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

From: Wearewhoweare ; Year: 2014; Genre: Progressive Rock This is a rather pretty one from Pallas' latest album; an amazing, powerful and atmospheric song. Hear New Life on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Ultravox - Hymn My song pick two years ago today: Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You My song pick three years ago today: Leonard Nimoy - Highly Illogical My song pick four years ago today: The Headhunters - If You Got It, You'll Get It My song pick five years ago today: Billy Joel - Piano Man My song pick six years ago today: Pallas - Heart Attack My song pick seven years ago today: Chet Atkins - Windy and Warm My song pick eight years ago today: David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World My song pick nine years ago today: Dire Straits - Industrial Disease My song pick ten years ago today: Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride Picks for previous February 29ths (Leap Year Picks): My leap year pick on 2.29.16: Van Halen - Jump My leap year

From: Misfits ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock Thinking about The Kinks today; had another song from Misfits ear-worming me, as always I'm picking one from the album. I love the great bass line and the hard rock edge to what might as well be a pop track, but so much more. Hear In a Foreign Land on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother My song pick two years ago today: The Drifters - Up On The Roof My song pick three years ago today: Lou Rawls - Long 'Bout Midnight My song pick four years ago today: The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg My song pick five years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Roll On Down the Highway My song pick six years ago today: Pallas - Ark of Infinity My song pick seven years ago today: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - A Taste of Honey My song pick eight years ago today: Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me My song pick nine years ago today: Three Dog Night - Try A Little Tenderness

From: Blizzard of Ozz ; Year: 1980; Genre: Metal Was hearing some early Ozzy solo material on the radio this morning and got me thinking about his first album again. Steal Away (The Night) in my opinion one of the best tracks on the record; the entire band is truly incredible all the way across the board. Hear Steal Away (The Night) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Twelfth Night - C.R.A.B. My song pick two years ago today: George Clinton - Man's Best Friend/Loopzilla My song pick three years ago today: Marillion - Slàinte Mhath My song pick four years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 24 - Ein Ungerärbt Gemüte My song pick five years ago today: Hawkwind - Kiss of the Velvet Whip (The Mistress of Pain) My song pick six year ago today: The Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin' My song pick seven years ago today: Steeleye Span - The Mooncoin Jig My song pick eight years ago today: Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad My song pick nine

From: Time and a Word ; Year: 1970; Genre: Progressive Rock Has this album and song on my mind for this Sunday pick; perfect to have on whilst getting work done. Hear The Prophet on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Genesis - The Cinema Show My song pick two years ago today: Skid Row - Monkey Business My song pick three years ago today: ZZ Top - Tush My song pick four years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - In Thee My song pick five years ago today: Rush - La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise in Self-Indulgence) My song pick six years ago today: Cheap Trick - Don't Be Cruel My song pick seven years ago today: Rufus & Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good My song pick eight years ago today: Freddie Taylor and His Swing Men from Harlem - Viper's Dream My song pick nine years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Pow My song pick ten years ago today - Ricky Nelson - Garden Party

From: Axis: Bold As Love ; Year: 1967; Genre: Blues Rock It's quite difficult for me to pick a favourite song from Jimi Hendrix; there's just so many I absolutely love. Total beauty this one is, no other way to describe it; simply a profound song. Hear a live version of Little Wing on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Cosmic Sound Orchestra - Movin' Groovin' My song pick two years ago today: Tommy James and the Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion My song pick three years ago today: B. Bumble & the Stingers - Bumble Boogie My song pick four years ago today: Marillion - Chelsea Monday My song pick five years ago today: Boston - Feelin' Satisfied My song pick six years ago today: Cybotron - Arrakis My song pick seven years ago today: Rush - Entre Nous My song pick eight years ago today: Black Sabbath - War Pigs My song pick nine years ago today: Pink Floyd - One Of These Days My song pick ten years ago today: Jethro Tull -

