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The Beatles, Brubeck, Bond and Beyond
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49 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2019
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It's time for an extra-long episode as Kirk answers your questions about Phil Collins drum solos, musical Wilhelm screams, odd time signatures, Beatles instrumentation, drop-tuned guitars, Bond music, and much more. STRONG SONGS ON PATREON Strong Songs has a Patreon! If you liked this episode (or, you know, any of them), we hope you'll consider supporting the show. Learn more here: https://www.patreon.com/strongsongs SHOW NOTES/LINKS ———————————— "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins from Face Value, 1981 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— Jennifer Hudson sings "The Star Spangled Banner" by Frances Scott Key and John Stafford Smith at Super Bowl XLIII, 2009 ———————————— A YouTube compilation of the Wilhelm Scream An excellent Vox video on the history of the "Orchestra Hit" sample "When I Think of You" by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis from Control, 1986 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "In My Life" by Lennon–McCartney from Rubber Soul, 1965 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" by Ben Gibbard from Plans, 2006 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— A cool NPR article about Paul Tanner's Tannerin, developed as a more playable derivation of Leon Theremin's original Theremin. "Good Vibrations" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love from a 1966 Beach Boys LP Single Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Blue Rondo a la Turk" by Dave Brubeck from Time Out, 1959 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" by Lennon-McCartney from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "Money" by Roger Waters from The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "The Way" by Tony Scalzo from All The Pain Money Can Buy, 1998 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire" by Josh Homme and Mario Lalli from Songs for the Deaf, 2002 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Mind Games" by John Lennon from Mind Games, 1973 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify A nifty "Doctor Mix" YouTube video demonstrating the Mellotron ———————————— "Theme from Dr. No" by Monty Norman, arranged by John Barry from Dr. No, 1962 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "Skyfall" by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth from Skyfall, 2012 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "Manners Maketh Man" by Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson (I failed to co-credit Margeson on the show) from Kingsman: The Secret Service, 2015 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Permission to Come Aboard" by Rupert Gregson-Williams from Aquaman, 2018 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify "Wonder Woman Theme" by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL performed by Tina Guo, released as a single in 2017 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify ———————————— "Gimme Shelter" by Jagger/Richards from Let It Bleed, 1969 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe STRONG MERCH! Visit the Strong Songs merch store for some very cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and more: store.strongsongspodcast.com
Released:
Jan 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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Five Albums That Shaped Me: Strong Songs now has a Patreon! Learn more about how you can support the show here: https://patreon.com/strongsongs. Kirk gets his Patreon pitch out of the way up front, then lists five albums that have shaped him as a musician over the years, talking a little bit about why each one is great. There could've been like a hundred different albums on this episode, but hey, let's start with five. Those albums are: -- Frank Zappa, The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life, 1991 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify -- The Cardigans, First Band on the Moon, 1996 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify -- Stan Getz, Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio, 1958 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify -- Spacehog, The Chinese Album, 1998 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify -- Maria Schneider, Allégresse, 2000 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Spotify | Maria Schneider's Website ———————————— NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start ge by Strong Songs