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

From: The Final Frontier ; Year: 2010; Genre: Metal Another year coming to a close...today's my last song pick of 2016. I'd like to get deeper, optimistic, or even have a feeling of dread of the coming year, but it just seems like another day; the sun goes down, the sun comes up.... Anyway, was listening to this excellent album recently and really wanted to choose another song off of it. When the Wild Wind Blows has a captivating story set to amazing music with a lot of intricate sections; a very deep and satisfying piece to close out such a marvelous record. Hear When the Wild Wind Blows on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Primus with The Fungi Ensemble - Farewell Wonkites My song pick two years ago today: The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin/Late Lament My song pick three years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Old Rugged Cross My song pick four years ago today: Mahavishnu Orchestra - One Word My song pick five years ago today: The Alan Pars...

From: Flash Fearless Versus The Zorg Women Parts 5&6 ; Year: 1975; Genre: Funk Another Funky Friday pick today with this one I discovered a bit ago whilst listening to some music on YouTube. This whole album, which features quite a few artists, is a bit like a soundtrack without a movie; it apparently was the brainchild of Alice Cooper amongst others. Anyway, this is a fun funk track with a great beat and rhythm. Hear Supersnatch on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Motörhead - Ace of Spades My song pick two years ago today: Yes - Looking Around My song pick three years ago today: Alestorm - Over the Seas My song pick four years ago today: Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion My song pick five years ago today: Maurice Ravel - M.81 - Boléro My song pick six years ago today: Megaherz - Schizophren My song pick seven years ago today: Genesis - Turn It On Again My song pick eight years ago today: Miles Davis - Walkin' My song pick nine years ag...

From: Cosmopolite ; Year: 1956; Genre: Hard Bop Jazz I haven't run into a song performed by Benny Carter I didn't like; he has to be one of my absolute favourite jazz masters from the 1950s and on. Boy, this is music for the depths of your soul and out, perfect for a cold winter day. Hear Pick Yourself Up on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Rush - Best I Can My song pick two years ago today: Waylon Jennings - I'm a Ramblin' Man My song pick three years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade My song pick four years ago today: Gentle Giant - The House, The Street, The Room My song pick five years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Something to Believe In My song pick six years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie - One Note Samba My song pick seven years ago today: Steely Dan - Josie My song pick eight years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat My song pick nine years ago today: Big Country - In A Big Country

From: The Way It Is ; Year: 1986; Genre: Rock Was revisiting two first albums from Bruce Hornsby and the Range; it got me in the mood to pick another one. The Red Plains , which closes out the record, has some beautiful piano playing throughout; I love the feelings they put into it. Hear The Red Plains on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue My song pick two years ago today: Brave Belt - Too Far Away My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - Protect and Survive My song pick four years ago today: The Flying Burrito Brothers - Wild Horses My song pick five years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - My Dark Hour My song pick six years ago today: Fear Factory - Fear Campaign My song pick seven years ago today: Gunnar Madsen - Surprise! My song pick eight years ago today: Charles Mingus - Tonight At Noon My song pick nine years ago today: Megadeth - Architecture of Aggression

From: No Dice ; Year: 1970; Genre: Rock/Pop Been playing along with a lot of Badfinger's music recently; this is one in particular that I was focusing on. Most would probably remember one of the many, many covers of Without You ; probably most of Harry Nilson's cover, which was two years after this original recording. Hear Without You on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry My song pick two years ago today: Pat Benatar - Hell is for Children My song pick three years ago today: The Headhunters feat. The Pointer Sisters - God Make Me Funky My song pick four years ago today: Yes - Beyond & Before My song pick five years ago today: Billy Joel - The Downeaster 'Alexa' My song pick six years ago today: Oasis - Cast No Shadow My song pick seven years ago today: Nightwish - Wanderlust My song pick eight years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie - Salt Peanuts My song pick nine years ago today: Bon Jovi ...