From: Gluey Porch Treatments ; Year: 1987; Genre: Sludge Metal/Grunge I have early Melvins music on my brain today; this is such a great song that opened up their first album; perfect for headphones. Hear Eye Flys on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Pallas - Shadow of the Sun My song pick two years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Radio My song pick three years ago today: Genesis - Harlequin My song pick four years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Deadwing My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat My song pick six years ago today: Kreeps - Bad Voodoo My song pick seven years ago today: David Bowie - Up the Hill Backwards My song pick eight years ago today: Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes My song pick nine years ago today: Savatage - Sleep My song pick Ten years ago today: The Beatles - Across The Universe

From: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan ; Year: 1963; Genre: Folk/Blues Seemed like a perfect day for some Bob Dylan; his Freewheelin' album is and will probably always be one of my absolute favourite albums of his. Whilst this another protest song from the early '60s, it's amazing how the message is written like it was for today; so relevant and so deep. Hear A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Audioslave - Like a Stone My song pick two years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Darkness of Greed My song pick three years ago today: Martin Barre - Spanish Tears My song pick four years ago today: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Communication My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Livin' in the Fridge My song pick six years ago today: Duran Duran - (Reach Up for the) Sunrise My song pick seven years ago today: The Offspring - Gone Away My song pick eight years ago today: Conve

From: Fact and Fiction ; Year: 1982; Genre: Progressive Rock You gotta love prog/rock bands and their epic, multi section, opuses greater than radio airplay would allow. Anyway, here's one such song that is track one on this record. Hear We Are Sane on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey My song pick two years ago today: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Carry On My song pick three years ago today: Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion My song pick four years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - Turn it Out My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Smells Like Nirvana My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Closer to the Heart My song pick seven years ago today: Johannes Brahms - Op. #45 - (A German Requiem, To Words of the Holy Scriptures) My song pick eight years ago today: Heart - Love Alive My song pick nine years ago today: Gregg Allman - I'm No Angel

From: Catfish Rising ; Year: 1991; Genre: Hard Rock One of the heavier songs musically on the album, Doctor To My Disease is one that shows the tightness of the band in spades during this period, which was kind of starting to ebb again at this point. Hear Doctor To My Disease on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Dire Straits - Private Investigations My song pick two years ago today: Deep Purple - Hallelujah My song pick three years ago today: The Rhythm Machine - Put a Smile on Time My song pick four years ago today: Dream Theater - Pull Me Under My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Another One Rides the Bus My song pick six years ago today: Genesis - The Knife My song pick seven years ago today: Spaghetti Western Orchestra - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly My song pick eight years ago today: Jerry Reed - Wabash Cannonball My song pick nine years ago today: Ray Stevens - Gitarzan My song pick ten years ago today: REO Spe

From: Victim of a Song ; Year: 1979; Genre: Rock I was drawing an absolute blank for my song pick, so I went to my queue and saw Harlequin and went to pick one of my favourites off their first album. This is more of a straight up hard rocker with some good instrumental work. Hear Sweet Things in Life on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Three Dog Night - The Show Must Go On My song pick two years ago today: Kleeer - It's Magic My song pick three years ago today: Geddy Lee - Window to the World My song pick four years ago today: Joachim Witt - Immer Noch My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al' Yankovic - Grapefruit Diet My song pick six years ago today: Soundgarden - I Awake My song pick seven years ago today: Dream Theater - The Big Medley My song pick eight years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude My song pick nine years ago today: Johnny Mandel - Suicide is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) My song pick ten years ago today: Rus

From: Branigan 2 ; Year: 1983; Genre: Pop/Rock I was playing around with this song last night; for a pop song it really has some interesting musical ideas and such throughout, plus Laura Branigan's vocals just blow you away. Hear Solitaire on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Simon & Garfunkle - Scarborough Fair/Canticle My song pick two years ago today: Uriah Heep - Easy Livin' My song pick three years ago today: Motörhead - Overkill My song pick four years ago today: The Guess Who - 6 A.M. or Nearer My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Eat It My song pick six years ago today: Queensrÿche - Jet City Woman My song pick seven years ago today: Frank Zappa - Mudd Club My song pick eight years ago today: U2 - I Will Follow My song pick nine years ago today: The Delgados - Keep On Breathing My song pick ten years ago today: Yoko Kanno (The Seat Belts) - Tank!

