April Makes Fools of Us All

<p>On this episode... a prank.</p> <p>April Fools’ Day has run its course, which means it’s time to update this episode description to accurately reflect what’s in the episode. Hopefully this joke made some listeners laugh, and didn't ruffle too many feathers.</p> <p>The actual full episode on Miles Davis’s “So What” should be live as of this update, and next in your feed.</p> <p>To give credit where it's due:</p> <p><strong>Song:</strong> "Never Gonna Give You Up"</p> <p><strong>Artist:</strong> Rick Astley</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> <em>Whenever You Need Somebody</em> (1987)</p> <p><strong>Written by:</strong> Stock Aitken Waterman</p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy:</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/whenever-you-need-somebody/302053213"> Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Whenever-Need-Somebody-Rick-Astley/dp/B0015XWUC2"> Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/6XhjNHCyCDyyGJRM5mg40G">Spotify</a></p> <p>Special thanks to Emily for being an excellent test audience.</p> <p><strong>***</strong></p> <p><strong>'GRAM BY 'GRAM<br /></strong></p> <p>If you're interested in occasional music and Portland-related photos and videos, as well as teases for upcoming Strong Songs episodes, follow Kirk on Instagram @kirk_hamilton. <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/kirk_hamilton/">https://www.instagram.com/kirk_hamilton/</a></p> <p><strong>NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST</strong></p> <p><a href="https://tinyletter.com/KirkHamilton">Sign up for Kirk's mailing list</a> to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: <a href= "https://tinyletter.com/KirkHamilton">https://tinyletter.com/KirkHamilton</a></p> <p><strong>STRONG PLAYLISTS</strong></p> <p>You can find playlists containing every Strong Song as well as all of Kirk's weekly music picks from his other podcast, Kotaku Splitscreen, on both <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zRtCq81Z6kXKmGCK0Xm7u?si=6r3ZvzyjTPWZj8RNSLSn5A"> Spotify</a> and <a href=