Strong Songs

Kirk Hamilton

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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177 episodes
Updated July 17

Episodes177

Newest first

Apr 5, 2024 · 57 min
Strong Covers, Vol. 3
"All Along the Watchtower" and "Jolene" get the Strong Covers treatment.
Mar 22, 2024 · 56 min
"Águas de Março (The Waters of March)" by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina
É a lama, é a lama.
Mar 8, 2024 · 56 min
"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
No one sings like you anymore.
Feb 23, 2024 · 53 min
"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
The light, the heat.
Feb 9, 2024 · 27 min
Some Bonus Beatles Covers
"Strong Covers, Vol. 2" tackled three great covers of three great Beatles songs, but there are always more covers to talk about.
Jan 26, 2024 · 22 min
The Genius of Sonny Rollins (and Max Roach)
There's always more to say about Sonny Rollins, and there's always more to say about Max Roach.
Jan 12, 2024 · 19 min
Weird Al For Nothin' And Your Jokes For Free
Talking about "Weird Al" Yankovic is kinda like talking about the entire last four decades of pop music.
Dec 29, 2023 · 22 min
How Clyde Stubblefield Evolved Funk Drumming
It's time to give the drummer some... more.
Dec 15, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min
The Band: The Last Waltz
Let's end Season Five with one of the greatest musical goodbyes of all time.
Dec 1, 2023 · 59 min
Phish, Evanescence, and a Taylor Swift Dispute
Dear Strong Songs: How do you count... to mailbag?
Nov 17, 2023 · 1 hr 4 min
Strong Solos, Vol. 2: Electric Guitar-aloo
Four solos; four decades of the electric guitar.
Nov 3, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
The Music of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
It's time to return to Hyrule.
Oct 27, 2023 · 24 min
A Little Extra Zelda
There's always more Zelda music to discuss.
Oct 20, 2023 · 21 min
Belle & Sebastian's Very Good Chord Progression
A good chord progression, from a good song, by a good band.
Oct 6, 2023 · 34 min
The Four Electric Guitars
Guitars are pretty cool, so let's talk about them.
Sep 22, 2023 · 2 hr 26 min
John Williams' Star Wars Legacy, with Dan Golding
Author and composer Dan Golding joins Kirk for a deep dive into one of John Williams' greatest scores.
Sep 8, 2023 · 54 min
Counterpoint, Chaka Kahn, & Peter Gabriel
Mailbag time!
Aug 25, 2023 · 49 min
"Soul Vaccination" by Tower of Power
When you get the notion, Tower's got the potion.
Aug 11, 2023 · 59 min
"Killing Me Softly With His Song," as sung by Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, & Lori Lieberman
Three different singers; one classic song.
Jul 28, 2023 · 47 min
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears For Fears
Welcome to your life.

Strong Songs

Strong Covers, Vol. 3

"Águas de Março (The Waters of March)" by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina

"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden

"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel

Some Bonus Beatles Covers

The Genius of Sonny Rollins (and Max Roach)

Weird Al For Nothin' And Your Jokes For Free

How Clyde Stubblefield Evolved Funk Drumming

The Band: The Last Waltz

Phish, Evanescence, and a Taylor Swift Dispute

Strong Solos, Vol. 2: Electric Guitar-aloo

The Music of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

A Little Extra Zelda

Belle & Sebastian's Very Good Chord Progression

The Four Electric Guitars

John Williams' Star Wars Legacy, with Dan Golding

Counterpoint, Chaka Kahn, & Peter Gabriel

"Soul Vaccination" by Tower of Power

"Killing Me Softly With His Song," as sung by Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, & Lori Lieberman

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears For Fears