From: Signify ; Year: 1996; Genre: Progressive Rock/Jazz Fusion Been meaning to pick another one from PT for a bit now; finally getting around to it. This is an awesome two-piece set of songs; the first part is more of a progressive rocker whilst the second is an instrumental that fuses both jazz fusion and world music into the prog/rock mix to make an incredible sound in the vein of Al Di Meola/Return to Forever to my ear. Hear Waiting on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Bad Tune My song pick two years ago today: Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave My song pick three years ago today: Barenaked Ladies - Pinch Me My song pick four years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Get it Right Next Time My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Headline News My song pick six years ago today: Simon & Garfunkel - Richard Cory My song pick seven years ago today: The Doors - Waiting for the Sun My song pick eight year

From: Virgin Ubiquity II ; Year: 2005; Genre: Funk/Soul Heard this track for the first time yesterday; immediately wanted to make it a Funky Friday pick. Funk in the Hole has got a monster groove to it; perfect for "zoning out" or shakin' your stuff. Hear Funk in the Hole on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Hawkwind - Steppenwolf My song pick two years ago today: Ian Anderson - What-Ifs, Maybes And Might-Have-Beens My song pick three years ago today: Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water My song pick four years ago today: Rare Earth - Under God's Light My song pick five years ago today: Foreigner - Double Vision My song pick six years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Dark Matter My song pick seven years ago today: Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs My song pick eight years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil My song pick nine years ago today: The Moody Blues - OM My song pick ten years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Gu

From: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ; Year: 1995; Genre: Alternative Rock Here's another song that happened to be on my mind. The overall mellowness of the composition makes a really good mix with the heavy lyrics. Hear 1979 on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Guess Who - Share the Land My song pick two years ago today: The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine My song pick three years ago today: Fates Warning - Pale Fire My song pick four years ago today: Blue Cheer - Parchment Farm My song pick five years ago today: Yes - Gates of Delirium My song pick six years ago today: Dire Straits - Money for Nothing My song pick seven years ago today: ABBA - S.O.S. My song pick eight years ago today: Bobby Bare - The Winner My song pick nine years ago today: Pearl Jam - Even Flow My song pick ten years ago today: Bon Jovi - It's My Life

From: The Colour and the Shape ; Year: 1997; Genre: Rock/Alternative Rock Thought I'd pick this "grunge" flavoured cover of the Gerry Rafferty classic, which I think they did a great job on. Hear their cover of Baker Street on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Supremes (Diana Ross & the Supremes) - Back in My Arms Again My song pick two years ago today: Toto - Hydra My song pick three years ago today: Soundgarden - Hunted Down My song pick four years ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl My song pick five years ago today: John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls My song pick six years ago today: Dream Theater - On the Backs of Angels My song pick seven years ago today: Hawkwind - Right to Decide My song pick eight years ago today: Survivor - The Eye of the Tiger My song pick nine years ago today: The Black Crowes - Remedy My song pick ten years ago today: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fi

From: Year ; Year: 1993; Genre: Folk Rock This pretty song was on my mind. Such a reassuring song as it is arranged, and her vocals just push it way over the top. Hear Deep in the Darkest Night on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: April Wine - I Like to Rock My song pick two years ago today: The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown My song pick three years ago today: Luther - Funky Music (Is a Part of Me) My song pick four years ago today: Neil Diamond - Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show My song pick five years ago today: Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell My song pick six years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime My song pick seven years ago today: Glenn Miller - In The Mood My song pick eight years ago today: Tarot - Ashes To The Stars My song pick nine years ago today: Goo Goo Dolls - Broadway My song pick ten years ago today: The Offspring - Come Out And Play

From: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1984) , Year: 1984; Genre: Hard Rock Workweek just starting and already thinking about the other end of the week.... Anyway, this aptly titled hard rocker seemed like a perfect pick. I'm glad BTO with Randy Bachman never really changed their sound; hard-hitting Canadian music. Hear For the Weekend on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jethro Tull - Lights Out My song pick two years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Throw-N-Down the Funk My song pick three years ago today: Foreigner - At War With the World My song pick four years ago today: King Crimson - Pictures of a City (including "42nd at Treadmill") My song pick five years ago today: Neil Young - Four Strong Winds My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - Jump Start My song pick seven years ago today: Chet Atkins - Trambone My song pick eight years ago today: John Denver - Wildflowers in a Mason Jar My song pick nine years

