Decoding Funk: Analyzing Timbral and Harmonic Complexity in Iconic Tracks

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Music in this episode:

INXS - “Need You Tonight” (1987)

Psyche - “Unveiling The Secret” (1986)

Mr Fingers - “Washing Machine” (1986)

Queen - “Another One Bites The Dust” (1980)

The Beatles - "Piggies" (1968)

Bonnie Raitt - “Need You Tonight” (2016)

Vitamin String Quartet - “Need You Tonight” (2006) - after recording, I learned from a listener that the arranger is Noah Agruss

Big Pun w/ Beenie Man - "Make Me Sweat" (1998)

Dua Lipa - "Break My Heart" (2020)

I quote from Tom Breihan’s delightful column The Number Ones.