Western tonal theory can not explain the blues

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Music in this episode:

The Beatles - “The End” (1969)

The Swan Silvertones - “Oh Mary Don't You Weep” (1959)

Eddie Harris - “Listen Here” (1961)

James Brown - “Maybe The Last Time” (1964)

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” (1966)

Joe Cocker - “Feelin' Alright” (1969)

The Rolling Stones - “You Can't Always Get What You Want” (1969)

Bob Marley - “Lively Up Yourself” (1974)

INXS - “Need You Tonight” (1987)

Deee-Lite - “Groove Is In The Heart” (1990)

The Orb - “Little Fluffy Clouds” (1991)

Mississippi John Hurt - “Liza Jane/God's Unchanging Hand” (1963)

The Staple Singers - “This May Be the Last Time” (1961)

Betty Davis - “They Say I’m Different” (1974)

Little Walter Jacobs - “Juke” (1952)

John Lee Hooker - “Boogie Chillen” (1948)

Lightnin’ Hopkins - “My California” (1948)

Ray Charles - “You Are My Sunshine” (1962)

References:

Richard Ripani - The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950-1999

Trevor de Clercq - The Practice of Popular Music: Understanding Harmony, Rhythm, Melody, and Form in Commercial Songwriting

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