William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: 40 Greatest Hits ; Year: 1988 (1951); Genre: Rockabilly/Country Ever since watching a show about steel guitarist Don Helms, who famously played on this song, I've had it on my mind off and on. I have to say, it's a rather cute song from Mr. Hank Williams' pen, which is laced with some rather racy double entendres, and the steel guitar really gives it that hook that put it over the top and helped to give it the timeless and legendary status the song has. Hear Hey Good Lookin' on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Queensrÿche - Speak My song pick two years ago today: The Beach Boys - God Only Knows My song pick three years ago today: Hawkwind - Living on a Knife Edge My song pick four years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Graveyard Train My song pick five years ago today: Sethian - Blood Calling My song pick six years ago today: Azteca - You Can't Take The Funk Out Of Me My song pick seven years ago today: Bryan Adams...

From: Egg ; Year: 1970; Genre: Progressive Rock I was intending on picking another song today, but it just didn't feel like a good fit, so I picked one that I've been meaning to for a while now that fit better. This is an interesting piece of earlier prog rock; not as bombastic, but still quite nice. Hear I Will Be Absorbed on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Megadeth - Into the Lungs of Hell My song pick two years ago today: Soundgarden - Bones of Birds My song pick three years ago today: Nightwish - Know Why the Nightingale Sings My song pick four years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Black Ice My song pick five years ago today: Waylander - Brú Na Bóinne My song pick six years ago today: Rammstein - Klavier My song pick seven years ago today: Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain

From: Back In '72 ; Year: 1973; Genre: Rock For no real reason, other than the fact that I love his music, I felt like picking something from Bob Seger this morning, so I thought I would go ahead and do so. This is one of his most recognizable songs out there, but it really didn't get the notoriety until the '76 live release from Live Bullet , so many probably have never heard the original. Personally I think with the subject matter and the story, the live atmosphere sells the song a lot better and thus resonates with the listener more. Hear the original studio version on YouTube. Hear the much more famous live version Live Bullet on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rage Against the Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad My song pick two years ago today: Dire Straits - Walk of Life My song pick three years ago today: The Foggy Mountain Boys (Flatt & Scruggs) - Cripple Creek My song pick four years ago today: Queensrÿche - Fear City Slide My song pi...

From: Yeah! ; Year: 2006; Genre: Glam Rock I had this cover of the classic David Essex tune running through my mind this morning and as usual I decided I should choose it. They really do a great job of keeping the spirit of the original song whilst making it their own. Hear Rock On on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Cosmic Sound Orchestra - Fly Some Funk Up to the Moon My song pick two years ago today: Laura Branigan - Self Control My song pick three years ago today: Yes - Starship Trooper My song pick four years ago today: Buffalo Springfield - Mr. Soul My song pick five years ago today: Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode My song pick six years ago today: J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss My song pick seven years ago today: Queensrÿche - Anybody Listening?

From: Dust Yourself Off ; Year: 1975; Genre: Funk/Soul Time for another "odometer rollover" with my 2800th song picked and a continued streak of Funky Friday picks to boot. I had this rather, (as the title suggests), bouncy and funky song running through my mind and it felt like a great fit for my pick today. Hear Bouncy Lady on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Pearl Jam - Once My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Lock and Key My song pick three years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Time Flies My song pick four years ago today: David Bowie - Life on Mars? My song pick five years ago today: Lorenzo Barcelata - El Cascabel My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die My song pick seven years ago today: The Platters - Twilight Time

From: 5 ; Year: 1998; Genre: Funk Rock/Hard Rock For some reason I had a bunch of Lenny Kravitz's songs on my mind this morning, and as per usual I took it as a sign it was time another one of his tracks. Anyway, this was and still one of his bigger hits; back when it was released it was extremely big and you couldn't go a few days without hearing it. There is somewhat of a timeless quality about this song; it fits in with the music of a lot of other time periods in rock. Hear Fly Away on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years My song pick two years ago today: Led Zeppelin - All of My Love My song pick three years ago today: Shocking Blue - Never Marry a Railroad Man My song pick four years ago today: Hawkwind - Mirror of Illusion My song pick five years ago today: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven - Melancholy Blues My song pick six years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell My song pick seven years ago today: ...