From: The Wootens ; Year: 1985; Genre: Funk/Electronica/Rap Whilst having a very mid-'80s sound from this song, it's total awesomeness to hear all 5 of the Wooten brothers on their own album; you can feel the magic coming through the speakers. It's sad to think that this is the only album, at least that I am aware of, that all five played together; I wish there was more, but you gotta enjoy wot you got. Hear Do I Do on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Berlin - No More Words My song pick two years ago today: Yes - Sound Chaser My song pick three years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh) My song pick four years ago today: Journey - Look Into the Future My song pick five years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Take it Like a Man My song pick six years ago today: Stratovarius - Wings of Tomorrow My song pick seven years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire My song pick eight years ago today: Manuel de Fal

From: Decade ; Year: 1977, (1968); Genre: Folk Rock I heard this beautiful piece about lost youth for the first time in a while yesterday. So much soul power in this acoustic tune; Neil Young is always able to express himself flawlessly in my opinion. Hear Sugar Mountain on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Return to Forever - Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant (Parts 1+2) My song pick two years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Plant Music My song pick three years ago today: Luther Vandross - Never Too Much My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - Living in the Past My song pick five years ago today: Hawkwind - It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous My song pick six years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy My song pick seven years ago today: Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader My song pick eight years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - Liza ( All the Clouds'll Roll Away )

From: Once Upon a Time ; Year: 1985; Genre: New Wave/Rock Still got mid-'80s new wave and such on the brain, so I'm picking another from a group I like that was big in that era. This one has more of a guitar-focused, harder sound to it, which I really like. Hear Sanctify Yourself on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bob Dylan - If Not For You My song pick two years ago today: Garbage - Supervixen My song pick three years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Look at the World My song pick four years ago today: Foreigner - Blue Morning, Blue Day My song pick five years ago today: Voivod - Mechanical Mind My song pick six years ago today: Quasar - Fanfare/Seeing Stars My song pick seven years ago today: Waylander - A Hero's Lament My song pick eight years ago today: Queen - Seaside Rendezvous My song pick nine years ago today: Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London My song pick ten years ago today: Band of Horses - Is There A Ghost?

From: Crowded House ; Year: 1986; Genre: Rock/Pop/Alternative Rock I Walk Away was originally recorded by Split Enz, which was Neil Finn's previous band that he wrote the song for. I guess he decided it was one they wanted to do over with Crowded House, being that it was a charting single by Split Enz. Whatever the case it's a good piece of mid '80s music and definitely worth a listen. Hear I Walk Away on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Workin' Them Angels My song pick three years ago today: AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) My song pick four years ago today: Lobo - Running Deer My song pick five years ago today: Rush - Wish Them Well My song pick six years ago today: The Beatles - In My Life My song pick seven years ago today: Fairport Convention - She Moves Through the Fair My song pick eight years ago today: Uriah Heep - Gypsy My song pick nin

From: Roll the Bones ; Year: 1991; Genre: Hard Rock Been re-listening to the late '80s/early '90s Rush again; I forgot how much I enjoyed this period in the band's history. This is kind of a melancholy tune, but pretty none the less even with the music being very straight-forward. Hear Bravado on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away My song pick two years ago today: Kiss - Strutter My song pick three years ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze My song pick four years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Fan the Fire My song pick five years ago today: Queensrÿche - At The Edge My song pick six years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Rock Is My Life, and This Is My Song My song pick seven years ago today: Genesis - Watcher of the Skies My song pick eight years ago today: Jim Croce - These Dreams My song pick nine years ago today: Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy My song pick ten