From: Tempted and Tried ; Year: 1989; Genre: Folk Rock Had this song on my mind for the last little bit and figured I should post it. Their rendition of The Cruel Mother is kind of different if you know the band; it's kind of a meld between folk rock and alternative/grunge in some ways; whatever the case it's a unique sounding track. Hear The Cruel Mother on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Fifth Dimension - Up, Up and Away My song pick two years ago today: Parliament - Rumpofsteelskin My song pick three years ago today: Mr. Big - Shine My song pick four years ago today: Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues My song pick five years ago today: Genesis - Land of Confusion My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - Stuck in the August Rain My song pick seven years ago today: Rammstein - Feuer Frei! My song pick eight years ago today: Huey Lewis and the News - Back In Time My song pick nine years ago today: Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone A...

From: Twisted Christmas ; Year: 1988; Genre: Christmas/Glam Metal Merry Christmas all! With today the last day of picking Christmas songs I had to pick one from Bob Rivers or it just wouldn't seem right. This balls-to-the-wall guitar driven glam metal version of the Christmas classic felt just perfect. Hear Bob Rivers' metal rendition of Joy to the World on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Jive Turkeys - Get Down Santa My song pick two years ago today: John Lennon & Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band - Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) My song pick three years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Midnight Clear My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Winter Snowscape My song pick five years ago today: Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas My song pick six years ago today: Steeleye Span - Gaudete My song pick seven years ago today: Ian Anderson - A Birthday Card At Christmas My song pick eight years ago today: Jethro Tull - Another Christ...

From: Christmas Eve and Other Stories ; Year: 1996; Genre: Progressive Metal Christmas Eve is finally upon us, and it just wouldn't be Christmas for me without some TSO. Kind of surprised that I had now picked this track yet; it's still one of my favourites from the album. It's borrows some from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite as well as having sections that are totally original in this unique arrangement. Hear A Mad Russian's Christmas on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bing Crosby - White Christmas My song pick two years ago today: B. Bumble and the Stingers - Nut Rocker My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen My song pick four years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wizards in Winter My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Christmas at Ground Zero My song pick six years ago today: Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) - I Believe in Father Christmas My song pic...

From: Funky Funky Christmas (single) ; Year: 1974; Genre: Funk/Soul/Christmas Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I'm still picking Christmas songs on this Funky Friday . Not surprisingly, there's a lot of Holiday Funk out there being that it's such a positive form of music that gets people in a mood to get down, boogie, and party. I ran across this song whilst listening to some Christmas funk music on YouTube; I thought it was a perfect fit. I haven't seen anything else from Electric Jungle except for this single and b-side' it's too bad, they're a pretty good band. Hear Funky Funky Christmas on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland My song pick two years ago today: Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends My song pick three years ago today: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - The Little Drummer Boy My song pick four years ago today: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man My song pick five years ago ...

From: Pictures at an Exhibition ; Year: 1971; Genre: Progressive Rock/Rock 'N Roll Yesterday I discovered that Greg Lake passed away a couple of weeks ago; leaving only Carl Palmer still alive from this epic supergroup. It's sad that I learned about him passing away long after the fact; most news outlets don't really care about real talented musicians and marginalize or flat-out ignore them. In 2016 I've seen many of the musicians I look up to pass away, and at 69 years of age Greg Lake was far to young. Anyway, on more happy subjects, I decided that I should pick one of their songs. Of course there was really only one song I could pick in this week prior to Christmas since I already have chosen Lake's I Believe in Father Christmas . This one is cover of the rock 'n roll rendition of Tchaikovsky's March of the Toy Soldiers from The Nutcracker Suite done in the early 1960s by B. Bumble & the Stingers . EL&P really did a great job in their vers...

From: What a Wonderful Christmas ; Year: 1997 (1950s); Genre: Jazz/Christmas Music Here's one that everyone should play this time of year or anytime you're feeling down and pining for the Holidays. Really though, how do you make a legendary Irving Berlin hit even better; yep, have Mr. Louis Armstrong lend his voice to it, and boy does he ever do this song great. Not bagging on any other legendary vocalist whose done the song, but I'm admittedly quite partial to Pops and his unmistakable voice and music. Hear Pops' incredible version of White Christmas on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Jingle Hells Bells My song pick two years ago today: Stanley Clarke, George Duke, and Everette Harp - O Tannenbaum My song pick three years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Christmas Night in Harlem My song pick four years ago today: The Beatles - Please Please Me My song pick five years ago today: John Denver - Please Daddy (Don...

