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Music Show #156 –6/21/19 – Fresh Toones Show 3rd Anniversary

A show to celebrate the third year of being on air at Rochester Free Radio.

Song #1 “No Big Words Here”– A soothing, peaceful song that invites a little calm into our lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fG9BtYftkM&list=PL5294AD25E7CB1953&index=16&t=9s

Song #2 “God Bless Us All” – A song I wrote shortly after 9/11 in an attempt to clear my thinking so I might get back to focusing on sharing my love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd6hGXgRUJM&list=PL3B2C81B27208BD0D&index=3&t=0s

Song #3 “Someday” – It’s not so much that Someday is a particular day on which we will all of a sudden discover our love, but Someday is everyday that we seek out and then share our love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLhj1HUJI9g&list=PL3B2C81B27208BD0D&index=16&t=0s

Song #4 “I Can’t Stop Looking” – Without knowing our love not much else seems worth it all so we can’t stop looking.

Song #5 “Part of You” – We are part of much more than we often think we are.

Song #6 “Enough” – A song written for one of those days when you’re feeling like you’ve had enough.

Song #7 “Just Another Rainy Day” – A rainy day song.

Song #8 “Endless Song” – A mellow reminder that “you know it’ll all come out alright” and that “love will always find a way … it’s just an ‘Endless Song.’”

If you like what you hear and want to support our unique programming please click on the Patreon button at RochesterFreeRadio.com. Even the smallest of contributions will help us to stay on the air.

Thanks so much.

If you’d like to view some of the Fresh Toones music videos please visit:  youtube.com/davesfreshtoones

Underwriter of The Fresh Toones Music Show


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Music Show #155 –6/14/2019 – Inspirational Lives: Episode 10 – George Harrison

A series dedicated to individuals who have lived inspirational lives.

Song #1 “If You Believe” – (George Harrison) A Fresh Toone cover.

Song #2 “Everybody Needs Something to Believe In” – We all need something to believe, but let’s make sure that we carefully evaluate what we’ve come to believe in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7BtpqvAr48&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf&index=4&t=0s

Song#3 “Om Namah Shivaya” A meditation of love. “I bow to the God within, my true inner self.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUvOMfAfUQ&list=PL3B2C81B27208BD0D&index=20&t=0s

Song #4 “Our Love Will Give Us Love” – This song ponders the question. Is it possible that as we give our love we are also creating a reserve of love that we can call upon in the future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKZqfuQrneM&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf&index=19&t=8s

Song #5 “Help Us Everyday” – Another “help song” that pleads for assistance in our efforts to help others as we grow within out love.

Song #6 “Help Us to Know What Love Is” – A joyful song that request some help in our search to understand what love is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihw_MSc9c-8&list=PLOyRYerTUWm1wWx0rABevP5sOfMkRgmtp&index=4&t=0s

Song #7 “I Still Believe It’s True” – A hopeful song about restoring a love that seems to be have been forgotten.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmbCITfs-7g&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=5&t=13s

Song #8 “Here Comes the Sun” – (George Harrison) A Fresh Toones cover.

If you like what you hear and want to support our unique programming please click on the Patreon button at RochesterFreeRadio.com. Even the smallest of contributions will help us to stay on the air. Thanks so much.

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Music Show #154 –6/7/2019 – Telling Our Stories – Part 21: “Window on Nelson Street”

Another show in a series dedicated to encouraging us all to share our stories.

This month’s story: Window on Nelson Street” – As a little kid’s pretend war games begin to expand into more realistic enactments, he eventually is forced to confront the vitriolic debate over the Vietnam War.

Song #1 “Never Had the Will” A song of from the early 1970s that described the issues at hand.

Song #2 “Oh, That Dark Night” – A lot of sleepless nights were fostered by the Vietnam War and this song tries to reveal some of that experience.

Song #3 “Find Some Relieve” – Not often found during the long struggle to bring the Vietnam War to an end.

Song #4 “When”The time is now… Not tomorrow… The time is now… Now or never.

Song #5 “I Shall Be Released” (Bob Dylan)

Song #6 “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” (Pete Seeger)

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Music Show #153– 5/31/2019– Thanking Joe for Being Joe – Dedication to Joe Dady

A show dedicated to the music of the Joe and John Dady.

A music video of the Dady Brother’s recording of “Mr. Tangerine Man.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPRtz0qHhSs&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=38

 

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Music Show #152 –5/24/19 – Song Night at the Psych Center

I’ll be sharing some of the songs that I regularly played for the patients at the Rochester Psychiatric Center.

Song #1 “You Can Do It”– An uplifting song that tries to assure us that we can make it through the trials that confront us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmwwrnQqztg&list=PL5294AD25E7CB1953&index=2&t=6s

Song #2 “There’s Love Around the Corner” – (author unknown)

Song #3 “This Land is Your Land” – (Woody Guthrie)

Song #4 “Here Comes the Sun” – (George Harrison)

Song #5 “Michael Row the Boat Ashore” – (Written by Tony Saletan and first recorded by Pete Seeger and the Weavers)

Song #6 “This Little Light of Mine” – (Harry Dixon Loes)

Song #7 “Oh, Susanna” – (Stephen Foster)

Song #8 “Stay True” – A simple song about staying true to one’s self. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anOlKRxO-Sg&list=PL3B2C81B27208BD0D&index=2&t=69s

 

If you like what you hear and want to support our unique programming please click on the Patreon button at RochesterFreeRadio.com. Even the smallest of contributions will help us to stay on the air.

Thanks so much.

If you’d like to view some of the Fresh Toones music videos please visit:  youtube.com/davesfreshtoones

Underwriter of The Fresh Toones Music Show


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Music Show #151 –5/17/2019 – Inspirational Lives: Episode 9 – Dalai Lama

A series dedicated to individuals who have lived inspirational lives.

Song #1 “Take a Walk Through Tibet” – If things should become overwhelming take a peaceful walk with the Dalai Lama through Tibet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTDREXUQZkM&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=19&t=33s

Song #2 “The Road to the Top Isn’t Paved” – Through our sincere loving efforts to make it to the top we can one day obtain our greatest heights and become the love that we have always been in search of.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k83u-lvmB2c&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=6

Song#3 “The Big Love” When we realize a love that is bigger than a romantic love or parental or child’s love we are closer to the BIG LOVE that pulsates through the universe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8D6AftB1_w&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=1

Song #4 “There’s Really Know Secret” – Take your mind to the marketplace of ideas, but be careful in what you buy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toHwLIieC6Q&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=10

Song #5 “Keep Your Eyes on It” – Keep your eyes on the love you want to become. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHtj5bx9e8E&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=2

Song #6 “Do You Know Where Your Love Is?” – A mellow laidback song that simply asks the question “Do you know where your love is?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVtRJJg4io&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=24

Song #7 “Om Namah Shivaya” – A lighthearted, meditative song that reminds that sometimes “the simpler the better.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUvOMfAfUQ&list=PL3B2C81B27208BD0D&index=20&t=28s

Song #8 “Only a Song” – “Love is only song… Whistling through your heart.”

If you like what you hear and want to support our unique programming please click on the Patreon button at RochesterFreeRadio.com. Even the smallest of contributions will help us to stay on the air. Thanks so much.

If you’d like to view some of the Fresh Toones music videos please visit:  https://www.youtube.com/DavesFreshToones

Underwriter of The Fresh Toones Music Show


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Music Show #150– 5/10/2019– Songwriters of the 1970s – Part 2 – Michael Bacon

Songs from Michael Bacon’s album Love Song Believer.

 

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Music Show #149 –5/3/2019 – Telling Our Stories – Part 20: “Ooh! That’s Gotta Hurt”

Another show in a series dedicated to encouraging us all to share our stories.

This month’s story: Ooh! That’s Gotta Hurt”– A frosty young boy observes the world around him as he stands stiffly in the middle of a crowd of bustling skaters.

Song #1 “Everyday” (Buddy Holiday)

Song #2 “Life’s an Adventure” – Oh, yes it is.

Song #3 “Tell Me Your Story” – A song about how we need to share our story so we can all learn and evolve from what we’ve experienced.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCXxK-fq9P4&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=15&t=0s

Song #4 “Take Me Home” – A request for some directions to take me back to my center, i.e. my true self.

Song #5 “Remember It All” “Remember when you were lost? Remember what brought you back?”

 

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Music Show #148 –4/26/19 – Songs to Encourage Others

Encouraging songs.

Song #1 “I’ve Got a Song”– A simple song that stresses the necessity for each of us to sing our part in the great choir that rings out every day in the universe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IB-1hr29_4&list=PLOyRYerTUWm2Q3t3EXyIOCfzzW4e0TZJf&index=3&t=0s

Song #2 “Do Justice to Yourself” – An upbeat song that reminds us all to do what’s best for ourselves by making good thoughtful and loving decisions in our lives. We need to become the prophets that we seek with less dependency on directors and preachers outside of our own sincere efforts to discover the love we want to become. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7oGyAb2crU&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf&index=3&t=18s

Song #3 “It’s All Inside of You” – The love we’re really looking for is within us, but it’s still a process to unveil it. We can be assured that in our search it become clearer and some peace will come to us, As a result it will be reflected in how we live our lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y9ZxYIW0Ac&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=16&t=0s

Song #4 “Here Comes the Sun” – (George Harrison)

Song #5 “Back to Our Heart” – From time to time we may go astray from our endeavors to better know our love, but if we listen carefully we’ll hear the gentle voice that beckons us to “come on home, back to our heart.”

Song #6 “Hold On” – Some days we may be just sailing along, but if those threatening clouds rise up and create rough seas that seem insurmountable let us try our best to “hold on for just a little longer.”

Song #7 “Sing Your Song” – Another song about how essential your contributions are to the evolution of the whole human experience.

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Music Show #147 –4/19/2019 – Inspirational Lives: Episode 8 – Greta Thunberg

A series dedicated to individuals who have lived inspirational lives.

Song #1 “We Sing Out!” – (Pete Seeger and the Rivertown Kids) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsiWZBwUEek

Song #2 “Until This Planet’s Green” – An anthem for protecting the environment from the catastrophic damage being precipitated by the use of fossil fuels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqqnNxFtoIU&index=2&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0Aibrk4KOgN5MmfUZfdTuO&t=0s

Song#3 “Mother Earth” (Jane Held )

Song #4 “Are You a Science Denier?” An important question that each of us needs to decide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr9RM9DArD0&index=43&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&t=0s

Song #5 “Lake Placid” – A song from the early 1970s about the acid rain that was killing the lakes and forest in the Adirondacks.

Song #6 “This Land Needs Care from You and Me” – (original melody by Woody Guthrie) A song that proposes that we are most importantly the stewards of this land. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVtRJJg4io&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=24

Song #7 “We Threw It All Away” – A warning that if we don’t fight to protect what we have we might end up throwing it all away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9SYnw1IJKU&index=37&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF

Song #8 “The Mother Earth Destruction Blues” – One of the bounciest, foot tapping songs about Mother Earth’s destruction that you’ll ever hear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egVWHpzWujI&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=23

 

 

If you like what you hear and want to support our unique programming please click on the Patreon button at RochesterFreeRadio.com. Even the smallest of contributions will help us to stay on the air. Thanks so much.

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