127 episodes
Strong Songs Kirk Hamilton
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4.8 • 25 Ratings
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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]
Who's gonna lay the wedding table? Who's gonna make the wedding bed? And what about the rings? Funny you should ask.
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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 her books.
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"Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens [Recast]
D, A, C, G. Four chords, placed end to end, repeated over and over again.
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"Hyperballad" by Björk [Recast]
Prepare for a journey with the great genius of musical travel.
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The Music of The Legend of Zelda [Recast]
Few video game series have a musical tradition as rich as The Legend of Zelda.
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"God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys [Recast]
Sure as there are stars above you...
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
I’m only just getting into podcasts (a little on the late side, I know), but within one episode this became my favourite. The sheer joy in your voice at sharing your passion is some refreshing and infectious, without being over the top or put on like some music broadcasts (*cough* Rick Beato *cough*). Just a nerds’ nerd, nerding out over all the stuff we nerd out over too!
What’s really stuck with me from the handful of episodes I’ve listened to so far is your Thump, Pop, Sizzle explanation of the role drums play in music. I think a lot of non-musicians struggle to conceptualise what drums actually do and how they do it, so I’ll definitely be using that to help demystify it for people from now on. Also, if you have any Thump, Pop, Sizzle merch, I’d be so down for that!
Keep up this brilliant work.
Recommended
Essential listening for all music geeks
Interesting content for patient listeners
I love music and love analysis of things, so analysis of great songs does appeal. This show delivers commentary on a broad range of songs. I find the style of delivery is at times a bit verbose. The seems to be a tendency to say things over and over again and I my opinion the show would be better (and get more stars from me!) if this was addressed.
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