sally I Can See You” by Kimbra (Plain Gold Ring by George Stone) from , 2011 “In My Bones” by Jacob Collier from , 2020 “Be My Baby” by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector as performed by The Ronettes, 1963 OUTRO SOLOIST: DAN NERVO This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan plays guitar in the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like Neon Velvet https://www.neonvelvet.net/, and also teaches private guitar lessons https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/. Hit him up if you want to get good at guitar: https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/ ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Fade to Black" by Howard Levy & Chris Siebold from https://lynkify.in/album/art-adrenaline/L4BIvdfT, 2018 (also featuring "Chip Monkey" by Kick the Cat (YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rmv9ZxliW4) and "Sinister Minister" by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones from https://lynkify.in/album/live-art/2TNvKezm, 1995) SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- SEPTEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey SEPTEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans & Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser brian john peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field michael bochner Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan 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 Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 0m

Sep 06, 2024

They said it couldn't last, so we had to prove them wrong... by making an episode of Strong Songs all about Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis. It's time to go back to the late 80s, when New Jack Swing was all the rage and a budding superstar named Janet sat down with a pair of Minneapolis producers named Jimmy and Terry  to produce some of the most groundbreaking pop music of the decade. This episode takes a look at "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," one of the most complex of their collaborations, and a tune with as many stylistic left-turns as it has orchestra hits. WRITTEN BY: James Harris III and Terry Lewis PRODUCED BY: Janet Jackson, Jam & Lewis ALBUM: , 1989 LISTEN/BUY: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/rhythm-nation-1814/1440838561 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-Nation-1814-Janet-Jackson/dp/B000002GFN | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4OD3LU6001esAtFshDX46M FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: DAN NERVO This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan plays guitar in the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like Neon Velvet https://www.neonvelvet.net/, and also teaches private guitar lessons https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/. Hit him up if you want to get good at guitar: https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/ ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Dawn" by Yebba (featured track: "All I Ever Wanted") https://lynkify.in/album/dawn/NJVR2JcP SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- AUGUST 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey AUGUST 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

59m

Aug 23, 2024

A bottle of red... a bottle of white... whatever kind of mood you're in, we're talking Billy Joel tonight! Pull up a table and join Kirk for a long look into one of Joel's most enduring songs, the seven-and-a-half minute, five course musical meal that is "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." The centerpiece on Joel's breakthrough 1977 album The Stranger, Italian Restaurant has got it all: schmaltzy sax, hard rock rhythms, love, heartbreak, and a pair of harmonized clarinets.  Written by: Billy Joel Produced by: Phil Ramone Album: The Stranger (1977) Listen/Buy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-stranger/158617952 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Billy-Joel/dp/B00000DCHC | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/1Mhn9VosyjtWn4dMPFlna6 FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: STEVE PARDO This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Steve Pardo. Steve is a Nashville, TN based producer, composer, and saxophonist. You can find out more at his website: https://www.stevepardo.com/ ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: Thomas Mapfuno & the Blacks Unlimited, "Toi Toi" https://lynkify.in/album/toi-toi/FRm5KqGP SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- AUGUST 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey AUGUST 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

59m

Aug 09, 2024

Winter, spring, summer, or fall... all you have to do is call, and Strong Songs will be there with an in-depth analysis of one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century. This episode takes a deep dive into Carole King's ever enduring, much-covered tribute to friendship, "You've Got a Friend." What starts in Laurel Canyon in the early 70s spread outward to the world, thanks to King's revolutionary 1971 album Tapestry. 50 years later, those songs are still with us, and "You've Got a Friend" remains one of the most meaningful tributes to simple, platonic love.  Written by: Carole King Album: Tapestry (1971) Listen/Buy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/tapestry/747087657 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Tapestry-CAROLE-KING/dp/B0000258CK | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/12n11cgnpjXKLeqrnIERoS ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ 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 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9HecW8NDzOPotQQzTAZNQ or follow him on Instagram @charlesonsax2 - https://www.instagram.com/charlesonsax2 ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: Nickel Creek, "Celebrants" https://lynkify.in/album/celebrants/9re3BXLq SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- JULY 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey JULY 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Ashley SeattleTransAndNonbinary ChoralEnsemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser brianjohanpeter@outlook.com https://brianjohanpeter@outlook.com Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Cliff Whitlock Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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

