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.
"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
March 8, 2024
00:56:37
"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
Feb. 23, 2024
00:53:54
Some Bonus Beatles Covers
Feb. 9, 2024
00:27:49
Season Six Announcement!
Feb. 2, 2024
00:05:03
The Genius of Sonny Rollins (and Max Roach)
Jan. 26, 2024
00:22:53
Weird Al For Nothin' And Your Jokes For Free
Jan. 12, 2024
00:19:34
How Clyde Stubblefield Evolved Funk Drumming
Dec. 29, 2023
00:22:09
The Band: The Last Waltz
Dec. 15, 2023
01:05:39
Phish, Evanescence, and a Taylor Swift Dispute
Dec. 1, 2023
00:59:03
Strong Solos, Vol. 2: Electric Guitar-aloo
Nov. 17, 2023
01:04:03
The Music of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nov. 3, 2023
01:03:16
A Little Extra Zelda
Oct. 27, 2023
00:24:44
Belle & Sebastian's Very Good Chord Progression
Oct. 20, 2023
00:21:45
The Four Electric Guitars
Oct. 6, 2023
00:34:45
John Williams' Star Wars Legacy, with Dan Golding
Sept. 22, 2023
02:26:27
Counterpoint, Chaka Kahn, & Peter Gabriel
Sept. 8, 2023
00:54:42
"Soul Vaccination" by Tower of Power
Aug. 25, 2023
00:49:44
"Killing Me Softly With His Song," as sung by Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, & Lori Lieberman
Aug. 11, 2023
00:59:57
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears For Fears
July 28, 2023
00:47:26
An Operatic Odyssey, with Luigi Boccia
July 14, 2023
03:38:37
Season 5 Announcement!
July 13, 2023
00:06:22
"You're The Voice" by John Farnham, Live in Sydney
June 30, 2023
00:46:14
"The Chain" and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac [Recast]
June 16, 2023
01:00:25
"Wedding Song" from Hadestown [Recast]
June 2, 2023
01:03:26
The Light and Dark of Music, with Lily E. Hirsch
May 26, 2023
01:04:45
"Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens [Recast]
May 19, 2023
00:59:21
"Hyperballad" by Björk [Recast]
May 5, 2023
00:50:19
The Music of The Legend of Zelda [Recast]
April 21, 2023
00:57:23
"God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys [Recast]
April 7, 2023
00:59:48
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense [Recast]
March 24, 2023
01:03:08
"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead [Recast]
March 10, 2023
00:57:40
"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone [Recast]
Feb. 24, 2023
00:58:11
From Bach to Miles Davis, with Emily Reese
Feb. 17, 2023
01:18:17
"Kiss" by Prince [Recast]
Feb. 10, 2023
00:59:02
"Walking on Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox [Recast]
Jan. 27, 2023
01:01:06
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen [Recast]
Jan. 13, 2023
00:53:12
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" by Kate Bush
Dec. 30, 2022
00:20:35
The Music of Star Wars: Andor
Dec. 16, 2022
00:57:10
Year Four, In Review
Nov. 18, 2022
00:49:09
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Nov. 4, 2022
01:00:41
"The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Oct. 21, 2022
00:54:31
Singing Drummers & Jazz Flute
Oct. 7, 2022
00:59:25
Strong Grooves, Vol. 1 (feat. Russ Kleiner)
Sept. 23, 2022
00:59:14
"Jesus, Etc." by Wilco
Sept. 9, 2022
00:53:51
Lofi Beats & The Circle of Fifths
Aug. 26, 2022
00:55:23
"Help Me" by Joni Mitchell
Aug. 12, 2022
00:55:16
A Jazz Mystery, Solved
July 29, 2022
00:12:53
The Music of Final Fantasy VII
July 15, 2022
00:40:34
"Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush [Recast]
July 1, 2022
01:00:12
"Silent All These Years" by Tori Amos
June 17, 2022
00:51:45
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