Feb. 12: Say My Name

Every song had a name in the title on this night.
Counting Crows – Anna Begins.mp3
Lloyd Price – Stagger Lee (Bandstand Version).mp3
The Beatles. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.mp3
Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia.mp3
Manfred Mann – The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo).mp3
Grateful Dead – Uncle John’s Band.mp3
Elvis Costello – Alison.mp3
Mike Doughty – 27 Jennifers (2007).mp3
Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby.mp3
Barenaked Ladies – Enid.mp3
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean.mp3
Wilson Pickett – Mustang Sally.mp3
Lake Street Dive – Bobby Tanqueray.mp3
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl.mp3
Squeeze – Annie Get Your Gun.mp3
Boston\Third Stage\11 Amanda 1.mp3
The Allman Brothers Band – Melissa.mp3
Pure Prairie League – Amie.mp3
Old Crow Medicine Show – Visions of Johanna (Live).mp3
James Taylor – Sweet Baby James.mp3
Bruce Springsteen – Frankie.mp3
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary.mp3
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe.mp3
Drive-By Truckers – Danko_Manuel.mp3
Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue.mp3
Old 97’s – Victoria (Live).mp3
The Avett Brothers – Paul Newman vs. The Demons.mp3
Chuck Berry – Maybellene.mp3
The Beastie Boys – Paul Revere.mp3
Weird Al Yankovic – Ricky.mp3
Weezer – Buddy Holly.mp3
Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue.mp3
The Hold Steady – Stevie Nix.mp3
Black 47 – Maria’s Wedding.mp3
The Kinks – Lola.mp3
The Rolling Stones – Angie.mp3
Ben Folds – Fred Jones, Part 2.mp3
Blues Traveler – Gina.mp3
Bob Dylan – Blind Willie McTell.mp3
Kiss – Beth.mp3
Cream – Tales Of Brave Ulysses.mp3
Eric Clapton- LAY DOWN SALLY.MP3
Dion – Runaround Sue.mp3

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Feb. 5: Better People with More Things to Do

Be good to each other and listen to good music.
Pure Prairie League – Amie.mp3
The Eagles – Seven Bridges Road.mp3
Parsonsfield – The Power of Love.mp3
Xavier Rudd – Better People.mp3
Hot 8 Brass Band – Sexual Healing.mp3
Barenaked Ladies – Pinch Me.mp3
The Black Keys – Everlasting Light.mp3
Guster – Do You Love Me.mp3
BoDeans – Good Things.mp3
Van Morrison – Tupelo Honey.mp3
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine.mp3
Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You.mp3
Grateful Dead – Hell In A Bucket.mp3
The Crooked North – I Can’t Get Enough.mp3
Drive-By Truckers – Ever South.mp3
Son Volt – Static.mp3
My Morning Jacket – Holdin On To Black Metal.mp3
Frightened Rabbit – Break.mp3
Butch Walker – East Coast Girl.mp3
U2 – You’re The Best Thing About Me.mp3
Beck – Up All Night.mp3
The Apples In Stereo – Dance Floor.mp3
Warpaint – New Song.mp3
Generationals – Ten-Twenty-Ten.mp3
Joywave – Doubt.mp3
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Far Pavilions.mp3
Iggy & The Stooges – Search And Destroy.mp3
Japandroids – Near To The Wild Heart Of Life.mp3
The War On Drugs – Up All Night_1.mp3
Real Estate – Darling.mp3
Julian Moon – Good Girl.mp3
John Lennon – Whatever Gets You Thru The Night.mp3
Jonathan Coulton – Don’t Feed the Trolls_1.mp3
Atomic Swindlers – Space Bandit.mp3
Valerie June – Shakedown.mp3
Shakes – Strange Tides.mp3
The Demos – Hardly Done.mp3
Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds.mp3
Trampled by Turtles – Wait So Long.mp3
Old 97’s – Drinkin’ Song.mp3
Dar Williams – As Cool As I Am.mp3
John Prine and Bonnie Raitt –14 Angel From Montgomery.mp3

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Jan. 29: Under the Covers

A set of cover songs to wrap up January:

