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  • The Fearless Fela Kuti, with Jad Abumrad
    Writer, composer, and Peabody Award-winning podcaster Jad Abumrad joins Kirk to talk about Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, his new 12-part series on the life, music, and legacy of Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti.DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:ā€œMiryea’s Deathā€ by Jack Nitzche from Revenge, 1990ā€œPrologueā€ by Alexandre Desplat from Birth, 2004Excerpt from Port(al), music by Paola Prestini and Jad Abumrad, performed by the Brooklyn Youth Chorusā€œIt’s Highlife Timeā€ and ā€œAmaechi’s Bluesā€ by Fela Kuti and his Koola Lobitos, ca. 1963-69ā€œJeun Ko Ku,ā€ ā€œEko Ile,ā€ and ā€œJe’nwi Temiā€ by Fela Kuti from Afrodesiac, 1973ā€œZombieā€ by Fela Kuti from Zombie, 1976ā€œThe Great Curveā€ by Talking Heads from Remain in Light, 1980ā€œLife During Wartimeā€ and ā€œOnce in a Lifetimeā€ by Talking Heads from Stop Making Sense, 1984ā€œThe Prince We Never Knewā€œ - Sasha Weiss’ essential New York Times feature on Ezra Edelman’s unreleased Prince documentaryā€œRITUALā€ by Jon Hopkins from Ritual, 2024ā€œOpen Eye Signalā€ by Jon Hopkins from Immunity, 2013ā€œA Quiet Glowā€ by Siavash Amini from Songs for Sad Poets, 2022ā€œIn The Dust of This Planetā€ - 2014 Radiolab Episode featuring the poetry of Eugene Thackerā€œThe Right Man (Daniele Baldelli & Marco Dionigi Cosmic Remix)ā€ from The Units - Connections, 2011ā€œquiero sentirme bienā€ by Kali Uchis from Sin Miedo, 2020ā€œLooking for Loveā€ by The Tallest Man On Earth from Henry St., 2023ā€œSweet Surrenderā€ by Sarah McLachlan from Mirrorball, 1999----LINKS-----šŸ’° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | PaypalšŸ  HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comšŸ‘š MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storešŸ“¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comšŸ“· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comšŸ’¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordšŸŽ§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube MusicšŸŽø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearšŸŽ¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšŸŽØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------OCTOBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverGregJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranOCTOBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAaron WilsonAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan KressAlan MaassAlexAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChris RemoChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDavid StroudDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spEric StoneErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddInmar GivoniirritableJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJim SellersJoe GalloJohn Berryjohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKarma JayKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMargaret McReynoldsMartĆ­n SalĆ­asMathias SchmidtMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxmax barnesMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael SingerMichael WisnoskyMichelle Laughranmino caposselaMisty HaisfieldmjsMonica St. AngeloMordok’s Vape PenNaomi WatsonNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul BigelmanPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesR J HelowRachelRand LeShayRandal VegterRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRobert HeuerRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThomasTim RosenwongTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWhit SidenerWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer
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  • Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo's 8-Bit Masterpiece [Twenty Thousand Hertz]
    This episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz originally ran in August 2025.Kirk's 2020 episode of Strong Songs about the music of Super MarioTWENTY THOUSAND HERTZ SHOW NOTES:This episode was written & produced by Casey Emmerling.From the springy jump sound to the iconic Overworld Theme, the sound of Super Mario Bros. is instantly recognizable. With just five lo-fi audio channels and 40 kilobytes of space, composer Koji Kondo created a soundscape full of unforgettable melodies. In this episode, we explore how Kondo’s playful instincts, rhythmic trickery, and love of jazz fusion defined the sound of Mario. Featuring Kirk Hamilton of Strong Songs and Thomas of Thomas Game Docs.MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODERocker Jr. - Shake [B]ITDJARTMUSIC - 8 Bit Console from My Childhoodmoodmode - Game 8-Bit OnXtremeFreddy - Bit Beats 1moodmode - Level VIIWesley Slover - Analog Jam 1103Space_Cat - Light It Upmoodmode - Level VIWilliam Benckert - Dance of the Pixel BirdsSubscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our new video series.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠.Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join our community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Follow Kirk Hamilton’s podcasts ⁠Strong Songs⁠ and ⁠Triple Click⁠.Subscribe to Thomas’ Youtube channel, ⁠Thomas Game Docs⁠.
