"Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe

Whether you're high or low, you got to tip on the tightrope...
and Kirk's got to tip right into a Strong Songs analysis of
"Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe. It's time for some thump, some pop,
and some sizzle, along with some clever rap phrasing, phrygian
harmonies, surprise ukulele, and the funkiest horn section in
Metropolis.


Band/Artist: Janelle Monáe


Album: The ArchAndroid, 2010


Composed by: Janelle Monáe, Nathaniel Irvin III,
Charles Joseph II, Antwan “Big Boi” Patton


Listen/Buy via Album.Link


ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:


Several other songs from The ArchAndroid; "I Wish" by
Stevie Wonder from Natural Wonder Live; re-created beats
from Strong Songs episodes on Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and
Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

For more on the lore behind Monáe's Metropolis suite, read
this great summary by Charles Pulliam-Moore at io9:
https://io9.gizmodo.com/from-metropolis-to-dirty-computer-a-guide-to-janelle-m-1825580195



OUTRO SOLOIST: BJ CORD


This episode's outro soloist is BJ Cord, a fantastic trumpet
player based in Portland by way of Chicago. BJ works at Monette
trumpets making some of the most beautiful horns in the world,
and is a regular presence on their Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/monettetrumpets


THE STRONG SONGS THEME!


You can listen to a (basically) final mix of the Strong Songs
Theme Song on Kirk's Soundcloud here:
https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-theme-song


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