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Aretha Franklin sings Bridge Over Troubled Water
way better than Art Garfunkel does
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43:56
Thank You (Falettin' Me Be Mice Elf Agin)
Sly Stone shows the power of one-chord changes
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The twelve bar blues
A foundational song form that is really a huge variety of song forms
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The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding's strange and lovely chord progression shows the limits of Western European tonal theory
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35:02
Rockit
Herbie Hancock's biggest hit is a central node in a vast musical rhizome
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44:26

May 2025

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Eye Know
Inside the samples and grooves that make up a De La Soul classic
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36:10
When The Levee Breaks
How a 1920s blues song became a crucial hip-hop breakbeat
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34:17
Chords Around the Circle of Fifths - Part Two
Moving backwards around the circle is the sound of classic rock, classic soul and classic video game soundtracks
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21:48
Chords Around the Circle of Fifths - Part One
The harmonic sequence that unites JS Bach and Gloria Gaynor
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22:12
Why are F-sharp and G-flat two different notes?
Let's get even deeper into the weeds with tuning!
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31:52
What does The Well-Tempered Clavier sound like in actual well temperament?
TL;DR very different than it does in twelve-tone equal temperament and in my opinion way cooler
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29:16
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