Strong Songs

Nov 14 2024 157 ep. 52 mins 12.2k

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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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"Barracuda" by Heart [Recast]

Nov 14 2024 51 mins

It's time for the hardest rocking song ever written about sea life, as Kirk takes a deep dive into Heart's 1977 body-shaker "Barracuda."

"Space Oddity" and "Starman" by David Bowie [Recast]

Oct 31 2024 58 mins

Let the children lose it, let the children use it, and let all the children join in for Strong Songs!

"Think" by Aretha Franklin [Recast]

Oct 17 2024 59 mins

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.

Rediscovering Stevie Wonder, with Wesley Morris and Josh Gwynn

Oct 03 2024 79 mins

Kirk talks with Wesley Morris and Josh Gwynn about the endless world of Stevie Wonder.

Stevie Wonder: Music of My Mind [The Wonder of Stevie]

Sep 27 2024 62 mins

A cross-post of the first episode of "The Wonder of Stevie," a new podcast series from Higher Ground and Pineapple Street Studios.

"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire [Recast]

Sep 19 2024 61 mins

Ba de ya! Say that you remember! Ba de ya! Dancing in September!

Behind the Scenes of Strong Songs [Gig Gab]

Sep 12 2024 68 mins

Kirk went on Dave Hamilton's podcast "Gig Gab" to talk podcasting, music, and life.

"Cameo Lover" by Kimbra [Recast]

Sep 05 2024 60 mins

Open up your heart! Open up your heart!

"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" by Janet Jackson [Recast]

Aug 22 2024 59 mins

They said it couldn't last, so we had to prove them wrong... by making an episode of Strong Songs all about Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis.

"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel [Recast]

Aug 08 2024 59 mins

A bottle of red... a bottle of white... whatever kind of mood you're in, we're talking Billy Joel tonight!