Name: Song Exploder
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-10-02
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Hrishikesh Hirway

Episodes

1. Alicia Keys – 3 Hour Drive

2020-10-02 | 26m

Far from her newborn son, Alicia Keys collaborates with Sampha, who has just lost his mother. Together, they give a longing melody life.

2. Lin-Manuel Miranda – Wait for It

2020-10-02 | 28m

In his quest to capture Aaron Burr's voice, Lin-Manuel Miranda finds his lines on the subway. Many breathless choruses later, can he relate to Burr?

3. R.E.M. – Losing My Religion

2020-10-02 | 27m

No obvious chorus plus a lead mandolin and handclaps equals the least likely chart-topper of the '90s. R.E.M. looks back at the life-changing track.

4. Ty Dolla $ign – LA

2020-10-02 | 23m

Ty Dolla $ign pens a verse in minutes, picks up multiple instruments and brings in Kendrick Lamar and Brandy for this moving love song to his city.

Cast

Hrishikesh Hirway

Self - Host

Biography: Bobby Brown

On My Way with Irina Rimes

My Life as a Rolling Stone

Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World

JANET JACKSON.

Robbie Williams

Face à l'Histoire : Léon Blum, une vie héroïque

They All Came Out to Montreux

Words + Music

The End of an Era

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

This Is Pop