From: We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year ; Year: 2008; Genre: Metal/Christmas Music Getting into the final week prior to Christmas, so, I'm back to picking some Seasonal music. After hearing this version all other renditions will seem so much lesser; Ronnie James Dio's vocals are... wow, just wow. Tony Iommi and company are just as stellar, but this is an amazing version of the classic. Hear a star-studded metal version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jethro Tull - Holly Herald My song pick two years ago today: Sting - Gabriel's Message My song pick three years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Bad Risk My song pick four years ago today: Bob Dylan - See That My Grave is Kept Clean My song pick five years ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - I Am Santa Claus My song pick six years ago today: Daft Punk - End of Line My song pick seven years ago today: Avatar (Savatage) - Rock Me ...

From: Turkey ; Year: 1972; Genre: Hard Rock Had this one come one whilst coming home last night; it's one of the only singles from the band. To my ear it has a sound a wee bit like the band Small Faces, but not too close. I love the way this one flows and the feeling they put in it. Hear Good Old Days on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Stuart Hamm - Terminal Beach My song pick two years ago today: James Brown - Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto My song pick three years ago today: The Police - So Lonely My song pick four years ago today: Ben E. King - Stand By Me My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow My song pick six years ago today: Nightwish - Wishmaster My song pick seven years ago today: The Violent Femmes - Color Me Once My song pick eight years ago today: The Who - Eminence Front My song pick nine years ago today: John Fogerty - Almost Saturday Night

From: Benefit ; Year: 1970; Genre: Progressive Rock/Hard Rock I was playing along with some of my 'Tull music last night; this was one I was having a lot of fun with in particular. I checked, and surprisingly I had not picked it yet. This is one of their songs that you've probably heard at some point since its release, being that it's one of their popular single releases as well. I love Martin Barre's riff-driven guitar playing as well as Glenn Cornick's bass playing. Hear Teacher on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - Psychoticbumpschool My song pick two years ago today: Alice Cooper/John 5/Billy Sheehan/Vinny Appice - Santa Claus is Coming to Town My song pick three years ago today: The Ventures - Sleigh Ride My song pick four years ago today: The Miracles featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson - Shop Around My song pick five years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Christmas in New Orleans My song pick six y...

From: Ozma ; Year: 1989; Genre: Grunge/Sludge Metal Going back to picking some non-Holiday specific songs. After hearing some songs from the Melvins this morning I wanted to pick something from them. Raise a Paw is a short and sweet track that has that early garage rock sound that made them popular in spades. Hear Raise a Paw on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Tarja Turunen - Never Enough My song pick two years ago today: Twisted Sister - Heavy Metal Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas) My song pick three years ago today: Stratovarius - Learning to Fly My song pick four years ago today: Miles Davis - Green in Blue My song pick five years ago today: Tarot - Midwinter Nights My song pick six years ago today: Henry Mancini - A Shot in the Dark My song pick seven years ago today: Finntroll - Jaktens Tid My song pick eight years ago today: Band of Horses - St. Augustine My song pick nine years ago today: Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band

From: A Soulful Christmas ; Year: 1968; Genre: Soul/Funk Got another Christmas song for this Funky Friday . This entire album should be on everyone's player at sometime during the Holiday season; this rather upbeat instrumental really does quite well at closing out the album with that funky soul a Christmas needs. Hear Santa Claus Gave Me a Brand New Start on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The United States of America - Stranded in Time My song pick two years ago today: Boston - Can'tcha Say (Believe in Me)/Still in Love My song pick three years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Dreams I'll Never See My song pick four years ago today: Miles Davis - Straight, No Chaser My song pick five years ago today: Triumph - Hold On My song pick six years ago today: Jack Black and Jason Segel - The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth My song pick seven years ago today: John Denver - Poems, Prayers and Promises My song pick eight years ago today: Crosby, Stil...