From: Animation Beck Soundtrack ; Year: 2005; Genre: Alternative Rock Today I really didn't have a song in mind to pick; I could've forced a pick into today, but I didn't want to. So, I decided to let my iPod choose one for me and a Beat Crusaders' track was the response, and it actually fit my mood for some reason, so it's my pick. This was one that they recorded for the Beck: The Mongolian Chop Squad animé soundtrack and I'm unaware if it appeared on one of their proper albums. Anyway, this is among my favoured from the soundtrack; it's a real melodic and smooth track with a nice groove. Hear Slip Out on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Boston - The Launch/Cool the Engines My song pick two years ago today: Stratovarius - Dreamspace My song pick three years ago today: Queensrÿche - Promised Land My song pick four years ago today: Ed Bogas & Merl Saunders - The Riot My song pick five years ago today: J. S. Bach - BWV 870 - P...

From: Point of Know Return ; Year: 1977; Genre: Progressive Rock Yesterday I was watching a documentary on the band Kansas and I've had their music on the brain ever since. This one is probably to this day their biggest hit that is almost instantly recognizable to almost anybody, no matter what a person's personal musical preferences. This song is one that has it all in perfect portions; it's musically technical, but also catchy; it's big, but also unobtrusive; and the lyrics are deep, poetic, and philosophical, but almost all people that listen to it find something to they can identify with. Hear Dust in the Wind on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: King Crimson - Red My song pick two years ago today: Sky - March to the Scaffold My song pick three years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - Holy Thunderforce My song pick four years ago today: Guided by Voices - Everybody Thinks I’m a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking) My song pick five years ago to...

From: Tusk ; Year: 1979; Genre: Rock I had a hankering for some Fleetwood Mac this morning and this one written and sung by Christine McVie seemed to fit my mood the best; I've always been a fan of her vocals and this album in particular. Hear Think About Me on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Jerusalem My song pick two years ago today: Marillion - Kayleigh My song pick three years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 1062 - Concerto in C-Minor For Two Harpsichords My song pick four years ago today: Rammstein - Feuerräder My song pick five year ago today: Igor Stravinsky - Rite of Spring - Sacrificial Dance My song pick six years ago today: KISS - Detroit Rock City My song pick seven years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 645 - Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme

From: Let It Bleed ; Year: 1969; Genre: Blues Rock I had this bluesy rock track on my mind last night and into this morning; as I always do, I took it as a sign I needed to pick it. A great track from the 'Stones and one of their classics. Hear Midnight Rambler on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Five Stairsteps - O-o-o Child My song pick two years ago today: The Delgados - Mr. Blue Sky My song pick three years ago today: Muse - Citizen Erased My song pick four years ago today: The Darkness - Is It Just Me My song pick five years ago today: Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground My song pick six years ago today: Devo - Come Back Jonee My song pick seven years ago today: Weather Report - A Remark You Made

From: Get Over It ; Year: 2000; Genre: Hard Rock/Blues Rock I just felt like hearing something from Mr. Big today; I thought I would pick something off of one of their albums that I normally don't much listen to. This one has a bit of a disjointed feeling in the verses, but smooths out in the chorus; a good song with excellent musicianship throughout. Hear Mr. Never in a Million Years on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Funky in Here My song pick two years ago today: Heart - Fanatic My song pick three years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love My song pick four years ago today: Queensrÿche - Roads to Madness My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Roll Yer Own My song pick six years ago today: Naturally 7 - Wall of Sound My song pick seven years ago today: Nightwish - Bye Bye Beautiful

From: Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band ; Year: 1976; Genre: Funk Today is my 80th consecutive Funky Friday and I thought I would mark the pick with some proper, thumping and bumping fun funk from the funky monster himself and his band. This one always puts a big smile on my face and bounce in my step. Hear Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band) on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks My song pick two years ago today: Hawkwind - Wind of Change My song pick three years ago today: Alestorm - Set Sail to Conquer My song pick four years ago today: Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys - The Ghost and Honest Joe My song pick five years ago today: Jerry Reed - Amos Moses My song pick six years ago today: Santana - All The Love In The Universe My song pick seven years ago today: The Who - My Generation

