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A Recast of ‘Strong Songs’

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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Recastable Episodes (173)

1. Trailer Nov. 14, 2018
2. "Africa" by Toto Nov. 18, 2018
3. "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon Nov. 28, 2018
4. "Single Ladies" by Beyoncé Dec. 12, 2018
5. "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder Dec. 26, 2018
6. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson Jan. 9, 2019
7. The Beatles, Brubeck, Bond and Beyond Jan. 23, 2019
8. "Dancing Queen" by ABBA Feb. 6, 2019
9. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen Feb. 20, 2019
10. "Let It Go" from Frozen March 6, 2019
11. Syncopation, Subdivision & The Four Chords March 21, 2019
12. "Moanin'" by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers April 3, 2019
13. "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra April 17, 2019
14. "Satisfied" from Hamilton May 1, 2019
15. Five Albums That Shaped Me May 8, 2019
16. Tool, Game of Thrones & More Cowbell May 15, 2019
17. Hamilton, Hozier, Multiphonics & Modes May 29, 2019
18. "Tiny Dancer" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John June 12, 2019
19. "Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe June 26, 2019
20. "Barracuda" by Heart July 10, 2019
21. "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead July 24, 2019
22. Strong TV Songs: Animated Edition Aug. 7, 2019
23. Pyramid Song, Nirvana & Marty McFly Aug. 21, 2019
24. "Like a Prayer" by Madonna Sept. 4, 2019
25. "Think" by Aretha Franklin Sept. 18, 2019
26. Secrets of a Great Band Director, with Janis Stockhouse Sept. 25, 2019
27. Fiddle Battles and Bad Sax Oct. 2, 2019
28. "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal Oct. 16, 2019
29. "Making Christmas" from The Nightmare Before Christmas Oct. 30, 2019
30. "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton Nov. 13, 2019
31. Year One, In Review Nov. 27, 2019
32. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin Jan. 8, 2020
33. "Lovefool" by The Cardigans Jan. 22, 2020
34. Rhythm + Harmony = Music Jan. 29, 2020
35. "Tom Sawyer" by Rush Feb. 5, 2020
36. "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" from The Witcher Feb. 10, 2020
37. Muse, Mars, and a Mystery Feb. 19, 2020
38. "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone March 4, 2020
39. A Playlist For Trying Times March 13, 2020
40. "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys March 18, 2020
41. April Makes Fools of Us All April 1, 2020
42. "So What" by Miles Davis April 1, 2020
43. Devo, AC/DC, and a Mystery Solved April 15, 2020
44. "Last Goodbye" by Jeff Buckley April 29, 2020
45. "Walking on Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox May 13, 2020
46. The Magic of Sound, with Dallas Taylor May 20, 2020
47. "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens May 27, 2020
48. Tricky Counting, Straight Saxes & Transposing Horns June 10, 2020
49. "Kiss" by Prince June 24, 2020
50. "Satisfied" from Hamilton (Updated!) July 1, 2020
51. "World 1-1" from Super Mario Bros. July 8, 2020
52. "4'33" by John Cage (Twenty Thousand Hertz) July 15, 2020
53. "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age July 22, 2020
54. Muppet Whistles, Throat Singing & Steely Dan Aug. 5, 2020
55. "Wedding Song" from Hadestown Aug. 19, 2020
56. "The Chain" and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac Sept. 2, 2020
57. Good Synths, Bad Acoustics & Moana Sept. 16, 2020
58. "Hyperballad" by Björk Sept. 30, 2020
59. Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition Oct. 14, 2020
60. Microtones, Minimalism & the Bebop Scale Oct. 28, 2020
61. "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles Nov. 11, 2020
62. Year Two, In Review Nov. 25, 2020
63. "Space Oddity" and "Starman" by David Bowie Jan. 13, 2021
64. "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap Jan. 27, 2021
65. "Babylon Sisters" by Steely Dan Feb. 10, 2021
66. Cross-Rhythms, Concept Albums & Dream Songs Feb. 24, 2021
67. "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush March 10, 2021
68. The Mysteries of Music, with Carmen Staaf March 17, 2021
69. "Cameo Lover" by Kimbra March 24, 2021
70. "Stolen Moments" by Oliver Nelson April 7, 2021
71. Sidechain Compression & Saxophone Traffic Cones April 21, 2021
72. Explaining Musicals, with Lindsay Ellis April 30, 2021
73. Strung Beats, Jazz Battles & The Notes You Don't Play May 5, 2021
74. "Nessun dorma" by Giacomo Puccini (Aria Code) May 14, 2021
75. "New Born" and "Micro Cuts" by Muse May 19, 2021
76. "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King June 2, 2021
77. Ska Horns & Madonna Melodies June 16, 2021
78. Strong Covers, Vol. 1 June 30, 2021
79. The Music All Around Us, with Imogen Heap July 14, 2021
80. The Producer's Philosophy, with Brian Bender July 28, 2021
81. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel Aug. 11, 2021
82. "Fingertips" by They Might Be Giants Aug. 25, 2021
83. Clave, Chorus & "Careless Whisper" Sept. 8, 2021
84. "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire Sept. 21, 2021
85. "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" by Janet Jackson Oct. 6, 2021
86. Metroid Music, Bond Themes & Jazz Philosophy Oct. 20, 2021
87. Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense Nov. 3, 2021
88. Singing Like A Star, with Eric Vetro Nov. 10, 2021
89. Year Three, In Review Nov. 17, 2021
90. "Blood and Thunder" by Mastodon Jan. 14, 2022
91. Funky Drummers, Cheap Guitars & Sting Jan. 28, 2022
92. Strong Covers, Vol. 2 Feb. 11, 2022
93. Story of a Session Guitarist, with Andrew Synowiec Feb. 25, 2022
94. "Just What I Needed" by The Cars March 11, 2022
95. Mario Kart & That 'Musical' Sound March 25, 2022
96. The Music of The Legend of Zelda April 8, 2022
97. Robot Composers & Horror Music April 22, 2022
98. "Wichita Lineman" by Jimmy Webb & Glen Campbell May 6, 2022
99. Strong Solos, Vol. 1 May 20, 2022
100. Three to Tango, with Alex Krebs and Andrew Oliver June 3, 2022
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