From: A Very Special Christmas ; Year: 1987; Genre: Synthpop Still in a bit of a holiday mood and though I'd pick another. This is an awesome synthpop rendition of the seasonal standard; perfect to make you feel all warm and fuzzy with both Christmas and 1980s nostalgia. Hear Winter Wonderland on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jackson Browne - Running on Empty My song pick two years ago today: Porcupine Tree - This Long Silence My song pick three years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Stone of Love My song pick four years ago today: The Crickets (Buddy Holley) - That'll Be the Day My song pick five years ago today: Alestorm - Keelhauled My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - My God My song pick seven years ago today: Wolfsheim - Once in a Lifetime My song pick eight years ago today: Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) My song pick nine years ago today: Pet Shop Boys - So Hard

From: Winter Solstice ; Year: 1984; Genre: Folk I've been getting kind of deep into December and haven't really yet picked anything Christmas or seasonal, so I'm doing it today. This tune about the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I is rather powerful and stirring. John McCutcheon did a very good job bringing the emotional message and the imagery to the listener's mind's eye through the experience of the event told by a fictitious British soldier named Francis Tolliver. Hear Christmas in the Trenches on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Cybotron - Implosion My song pick two years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla My song pick three years ago today: Tangerine Dream - White Eagle My song pick four years ago today: Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel My song pick five years ago today: Rare Earth - I Just Want to Celebrate My song pick six years ago today: Top Gear Band - Red Light Spells Danger My song pick seven years ago tod...

From: Drama ; Year: 1980; Genre: Progressive Rock/Hard Rock I heard this "magnum opus" yesterday and I definitely wanted to pick it. This one has everything you'd expect from the band and then some. I especially like the contrasting sounds that go from almost light classical at times all the way to "just dipping their proverbial toes" into metal; a great piece in many ways. Hear Machine Messiah on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Offspring - The Meaning of Life My song pick two years ago today: Savatage - Degrees of Sanity My song pick three years ago today: Extreme - Get the Funk Out My song pick four years ago today: Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock My song pick five years ago today: Steve Vai - I'm the Hell Outta Here My song pick six years ago today: Fear Factory - Replica My song pick seven years ago today: David Bowie - Changes My song pick eight years ago today: Heart - Black On Black II M...

From: Power Windows ; Year: 1985; Genre: Progressive Rock/New Wave Just in the mood for something for something from Rush today; this is one of my favourites off of their Power Windows album. I for one am a bit different on my outlook on the keyboard synth era than some Rush fans; I grew up hearing music like this and it has a special place for me and always will. It's also not as bad as some say, but to each their own; it might not be among their best eras, but I love it all the same. Hear Marathon on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Devo - Beautiful World My song pick two years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - E-Man Boogie My song pick three years ago today: Yes - The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be My song pick four years ago today: Soundgarden - Non-State Actor My song pick five years ago today: The Mushroom Tabernacle Choir - 12 Drugs of Christmas My song pick six years ago today: David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes My song pick seven years ago to...

From: Tempted and Tried ; Year: 1989; Genre: Folk Rock/Progressive Rock Had a song that I like in my head today and I'm picking it; no other reason for it. Seagull is definitely a good example of acoustic folk meets loud amplifiers, which I personally like the mixture a lot. Hear Seagull on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Rick James - Dance Wit' Me My song pick two years ago today: Miles Davis - Milestones My song pick three years ago today: Thin Lizzy - Warriors My song pick four years ago today: Soundgarden - Taree My song pick five years ago today: Lighthouse - Pretty Lady My song pick six years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Mr. Recordman My song pick seven years ago today: Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed - Something My song pick eight years ago today: Buddy Holly & the Crickets - Well... All Right My song pick nine years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

From: The Gypsies ; Year: 1975; Genre: Progressive Rock/Flamenco Rock I had a hankering to listen to this album again and, as usual, I'm picking one from it. At this rate I'll be out of songs to pick from it soon; oh well, but it's such a magnificent record. This one, like many of their others, has a hard-driving rock aspect as well as the light and powerful flamenco all the way through it. Hear Come Back on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life My song pick two years ago today: Stryper - To Hell with the Devil My song pick three years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up My song pick four years ago today: Alestorm - Leviathan My song pick five years ago today: Rush - What You're Doing My song pick six years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Bright Moments My song pick seven years ago today: Maddy Prior - The Fabled Hare My song pick eight years ago today: Chuck Berry - Almost Grown My song pic...

