My Parents' Radio

21/06/2025

From Wikipedia:

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive was a popular song which was published in 1944. The music was written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 18th Academy Awards in 1945 after being used in the film Here Come the Waves.

You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr. In-Between
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith, or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate his last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they said we better
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr. In-Between
No, do not mess with Mr. In-Between
Do you hear me?
Oh, listen to me children and, uh, you will hear
About eliminatin' of the negative and an accent on a positive
And gather 'round me children if you willin'
And sit tight while I start reviewin' the attitude of doin' right
You gotta ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr. In-Between
You got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Then (otherwise), otherwise
Pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene
well, illustrate
(My last remark) you got the floor
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
(What did they say?) What did they say?
(Say, when everything looked so dark?)
Man, they said we better
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr. In-Between
No, don't mess with Mr. In-Between

You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positiveEliminate the negativeLatch on to the affirmativeDon't mess with Mister In BetweenYou've got to spread joy up to t...

19/06/2025

From Wikipedia:

"Begin the Beguine" was a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia from Kalabahi, Indonesia, to Fiji. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.

The first successful recording was a swing orchestral version released by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra in 1938. In 1981, Julio Iglesias released a Spanish language version which reached No. 1 on the U.K. chart, the first fully Spanish song to top the chart in the country.

When they begin the beguine
It brings back the sound of music so tender
It brings back a night of tropical splendor
It brings back a memory ever green

I'm with you once more under the stars
And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
And even the palms seem to be swaying
When they begin the beguine

To live it again is past all endeavor
Except when that tune clutches my heart
And there we are, swearing to love forever
And promising never, never to part

What moments divine, what rapture serene
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted
I know but too well what they mean;

So don't let them begin the beguine
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
When they begin the beguine

Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
Till the stars that were there before return above you
Till you whisper to me once more
"Darling, I love you!"
And we suddenly know, what heaven we're in
When they begin the beguine

This is a sound popular throughout the world, performed by The Artie Shaw Orchestra.The great sound of big bands.

16/06/2025

From Wikipedia:

Happiness Is is a 1966 LP by Ray Conniff. The title track, and single, "Happiness Is" is a song written by Paul Parnes and Paul Evans, a modified version of the song was later used for four years as an advertising jingle for Kent ci******es.

That's what happiness is
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Different things to different people
That's what happiness is

To the preacher
It's a prayer, prayer, prayer
To the Beatles
It's a "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"
To the golfer
It's a hole in one
To the father
It's a brand new son

Happiness is (Happiness is)
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Different things to different people
That's what happiness is

To the beatnik
It's his beard, beard, beard
To the monster
Something wierd, wierd, wierd
To a night owl
It's a good days sleep
To the Yankee's
It's a four game sweep

Happiness is (Happiness is)
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Different things to different people
That's what happiness is

On the desert
It's a drink, drink, drink
To the show girl
It's a mink, mink, mink
To the banker
Lots and lots of dough
To a racer
It's a GTO
To a sailor
It's the sea, sea, sea
To my mother
Why, it's me, me, me
To the birdies
It's the sky above
But, to my mind
It's the one I love

Happiness is (Happiness is)
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Happiness is (Happiness is)
Different things to different people
That's what happiness is
Happiness is!

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23/04/2025

Running low on inventory. I may need to make a trip to a few of my favorite local record shops, Wuxtry Records-Decatur and The Record Loft ATL, at least. Always looking for the stuff no one else wants. 🤓👀

19/03/2025

Newly-added music this week - we hope you're enjoying the show!!!

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07/03/2025

A dozen new albums added this week to our ever-growing collection. More good stuff coming! Wuxtry Records-Decatur is a great place to find the standards!!!

28/02/2025

Yes, Let's!

Coming soon to myparentsradio.com.

25/02/2025

The miracle occurred!!! With the help of our listeners, including one extremely generous donor, we are funded for the next year!!

'S wonderful, 'S marvelous, that you should care for me
'S awfully nice, 'S paradise, 'S what I love to see

Here's to another year of the greats!

21/02/2025

Thanks for listening - it's been a good run...but I think our time has come to say good-bye.

Unfortunately, I cannot afford to run the station without support, and requests for donations have netted a total of two sponsors for a total of less than $100.

That being said, unless some miracle occurs, I will be shutting down the station at the end of February 2025.

If your parents are still here, cherish them...

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17/02/2025

Hello, Friends! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to share my ever-growing music collection with you, and am pleased to announce that the listener audience has nearly doubled in the past year.

Of course, an increase in listenership means an increase in costs. For the first time in my 10 year existence, I am humbly asking for contributions to keep the station running for another year. My little hobby station is starting to dip into my retirement savings. 😉😄

If you are interested in making a donation, please visit the website at myparentsradio.com and click the “donate” button. I appreciate any and all contributions.

THANKS FOR LISTENING!!!!

06/12/2024

WEEK 2 starts today!! One classic holiday tune every third song. Also, be sure to listen for vintage holiday commercials sprinkled throughout the broadcasts.

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28/11/2024

Where has the year gone? It's that time again for SLOW ROLL HOLIDAYS here at My Parents' Radio.

We ease into the season today with three of our standard tunes, followed by one holiday favorite. We'll do this for a week, and then add a little more.

Enjoy WEEK 1!!! No songs recorded after 1975 (sorry, Mariah!).

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