Tim Tunes
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsI’m Tim Rose and I’ve been writing songs for over 50 years. Each episode I’ll feature two or three songs that I’ve written over the years on a particular theme or subject or I'll interview someone who has been a key influence on me and my songwriting and performing. In the podcast I’ll explain what I am doing in each song, where they came from and the circumstances under which they were recorded. In interviews I'll explain how we met, how the interviewee became involved in music and how they influenced my work.
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Reverb #2 - Funny Songs
April 25, 2024 17:00 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBHey cherished listeners, Tim Rose here. In case you haven’t already heard, I’m re-releasing some of my previous episodes as I have discovered that these episodes are posted in mono as opposed to stereo. So, I bit the bullet and ponied up for the stereo version. Now prepare yourself for this Tim Tunes Reverb episode in stereo! Originally released in October of 2021, Funny Songs remains my most popular episode, so I couldn’t wait to give it the Reverb treatment so people could finally hear th...
5-3 Yaron Gershovsky - Pianist, Composer & Band Leader
April 04, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBIn this episode we’ll interview Yaron Gershovsky. As bandleader for Manhattan Transfer for 44 of their 50 years, he has a treasure trove of knowledge and experience around performing and composing which he will share with us on this episode. Get ready for a fun ride as we discuss his origins, career and what’s next. In the spring of 2006, I was in a production of the musical “City of Angels” by Cy Coleman, David Zipel and Larry Gelbart with the Burlington Players in Burlington, MA. The musi...
Reverb #1 - Ted Onulak
March 15, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutes - 71 MBHey cherished listeners, Tim Rose here. In case you haven’t already heard, I’m re-releasing some of my previous episodes as I have discovered that these episodes are posted in mono as opposed to stereo. So, I bit the bullet and ponied up for the stereo version. Now prepare yourself for this Tim Tunes Reverb episode in stereo! If you missed the first time around with Ted Onulak then you missed a treat. In addition to our conversation with the irrepressible Ted, there are recordings of a few ...
5-2 Mark Baxter - Vocal Behaviorist - Part 2 - Origin
March 06, 2024 18:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBBack in the ‘60s and early ‘70s I lived in a suburb in Maryland just over the line from Washington, DC. As it happened when we moved there in 1964, the neighborhood was largely white. Around 1969 I started forming Rock Bands with my friends. We listened to top 40 and played the songs we liked, and could play. I was only 15 at the time and was too young to play in clubs, but that would come later. When we first moved in only about 5% of the neighborhood was non-white. Over the next 7 years t...
5-1 Mark Baxter - Vocal Behaviorist - Part 1
February 05, 2024 21:00 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBSinging is your birthright. Everyone can sing. Some of us are wounded by our experiences, by the negativity of others, and believe we can’t sing. But all of us can sing. Singing is a window to the soul. Singing with others provides a depth of emotion that is rarely, if anywhere else, experienced. Group singing can be joyful or happy, smiling or laughing as you sing. Or it can be deeply sad or mournful, empathy is built into our nature. Grief is especially powerful when expressed in song. ...
4-10 Christmas of the FUTURE, Future, future...
December 17, 2023 01:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBImagine, if you will, sitting down to listen to some music and having a computer create, on the spot, a great song with meaningful, heartfelt lyrics. With melodies and harmonies that soar and lift us up. This is the promise of songs generated by Artificial Intelligence. But I’m here to report, we aren’t there yet. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes Podcast. In this special Christmas episode we’ll attempt to write and record three original Christmas songs using Artificial Intelligence....
4-9 Politics
November 13, 2023 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWhen I was a teen, I had a paper route delivering the Washington Post. My paper route wasn’t near my house so the route distributor, that’s the person that delivers the papers to the paperboy, would drive me and my friend Charlie up to our routes. After we were done, he’d come back and pick us up and take us home. But while we were waiting for him to pick us up, we’d read the paper as there was sometimes a paper or two left over. Of course, we always went right to the comics and when the com...
4-8 Greg Chastain - 2 - Writing the Song
October 09, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBWhen people ask if the lyrics or the music comes first when writing a song, I say, "Yes, it’s both". It’s very seldom that I’ll have the concept of the song and the lyrics written before I start writing the music. Songwriting is a messy business. You bring together a bunch of disparate things into a cohesive whole and the process can be a little convoluted. It becomes more complicated as you add others to the process. Also, you can’t be too critical of what you are doing at this point. As...