From: Thunder ; Year: 2008; Genre: Funk/Jazz Fusion It's a very busy Funky Friday , so I'm picking a song off of a favourite album of mine. All I can say is that all three legends on the bass show not only their mastery, but musicality as well; they aren't just "noodling around" on this one like most would expect from a gathering of such talent. Anyway, that's my 170th consecutive Funky Friday. Hear Classical Thump (Jam) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Vangelis - Chariots of Fire - Titles My song pick two years ago today: Chet Atkins - Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) My song pick three years ago today: Bob Dylan - Forever Young My song pick four years ago today: Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon My song pick five years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Rain is Falling My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Red Lenses My song pick seven years ago today: The Kinks - A Rock & Roll Fantasy My song ...

From: Spectres ; Year: 1977; Genre: Rock I'm in the mood for some BÖC this morning; this buried treasure just seemed like a good match. An underappreciated song off of a somewhat underappreciated album. Hear Searchin' for Celine on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Queen - Thank God It's Christmas My song pick two years ago today: Faster Pussycat - House of Pain My song pick three years ago today: Dire Straits - Skateaway My song pick four years ago today: Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Bloomdido My song pick five years ago today: Molly Hatchet - One Man's Pleasure My song pick six years ago today: Hawkwind - High Rise My song pick seven years ago today: Joachim Witt - Bataillon 'd Amour My song pick eight years ago today: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio My song pick nine years ago today: Donovan - Sunshine Superman

From: Eat to the Beat ; Year: 1979; Genre: New Wave/Rock It's another one of those days I've been having somewhat lately where I have a band in mind to pick a song from and then another song pops into my head at the last minute and I go with it instead. This one's a massive blast from the past; I remember hearing it a lot growing up. Definitely a good example of popular music from the late 70's/early 80's; it brings back a lot of memories. Hear Union City Blue on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Candlebox - Change My song pick two years ago today: Pallas - Atlantis My song pick three years ago today: The Beatles - Blackbird My song pick four years ago today: Vaughn Monroe - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend My song pick five years ago today: Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door My song pick six years ago today: Frank Zappa - Dumb All Over My song pick seven years ago today: Django Reinhardt - I'll See You In M...

From: Dreamboat Annie ; Year: 1975; Genre: Hard Rock I listen to a bit of the Dreamboat Annie album yesterday and I thought I'd pick another one from it. Again, I'm kind of surprised that I have not picked Magic Man yet; it's one of my favourites from the band. It's definitely among their best ones; great, powerful performances all around, and you especially gotta love that synthesizer/guitar solo. Hear Magic Man on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Allan Sherman - I See Bones My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Chemistry My song pick three years ago today: Rick James - Super Freak My song pick four years ago today: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Three to Get Ready My song pick five years ago today: Rammstein - Rammstein My song pick six years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - You Send Me My song pick seven years ago today: Frijid Pink - House of the Rising Sun My song pick eight years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Portrait of Trac...

From: Dust Bowl Ballads ; Year: 1940; Genre: Folk I was thinking a lot about the Steinbeck classic The Grapes of Wrath this morning and it got me in the mood to listen to something about it. This track, also known as The Ballad of Tom Joad , is, of course, Wood Guthrie's folk song written about one of the main characters in the book: Tom Joad. It's pretty good synopsis of the character's journey in the book with some very heavy lyrics. Hear Tom Joad (Parts 1+2) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby My song pick two years ago today: Maktub - Motherfucker My song pick three years ago today: Saga - It's Time (Chapter Three) My song pick four years ago today: Rush - Red Sector A My song pick five years ago today: Muse - Exogenesis: Symphony Parts 1,2, and 3 My song pick six years ago today: Hawkwind - Spirit of the Age My song pick seven years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Flow My Tears My song pick eight ye...

