HEAVEN IS (Ron English / Kathy Geary)

Now and Then AT HOME - Win or Lose - Elton John, ABBA, Adele, Buckingham Nicks, Joni Mitchell

Original air date February 6, 2021 | Time 58:00

Winning or Losing? - AT HOME for Feb 6, 2021 - I'm getting ready to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, at home, with the rest of America in the background. I don't really have a favorite team so I'm going to enjoy watching the passion of the athletes as they vie for victory. I find that my ideas have been shaped by the music I hear and today's program presents the different ways one can win or lose. Billy Joel's "I'm Still Standing" defines winning as just making it through, still standing at the end of the game, that's enough. Listen to a variety of singer-songwriters about what it means to Win or to Lose. Adele's "Turning Tables" and Stevie Nicks "Long Distance Winner" both explore wining and losing in relations and love. Joni Mitchell defines winning in "Number One" with mixed emotions. I'm presenting a new band I've just found, American Authors, from NYC, and their 2014 song "Best Day of My Life". Of course, the first song that comes to mind is Queen's "We Are the Campions". Hear it and more! Now and Then! Tune in to 90.5fm on Sat 3-4pm or streaming online and in the archives at http://www.WJFFradio.org

"Number One" by Joni Mitchell, lyrics excerpt
People cheer And people gasp, People want your autograph, When you're a winner...
Sweaty work And lucky breaks, And blood and tears is all it takes, To be a winner...

Sports, politics, it's all the same game. Who's the winner and who's the loser?

Sweaty work And lucky breaks, And blood and tears is all it takes To be a winner
People cheer And people gasp, People want your autograph When you're a winner
Run, run, run, run, Let's see you run, We'll be betting by the starting gun
Shall we shower you with flowers Or shall we shun ya, When your race is run?
Got to be a winner, trophy winner, number one. - Joni Mitchell

• Elton John - I'm Still Standing
• ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
• Adele - Turning Tables
• Buckingham Nicks - Long Distance Winner
• Stevie Nicks - For What It's Worth
• Joni Mitchell - Be Cool, Dog Eat Dog, Number One

and more....

Now and Then AT HOME - Land of Hope & Dreams - Springsteen, Ant Clemons & Justin Timberlake, Amanda Gorman, Resistance Revival Chorus, Peter Paul & Mary

Original air date January 23, 2021 | Time 58:00

The Inauguration of President Biden was a beautiful ceremony with dignity and an array of spectacular performances as well celebrate the miracle of our Democracy. Today's program features performances from the event and more.

Now and Then AT HOME - Trust in Democracy - Richie Havens, Coldplay, Stevie Nicks, Leonard Cohen, Brewer & Shipley, Neil Young

Original air date January 9, 2021 | Time 58:00

Insurrection at the White House. It's hard to fathom these events in America. I have never seen agitation and the aggression in today's politics in my lifetime. As I struggle to find a glimmer I turn to music to fill those spaces in my heart.

• Stevie Nicks Oct 9, 2020 - Please God Show Them the Way
• Coldplay Nov 22, 2019 - Everyday Life
• John Lennon - At home 1976 - Here We Go Again
• Leon Russell and the Shelter People - Beware of Darkness (G. Harrison)
• Neil Young Oct 2020 - Lookin for a Leader
• Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Rainbow of Colors
• Brewer & Shipley - Shake Off the Demon
• Richie Havens - Hurricane Waters
• Bob Dylan Nov 2020 - I Contain Multitudes
• Leonard Cohen - Land of Plenty
• Ray Charles - America the Beautiful