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S01E54 - "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles

"A Day in the Life" by The Beatles

Season 01  Episode 54  •   November 11, 2020

Wake up, fall out of bed, and drag a comb across your head, cause Strong Songs is finally doing an episode about The Beatles.

S01E53 - Microtones, Minimalism & the Bebop Scale

Microtones, Minimalism & the Bebop Scale

Season 01  Episode 53  •   October 28, 2020

Mailbag episode! Kirk answers your burning musical questions about songs from Parks & Rec, Black Sails, Lovecraft Country, and What We Do in the Shadows, as well as microtones, minimalist...

S01E52 - Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition

Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition

Season 01  Episode 52  •   October 14, 2020

The Wildlings are south of the wall, the robots are rising up, Seventh Kavalry's on the move, and two percent of the world's population has vanished. Time for another edition...

S01E51 - "Hyperballad" by Björk

"Hyperballad" by Björk

Season 01  Episode 51  •   September 30, 2020

It's early in the morning; no one is awake. From the top of the mountain, the soft light of dawn comes into view. You take a deep breath, and prepare...

S01E50 - Good Synths, Bad Acoustics & Moana

Good Synths, Bad Acoustics & Moana

Season 01  Episode 50  •   September 16, 2020

Mailbag episode! Kirk tackles your questions on subjects ranging from a Warren Zevon piano part, to the unfortunate prevalence of bad acoustics at live shows, to why Moana is such...

S01E49 - "The Chain" and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac

"The Chain" and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac

Season 01  Episode 49  •   September 02, 2020

Thunder only happens when it's raining, and Strong Songs only crams two songs into an episode when it's super warranted.

S01E48 - "Wedding Song" from Hadestown

"Wedding Song" from Hadestown

Season 01  Episode 48  •   August 19, 2020

Who's gonna lay the wedding table? Who's gonna make the wedding bed? And what about the rings? Funny you should ask.

S01E47 - Muppet Whistles, Throat Singing & Steely Dan

Muppet Whistles, Throat Singing & Steely Dan

Season 01  Episode 47  •   August 05, 2020

Mailbag! Episode!

S01E46 - "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age

"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age

Season 01  Episode 46  •   July 22, 2020

It's time for a journey of the mind, as Kirk picks apart one of the best hard rock tunes of the early 2000s.

S01 BONUS - "4'33" by John Cage (Twenty Thousand Hertz)

"4'33" by John Cage (Twenty Thousand Hertz)

Season 01  BONUS  •   July 15, 2020

It seemed pretty unlikely that Strong Songs would ever cover John Cage's infamous "silent" composition "4'33", so we figured, on this off-week, it'd be fun to run an episode of...