From: Climbing! ; Year: 1970; Genre: Hard Rock I had this great thumping hard rock/early metal track on my mind last night; I was kind of surprised that I had yet to pick it, so I am now. This one should be immediately recognizable to anyone hearing it with that cowbell intro and riff heavy guitar and bass. Hear Mississippi Queen on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rod Stewart - You Wear it Well My song pick two years ago today: Steeleye Span - The Twelve Witches My song pick three years ago today: Georg Philipp Telemann - TWV 55:C3 - Wassermusik - Hamburger Ebbe und Flut My song pick four years ago today: Steve Winwood - The Finer Things My song pick five years ago today: Tarja Turunen - I Walk Alone My song pick six years ago today: Link Wray - Rumble My song pick seven years ago today: The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower

From: Isolation ; Year: 1984; Genre: Rock/New Wave I meant to pick this song for a couple of days now due to a variety of reasons, but I am doing so now. As some may know, or may not, former Toto bassist Mike Porcaro passed away a few days ago after a long struggle with ALS . Early on in my learning to play the bass both he and his predecessor, David Hungate, were quite influential on my initial playing style and sound. So, this seems like an apropos pick for today for certain. Anyway, this track is very reminiscent of the time period it was released, which definitely gives it a slightly quality, but a great song none-the-less. Hear Stranger in Town on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Dream Theater - Hell's Kitchen My song pick two years ago today: Styx - Come Sail Away My song pick three years ago today: Alestorm - You Are a Pirate My song pick four years ago today: Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debbie My song pick five years ago today: The Box Tops - The ...

From: Float ; Year: 2009; Genre: Celtic Rock It's another St. Patrick's Day and thought I would pick another apropos track for the the occasion. I was thinking the other day that with bands like Flogging Molly, The Dropkick Murphys, and even Black 47 that it must be heck for those great acts to only get their main attention around this time of the year. I mean, I listen to them all year around and love their music, but I often wonder how many others do. Anyway, this is one of the main songs I like off of my favourite of their albums, and it just felt like a great pick for today. Hear (No More) Paddy's Lament on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Black 47 - The Big Fella My song pick two years ago today: Frank Mackey & the Keltic Cowboys - Kiss My Irish Ass My song pick three years ago today: Dropkick Murphys - Black Velvet Band My song pick four years ago today: Black 47 - Green Suede Shoes My song pick five years ago today: Savatage - St. Patri...

From: Liar, Liar (single) ; Year: 1965; Genre: Rock/Pop This is another one I happened to catch on TV last night; I've had the tune stuck in my mind for a long while, but was unable figure out what song it was until hearing it. Anyway, it's nice to get some "musical closure" on a melody stuck in your head. Hear Liar Liar on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: AC/DC - Back in Black My song pick two years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Mother & Child Divided My song pick three years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Space Age My song pick four years ago today: Bass Extremes - Mocha Soca My song pick five years ago today: Rush - Fly By Night My song pick six years ago today: Jon Hendricks - I'll Bet You Thought I'd Never Find You My song pick seven years ago today: Tom Petty - Free Fallin'

From: Vixen ; Year: 1988; Genre: Hard Rock/Glam Metal I heard this song on the television last night; I thought that I had already picked it, but I hadn't apparently. Anyway, this is always one that I have a special place for in my mind; it was played a lot on the radio back when I was a starting to get heavy into music and it's still one I like. Hear Edge of a Broken Heart on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rush - Mystic Rhythms My song pick two years ago today: The Moody Blues - Dr. Livingstone, I Presume My song pick three years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - Chasing Shadows My song pick four years ago today: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five My song pick five years ago today: Rammstein - Ich Tu Dir Weh My song pick six years ago today: Damn Yankees - Coming of Age My song pick seven years ago today: Bread - Mother Freedom

From: Stella ; Year: 1985; Genre: Synthpop This rather fun and recognizable track was running through my mind this morning; many would probably remember this song from a few 1980s films in which it was featured. Very 80's sounding and quite fun at times to listen to. Hear Oh Yeah on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Wilson Pickett - Take That Pollution Out Your Throat My song pick two years ago today: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody My song pick three years ago today: The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music My song pick four years ago today: Queen - Bijou My song pick five years ago today: Asia - Heat of the Moment My song pick six years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane My song pick seven years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Coyote

