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Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a heartfelt look at the wonderful simplicity of the Bill Withers song "Ain't No Sunshine".

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a look a the very rich history of the iconic lamenting song "House of the Rising Sun".

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a look at how musician Joni Mitchell turned the classically cheerful holiday song “Jingle Bells” into a somber…

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic explains the circumstances that caused The Clash to use a photo of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his favorite Fender…

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic analyzes the iconic 1971 Pink Floyd song “Echoes”, naming it the band’s first masterpiece. The song was based upon…

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a look at how science fiction helped to shape the distinct sound of legendary musician Jimi Hendrix. Lefevre…

Musician and producer Grant Woolard who composed a brilliant classical music mashup in 2016 that featured 57 Popular Songs by 33 Composers. Woolard then followed…

Noah LeFevre of Polyphonic (previously) quite astutely explores how Michel Gondry uses the twin techniques of repetition and recursion within the numerous music videos he’s…

Music essayist Noah LeFevre of Polyphonic takes a look at the music career of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a child prodigy who began performing in Gospel…

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a really close look into the iconic song “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors. LeFevre examines front…