Year Three, In Review

<p>Kirk takes a look back at the many musical memories of Strong Songs Year Three.</p><p>Year Three is over, and it's time to revisit the songs analyzed, the questions answered, and the interviewees interviewed. </p><p><strong>SCHEDULING NOTE:</strong> The show will be off for December, and will return for Year Four in January 2022. </p><p>2022! Feels weird to type that out.</p><p><strong>SONGS DISCUSSED:</strong></p><ul><li>"Space Oddity" by David Bowie from <i>David Bowie</i>, 1969</li><li>"Starman" by David Bowie from <i>The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars</i>, 1972</li><li>"HIde and Seek" by Imogen Heap from <i>Speak For Yourself</i>, 2005</li><li>"Babylon Sisters" by Steely Dan from <i>Gaucho</i>, 1980</li><li>"Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush from <i>The Kick Inside</i>, 1978</li><li>"Cameo Lover" by Kimbra from <i>Vows</i>, 2011</li><li>"Design (feat. Kimbra)" by Cory Wong from <i>The Striped Album</i>, 2020</li><li>"Stolen Moments" by Oliver Nelson from <i>The Blues and the Abstract Truth</i>, 1961</li><li>"New Born" and "Micro Cuts" by Muse from <i>Origin of Symmetry</i>, 2001</li><li>"Micro Cuts" by Muse from <i>Origin of Symmetry: XX Anniversary RemiXX</i>, 2021</li><li>"You've Got a Friend" by Carole King from <i>Tapestry</i>, 1971, and performed by Donnie Hathaway by <i>Donnie Hathaway Live!</i>, 1972</li><li>"Respect" by Otis Redding as performed by Redding and Aretha Franklin</li><li>"Mad World" by Roland Orzabal as performed by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules</li><li>Curt Smith's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEpfvTdR5-U">quarantine performance of "Mad World"</a></li><li>"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel from <i>The Stranger</i>, 1977</li><li>"Fingertips" by They Might Be Giants from <i>Apollo 18</i>, 1992</li><li>"Careless Whisper" by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley from <i>Make It Big</i>, 1984</li><li>"September" by Maurice White, Al McKay, and Allee Willis from <i>The Best of Earth Wind and Fire, Vol. 1</i>, 1978</li><li>Love Will Never Do