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This is it, we made it, time to figuratively throw dirt on our Musical Exploration of Death In Song!

I’ll even read a Poem!

I picked the Music to end with, as I pick all the Music- I play…

I am back with and winding down the Lighter Side of It’s Only Death, beginning with a guy who was both a Satirist and Mathematician, and appeared frequently on PBS.

A friend of mine, Clay Eals, wrote a book about Steve Goodman and had a…

I’ll start this Chapter with a Song that is probably the first one I heard that had such very Upbeat Music masking a Serious Message.

We have been listening to not so terribly sad Death Songs, the premise of the…

After a week off, it’s back on track for...hey, It’s Only Death, lol!

Still trying to prove that contrary to popular opinion Death can be a Ball Of Laughs.

Oh alright, but not…

Here's the 2nd half of a Return To 1967, and it is a rerun.

This is a very good episode, with things you may not have ever heard or thought of in quite some time- and again, an authentic slice of what we were listening to on FM…

I got caught up in Easter, so a rerun of a Return To 1967 is in order.

As I have said before, 1967 is my favorite year for what was breaking out all over the place in Music, and also Radio!…

I am Poking The Bear, Mocking The Grim Reaper- knowing full well the Old Bastard will win in the end, lol!

What’s he going to do, come early?

Besides, there are other things to fear, as Jerry…

It’s Week 2 of It’s Only Death, a Series most people told me NOT to do!

They asked who’s gonna listen to that, Songs About Death, lol?

But I felt I could flip Death the other way, and lessen…

If there is an Unwritten Rule In Radio to stay away from Death Songs, I will write it down and break it, lol!!

Hey It’s Only Death, and it comes to us all.

The Lesson here is to not fear…

I promised something different last week, and I will go where Radio dares not!

The Theme of this New Series is Death.

Fear not, don’t shy away, I will do this with a lighthearted touch for…

During the break, I committed to it and ran around and got some more songs for this Secular/Spiritual show.

Shows always reflect how I am feeling, so I go with the flow whatever the reason.…

This started out as an Odds And Ends Show.

I sat down, and I wanted to start with a few tracks from recent albums, beginning with a title track by Van Morrison.…

Continuing with The Originals and Covers show, and this 2nd Half I was still thinking in Threes!

During the break I thought of a 3rd version of the Song I closed the First Half with.


I’ll have an Original that Elvis desperately wanted to Cover, but its…

It’s been a long time since I did any of The Originals – this is Volume 3- Songs we know very well, Originally done by other solo artists or groups.

I'll begin with the Rolling Stones- it’s so well known by them it might be…

This is it, The Grand Finale!

A big thank you to all the people who offered suggestions for Sound Effects In Song- some so good I actually used them, lol!

After a couple of random…

More Sound Effects In Song, and a surprise for me.

I went to play a Song from an album cut I KNEW had Sound Effects on it, but they weren’t in there.

I dug out the single, played it, and…

There’s no way to describe this Musical Visit to Sound Effects, it’s a Mixed Bag.

I’ll begin with an Instrumental with Crowd Noises.

Then some Beeps maybe from the Mother Ship,…

It’s Week 3 of Sound Effects In Song, as I try to present Our Music in different and interesting ways.

I would think some of these Songs with the Effects, not too many, may have…

These are simply the Best Sound Effects In Song I can think of in Our Music!

Next up, a Sound that can be restful and romantic, as long as you don’t have to go out in it, lol!

Tunes with…

The coming Academy Awards prompted this Series on Sound Effects In Song, even though Oscars were only given out for a very short time.

I’ll pick up where I left off last week with Sounds Of The Sea.…