From: Bloodletting ; Year: 1990; Genre: Alternative Rock I'm kind of surprised I haven't picked this one yet, (or one from the band in a long time for that matter). This is one of, if not my favourite song from Concrete Blonde; the way they wrote it around that simple descending riff was sheer genius. It's a timeless classic, that's for sure. Hear Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Phantom Blue - A Little Evil My song pick two years ago today: Cheap Trick - Dream Police My song pick three years ago today: Rick James - Give it to Me Baby My song pick four years ago today: Weather Report - Medley: Vertical Invader; T.H.; Dr. Honoris Causa My song pick five years ago today: Band of Horses - Laredo My song pick six years ago today: Fairport Convention - Dawn My song pick seven years ago today: Jethro Tull - Alive and Well and Living In My song pick eight years ago today: .38 Special - Chain Lightnin' M

From: Freedom of Choice ; Year: 1980; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop I'm still taken aback at how this song, and much of Devo's music of that era for that matter, just don't sound dated at all; still fresh and relevant after all these years. I noted that I was yet to pick their biggest and most recognizable hit, so I'm remedying it today. Hear Whip It on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Black Sabbath - After Forever My song pick two years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song My song pick three years ago today: Steeleye Span - Ancient Eyes My song pick four years ago today: Banchee - Childern of the Universe My song pick five years ago today: Muse - Unnatural Selection My song pick six years ago today: The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk My song pick seven years ago today: Yoko Takahashi - Zankoku na Tenshi no These ( A Cruel Angel's Thesis ) My song pick eight years ago today: Aphrodite's Child - Hic et Nunc My song pic

From: Masterpiece ; Year: 1973; Genre: R&B/Motown/Soul The other day I learned of Dennis Edwards ' passing; it was a very sad day. It seems that he was always in the shadow of David Ruffin, the singer in the group he replaced. Personally I love his powerful and soulful vocals and delivery thereof. Anyway, I figured I'd pick one of the songs he appeared on that I like a lot; a pretty cool 14-minute jam. Hear Masterpiece on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Yes - A Venture My song pick two years ago today: Pearl Jam - Dissent My song pick three years ago today: Steeleye Span - Drink Down the Moon My song pick four years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Still... You Turn Me On My song pick five years ago today: Melvins - Nude with Boots My song pick six years ago today: The Animals - House of the Rising Sun My song pick seven years ago today: Wild Turkey - Sentinel My song pick eight years ago today: KISS - She My song pick nine year

From: She's So Unusual ; Year: 1983; Genre: Synthpop/New Wave Hadn't heard this one in ages and it popped into my mind; I guess it's a sign to pick it. This whole album if embedded in my mind since my sisters played it endlessly when I was younger. An excellent album and song; it certainly has stood the test of time and good to have it on my mind. Hear All Through the Night on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - 'Tis Your Kind of Music My song pick two years ago today: Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds My song pick three years ago today: Hammerfall - Ex Inferis My song pick four years ago today: Berlin - Like Flames My song pick five years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - I Don't Wanna Stop My song pick six years ago today: Primus - Here Come the Bastards My song pick seven years ago today: Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy My song pick eight years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Fall of the Peacemaker

From: 52nd Street ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock Decided on picking the first song I heard on the radio that I liked whilst out and about earlier today, and this was that song. It's by no means my favourite song from the Piano Man, but it is a pretty solid tune across the board. Hear Big Shot on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues My song pick two years ago today: The Scorpions - The Zoo My song pick three years ago today: Hawkwind - Wraith My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - Bends Like a Willow My song pick five years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - The Mystic Prophecy of the Demonknight My song pick six years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll My song pick seven years ago today: Rush - Xanadu My song pick eight years ago today: Iron Maiden - Powerslave My song pick nine years ago today: George Frideric Handel - Every Valley Shall Be Exalted My song pick ten years ago today: Kohei Tanaka -

From: Civilian ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock First pick of the new month; January sure blew by fast, at least to me. Anyway, on to my pick: This is quite a bit different from the sound you're used to when you think of Gentle Giant; more in-line with the popular sound of the day, but still has their edge to it. Not a bad song at all in its own right. Hear All Through the Night on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Duran Duran - Save a Prayer My song pick two years ago today: Men Without Hats - Safety Dance My song pick three years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Saga Begins My song pick four years ago today: The Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw My song pick five years ago today: Hawkwind - Angela Android My song pick six years ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Manic Depression My song pick seven years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Through the Eyes of the King My song pick eight years ago today: Nora Bayes - The Japanese Sandm