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"Lovefool" by The Cardigans
You don't have to cry, pray, or beg - Kirk is happy to break down one of the 90s' most iconic pop hits without any further encouragement.
"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
Do you hear a faint.... bustling? It's coming from your hedgerow. It's not just a spring clean for the May queen... it's a new episode of Strong Songs, straight from...
Year One, In Review
Strong Songs is one year old! In honor of that anniversary, Kirk takes a look back on the year that was, sharing musical highlights from each of the show's 20...
"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton
It takes an extremely strong song to top the charts three separate times in three separate decades, but "I Will Always Love You" is just such a song.
"Making Christmas" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
When the full moon starts to climb, we'll all sing out... it's time to talk about the best stop-motion animated Halloween/Christmas movie musical ever made! Hee hee hee hee heeee!
"Kiss From a Rose" by Seal
There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say... especially if that man is named Kirk, and the thing he's telling you about is Seal's...
Fiddle Battles and Bad Sax
Kirk opens the Strong Songs mailbag to tackle your questions about demonic fiddle playing, lousy sax solos, Led Zeppelin counting, fake-out intros, reverb, children's music, and more.
Secrets of a Great Band Director, with Janis Stockhouse
In this Patreon-funded special episode, Kirk sits down with his former high school band director Janis Stockhouse to talk about her life as a music educator.
"Think" by Aretha Franklin
Let's go back, let's go back, let's go way on back to that time Aretha Franklin recorded one of her best songs.
"Like a Prayer" by Madonna
Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone... except for everyone listening to this episode, because we're traveling together through doubt and deliverance with Madonna's "Like a Prayer."