1h 3m

Jul 26, 2024

An update on what's next now that Season Six is complete, along with some book and music recommendations! BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS https://www.npr.org/2021/07/15/1016020385/re-revising-the-history-of-jazz by Ted Gioia, 3rd edition - 1997, revised 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Zero by Gary Marcus, 2012 MUSIC RECOMMENDATION LINKS Steve Pardo - https://lynkify.in/album/dos/7wneUJw6 - (also in Video Game form on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718510/DOS__Steve_Pardo/) Completions - https://lynkify.in/album/i-needed-help/Hm9WW8BB Ruth Moody - https://lynkify.in/album/wanderer/xnivRAHO The Onesies - https://lynkify.in/album/the-onesies-dig-with-the-wrong-foot/lpyBD0NI Sheena Ringo - https://lynkify.in/album/%E6%97%A5%E5%87%BA%E5%87%A6/jHctM72s ADI OASIS - https://lynkify.in/album/lotus-glow/C9Zle4mv St. Vincent - https://lynkify.in/album/all-born-screaming/Rto5hc4f Laura Marling - https://lynkify.in/album/short-movie-directors-cut/iq7Uj52Q ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- JULY 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey JULY 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Ashley The Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Cliff Whitlock Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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

30m

Jul 12, 2024

In the season six finale, Kirk takes a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's signature song, 1975's "Born to Run." It's all here: tremolo guitar riffs, glockenspiel arpeggios, endless sus chords, and a sax solo for the ages. Baby, we were born for it. WRITTEN BY: Bruce Springsteen PRODUCED BY: Springsteen, John Landau, and Mike Appel ALBUM: , 1975 LISTEN/BUY via Lynkify https://lynkify.in/album/born-to-run/sWmhZIpu ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- JUNE 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Miriam Joy Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey JUNE 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Cliff Whitlock Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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

1h 0m

Jun 28, 2024

As Season Six draws to a close, Kirk opens up the Strong Songs mailbag to answer a bunch of listener questions on topics ranging from Diablo's use of lydian to what he means when he talks about "transcribing." REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: EVAN ILLOUZ Evan is a clinical psychologist in Brooklyn, NY, who's been playing since he was in high school, about 20 years ago.  ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- MAY 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall 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 Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey MAY 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian Johan Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter 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 Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel D Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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

1h 4m

Jun 14, 2024

It's time for Strong Songs to talk about XTC. Now the song is picked, analysis can begin. If we listen close, we'll hear some lovely notes... On this episode, Kirk takes the stage alongside "Easter Theatre," the first single off of XTC's 1999 experimental symphono-pop album . Bring on the bassoons and power up the mellotron; we've got some shapes to stack. WRITTEN BY: Andy Partridge PRODUCED BY: Haydn Bendall & Nick Davies ALBUM: , 1999 and , 2002 LISTEN/BUY via Songwhip https://songwhip.com/xtc/apple-venus-vol-1 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- MAY 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall 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 Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey MAY 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Danielle Kriz Michael York Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian Johan Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter 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 Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel D Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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

57m

May 31, 2024

Phish may be known for their 30-minute live jams, but turns out you can distill their best qualities into a song one-tenth that length. To that end, Kirk picks apart and reassembles their 1998 studio recording of "Limb By Limb" in all its polyrhythmic, guitarpeggiated glory. MUSIC BY: Trey Anastasio, with Page McConnell, Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman LYRICS BY: Tom Marshall & Scott Herman ALBUM: (1998) LISTEN/BUY via Songwhip https://songwhip.com/phish/thestoryoftheghost ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com -------------------- APRIL 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall 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 APRIL 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Michael York Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser brian john peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Sean Murphy Thirteen71 Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter 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 mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Wen Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel D Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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

59m

May 17, 2024

You came, you saw, you voted, and you picked Blondie as Strong Songs' first listener-selected artist! After weighing a number of possible songs to focus on, Kirk decided to go with the 1978 hit that took them from the punk clubs of New York to dance floors around the world. Wanna pick an artist for Season Seven? Go join the Patreon https://patreon.com/strongsongs! WRITTEN BY: Deborah Harry and Chris Stein PRODUCED BY: Mike Chapman ALBUM: Parallel Lines (1978) LISTEN/BUY via Songwhip https://songwhip.com/blondie/parallellines SPECIAL GUESTS: Katelyn and Laurie Shook, a.k.a. Shook Twins https://songwhip.com/shook-twins ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- GO LISTEN TO SHOOK TWINS! Homepage https://shooktwins.com | Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shooktwins/ | Albums https://songwhip.com/shook-twins SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com -------------------- APRIL 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall 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 APRIL 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Michael York Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser brian john peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Sean Murphy Thirteen71 Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter 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 mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Wen Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel D Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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

56m

May 03, 2024

Meshell Ndegeocello is: a fearless songwriter, an outrageously funky bassist, and a groundbreaking producer who knows just how to get the most out of each musician she hires. On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into "The Way," the second track off of her 1996 record , and shines a light on some of the things that make her one of the greats. WRITTEN BY: Meshell Ndegeocello ALBUM: Peace Beyond Passion (1996) SPECIAL GUEST: Sam Howard LISTEN/BUY via Songwhip https://songwhip.com/meshell-ndegeocello/peace-beyond-passion ALSO DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com -------------------- APRIL 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall 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 APRIL 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Michael York Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser brian john peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Sean Murphy Thirteen71 Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter 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 mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Damian Brady Angela Livingstone Sarah Sulan Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Wen Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel D Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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

