Rules Free Radio Jan 2 2023

On the next Rules Free Radio with Steve Caplan, we’ll wrap up 2023 by mixing in some of the music that came out this past year and hearing a few new ones that came out recently. A new single from Joe Delvecchio, The Incurables, Fireking, Raw Terra, and one from a new anniversary release of The Wheel by Rosanne Cash. There’ll be a bunch of classics including Todd Rundgren, The Zombies, Let’s Active, Dire Straits, Robyn Hitchcock doing Dylan, Love, Springsteen, The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Laura Nyro and Labelle, and a bunch more.

And as you know, we lost a ton of people this past year including someone just after Christmas, Tom Smothers. He was a comedian, musician, free speech advocate, and activist in the 60s and 70s. Along with his brother, Dick, they had a progressive comedy for a few years that CBS canceled in the early 70s because of The Smothers Brothers commentary about the government and their anti-war stance about the war in Vietnam, which they presented on their show. They also featured some of the most popular music artists of the day. We start the show with a tribute to Tom Smothers by featuring not just The Smothers Brothers comedy, but actual audio from some of their shows and other music Tom was involved with.

The Smothers Brothers – Mom Always Liked You Best!

John Lennon & Tom Smothers – Give Peace a Chance

Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit

The Doors – Wild Child

The Who – My Generation

Jimi Hendrix – I Don’t Live Today

The Smothers Brothers – Jenny Brown

H. Hawkline – Milk For Flowers

Todd Rundgren – Long Flowing Robe

Joe Delvecchio – Faith and Kindness

The Incurables – When You

The Rolling Stones – We Love You

Peter Noone & The Weeklings – Friday On My Mind

Dubioza Kolektiv – Hay Libertad

Gogol Bordello (w/ Bernard Sumner) – Solidarity (“Right To Freedom” Mix)

Fireking – Today

The James Clark Institute – Whatever O’Clock In The Morning

The Zombies – I Want Her She Wants Me

The Woods – So Long Before Now

Let’s Active – Every Dog Has His Day

Bobby Sutliff – Blinders

David Bowie – Suffragette City

Raw Terra – Dont Blame Me Man

Dire Straits – Industrial Disease

Romeo Void – Never Say Never

The Wolfgang Press – Mama Told Me Not To Come

Sizzla – Subterranean Homesick Blues

Creation Rebel – Whatever It Takes

Katey Sagal – Love & Other Games of Chance

Robyn Hitchcock – Tangled Up in Blue

Rosanne Cash – I’ll Change For You

Bethany Cosentino – Hope You’re Happy Now

David Brewis – High Time

Harry Nilsson – Remember (Christmas)

Laura Nyro & Labelle – Spanish Harlem

Billy Joel – Until The Night

Bruce Springsteen – Backstreets

Love with Arthur Lee – You Set the Scene

The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up