Sturgill Simpson – In Bloom.mp3
Wilco – Dead Flowers.mp3
The Bangles – Hazy Shade of Winter.mp3
Jack Black – Let’s Get It On.mp3
Disturbed – Land of Confusion.mp3
Rhiannon Giddens – One Hour Mama.mp3
Alabama Shakes – Killer Diller Blues (Music from The American Epic Sessions).mp3
Echo And The Bunnymen – People Are Strange.mp3
Lake Street Dive – I Want You Back.mp3
Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U.mp3
The Coal Porters – Idiot Wind.mp3
The National – Mansion On the Hill (Live).mp3
Ryan Adams – Wonderwall.mp3
Beck – Can’t Help Falling in Love.mp3
My Chemical Romance – Desolation Row.mp3
The Hold Steady – Atlantic City.mp3
The Gaslight Anthem – You Got Lucky.mp3
Dexys Midnight Runners – Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile).mp3
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sou… – I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.mp3
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sheena Is a Punk Rocker.mp3
Living Colour – Memories Can’t Wait.mp3
40 Rod Lightning – Breaking the Law.mp3
Hindu Love Gods – Raspberry Beret.mp3
Willis Earl Beal – Don’t You (Forget About Me).mp3
Blind Melon – Out On The Tiles.mp3
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – Little Wing.mp3
Amy Winehouse – Cupid (Deluxe Edition Version).mp3
The Black Keys – She Said, She Said.mp3
Johnny Cash – Hurt.mp3
Jenny Lewis – Handle With Care.mp3
Pat Boone – Crazy Train.mp3
_Weird Al_ Yankovic – NOW That’s What I Call Polka!.mp3
Richard Cheese – Fight For Your Right (originally by The Beastie Boys)).mp3
Social Distortion – Ring Of Fire.mp3
Paul Anka – Jump.mp3
The Polyphonic Spree – Lithium (Nirvana Cover).mp3
The Black Crowes – Hard To Handle.mp3
The Lemonheads – Mrs. Robinson.mp3
Bruce Springsteen – Trapped [Live].mp3
Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower.mp3
The Ramones – Surf City.mp3
The Clash – I Fought the Law.mp3


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Music Show #86 – 2/16/2018 – Get Up and Keep Doing

A show to encourage us all to not take things sitting down, but to rise up and say “no more” when things are being done that are unjust.

Song #1 “I’m Only Doing What Keeps Me Doing” – A happy upbeat song that encourages us all to seek out the things that lift us higher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyneCRvrAoE&index=16&list=PL5294AD25E7CB1953

Song #2 “You Can Do It” – A short uplifting music video with a positive message for all of us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmwwrnQqztg&list=PL5294AD25E7CB1953&index=1

Song #3 “Rise Above” – An uplifting song to encourage us to rise above the fray.

Song #4 “Time for an Evolution” – A universal love song that reminds us that as we move ahead we should strive to evolve towards our better self. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdXvVFIoY3A&index=1&list=PLOyRYerTUWm1_GOSwr3gbmtqFZZyjZC-h

Song #5 “Hammer Song” – (Lee Hays & Pete Seeger)

Song #6 “Seize the Moment” – We mustn’t miss the opportunities offered up to us. We need to seize them and give them our best attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK5pagH4j34&index=6&list=PL5294AD25E7CB1953

Song #7 “Nothing Happens” – Even though we may be frustrated that nothing seems to be improving we need to realize that unless we do what we can to help nothing will improve.

Song #8 “You Can Be the Straw” – One person’s efforts can sometimes be the thing that finally shifts public opinion against an injustice that had been previously ignored.

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Music Show #85 – 2/9/2018 – Cold and Homeless

Remembering our fellow citizens who don’t have a home to go to.

Song #1 “They Have No Home” – A song written to draw attention to the issue of homelessness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiZMi9k2REQ

Song #2 “Help Us’” – A call for assistance in our efforts to come to know our love more clearly.

