Year Two, In Review

<p>As Year Two of Strong Songs draws to a close, it's time to take a look back.</p> <p>SCHEDULING NOTE: Strong Songs will be off for the month of December, and will be back for Year Three at the start of January, 2021.</p> <p>But before that! Let's go back, back, back in time one hundred years, to the start of 2020.</p> <p>SONGS DISCUSSED:</p> <ul> <li>"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin from <em>Led Zeppelin IV</em>, 1971</li> <li>"Lovefool" by The Cardigans from <em>First Band on the Moon</em>, 1996</li> <li>"Tom Sawyer" by Rush from <em>Moving Pictures</em>, 1981</li> <li>"Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli from <em>The Witcher</em>, 2019</li> <li>"Sinnerman" as performed by Nina Simone from <em>Pastel Blues</em>, 1965</li> <li>"God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys from <em>Pet Sounds</em>, 1966</li> <li>"So What" by Miles Davis from <em>Kind of Blue</em>, 1959</li> <li>"Last Goodbye" by Jeff Buckley from Grace, 1994</li> <li>"Walking on Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox from <em>Diva</em>, 1992</li> <li>"Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens from <em>Illinois,</em> 2005</li> <li>"Kiss" by Prince from <em>Parade</em>, 1986</li> <li>"World 1-1" by Koji Kondo from <em>Super Mario Bros.</em>, 1985</li> <li>"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age from <em>Songs for the Deaf</em>, 2002</li> <li>"Wedding Song" by Anaïs Mitchell from <em>Hadestown</em> (Original Broadway Cast), 2019</li> <li>"The Chain" and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac from <em>Rumors</em>, 1977</li> <li>"Hyperballad" by Björk from <em>Post</em>, 1995</li> <li>"A Day in the Life" by The Beatles from <em>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</em>, 1967</li> </ul> <p>OUTRO SOLOISTS: Kyle Molitor, Luke Price, & Kirk Hamilton</p> <p>Not as many new outro soloists this year as in year one, but hey, covid made it hard to record safely. Thanks to Kyle and Luke for joining the cast.</p> <p>STRONG MERCH!</p> <p>You've still got some gift-buying time before the holidays! Check it out the new Strong Songs Store cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and mor