From: Let's Go Down To Funksville ; Year: 2002 (1974); Genre: Funk/Soul Today is my 79th straight Funky Friday pick without taking a break and this heavy funk track with a tinge of soul just fit my mood perfectly. This is a great instrumental groove with a thumping bass and drums and a nice horn section sitting on top. Hear Slippin' Into Darkness on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Pink Floyd - Keep Talking My song pick two years ago today: Bud Tutmarc - Hilo March My song pick three years ago today: Soundgarden - No Wrong No Right My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - Wond'ring Aloud My song pick five years ago today: Joe Walsh (The Eagles) - In The City My song pick six years ago today: Pearls Before Swine - (Oh Dear) Miss Morse My song pick seven years ago today: Lou Reed - Walk on the Wildside

From: Stick It To Ya ; Year: 1989; Genre: Hard Rock Was thinking about picking something very 80's sounding and this popular song from the band Slaughter seemed to fit my mood the best, so here it is. Hear Up All Night on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Wide River My song pick two years ago today: Stratovarius - Fire Dance My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - Aeroplane My song pick four years ago today: Styx - Renegade My song pick five years ago today: The Jaggerz - The Rapper My song pick six years ago today: Sha Na Na - Blue Moon My song pick seven years ago today: The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams

From: Big Towne, 2061 , Year: 1976; Genre: Rock Going random today with my pick and came up with this rather hard and funky track from Bob Welch's short-lived but ever so bright power trio Paris. This music just goes down easy, there's really no other way to describe it; just plays well in many situations, but I happen to prefer headphones. Hear 1 in 10 on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Jethro Tull - Look Into the Sun My song pick two years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Free Wheelin' My song pick three years ago today: Rush - Limbo My song pick four years ago today: Stevie Wonder - Superstition My song pick five years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul To Squeeze My song pick six years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra - Fire On High My song pick seven years ago today: The Polyphonic Spree - It's The Sun

From: Dark Side of the Moon ; Year: 1973; Genre: Progressive Rock I was intending on picking another song from another band, but I just wasn't feeling it, so I sat back and let my mind go. Music from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon came into mind; while I've picked a few from the album, oddly enough Money is not among them. This has to be one of the most popular songs with an odd and changing time signature, plus all of the musical goodness that comes along with it. Here Money on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Cat's Squirrel My song pick three years ago today: Amon Amarth - A Beast Am I My song pick four years ago today: Steve Vai - Little Green Men My song pick five years ago today: Fairport Convention - Maddy Groves My song pick six years ago today: Billy Joel - Allentown My song pick seven years ago today: Meg Rock - Clover

From: Dancing on a Cold Wind ; Year: 1974; Genre: Hard Rock/Flamenco Rock/Progressive Rock I had some other couple songs in mind to pick today, but I got sidetracked when I started to think about some of the music from the Anglo-American flamenco/rock band Carmen. Dancing on a Cold Wind is still one of my favourite albums from the band; this is among the more dynamic songs on the album and even in its brevity it's able to do what many longer songs accomplish musically. Hear She Flew Across the Room on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: California Guitar Trio - Ghost Riders on the Storm My song pick two years ago today: Al Di Meola and Steve Vai - Race with the Devil on Turkish Highway My song pick three years ago today: Nightwish - Beauty of the Beast My song pick four years ago today: L'Arc~en~Ciel - Spirit Dreams Inside My song pick five years ago today: Led Zeppelin - The Battle Of Evermore My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - Black Sati...

From: Homo Erraticus ; Year: 2014; Genre: Progressive Rock/Hard Rock It's taken me a bit to really get to like this album the same as I did the last album he released, but it has grown on me. This is one of the heavier instrumentals on the album and one that I never skip when listening to it; a great song indeed. Hear Tripudium Ad Bellum on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Alice in Chains - Rooster My song pick two years ago today: Steve Vai - For the Love of God My song pick three years ago today: Mastodon - Seabeast My song pick four years ago today: Vangelis - Blade Runner (End Titles) My song pick five years ago today: Karussell - Wer Die Rose Ehrt My song pick six years ago today: The Delgados - Accused of Stealing My song pick seven years ago today: Bon Jovi - Always

