Ranked #1
"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran - Episode 012
"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran - Episode 012
Why do we like "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran? In this episode, we take a look at a few things that can make a song romantic, f... Read more
8 Jun 2018
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9mins
Ranked #2
"Demons" by Imagine Dragons - Season 2, Episode 17
"Demons" by Imagine Dragons - Season 2, Episode 17
Why do we like "Demons" by Imagine Dragons? In this episode, we take a look at how the melody focuses on false sequences... Read more
4 Jan 2019
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8mins
Ranked #3
"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies - Season 2, Episode 18
"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies - Season 2, Episode 18
Why do we like "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies? In this finale to Season 2, we wrap up and expand the last few episodes o... Read more
11 Jan 2019
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19mins
Ranked #4
Jaws Theme - Season 2, Episode 05
Jaws Theme - Season 2, Episode 05
What makes the Jaws theme scary? In this episode, we'll dive into how leitmotifs, low notes, accelerandos, and dissonanc... Read more
5 Oct 2018
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10mins
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Ranked #5
"Mr. Brightside" by The Killers - Season 3, Episode 01
"Mr. Brightside" by The Killers - Season 3, Episode 01
How does "Mr. Brightside" keep its melody interesting while staying on the same note? Learn how in this episode, with th... Read more
5 Apr 2019
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18mins
Ranked #6
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston - Season 3, Episode 02
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston - Season 3, Episode 02
When we’re listening to a song, how much does the tune’s structure really matter? In this episode, Bryn Hughes and Anja ... Read more
12 Apr 2019
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18mins
Ranked #7
"Some Nights" by fun. - Episode 003
"Some Nights" by fun. - Episode 003
Why do we like "Some Nights" by fun.? In this episode, we take a look at how "Some Nights" uses 1-syllable words to make... Read more
13 Mar 2018
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12mins
Ranked #8
"The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey - Episode 013
"The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey - Episode 013
Why do we like "The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey? In this episode, we'll take a look at how it feels like it ... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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7mins
Ranked #9
The Twilight Zone - Season 2, Episode 08
The Twilight Zone - Season 2, Episode 08
Why is The Twilight Zone theme scary? In this episode, we'll take a look at what each interval in the song does to us ps... Read more
26 Oct 2018
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13mins
Ranked #10
"Big Yellow Taxi" by Counting Crows ft. Vanessa Carlton - Episode 006
"Big Yellow Taxi" by Counting Crows ft. Vanessa Carlton - Episode 006
Why do we like "Big Yellow Taxi" by Counting Crows ft. Vanessa Carlton? In this episode, we explore the song's rhetorica... Read more
6 Apr 2018
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14mins
Ranked #11
"Lost Woods" from Ocarina of Time - Season 3, Episode 03
"Lost Woods" from Ocarina of Time - Season 3, Episode 03
How much does it really matter which key a song uses? In this episode, 8-bit Music Theory, Ongaku Concept, and Ian Strae... Read more
19 Apr 2019
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15mins
Ranked #12
"All the Pretty Girls" by Kenny Chesney - Episode 014
"All the Pretty Girls" by Kenny Chesney - Episode 014
Why do we like "All the Pretty Girls" by Kenny Chesney? In this episode, we take a look at how it uses two writing tools... Read more
22 Jun 2018
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14mins
Ranked #13
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band - Season 2 Episode 02
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band - Season 2 Episode 02
How much does it really matter how a song tells its story? In this episode, we'll hear how Dr. Paul J. Zak discovered a ... Read more
14 Sep 2018
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10mins
Ranked #14
The Halloween Theme - Season 2, Episode 07
The Halloween Theme - Season 2, Episode 07
What makes the Halloween theme unsettling? In this episode, we'll take a look at a few of the psychological effects of 5... Read more
19 Oct 2018
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10mins