Song #3 “Come to Know Your Love” – To come to know our love would be the finest gift that we could ever hope to receive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2sPvizqxMA&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf&index=10

Song #4 “Cold, Cold, Cold” – On some days you find yourself in such a cold environment that no matter how hard you try you just can’t get yourself warm. This is a song about one such day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkcz18EW5Ew&list=PL3B2C81B27208BD0D&index=9

Song #5 “Just Do What You Can Do” – We don’t have to change the whole world. We just need to examine our lives and realize what we want to do to feel fulfilled and thus we will be empowered to continue to do what we can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaJGg4MZa_M&index=14&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf

Song #6 “No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition” – No one can foresee the major issues that may arise in our lives.

Song #7 “If There’s a Will, There is a Way” – If we can find the will then solutions can be found. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmM_6243HNE&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf&index=1

Song #8 “Long Ways to Go” – A song that reminds us that although we’ve got a long way to go, if we don’t persist then our lives will be lacking.

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Music Show #84 – 2/2/2018 – Telling our stories: Part 5

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

This month’s story: “The Great Vacation Bible School Explosion” – Every now and then great insights are discovered from unexpected circumstances.

Song #1 “I Can’t Draw a Circle” – An uplifting happy song that emphases that “the most important thing is enjoying what you do.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30el0h5bdIw&index=2&list=PL5294AD25E7CB1953

Song #2 “Who You Are” – A fun, upbeat song that encourages us to realize that the song that we write for ourselves and then sing will allow us to live more fulfilled lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1KrFq7PFiU&index=5&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf

Song #3 “No Big Words Here” – A soothing, peaceful song that invites a little peace into our lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fG9BtYftkM&list=PL5294AD25E7CB1953&index=15

Song #4 “Life It Does Surprise Sometimes “ – None of us can predict the surprises that will confront us in life, but we can try to be prepared so when they occur we have some sense of how we hope to react. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm-YR8qAl9I&index=4&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf&t=8s

Song #5 “Oh What a Joy” – A happy song in appreciation of all the things that bring us joy.

Song #6 “Tell Me Your Story” – Tell us your story so we can learn and evolve from what you have to share. For all of the resources that we use up during our stay here on planet Earth the least we can do is share what all that energy was used for.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCXxK-fq9P4&index=14&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2

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Jan. 22: Slightly British

It wasn’t consciously planned, but this set ended up having an English beat to it.
Elvis Costello – Veronica.mp3
The Waterboys – The Whole of the Moon.mp3
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Bittersweet.mp3
Ray LaMontagne – Trouble.mp3
Neil Young – Harvest Moon_1.mp3
The Beatles – In My Life.mp3
The Rolling Stones – Happy.mp3
Spin Doctors – How Could You Want Him.mp3
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad – Gotta Make A Living.mp3
Dan Auerbach – King of a One Horse Town.mp3
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – I Need Never Get Old.mp3
Alice Merton – No Roots.mp3
Annie Lennox – sweet dreams bbc fm 2009.mp3
Beth Orton – Daybreaker.mp3
Blood Orange – Best to You.mp3
The War On Drugs – Up All Night_1.mp3
Beck – Up All Night.mp3
Manchester Orchestra – The Gold.mp3
Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next.mp3
The Cure – Fascination Street.mp3
Depeche Mode – Where’s the Revolution.mp3
Gang Of Four – Ether.mp3
We Were Promised Jetpacks – Safety in Numbers.mp3
echo & the bunnymen – the killing moon.mp3
Bruce Springsteen – Ain’t Good Enough for You.mp3
Lake Street Dive – Hell Yeah.mp3
Brad Goodall – Casa De Mel.mp3
The Hold Steady – Entitlement Crew.mp3
Queens of the Stone Age – The Way You Used To Do.mp3
Parts and Labor – Nowheres Nigh.mp3
Polar Bear Club – For Show.mp3
Hoops – Rules.mp3
HAIM – Want You Back.mp3
Ted Leo – Can’t Go Back.mp3
Titus Andronicus – Come On, Siobhán.mp3
So Much Light – Idiot Soul_1.mp3
U2 – The Blackout.mp3
Son Volt – Sinking Down.mp3
Bon Iver – 33 “GOD”.mp3
Wilco – All Lives, You Say_.mp3
Terence Trent Darby – Wishing Well.mp3

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Music Show #83 – 1/26/2018 – The New Cotton Hollow Band

The last week of the month retrospective of music from Rochester bands in the 70s. A live recording from 1979.

