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Podcast: Strong Songs
Episode: "Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe
Description: Whether you're high or low, you got to tip on the tightrope... and Kirk's got to tip right into a Strong Songs analysis of "Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe. It's time for some thump, some pop, and some sizzle, along with some clever rap phrasing, phrygian harmonies, surprise ukulele, and the funkiest horn section in Metropolis.Band/Artist: Janelle MonáeAlbum: The ArchAndroid, 2010Composed by: Janelle Monáe, Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Antwan “Big Boi” PattonListen/Buy via Album.LinkALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:Several other s...