Mario Kart & That 'Musical' Sound

<p>Kirk answers questions about Guns 'n Roses, Mario Kart 64, phasers, and what makes a song sound like it's from a musical.</p><p><strong>DISCUSSED/REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE:</strong></p><ul><li>"Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n’ Roses from <i>Appetite for Destruction</i>, 1987</li><li>"Results Theme" from <i>Mario Kart 64</i> by Kenta Nagata</li><li>A video kirk made in 2014 about the dynamic music of Mount Wario: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8TBS75U1p8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8TBS75U1p8</a></li><li>“Dig” by Incubus from <i>Light Grenades</i>, 2006</li><li>“Waiting On A Miracle” feat Stephanie Beatriz, “What Else Can I Do?" feat Diane Guerrero, and "We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda from <i>Encanto</i>, 2021</li><li>“Tonight” from <i>West Side Story</i> 2021, performed by Rachel Zeigler and Ansel Elgort, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein</li><li>“Popular” by Stephen Schwartz performed by Kristin Chenoweth from <i>Wicked</i>, 2003</li><li>“I Believe” by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez performed by Andrew Rannells from <i>The Book of Mormon</i>, 2000</li><li>An excerpt from the October 2021 episode of <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/show/backstage-pass-with-eric-vetro/">“Backstage Pass with Eric Vitro”</a> featuring Arianna Grande</li><li>Audio excerpts from <i>Brooklyn 99</i> and <i>Doom Patrol</i></li><li>“One” by Creed from <i>My Own Prison</i>, 1997</li><li>“Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Berry as performed in <i>Back To The Future</i>, 1985</li></ul><p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Kyle Molitor</strong></p><p>Kyle is a Portland-based trombonist who plays in all sorts of bands, and was also featured on the year three Strong Songs theme msuic. Find him on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tbonemolitor/">@tbonemolitor.</a></p><p><strong>STRONG MERCH</strong></p><p>Check out the Strong Songs merch store for some cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and more: <a href="https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/">store.strongsongspodcast.com</a></p><p><strong>J