Exploring Cover Songs and Complex Chord Progressions in Music Analysis

As Season Six draws to a close, Kirk opens up the Strong Songs mailbag to answer a bunch of listener questions on topics ranging from Diablo's use of lydian to what he means when he talks about "transcribing."

REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:

• "Tristram" by Matt Uelman from Diablo, 1997
• "Blast Inc. (feat. Jorgen Munkeby)" by Haunted Shores from Viscera, 2015
• "One Down, One Up" by John Coltrane from New Thing at Newport, 1965
• "Heart of Glass" by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein as recorded by Miley Cyrus in 2020
• "Respect" by Otis Redding recorded by Aretha Franklin, 1967
• "All The Things You Are" by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, 1939, and also recorded by the Brad Mehldau Trio in 1999
• "Reminiscing" by Little River Band from Sleeper Catcher, 1978
• "Flute Loop" by The Beastie Boys from Ill Communication, 1994
• "Flute Thing" by The Blues Project from Projections, 1966
• "Dream is Collapsing" and "Dream Within a Dream" by Hans Zimmer from Inception, 2010
• "Concerto for Flute & Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, I. 313: I. Allegro Maestoso," feat. Sir James Galway
• "Kid Charlemagne" by Steely Dan feat. Larry Carlton from The Royal Scam, 1976
• "St. Thomas" by Sonny Rollins from Saxophone Colossus, 1956
• "Supercell" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation , 2023
• "Morph" by twenty one pilots from Trench, 2018
• "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince from Homebase, 1991
• "Summer Love" by Kool and the Gang from Light of Worlds, 1974
• "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg from The Chronic, 1992
• Doctor Mix explains how to get the "Summer Madness" sound on an ARP 2600
• "Ironside" by Quincy Jones as featured in the Kill Bill soundtrack, 2003
• "Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo" by Dimitri Shostakovich as recorded by the Berlin Philharmonic, 1987
• "Time" by Pink Floyd from The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973
• "Shit Talk" by Sufjan Stevens from Javelin, 2023

OUTRO SOLOIST: Evan Illouz

Evan is a clinical psychologist in Brooklyn, NY, who's been playing since he was in high school, about 20 years ago. 

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