4-7 Greg Chastain - 1 - The Interview
September 23, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this episode I’ll interview old friend and Voices of Hope founder and president Greg Chastain in preparation for writing a song together. Greg has not only been a musical influence, including Musical Theater, but he has also inspired me and many others to donate our time and skills in a very worthy pursuit. When I was about 25 years old, I did this prosperity workshop thing. Mainly because I wasn’t very prosperous back then. I was lucky if I could afford toothpaste, much less rent. One o...
4-6 Tim Tunes LIVE 1
July 08, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this episode we’ll be doing something a little different than usual. I recently gave a live online concert of nine songs. It was a mix of old songs that have never been in any of my podcasts, new songs that I have never performed and requests from donors and patrons. It features 9 original songs which in order are: Little Eyes As In Love And Then I Remember The You of You Don’t Hate Me Not True Miracle Eye Nu U Wud Chunky What follows is the recording of that performance. Sup...
4-5 The Waiting Room - Part 5
June 07, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIt’s with mixed emotions, some sadness, and some relief, that we come to Part 5 of the Waiting Room set of podcasts. I’ll admit I’m somewhat relieved to be at the end of this journey, but also a little sad that I’ll have to work harder to put together the next podcast. You see, it’s been relatively easy for me to crank these sessions out as most of the content was already written and recorded. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. This episode is the fifth and final episode in t...
4-4 The Waiting Room - Part 4
May 14, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBWhat happens when the end is near, and we and our loved ones are faced with the decisions on how to end a life? What if the patient is incapacitated? How do we make those final decisions for them? Do we have the courage and the presence of mind to do the right thing? Are we acting in the best interests of the patient, or are we acting in our own selfish interest? Play time is over. Things are about to get real. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes podcast. Welcome to the penultimate epis...
4-3 The Waiting Room - Part 3
April 29, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBHere in the US, getting access to medical care can be very expensive and confusing. In this episode we hope to help you navigate and understand access to our health system. Then hear a positive view on all the cancer research going on. Then after the act break, we’ll come back with a look at the diagnosis part of treatment. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes Podcast. This is Part three of the podcast version of my musical “The Waiting Room”. If you haven’t listened to parts one and two,...
4-2 The Waiting Room - Part 2
April 15, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBWhat happens when things spiral out of our control? How do we react? Do we deny that there is problem? Do we get angry? Do we try to make deal with God? Or do we do all of the above? We’ll try to find out some of those answers in this episode. I’m Tim Rose and this is Part Two of the podcast version of my musical “The Waiting Room”. I you haven’t listened to part One, I highly suggest that you do so before listening to this episode. Otherwise, you may be confused as to what is going on. In...
4-1 The Waiting Room - Part 1
April 03, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBWelcome to Season 4 of the Tim Tunes Podcast. We’re starting this season with a serialized set of podcasts that encompass the music and script from my musical, “The Waiting Room”. In this episode we’ll cover three songs from the show. The first song establishes what the show is about. The second gives us a little bit of a look ahead and the last song digs into what the experience is like. Back in the mid-nineties a friend told me that he had been diagnosed with cancer. At that point he was...
3-10 Character
March 10, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWhat is it that makes us who we are? What defines us as a person? Is it our nature or something that we learn that determines who we are? Are we who we think we are, or are we who people perceive us to be? Does it matter? I mean, who cares? Several months ago I attended my high school graduation and I couldn’t help but notice that the essential thing that made each person who they are was still there. As I talked to person after person I was struck how the themness, the core thing, that mad...
3-9 Songwriting - East Tennessee Valley - Part 3
February 06, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBHi. I’m Tim Rose and this episode is Part 3 of my Tim Tunes podcast “Songwriting – East Tennessee Valley” where you follow along as I write and record a new song. If you have not listened to Parts 1 and 2, I highly encourage you to go back, give it a listen and then come back and listen to this episode. Welcome back, listeners. Over the last two episodes you’ve looked over my shoulder as I wrote the song “East Tennessee Valley”. So far, we’ve completed the basic structure of our song, then...
3-8 Songwriting - East Tennessee Valley - Part 2
January 20, 2023 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBWelcome back, listeners. Last time we looked at the Inspiration, the Hook, and the Body of my new song “East Tennessee Valley”. We have the basic structure of our song, the verses, and the bridge, and we made a scratch recording at the end of our last session. In this episode we’ll create a beginning and an ending for the song. Then, we’ll create a lead sheet and get down to committing to the lyrics, chords, and melody. Then, we’ll add other musical instruments. Next, we’ll move into the st...
