Clave, Chorus & "Careless Whisper"

<p>Well, look at that - it's a mailbag episode! Kirk answers your questions on Bo Diddley, Minecraft, The Supremes, chorus guitar, XTC, Parquet Courts, and the mystery of the "Careless Whisper" sax solo.</p><p><strong>REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE:</strong></p><ul><li>“Wake Up” by XTC from <i>The Big Express</i>, 1984</li><li>“Waterfall” and “Don’t Stop” by The Stone Roses from <i>The Stone Roses</i>, 1989</li><li>“The Mind Electric” by Miracle Musical from <i>Hawaii: Part II</i>, 201</li><li>“Minecraft” by C418, 2009</li><li>The Minecraft episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz: <a href="https://www.20k.org/episodes/minecraft">https://www.20k.org/episodes/minecraft</a></li><li>“Briony” by Dario Marianelli from <i>Atonement</i>, 2007</li><li>“The Mayor” by Kirk Hamilton from <i>The Exited Door</i>, 2009</li><li>“Bo Diddley” by Bo Diddley, 1962</li><li>“You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes written by Holland-Dozier-Holland (and backed by The Funk Brothers), 1966</li><li>“Wake Up” by Arcade Fire from <i>Funeral</i>, 2004</li><li>“In The Heights” by Lin-Manuel Miranda from <i>In The Heights</i>, 2008 and the 2021 film</li><li>“Chinese Satellite” by Phoebe Bridger from <i>Punisher</i>, 2020</li><li>“Good 4 U” by Olivia Rodrigo from <i>Sour</i>, 2021</li><li>“Time After Time” by Cindi Lauper and Rob Hyman from <i>She’s So Unusual</i>, 1983</li><li>“Wide Awake” by Parquet Courts from <i>Wide Awake</i>, 2018</li><li>“Careless Whisper” by George Michael from Wham!’s 1984 record <i>Make It Big</i></li><li>Dan Forshaw’s video about Steve Gregory’s “Careless Whisper” sax solo: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UvoRqBDwsI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UvoRqBDwsI</a></li></ul><p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Luke Price</strong></p><p>This episode's outro soloist is Portland fiddle player Luke Price. When he's not working as a side man in a variety of killer bands, Luke joins his wife Rachael to form the excellent songwriting duo DEAN!. You can follow them <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lukeplusrach/">on Instagram</a> and list