57m

Apr 19, 2024

For the third edition of Strong Covers, Kirk takes on two famous covers of two equally famous songs: Jimi Hendrix's 1968 cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," and The White Stripes' early 2000s cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene." WRITTEN BY: Bob Dylan & Dolly Parton ALBUMS:  Bob Dylan: , 1967 — Jimi Hendrix: , 1968 Dolly Parton: , 1973 — White Stripes: , 2004 LISTEN/BUY: Watchtower Original https://songwhip.com/convert?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Falbum%2F2KzCDxKpgLqBffHu1IZ7Kn&sourceAction=searchResult | Cover https://songwhip.com/convert?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Falbum%2F5z090LQztiqh13wYspQvKQ&sourceAction=searchResult — Jolene Original https://songwhip.com/convert?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Falbum%2F5DyOxuvdSmTSNAmkfcsBsj&sourceAction=searchResult | Cover https://songwhip.com/the-white-stripes/jolene-live-under-blackpool-lights ALSO DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG: HTTPS://SOUNDCLOUD.COM/KIRKHAMILTON/STRONG-SONGS-OUTRO-MUSIC-NO-SOLO https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART  TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com -------------------- FEBRUARY 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet 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 FEBRUARY 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian Johan 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 Thirteen71 Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Whit Sidener Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David Meghan O'Leary John Bauman 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 mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske 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 Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen 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 Joshua Hill Wen Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm 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 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

57m

Apr 05, 2024

Kirk digs into the work of master composer Antônio Carlos Jobim via his timeless 1974 duet with Elis Regina on his song "Águas de Marçco," known Stateside as "The Waters of March." He's joined by special guest Frederico Barros, Professor of Musicology at Federal University of Rio De Janeiro. WRITTEN BY: Antônio Carlos Jobim PERFORMED BY: Jobim and Elis Regina ALBUM: Elis & Tom (1974) LISTEN/BUY via Songwhip https://songwhip.com/elis-regina/elis-and-tom ALSO DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs FRED'S BRAZILIAN MUSIC PLAYLIST ON Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2nP3whNgszOwI4cygfBv83?si=4ac482d0fd7d494d AND YouTube Music https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYkTWZsXQmVhUsvu2i5Y_6DMf8NQx0MgN MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@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 https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com -------------------- MARCH 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall 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 MARCH 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry 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 Thirteen71 Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman 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 David Futter 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 mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen 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 Joshua Hill Wen Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel D Eric Helm 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 Brad Callahan 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 -------------------- FRED'S PLAYLIST NOTES: __ __

56m

Mar 22, 2024

Turns out some songs stand on their own, however memorable-slash-horrifying their music video might have been. WRITTEN BY: Chris Cornell PRODUCED BY: Michael Beinhorn ALBUM: Superunknown (1994) LISTEN/BUY via Songwhip https://songwhip.com/soundgarden/superunknown-20th-anniversary ALSO DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@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 https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART  TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com -------------------- FEBRUARY 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet 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 FEBRUARY 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian Johan 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 Thirteen71 Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Whit Sidener Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David Meghan O'Leary John Bauman 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 mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske 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 Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen 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 Joshua Hill Wen Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm 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 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

56m

Mar 08, 2024

Strong Songs Season Six kicks off with a widely requested classic: Peter Gabriel's 1986 yearner "In Your Eyes." Because why hire one rhythm section when you can hire two for twice the price? WRITTEN BY: Peter Gabriel PRODUCED BY: Daniel Lanois ALBUM: So (1986) LISTEN/BUY via Songwhip https://songwhip.com/peter-gabriel/so-2012-remastered ALSO DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@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 https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART  TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com -------------------- FEBRUARY 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet 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 FEBRUARY 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian Johan 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 Thirteen71 Alan Brough Randal Vegter Go Birds! Whit Sidener Robert Granat dave malloy Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David Meghan O'Leary John Bauman 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 mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske 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 Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen 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 Joshua Hill Wen Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Mel Eric Helm 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 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

53m

Feb 23, 2024

On this bonus episode from May 2022, Kirk goes through a handful of other covers of the three Beatles songs he recently discussed on the show. __ __ Also Featured/Discussed: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@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 https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz  

27m

Feb 09, 2024

Kirk shares some details about the upcoming season of Strong Songs, which kicks off on February 9 in early access, and on February 23 in the main feed. SUPPORT STRONG SONGS: BEOME A PATRON: Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION: Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic  

5m

Feb 02, 2024

There's always more to say about Sonny Rollins, so Kirk shares a few of his other favorite Sonny moments, along with some additional love for Max Roach's drumming on . REFERENCED: __ __

22m

Jan 26, 2024

Weird Al has been writing songs and recording parodies for four decades, and his musical footprint is unfathomably wide. In this minisode, originally released in October 2022, Kirk gets into a few things he didn't have room for in the main feed episode about "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota." FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __

19m

Jan 12, 2024