One Year, Twenty Songs

<p>Strong Songs is one year old! In honor of that anniversary, Kirk takes a look back on the year that was, sharing musical highlights from each of the show's 20 single-song episodes.</p> <p><strong>SCHEDULING NOTE:</strong> Strong Songs will be off in December, and will return for Year Two on January 8, 2020. If you're a patron over on Patreon, that means you won't be charged for the month of December.</p> <p>That also makes December a great month catch up on episodes you may have missed, share the show with your friends, listen to Year One playlists, and enjoy a hopefully very musical holiday season.</p> <p><strong>SONGS DISCUSSED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"Africa" by Toto from <em>Toto IV</em>, 1982</li> <li>"You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon from <em>Graceland</em>, 1986</li> <li>"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" by Beyoncé from <em>I Am... Sasha Fierce</em>, 2008</li> <li>"I Wish" by Stevie Wonder from <em>Songs in the Key Of Life</em>, 1976</li> <li>"Thriller" by Michael Jackson from <em>Thriller</em>, 1982</li> <li>"Dancing Queen" by ABBA from <em>Arrival</em>, 1976</li> <li>"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen from <em>A Night At The Opera</em>, 1975</li> <li>"Let It Go" from <em>Frozen</em>, 2013</li> <li>"Moanin'" by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers from <em>Moanin</em>', 1959</li> <li>"Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra from <em>Out Of The Blue</em>, 1977</li> <li>"Satisfied" by Lin-Manuel Miranda from <em>Hamilton</em>, 2015</li> <li>"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John from <em>Goodbye Yellow Brick</em> <em>Road</em>, 1973</li> <li>"Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe from <em>The Archandroid</em>, 2010</li> <li>"Barracuda" by Heart from <em>Little Queen</em>, 1977</li> <li>"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead from <em>OK Computer</em>, 1997</li> <li>"Like a Prayer" by Madonna from <em>Like a Prayer</em>, 1989</li> <li>"Think" by Aretha Franklin from the <em>Blues Brothers</em> soundtrack, 1980</li> <li>"Kiss From a Rose" by Seal from <em>Seal II</em>, 1994</li> <li>"Making Christmas" by Danny Elfman from <em