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  • Our Favorite TV Themes, with Leigh Sales
    It's fun to talk about TV theme songs, so that's what Kirk and special guest Leigh Sales did. Does this episode need any more introduction than that? Probably not.Check out Leigh's wonderful podcast Chat 10 Looks 3A YouTube Playlist of many of the themes discussed (and some they didn't get to)DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:The Office Theme - ā€œHandbags and Gladragsā€ - 1967 by Mike D’Abo, perf. Big George Webley -US theme 2005 by Jay FergusonParks & Recreation - 2009, by Gaby Moreno and Vincent JonesWelcome Back Kotter - by John Sebastian (1974 - 1979)ā€œSuicide is Painlessā€ by Johnny Mandel, from MA_S_HThe Nanny Theme by Ann Hampton CallawayThe Brady Bunch theme by Frank De Vol & Sherwood SchwartzGilligan’s Island theme by Sherwood Schwartz (lyrics) & George Wyle (music)Beverley Hillbillies theme by Paul Hennig feat. Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsMoney For Nothing/Beverley Hillbillies by Weird Al Yankovic from UHF, 1988"Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits from Brothers in Arms, 1985The Americans theme by Nathan Barr"Do Ya Wanna Taste It" by Wig Wam from Peacemaker, 2021The Pi Song from AsapSCIENCESymphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 by Franz Schubertā€œGreen Acres Themeā€ by Vic Mizzyā€œWoke Up This Morningā€ by Alabama 3, from The Sopranos"A Beautiful Mine" from Mad Men by RJD2ā€œSex and the City Themeā€ by Douglas J. CuomoSix Feet Under theme by Thomas NewmanBreaking Bad theme by Dave PorterHouse of Cards Theme by Jeff BealTank! by Yoko Kanno and SeatbeltsLEIGH'S MUSIC PICKS:Frank Sinatra Live at the Sands, ā€˜66 with the Count Basie Orchestra conducted by Quincy JonesINXS - Kick, 1987The Villagers - Becoming a Jackal, 2010----LINKS-----šŸ’° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | PaypalšŸ  HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comšŸ‘š MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storešŸ“¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comšŸ“· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comšŸ’¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordšŸŽ§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube MusicšŸŽø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearšŸŽ¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšŸŽØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------OCTOBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverGregJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranOCTOBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAaron WilsonAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan KressAlan MaassAlexAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChris RemoChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDavid StroudDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spEric StoneErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddInmar GivoniirritableJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJim SellersJoe GalloJohn Berryjohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKarma JayKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMargaret McReynoldsMartĆ­n SalĆ­asMathias SchmidtMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxmax barnesMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael SingerMichael WisnoskyMichelle Laughranmino caposselaMisty HaisfieldmjsMonica St. AngeloMordok’s Vape PenNaomi WatsonNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul BigelmanPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesR J HelowRachelRand LeShayRandal VegterRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRobert HeuerRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThomasTim RosenwongTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWhit SidenerWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer
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  • Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition [Recast]
    Originally Aired October 20, 2020The 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 of Strong TV Songs!This time around the focus is on HBO, a network that has defined much of the broader TV landscape over the past couple of decades. So let's dig into a bunch of great music from a bunch of good shows, with themes for Dothraki raiders, Alethiometers, robot farmgirls, nuns with guns, monstrous moguls, and lost souls.Special thanks to the key of C minor for making this episode possible.REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:ā€œWoke Up This Morningā€ by Alabama 3 from Exile on Coldharbour Lane, 1997ā€œSix Feet Underā€ by Thomas Newman, 2001ā€œDeadwoodā€ by David Schwartz, 2004ā€œWay Down In The Holeā€ by Tom Waits fromĀ Franks Wild Years, 1987. Performed by Waits, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Neville Brothers, DoMaJe, and Steve Earleā€œGame of Thronesā€ by Ramin Djawadi, 2011"Game of F***in' Thrones" by Anamanaguchi, 2012ā€œPacific Rimā€ by Ramin Djawadi feat. Tom Morello from Pacific Rim, 2013ā€œDoom Patrolā€ by Clint Mansell and Kevin Kiner, 2019ā€œHis Dark Materialsā€ by Lorne Balfe, 2019ā€œWestworldā€ and ā€œSweetwaterā€ by Ramin Djawadi, 2016ā€œEzio’s Familyā€ by Jesper Kyd from Assassin’s Creed II, 2009"How The West Was Really Won,ā€ ā€œNun With a Motherf***ing Gun,ā€ and ā€œChildren of Kryptonā€ by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, 2019ā€œSuccessionā€ by Nicholas Britell, 2018"Kiss from Daddy" by Demi Adejuyigbe, 2019ā€œThe Departureā€ and ā€œDona Nobis Pacemā€ by Max Richter from The Leftovers, 2014OUTRO SOLOIST: Luke PriceThis episode's outro soloist is Portland fiddle player Luke Price. When he's not working as a side man in a variety of killer bands, Luke joins his wife Rachael to form the excellent songwriting duo DEAN!. You can follow them on Instagram and listen to some of their stuff on their website, wearedean.com.