From: Deadwing ; Year: 2005; Genre: Progressive Metal Last night whilst on the road some songs from this album and it got me in the mood to pick another one from Deadwing . This is one of my favourites from the record; definitely one of the better tracks. Hear Start of Something Beautiful on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Parliament - Funkentelechy My song pick two years ago today: Aerosmith - Make It My song pick three years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden My song pick four years ago today: Modest Mouse - Float On My song pick five years ago today: Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young My song pick six years ago today: Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen My song pick seven years ago today: Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin - Polovtsian Dances

From: Keep on Dancing (single); Year: 1978; Genre: Funk/Soul I've been in to Luther Davis Group's music for quite a bit now, but it's kind of difficult to find, so I was really happy when I found this one on YouTube. A very unique sounding piece of funk with this one, and all of Luther Davis' music for that matter. Hear Keep On Dancing on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Tarot - Wings of Darkness My song pick two years ago today: John Denver - Shanghai Breezes My song pick three years ago today: Aphrodite's Child - The Beast My song pick four years ago today: Duran Duran - Lonely In Your Nightmare My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Dogs in the Midwinter My song pick six years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite: Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes To Mexico) My song pick seven years ago today: César Antonovich Cui - Orientale

From: Purple ; Year: 1994; Genre: Alternative Rock/Hard Rock While out and about I had some STP come on the radio and it got me once again in the mood for more; I thought I would go ahead and pick one of their songs as well. This is one of the bigger hits off of their Purple album and pretty recognizable to anyone who has been around during the 1990s and is probably still to this day as well. Hear Vasoline on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Mandolin Rain My song pick two years ago today: George Strait - Ocean Front Property My song pick three years ago today: April Wine - Future Tense My song pick four years ago today: The Darkness - Hazel Eyes My song pick five years ago today: The O'Jays - Back Stabbers My song pick six years ago today: Tarja Turunen - Enough My song pick seven years ago today: Modest Petrovitch Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain   

From: Back To Bedlam ; Year: 2004; Genre: Rock/Pop I have yet to pick one from the Brit pop star James Blunt, and after I happened to see a few interviews from hit I thought I would check out some of his work. As with most stars primarily in the pop genre I normally go through their albums and listen to his/her longest track, which is normally the one that I end up liking the most. It worked again apparently, because this one ended up being my favourite off his debut album; and excellent track in my opinion. Hear So Long, Jimmy on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Alestorm - Death Throes of the Terrorsquid My song pick two years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Mountain Sound My song pick three years ago today: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast My song pick four years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - The Jam My song pick five years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - La Mer (B...

From: Sky ; Year: 1979; Genre: Progressive Rock This morning I had nothing in mind to pick, but I started to have some of Sky's music start to play in my mind and it felt like a great idea to pick another one of their songs. Anyway, this was a track only seen on Sky's CD re-release/version of their debut album as a bonus track; it is one of the best songs on the album and one of my favourites from the disc. If you like large productions and progressive rock then you'll love this track; even if you like classical or instrumental music you'll probably love this one. Hear Dies Irae on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Buddy Holly - Crying, Waiting, Hoping My song pick two years ago today: Waylander - Erdath My song pick three years ago today: Jim Croce - Workin' at the Car Wash Blues My song pick four years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Flaming Telepaths My song pick five years ago today: AC/DC - Carry Me Home My song pick six years ago t...

From: Cheap Thrills ; Year: 1968; Genre: Blues/Blues Rock Last night I had this often covered George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward aria from the opera Porgy and Bess running through my mind; the Big Brother & the Holding Company version to be exact. Hear Summertime on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Genesis - Seven Stones My song pick two years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Call of the Wild My song pick three years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Funk Factory My song pick four years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely) My song pick five years ago today: Nirvana - In Bloom My song pick six years ago today: Static X - I'm With Stupid My song pick seven years ago today: Ian Anderson - Eurology

From: There Goes My Baby/Save the Last Dance for Me (single) ; Year: 1959; Genre: R&B/Soul/Doo - Wop I was drawing a blank today, but after a little thought this neat track from The Drifters came to mind and it felt like an excellent pick. I've always loved this one and the vocal group for as long as I've heard them. Hear There Goes My Baby on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Soundgarden - Spoonman My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses My song pick three years ago today: The Monkees - Daydream Believer My song pick four years ago today: Muse - Resistance My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - From A Deadbeat To An Old Greaser My song pick six years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well My song pick seven years ago today: Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun