Common Sense Songs, hosted by Graham and Barbara Dean, airs every Wednesday from 8- 10 p.m. on WBCR-lp 97.7fm Great Barrington MA, streaming at  < The show is repeated Friday from 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. The show can also be heard for 2 weeks on Spinitron.

"Willow", Brother Sun, Some Part of the Truth, Brother Sun Music.

"I Will Hang My Heart On A Willow Tree", Nualah Kennedy and Eamon O'Leary, Hydra, Under The Arch.

"The Willow Hits", Cassie and Maggie, The Willow Collection, Self Released.

"Weeping Willow Blues", Brooks Williams, Shreveport Sessions, Red Guitar Blue Music.

"The Ballad of Husker Scruggs", Hana Zara, Single, Self Released.

"Nebraska Moon", Debi Smith, Flight of the Robin, Degan Music.

"Barbed Wire Boys", Susan Werner, New Non-Fiction, Sleeve Dog Records.

"Red Wing", Thea Hopkins, Blossoms and Ghosts, Self Released.

"White Lies", Kim Moberg, All That Really Matters, Self Released.

"American Prayer", Eric Kilburn, Passages, Wellspring Records.

"The Ballad of Elizabeth Dark", Anne Hills, Every Town, Hand and Heart Music.

"Dear Time", Alison Brown and Steve Martin with Jackson Browne and Jeff Hannah, Safe Sensible and Sane, Compass.

"Desperados Waiting For A Train", Andrew Combs with Rodney Crowell, Old No. 1 Revisited, Truly Handmade.

"Get What's Mine", Goodnight Moonshine, Business Unusual, Self Released.

    I recently discovered that April is National Humour Month. This year is the 50th anniversary. Here are a few songs that use humour, often very pointedly.

"Money", Paul Kaplan, King of Hearts, Old Coat Music.

"It's Money That I Love", Randy Newman, Songbook Vol.1, Nonesuch.

"Trickle Up", Charlie KIng and Karen Brandow, The Distance Remaining, Vaguely Reminiscent Sounds.

"Orange Cocoa Cake", Lou and Peter Berryman, Love Is The Wierdest of All, Cornbelt Records.

"Now Everything Does", Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen, Berrymania, Compass Rose Music.

"Why Am I Painting The Living Room?", Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt, Evidence of Happiness, Self Released.

"A War Without An End", The Prince Myshkins, Total Myshkin Awareness, Self Released.

"Illegal Aliens From Outer Space", Jay Mankita, Dogs Are Watching Us, Dreams on Tape Records.

"Their Brains Were Small and They Died", Mark Graham, The Funniest Songs in the World, Self Released.

"Socialist!", Roy Zimmerman, Real American, Metaphor Records.



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