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Strong Songs

Music: it's good. On each episode of Strong Songs, host Kirk Hamilton takes listeners inside a piece of music, breaking it down and figuring out what makes it work.

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"Wedding Song" from Hadestown [Recast]

"Wedding Song" from Hadestown [Recast]

On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into "Wedding Song," one of the signature numbers from Anaïs Mitchell's 2019 mus... Read more

2 Jun 2023

1hr 3mins

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The Light and Dark of Music, with Lily E. Hirsch

The Light and Dark of Music, with Lily E. Hirsch

Author and musicologist Lily E. Hirsch joins Kirk to talk about the many different aspects of music she's explored in he... Read more

26 May 2023

1hr 4mins

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"Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens [Recast]

"Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens [Recast]

On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into Sufjan Stevens's "Chicago," the centerpiece of his brilliant 2005 album Ill... Read more

19 May 2023

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"Hyperballad" by Björk [Recast]

"Hyperballad" by Björk [Recast]

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5 May 2023

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The Music of The Legend of Zelda [Recast]

The Music of The Legend of Zelda [Recast]

From Zelda's Lullabye to Epona's Song to the Great Fairy Fountain and Dragon Roost Island, Kirk unravels some of his fav... Read more

21 Apr 2023

57mins

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"God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys [Recast]

"God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys [Recast]

The sleigh bells ring, the french horn solos, and The Wrecking Crew lays down the foundation for an immaculate collectio... Read more

7 Apr 2023

59mins

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Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense [Recast]

Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense [Recast]

It's time for something a little different, as Kirk puts down his record player and climbs onstage for Jonathan Demme an... Read more

24 Mar 2023

1hr 3mins

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"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead [Recast]

"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead [Recast]

It's a structurally distinct, sonically adventurous, harmonically varied, and unexpectedly Bohemian Rhapsodyesque journe... Read more

10 Mar 2023

57mins

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"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone [Recast]

"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone [Recast]

It's time for Strong Songs' first-ever analysis of a live recording, as Kirk digs in to legendary pianist/vocalist Nina ... Read more

24 Feb 2023

58mins

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From Bach to Miles Davis, with Emily Reese

From Bach to Miles Davis, with Emily Reese

Kirk sits down with musician and podcaster Emily Reese to talk about the beauty of Bach's "Goldberg Variations," the dis... Read more

17 Feb 2023

1hr 18mins

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