3-7 Songwriting - East Tennessee Valley - Part 1
December 23, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBFor me Songwriting is never the same twice. Different parts of the song come to me at different times and in different ways. In this episode you’ll follow along as I reveal my process for writing the song – East Tennessee Valley. Support the Show. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here: https://www.patreon.com/timtunes And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.
3-6 Dr. David R. Press - Acting Wizard
September 19, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBSometimes there are teachers in our lives that are so influential that we can’t imagine our lives without their influence. When I was in high school, trying to figure out what to do with my life, I thought that by going to college and studying theater I could improve my stage presence and my performance as a musician. What I got was so much more than I bargained for. In this episode, we are speaking with Dr. David R. Press, teacher, director, and actor extraordinaire. Dr. Press was instrum...
3-6 Dr. David R. Press
September 19, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBSometimes there are teachers in our lives that are so influential that we can’t imagine our lives without their influence. When I was in high school, trying to figure out what to do with my life, I thought that by going to college and studying theater I could improve my stage presence and my performance as a musician. What I got was so much more than I bargained for. In this episode, we are speaking with Dr. David R. Press, teacher, director, and actor extraordinaire. Dr. Press was instrum...
3-4 Charles Phelps, MD - Musician to Physician
September 02, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBHello, Tim Tuners, we’re back with Season 3 Episode 4 – Charlie Phelps, MD Musician to Physician. This conversation is with dear old friend Charlie, AKA, Dr. Charles Phelps MD. Charlie is one of my oldest friends. He’s one of those friends that when you get together with them it’s almost as if no time has passed. You immediately fall back into old familiar patterns and that unspoken understanding of each other comes flooding back, like putting on an old comfortable pair of shoes. I recentl...
3-5 Dottie Lou - Fable and Fact
August 19, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBDottie Lou has long been one of my most popular songs. Every band I play in wants to play it. Everyone who plays the song wants to meet Dottie. Today we’ll break down the song and try to discover what makes it so popular and, we’ll have a little chat with Dottie Lou Crisp, herself. Live and in person. And catch up with her and what she’s been doing with herself the last 30 years or so. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll dive into the song Dottie Lou and ...
3-3 Ted Onulak - Part 2
July 16, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBThis episode is part two of a conversation with old friend Ted Onulak. A man of many talents, Ted is an accomplished saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, blues harpist, and band leader. His band, Exit 10, can be seen in Washington DC on Monday nights at a venue called Madam’s Organ in Adams Morgan. We’ll hear more bootleg clips from the night before our talk. This episode is a continuation of that conversation, recorded the next day. If you haven’t heard part one of this interview I encourage ...
3-2 Ted Onulak - Part 1
July 09, 2022 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBThis episode is part one of a conversation with old friend Ted Onulak. A man of many talents, Ted is an accomplished saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, blues harpist, and band leader. His band, Exit 10, can be seen in Washington DC on Monday nights at a venue called Madam’s Organ in Adams Morgan. I went there to hear the band the night before our talk. The conversation for this episode was recorded the next day. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode Ted Onulak wil...
3-1 Marcy Rose
June 17, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBWelcome to Season Three, Episode One of the Tim Tunes Podcast. As promised, we are using a new format for this season that includes interviews with some of the people that were most influential to me along the way. This episode features an interview with my wife Marcy, arguably the most influential of all of my influencers and who is still influencing me to this day! Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll interview my wife Marcy Dobrow Rose and look at s...
2-10 Positively Positive
April 14, 2022 21:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBIn dark times it’s important to remember that this too shall pass. This episode is focused on positivity and features three of my most positive songs. It’s important not to forget the strides that we have made in the last 50 years Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three of my most positive songs that celebrate admiration for another person, anticipation of what’s to come and finally a declaration of hope for the future. This is the last episo...
2-9 The Lighter Side of Death and Dying
April 01, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBAlthough dying is something that all of us will do, few have lived to talk about it. We don’t like to talk about it in any meaningful way except to say, I hope I, you, they, them, don’t die. So much of our time is spent avoiding death that we never really examine it. It’s like were driving down the road of life with a blindfold on. Humor is one way of dealing with, slash, avoiding grief. So, it’s not surprising to find grief and humor all mixed together Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Ti...
