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In my personal vocabulary, the difference between belief and faith is that belief is based on observable facts and faith is based on, well, a hope for something to be true. Now, I’m not minimizing the importance of faith. Having faith is vitally important. But faith that is unchallenged is just the unconditional acceptance of something that you accept as fact because you were told to. To me, the object of faith is to believe something that cannot be proven, is true. 

Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three songs that involve faith – first, we’ll hear a song about lost faith, the next song is a prayer from someone who’s last resort is faith, and then we’ll have a little fun with faith.

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Dreams are funny things. They flee from our heads almost the moment we wake up. Sometimes we may catch a fragment of a dream as we awaken. Or we may remember the entire dream for a moment, only to have it slip away. Then there are those rare dreams that stick with you.

 In this episode we’ll listen to songs that were inspired by dreams. Not just dreams as in wishes, like I’ve always dreamed of being an astronaut kind of dreams but sleeping dreams. 

I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes podcast. In this episode we’ll cover three songs that are about dreams or were inspired by dreams – the first song is a rocker that started off as a pretty ballad, the next song is about a lack of dreams, and the last song is a horror mystery folk song, inspired by a dream.

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Angst has gotten a really bad rap. Angst is different from your garden variety depression or ennui in that angst includes an element of hope. It’s sort of like the suffering that is required to get to a goal. Or something that is endured because it will be better on the other side. 

Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three songs about how my generation’s hopes and visions were changed and challenged through the years – the first song questions what it is that holds us back and keeps us from doing what need to do, in the next song deals with keeping faith while trying to effect change against insurmountable odds, and the last song is about the duality of the forces of survival and creativity.

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Ok, Ok I got the message. It’s obvious that people like funny songs. Not that I’m one to pander, but… Who am I kidding? I am one to pander, especially when it’s so obvious that my listeners like to listen to my funny stuff. A quick analysis shows that over a quarter of all of my streams come from season 1 episode 9 - Funny Songs. Unfortunately, some of my funniest songs are in my least viewed episodes. To rectify that situation, I decided that this episode will be a collection of funny songs from those most neglected episodes. I know some of you are thinking “clip scenes” episode and you’d be right. It’s easy for me and entertaining for my audience. So, I reached out to the Tim Tunes Podcast Group on Facebook for suggestions on what to include. If you don’t like these songs, please complain to them. For all of my regular listeners, I apologize in advance. I’ve also included a few new tunes for you to enjoy. I hope you get at least a little chuckle, giggle, snort or guffaw.

I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover four songs that are funny and have been laughed at by real people in live audiences – the first song is a little ditty about my mother’s Maiden Name, followed by a poke at our medical coverage process in the US, then a little tune about the facts of life, and, finally, a little lecture on the nature of truth and reality. 

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In this episode we’ll take a deep dive into one of my most popular songs. We’ll discover what sparked the song, talk about some of the adventures with the song, and dig into why this song is special, and how and why it’s changed over the years. 

You know when you think something is one thing and then it turns out to be something entirely different. Like, when you anticipate going on vacation someplace special and when you get there it’s nothing like what you thought it was going to be? This episode is kind of like that.

Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. We’re going to examine the genesis and evolution of one of my oldest songs. We’ll talk about how the song came about, the concept of the song and the evolution of the song over time.

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Ho-ho-ho, Merry Christmas. Christmas Time is upon us and all around us. You can’t ignore it. From my perspective, it’s best just to dive right in. It can be glorious celebrating the birth of Jesus. God gave us his son, so I got you cufflinks. 

Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes Christmas Special pod cast. In this episode I’ll cover several Christmas carols and talk about Christmas over the years. 

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While I am loathe to give advice, especially unsolicited advice, I love to give advice in a song. It’s probably my passive-progressive way of discussing something I really don’t want to talk about. Or, maybe it’s just a way to focus attention on a topic. Whatever the case, I do seem to like giving advice in a song. 

Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three songs that give advice – the first song is advice I got from my father, the next song is advice I gave long ago to my friend and lover, and the last song is advice I gave to my son.

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Everybody loves the blues. Which is kind of odd considering that the blues are viewed mainly as sad songs, full of pain and anguish. Maybe we feel better because that poor person has it worse than me. A little schadenfreude goes a long way. Blues songs contain all kinds of emotions and concepts including joy and humor. 

 Hi. I’m Tim Rose and welcome back to the first episode of season 2 of the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three blues songs that I’ve written and a blues “jam”– the first song is a blues rock song I wrote for my wife, the next song is a little jazzy blues vamp, the third song is a close harmony jazz blues comedy song, and the last song is a 12 bar blues 

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Platonic love, as opposed to Romantic love, is love without benefits.

 Platonic Love is the love of parents for their children. The love between siblings and the love between friends. It can also be the love for a group, a concept or a cause. Love of country, of culture or religion are also examples of Platonic love. It can even be for the love of mankind. 

I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three songs that include Platonic love 

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Writing a funny song is a lot like writing a joke. You never really know if it’s funny until you play if for people. It’s best to play it for a crowd because some will get it and some may not. Laughter is infectious. It’s like yawning. If several people laugh, then other people will start laughing as well. It’s human nature. We can’t help ourselves. 

Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three, hopefully, funny songs. We start off with and a love song of a different sort, followed by a song about vacations and finish with my anthem to passive aggression.

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