Muse, Mars, and a Mystery

It's time for the first Strong Songs listener Q&A of 2020, so
let's get into it!


Kirk answers listener questions on topics like Zeppelin and Cake
counting, the decline (and rise) of the saxophone, Muse's
approach to vocal processing, whether piano is an "easy"
instrument, Bruno Mars's musical magpieism, and in a first, a
listener's request that Strong Songs help him solve a mystery.


Update 2/25/20: Mystery solved! Fabian's mystery song
is "Me, Myself, I" by Joan Armatrading. Thanks to everyone who
wrote in with the answer, and thanks as well to Fabian, who did a
pretty great job re-creating it from memory.


REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:


“The Ocean” by Led Zeppelin from Houses of the Holy,
1973

“Closer (feat. Halsey)” from Collage - EP by The
Chainsmokers, 2016

“What’s Up Danger” by Blackway and Black Caviar from the
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Soundtrack, 2018

“Overture” by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori from the
Halo: Reach soundtrack, 2010

“Married Life” by Michael Giacchino from the Up
soundtrack, 2009

“Song For My Father” by Horace Silver from Song for My
Father, 1964

“So What” and “Freddie Freeloader” by Miles Davis from
Kind of Blue, 1959

“Shake, Rattle and Roll” by Big Joe Turner from Shake,
Rattle & Rock, 1958

“Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty from City to City,
1978

“Run Away” by SunStroke Project & Olia Tira, 2010

“One Shining Soul” by Joshua Redman from Freedom in the
Groove, 1996

“Muscle Museum” by Muse from Showbiz, 1999

“Nugget” by Cake from Fashion Nugget, 1996

“Ain’t That Easy” by D’Angelo and the Vanguard from Black
Messiah, 2014

“Locked out of Heaven” by Bruno Mars from Unorthodox
Jukebox, 2012

“Finesse” by Bruno Mars from 24k Magic, 2016

“Can’t Stand Losing You” by Sting and the Police from
Outlandos D'Amor, 1978

“Poison” by Bell Biv DeVoe from Poison, 1990

“On Our Own” by Bobby Brown from the Ghostbusters II
soundtrack, 1989



OUTRO SOLOIST: Galen Clark


Galen Clark plays keyboard and organ and acts as bandleader for
the soul jazz group Trio Subtonic; you can find playing regularly
around Portland, Oregon and occasionally on tour. Find more
information at their website, https://www.triosubtonic.net.


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