2-8 Nothin' But Notes
March 18, 2022 02:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBThis episode is all about the notes. These are all instrumental tunes so I’ll keep the talking to a minimum. I mean, what is there to say anyway? There will be copious notes on each of the songs in the transcript section of my Buzzsprout site . I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover instrumental compositions that I’ve written over the years. Sit back and enjoy Support the Show. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above Or, ...
2-7 Faith
March 04, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBIn 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 th...
2-6 Dreams
February 18, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBDreams 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 po...
2-5 Thanks for All the Angst
February 04, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBAngst 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 w...
2-4 Funny Songs, Too
January 21, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBOk, 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...
2-3 Catbird
January 06, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIn 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...
2-2021 Christmas Special
December 20, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBHo-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. Support the Show. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link abo...
2-2 Good Advice
December 10, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBWhile 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 a...
2-1 The Blues
December 03, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBEverybody 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 “j...
1-10 Platonic Love
October 29, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBPlatonic 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 Support the Show...
1-9 Funny Songs
October 22, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBWriting 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 s...
1- 8 In Memoriam
October 15, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBThe Egyptian book of the dead states that to speak the name of the dead is to bring them back to life. Many who pass stay in our hearts and minds long after they are gone. Some people are so iconic and important to our personal mythologies that they live on in our behavior, our opinions, our affect and even in our physical qualities. Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode the three songs that we’ll examine are told in memory of those who have passed Support ...
1-7 Romantic Love
October 08, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBI believe it was Sir Paul and not St. Paul who wrote, “You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs. I look around me and I see it isn't so.” Indeed. Romantic love, as opposed to platonic love, includes an element of sexual intimacy. Sort of a love with benefits, if you will or, if you won’t. That is the question Romantic love, as in the songs of this episode can be serious or celebratory or playful. Romantic love isn’t just about ballads either. Hi. I’m Tim Rose and...
1-6 Sarcasm
October 01, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBSarcasm is considered one of the lowest forms of humor. Essentially, sarcasm is when you take the opposite point of view on something to show its flaws. The root of the word sarcasm comes from an ancient Greek word meaning the tearing of flesh, as if by looking under the skin the truth is revealed. It is often considered a lower form of humor as it is usually cruel as it ridicules the target. For instance, in “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift, he proposes that since there is such a surpl...
1-5 Family
September 26, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBEveryone has a family. It may be your natural family or the family that you create around you. It may be a work family or a family of friends. Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three songs about family – the first song is a tribute to my Dad, the next song is about my Mother’s mother, and, finally, a little song about some family names. Support the Show. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above Or, consider becom...
1-4 Aging
September 17, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBNo matter how you feel about it, you are aging. There is nothing you can do to prevent aging short of dying. You may be able to delay age but, eventually, you will get old. If you are young, you probably want to be older. If you are old, you probably want to be younger. You’ll look at old photos that you though were horrible in the past and think that you look good in them. You’ll wonder how it happened so fast. You’ll wonder what’s coming next… Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes p...
1-3 Changes
September 10, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBChange is an inevitable and natural part of life. Sometimes change happens and you hardly notice it. Other times change can be so sudden and significant that there is no denying it. Dealing with change however is something that can only be learned by going through it. The excitement, the heartbreak, the boredom, the fear, and the exhilaration of change can only be experienced, not taught. I’m Tim Rose and I’ve been writing songs for over 50 years. In this episode I’ll discuss 3 songs I’ve ...
1-2 Friends
September 08, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBIn this episode I feature three songs that I wrote in high-school and college to give support to some of my friends in my own passive-non-aggressive way. I’m Tim Rose and I’ve written over 100 songs for over the last 50 years. In each podcast I feature several songs that I’ve written over the years on a particular theme or subject. I’d like to thank everyone for their kind words about our last podcast, “Beginnings”. Support the Show. Please consider making a one time donation via the Pay...
1-1 Beginnings
September 08, 2021 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBI’m Tim Rose and I’ve been writing songs for over 50 years. This is the initial pod cast of Tim Tunes where each week I’ll feature two or three songs that I’ve written over the years on a particular theme or subject. In the podcast I’ll explain what I am doing in each song, where they came from and the circumstances under which they were recorded. Support the show Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of th...