From: With a Little Help From My Friends ; Year: 1969; Genre: Soul/Rock For the last couple of days I've had Joe Cocker on my brain; I'm finally getting around to picking one in particular. Joe Cocker's version of this song originally recorded by Traffic, is probably the definitive version. Which seems to be something that he has done quite often with other songs. Hear Feeling Alright on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Lady Sun My song pick two years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Nil Recurring My song pick three years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Keeps Me Wondering Why My song pick four years ago today: Fred Astaire - Puttin' on the Ritz My song pick five years ago today: Puhdys - Wenn Traume Sterben My song pick six years ago today: Jim Reeves - It's Nothin' to Me My song pick seven years ago today: Rush - Twilight Zone My song pick eight years ago today: The Firm - Radioactive My song pick ni...

From: Under The Boardwalk ; Year: 1964; Genre: R&B/Soul I was about to pick another song for today's pick, but instead I had music from The Drifters start running through my mind, so as usual plans changed. Like almost all of their music this one's very catchy and top-notched both musically and vocally; definitely a treat for the ears. Hear On Broadway on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Elvis Presley - Steamroller Blues My song pick two years ago today: King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon (including "Libra's Theme") My song pick three years ago today: The Moody Blues - Sitting at the Wheel My song pick four years ago today: Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen - 11:60 PM My song pick five years ago today: Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy My song pick six years ago today: The Coasters - Along Came Jones My song pick seven years ago today: Grand Funk Railroad - Footstompin' Music My song pick eight years ago to...

From: Tighten Up ; Year: 1968; Genre: Funk About a week or so again this song popped into my head; I hadn't heard it in ages, but I definitely knew I had my next Funky Friday pick. Supposedly Tighten Up is one of, if not the first hit song from the funk genre in music history; it definitely was not the last to be there, thank God. Hear Tighten Up (parts 1 + 2) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Yes - Cinema My song pick two years ago today: Heart - Sing Child My song pick three years ago today: Soundgarden - A Thousand Days Before My song pick four year ago today: The Ink Spots with Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Making Believe   My song pick five years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Vengeance (The Pact) My song pick six years ago today: Hawkwind - Sleep of a Thousand Tears My song pick seven years ago today: The Who - Squeeze Box My song pick eight years ago today: Steely Dan - FM (No Static At All) My song pick nine years ago today: The Bea...

From: Change My Way ; Year: 1975 (1961); Genre: Blues For some reason it just felt like a perfect day for some real, hard-driving blues; Howlin' Wolf in particular seemed incredible for a pick, so I am. So much soul and power in his songs; you'd have to be dead for his music not to move you. Hear I Ain't Superstitious on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Hallo Venray - She's a Pilot My song pick two years ago today: Kansas - What's on my Mind My song pick three years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Appalachian Snowfall My song pick four years ago today: The Kinks - Dead End Street My song pick five years ago today: Megaherz - Kopfschuss My song pick six years ago today: Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper My song pick seven years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Refugee My song pick eight years ago today: Yes - Your Move/All Good People My song pick nine years ago today: King Harvest - ...

From: Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards ; Year: 2015; Genre: Power Metal/Symphonic Metal I've been enjoying this album way too much lately. This song just dips its toe across the fine line between "epic" and "cheesy," but in a good way; I absolutely love it! Hear Rise of the Chaos Wizards on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Foghat - Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool) My song pick two years ago today: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Scratch & Sniff My song pick three years ago today: Triumph - A World of Fantasy My song pick four years ago today: Fats Waller - Jitterbug Waltz My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Pibroch (Cap in Hand) My song pick six years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - Civilize the Universe My song pick seven years ago today: Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son My song pick eight years ago today: John Denver - The Eagle and the Hawk My song pick nine years ago today: Three Dog Night - Lia...