Song #1 “Friends of the Devil” – (Grateful Dead)

Song #2 “Willin’” – (Little Feat)

Song #3 “You Ain’t Gonna Nowhere” – (Bob Dylan)

Song #4 “Cold, Cold, Cold” – (Dave Puls) – A Fresh Toones’ music video for this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkcz18EW5Ew&list=PL3B2C81B27208BD0D&index=9

Song #5 “Mr. Spaceman” –(The Byrds)

Song #6 “Done Laid Around” – (Weavers)

Song #7 “Careless Love” – (Dave Puls)

Song #8 “Better Off Without a Wife” – (Tom Waits)

Song #9 “True to You” – (Michael Smith)

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Music Show #82 – 1/19/2018 – Time to Speak Up and Sing Out

We need to speak up or we may lose our political voices.

Song #1 “Stand Up (and Be Your Love)” – A song that calls for a renewed effort by us to stand up and share our love. Perhaps, by doing so, we can bring about some changes to make this world  a little better for everyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71rta1hAiw&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf&index=22

Song #2 “Gonna Sing It” – An upbeat positive song that encourages us to sing who we are with all our might. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsdc6RXMVI8&list=PLE97D99925458A2C2&index=19

Song #3 “Just Do What You Can Do” – A simple song about doing what we can to make things better. We don’t have to change the whole world. We just need to examine our lives and realize what we want to do to feel fulfilled. By so doing we will be empowered to continue to do all we can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaJGg4MZa_M&list=PLOyRYerTUWm0DE4ISRsl4aW5VXvcEWoaf&index=14

Song #4 “Until This Planet’s Green” – An anthem for protecting the environment from the catastrophic damage precipitated by human behavior. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqqnNxFtoIU&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=21

Song #5 “This Land Needs Care From You and Me” –Today there are many people who feel that the land is theirs to exploit and abuse with little regard for any environmental concerns. This song proposes that the land is really the Creator’s or the organizing energy’s that has created it and that we are most importantly stewards of the land.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVtRJJg4io&index=24&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF

Song #6 “We Could Start Today” – A hopeful, happy, motivating song about how we can begin today to bring about some change in ourselves and thus affect the change going on around us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDIKaxs8-Q4&index=2&list=PLOyRYerTUWm1wWx0rABevP5sOfMkRgmtp

Song #7 “I Sang Out” – Hopefully, as we look back on our lives we’ll know that we sang out when things needed to be said.

Song #8 “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” – A traditional protest song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4ERLX3b3kE&list=PLOyRYerTUWm01EyFXwjCXqQiseHfEAHdk&index=4

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Music Show #81 – 1/12/2018 – The Newest Fresh Toones

My most recently written songs.

Song #1 “Words Can Say a Lot” – A scary political song that ends with hopeful message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPxW8a0iI2o&index=32&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF

Song #2 “Un-American American” – A song about the many tactics being used to keep valid voters from voting or disqualifying their votes by other means. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VilWCUds4Pc&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=28

Song #3 “Turn Down Your Gaslight Donny” – A sing-a-long for those who are frustrated with Trump’s antics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6V3nIKjmJY&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=30

Song #4 “Not in This Dear Old Country of Ours” – A stand up and RESIST song in memory of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv591dA4i6c&index=29&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF

Song #5 “The Teacher and the Kid’s Fun Song” – A positive kid’s song about having fun working together with others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnjvzXU4dWM&t=81s&index=7&list=PLOyRYerTUWm1_GOSwr3gbmtqFZZyjZC-h

Song #6 “We Threw It All Away” – New words to the well-known Dylan song that looks at the sad prospect of losing many of our endangered liberties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9SYnw1IJKU&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=33

Song #7 “Are You a Science Denier” – Do you believe that global warming is just a hoax “made up by China?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr9RM9DArD0&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=37

Song #8 “Sunday School” – A song about what some of us were taught in Sunday School. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24VzA9jnInI&list=PLD31BC21FB0FC09BF&index=31

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