A podcast and Netflix series where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. By @HrishiHirway.
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31 Oct 2025
Thank you for all the love on @songexploder. And a special thank you @HrishiHirway for having us.
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29 Oct 2025
.@LBuckingham and I told @HrishiHirway the story of how we made the Buckingham Nicks song "Frozen Love” for the @SongExploder podcast. You can find it wherever you listen to podcasts, or at songexploder.net/buckingham-….
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21 Oct 2025
Found this very inspiring and emotional… maybe it’s my history of loving this song, or just the creative process and believing in something. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Tickets are on sale now for Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and producer Jim-E Stack's conversation with Hrishikesh Hirway on @SongExploder.
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Join on Friday, September 5 at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles as they break down the creative process behind a song from "SABLE, fABLE".
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Song Exploder retweeted
11 Nov 2024
Behind every hit song, there’s a colorful story. 🎶
Creator We Love @HrishiHirway’s show @SongExploder has become the go-to podcast for music lovers to discover how their favorite tracks came to be.
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Song Exploder retweeted
5 Nov 2024
We shared a moment from this beautifully produced, touching episode on Hark Daily. Amazing work @HrishiHirway harkaudio.com/november-5-202…
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30 Oct 2024
On today's episode of the podcast, @TheGrahamNash breaks down the making of "Our House," the love song he wrote for @jonimitchell. This is a really special one; hearing the isolated voices of Crosby, Stills, and Nash in harmony is amazing. songexploder.net/csny
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Song Exploder retweeted
2 Oct 2024
Here's the first trailer for COMPANION. I composed the score for the movie, and I *cannot wait* for people to see it in theaters in January…
2 Oct 2024
You are cordially invited to experience a new kind of love story. #CompanionMovie - only in theaters January 10.
Text 978-878-5683 to Find Your Companion today*
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18 Sep 2024
.@troyesivan tells the story of making “One of Your Girls” in the new episode. You’ll hear the first draft voice memos, his isolated vocal takes, and more, as he maps the story across continents and the creative decisions that went into the song. Listen: songexploder.net/troye-sivan
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Song Exploder retweeted
5 Sep 2024
spoke to song exploder about coming home, and shangri la 🏡
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4 Sep 2024
new episode with @beabad00bee — Bea breaks down how she made "Coming Home," starting in a lonely hotel room, and finishing in @RickRubin's Shangri-La studio. (with a little help from Adam Sandler?!) songexploder.net/beabadoobee
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21 Aug 2024
New episode! @remiwolf tells the story of making her song “Soup,” which began with the aim of making a fun anthem, and then quickly turned into something pretty vulnerable. Listen: songexploder.net/remi-wolf
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"Such a pleasure recording the iconic @SongExploder podcast with @HrishiHirway. @jimmynapes and I talk writing and recording ‘Stay With Me’, and the moment that Tourist hit those three chords..."
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24 Jul 2024
Out today: the beautiful, deeply personal story of @samsmith’s massive hit “Stay With Me.” They tell the story of how the song was first made and developed, and how —years later—they made a change to the song to be even more true to who they are. Listen: songexploder.net/sam-smith
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Song Exploder retweeted
10 Jul 2024
here I am dissecting myself on @SongExploder
thank you king @HrishiHirway
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29 May 2024
.@LizzyMcAlpine breaks down how she made her song “Staying." It's a story of knowing deep down that something isn't right and trying to fix it—both in terms of how she recorded and then re-recorded the song, and the messy relationship the song is about. songexploder.net/lizzy-mcalp…
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Song Exploder retweeted
16 May 2024
Had a good chuckle at the early versions of the @theflaminglips Do You Realise unearthed by @HrishiHirway for his podcast: “These demos are excruciating to hear, I don’t know what key I’m in!”
Episode 272: The Flaming Lips on @SongExploder songexploder.net/the-flaming…
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17 May 2024
.@theflaminglips break down how they wrote and recorded their classic hit "Do You Realize??" – from the very first demo to the 'wizard of oz choir' to the drum fill they stole from one of their old recordings. songexploder.net/the-flaming…
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Song Exploder retweeted
17 Apr 2024
We told the story of “Low Rider” in a new epsiode of @SongExploder
Lonnie Jordan and producer Jerry Goldstein take apart the original, raw 1975 jam session that the song was born from, and how everyone in the room helped shape the sound of this absolute classic.
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Listen to the Episode Here: songexploder.net/war
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Song Exploder retweeted
29 Apr 2024
I've got some shows and @songexploder live events in the coming weeks (with guests @JeffTweedy of @Wilco, @TheMagFields, and @FenneLily)! Tickets and more info at hrishikesh.co/live. Hope to see you!
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