----LINKS-----šŸ’° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | PaypalšŸ  HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comšŸ‘š MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storešŸ“¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comšŸ“· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comšŸ’¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordšŸŽ§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube MusicšŸŽø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearšŸŽ¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšŸŽØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------SEPTEMBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranSEPTEMBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAaron WilsonAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan MaassAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChris RemoChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDan EliasDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDavid StroudDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddIan StedingInmar GivoniirritableJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason GerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJoe GalloJohn BaumanJohn Berryjohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLowell MeyerLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMargaret McReynoldsMartĆ­n SalĆ­asMathias SchmidtMatt BaxterMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael SingerMichael Wisnoskymino caposselaMisty HaisfieldMonica St. AngeloMordok’s Vape PenNaomi WatsonNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesRachelRand LeShayRandal VegterRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRobert HeuerRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans And Nonbinary Chora EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThomasTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWhit SidenerWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer
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  • A Bob Dylan Beginner's Guide, with Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell
    With so many dozens of albums over so many wildly disparate eras, it can take a lifetime to truly get your arms around Bob Dylan. On this episode, Kirk is joined by two guests who have spent their lifetimes doing exactly that. Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell, in addition to co-hosting the terrific political history podcast Know Your Enemy, are both lifelong Dylan fans. This spring, they came on the show to give listeners a tour of Dylan's many eras, and to give newcomers a place, or places, they might start getting to know him better.DYLAN SONGS DISCUSSED, IN RELEASE CHRONOLOGYā€œBlowin in the Windā€Ā  and ā€œCorrina, Corrinaā€ from Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, 1963 (and as sung by Peter, Paul and Mary)ā€œLike A Rolling Stone,ā€ ā€œJust Like Tom Thumb’s Blues,ā€ ā€œFrom a Buick 6ā€ from Highway 61 Revisisted, 1965ā€œSubterranean Homesick Blues,ā€ ā€œMr. Tambourine Man,ā€ and ā€œOutlaw Bluesā€ from Bringing it All Back Home, 1965ā€œRainy Day Women #12 & 35ā€ and ā€œPledging My Timeā€ from Blonde on Blonde, 1966ā€œAll Along the Watchtowerā€ and ā€œI’ll Be Your Baby Tonightā€ from John Wesley Harding, 1967ā€œLay, Lady, Layā€ and ā€œGirl from the North Countryā€ (with Johnny Cash) from Nashville Skyline, 1969ā€œKnockin’ on Heaven’s Doorā€ from Pat Garret & Billy The Kid Original Soundtrack, 1973ā€œForever Youngā€ from Planet Waves, 1974ā€œTangled Up in Blueā€ from Blood On The Tracks, 1975ā€œHurricaneā€ and ā€œRomance in Durangoā€ from Desire, 1976ā€œChanging of the Guardsā€ from Street-Legal, 1978ā€œServe Somebody,ā€ and ā€œDo Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)ā€ from Slow Train Coming, 1979ā€œSavedā€ from Saved, 1980ā€œThe Groom’s Still Waiting At the Alterā€ and ā€œLenny Bruceā€ from Shot of Love, 1981ā€œPressing Onā€ and "Solid Rock" live in Toronto, 1980ā€œNeighborhood Bully,ā€ ā€œJokerman,ā€ ā€œSweetheart Like Youā€ from Infidels, 1983ā€œDark Eyesā€ from _Empire Burlesqu_e, 1985ā€œBrownsville Girlā€ from Knocked Out and Loaded, 1986ā€œSylvioā€ from Down In The Groove, 1988ā€œEverything Is Brokenā€ and ā€œMost of the Timeā€ from Oh Mercy, 1989ā€œHard Timesā€ from Good As I Been to You, 1992ā€œTrain of Love,ā€ Johnny Cash tribute, 1999ā€œPay In Bloodā€ from Tempest, 2012ā€œI’m A Fool To Want Youā€œ by Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, and Joel Herron from Shadows in the Night, 2015, and as recorded by Frank Sinatraā€œPolka Dots and Moonbeamsā€ by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, from Fallen Angels, 2016ā€œHow Deep is the Oceanā€ by Irving Berlin from Triplicate, 2017ā€œI’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to Youā€ from Rough and Rowdy Ways, 2020ALSO DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:The Know Your Enemy episode about Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song"Moonlight Mind" by Will Epstein and High Water from Crush, 2016"Lonely Woman" by Ornette Coleman from The Shape of Jazz to Come, 1959"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" as recorded by Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersSam’s review of A Complete Unknown in The NationBob Dylan: Expecting Rain websiteEpisode one, "Weatherā€, from Dylan’s radio show Theme Time Radio Hour, featuring Muddy Waters on "Blow Wind, Blowā€Audio from D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 documentary Bob Dylan: Don’t Look BackAudio from Scorses’s 2005 documentary No Direction Home: Bob DylanGUEST MUSIC PICKS:Sam: Lucinda Wiliams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, 1998Matt: Willie Nelson, Across the Borderline, 1993----LINKS-----šŸ’° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | PaypalšŸ  HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comšŸ‘š MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storešŸ“¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comšŸ“· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comšŸ’¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordšŸŽ§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube MusicšŸŽø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearšŸŽ¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšŸŽØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------SEPTEMBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranSEPTEMBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAaron WilsonAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan MaassAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChris RemoChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDan EliasDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDavid StroudDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddIan StedingInmar GivoniirritableJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason GerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJoe GalloJohn BaumanJohn Berryjohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLowell MeyerLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMargaret McReynoldsMartĆ­n SalĆ­asMathias SchmidtMatt BaxterMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael SingerMichael Wisnoskymino caposselaMisty HaisfieldMonica St. AngeloMordok’s Vape PenNaomi WatsonNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesRachelRand LeShayRandal VegterRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRobert HeuerRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans And Nonbinary Chora EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThomasTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWhit SidenerWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer
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