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

From: Degüello ; Year: 1979; Genre: Blues Rock It's been a mondo busy day, so I'm making an abbreviated pick. Was thinking about this album from ZZ Top and thought I'd pick one of the singles off the record. Hear Cheap Sunglasses on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Time Is On Your Side My song pick two years ago today: Exile - Please Be There My song pick three years ago today: Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' My song pick four years ago today: Queensrÿche - Speak My song pick five years ago today: The Beach Boys - God Only Knows My song pick six years ago today: Hawkwind - Living on a Knife Edge My song pick seven years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Graveyard Train My song pick eight years ago today: Sethian - Blood Calling My song pick nine years ago today: Azteca - You Can't Take The Funk Out Of Me My song pick ten years ago today: Bryan Adams - Run To You

From: Out of Sight ; Year: 1964; Genre: Soul/Funk Felt like some James Brown on this Friday, so I guess it's another Funky Friday . I thought I'd pick this one, which is probably his most famous song and worth that spot definitely. Hear I Got You (I Feel Good) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: King Crimson - Dinosaur My song pick two years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Both Sides My song pick three years ago today: Egg - I Will Be Absorbed My song pick four years ago today: Megadeth - Into the Lungs of Hell My song pick five years ago today: Soundgarden - Bones of Birds My song pick six years ago today: Nightwish - Know Why the Nightingale Sings My song pick seven years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Black Ice My song pick eight years ago today: Waylander - Brú Na Bóinne My song pick nine years ago today: Rammstein - Klavier My song pick ten years ago today: Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain

From: Eat a Peach ; Year: 1972; Genre: Blues Rock/Southern Rock Dang, with this one I've run out of songs from the legendary Eat a Peach album to pick from. Even though this track isn't as popular as others on the record, this entire album is solid from first to last song in my opinion; Stand Back is no exception. Hear Stand Back on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Mastodon - High Road My song pick two years ago today: A-Ha - Love is Reason My song pick three years ago today: Bob Seger - Turn the Page My song pick four years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad My song pick five years ago today: Dire Straits - Walk of Life My song pick six years ago today: The Foggy Mountain Boys (Flatt & Scruggs) - Cripple Creek My song pick seven years ago today: Queensrÿche - Fear City Slide My song pick eight years ago today: Dream Theater - Light Fuse and Get Away My song pick nine years ago today: The Doors - Ghost Song

From: Sky 2 ; Year: 1980; Genre: Symphonic Rock/Progressive Rock Drawing a total blank again... there's some obvious ones I'm forgetting about, but with a lot on your mind it's bound to happen. Sky is another band that I've been meaning to pick one from, so I will. Anyway, this one has a killer groove underneath with both electronica and classical over the top; it's another one of those unique songs from early '80s prog. Hear Hotta on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jethro Tull - Farm on the Freeway My song pick two years ago today: Quasar - The Loreli My song pick three years ago today: Def Leppard - Rock On My song pick four years ago today: The Cosmic Sound Orchestra - Fly Some Funk Up to the Moon My song pick five years ago today: Laura Branigan - Self Control My song pick six years ago today: Yes - Starship Trooper My song pick seven years ago today: Buffalo Springfield - Mr. Soul My song pick eight years ago today: Chuc

From: Aurora Borealis ; Year: 1972; Genre: Rock/Progressive Rock This is an interesting one; kind of a mix of mainstream rock sounds with some progressive elements thrown in, which makes for a great sounding track with something for most listeners. Hear Ready to Ride on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Billy Joel - Big Man on Mulberry Street My song pick two years ago today: INXS - Suicide Blonde My song pick three years ago today: Pleasure - Bouncy Lady My song pick four years ago today: Pearl Jam - Once My song pick five years ago today: Rush - Lock and Key My song pick six years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Time Flies My song pick seven years ago today: David Bowie - Life on Mars? My song pick eight years ago today: Lorenzo Barcelata - El Cascabel My song pick nine years ago today: Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die My song pick ten years ago today: The Platters - Twilight Time

From: To Whom it May Concern ; Year: 1972; Genre: Rock/Pop Had their music on my mind earlier and thought I should go ahead a pick one of their songs. I have a lot of memories tied to this rather beautiful track. My mom played it a lot when I was young along with many other of their songs; I remember it being from a live album that she played. Hear Run to Me on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Pallas - Dance Through the Fire My song pick two years ago today: King Crimson - Matte Kudasai My song pick three years ago today: Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away My song pick four years ago today: Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years My song pick five years ago today: Led Zeppelin - All of My Love My song pick six years ago today: Shocking Blue - Never Marry a Railroad Man My song pick seven years ago today: Hawkwind - Mirror of Illusion My song pick eight years ago today: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven - Melancholy Blues My song pick nine years ago today: Ly

From: Reach the Beach ; Year: 1983; Genre: New Wave Kind of drawing a blank today, so I'm picking one from the ol' queue; one that I've been meaning to pick for some time now apparently. There's a monster bass line in this one that really makes the song bounce the right way. Hear One Thing Leads to Anothe r on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Kansas - Miracles Out Of Nowhere My song pick two years ago today: Wilson Pickett - I'm a Midnight Mover My song pick three years ago today: Beat Crusaders - Slip Out My song pick four years ago today: Boston - The Launch/Cool the Engines My song pick five years ago today: Stratovarius - Dreamspace My song pick six years ago today: Queensrÿche - Promised Land My song pick seven years ago today: Ed Bogas & Merl Saunders - The Riot My song pick eight years ago today: J. S. Bach - BWV 870 - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major , from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book No. 2 My song pick nine ye

From: Club Ninja ; Year: 1985; Genre: Rock Whilst not looked on as a successful album, it's still one of my many favourites from the band. Here's the closing track, which is very much in their late '70s/early '80s sound. Hear Madness to the Method on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jerry Reed - Rooster Jones My song pick two years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Journey From Eden My song pick three years ago today: Kansas - Dust in the Wind My song pick four years ago today: King Crimson - Red My song pick five years ago today: Sky - March to the Scaffold My song pick six years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - Holy Thunderforce My song pick seven years ago today: Guided by Voices - Everybody Thinks I’m a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking) My song pick eight years ago today: Gorō Yamaguchi - Tsuru No Sugomori (Crane's Nest) My song pick nine years ago today: M83 - Don't Save Us From The Flames My song pick ten years ag

From: No Way ; Year: 1980; Genre: Disco/Funk Felt like doing another Funky Friday pick with this funky late disco/dance hall track. Hear Can't Fake the Feeling on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: .38 Special - Rockin' Into the Night My song pick two years ago today: The Miracles - You Really Got a Hold on Me My song pick three years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Think About Me My song pick four years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Jerusalem My song pick five years ago today: Marillion - Kayleigh My song pick six years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 1062 - Concerto in C-Minor For Two Harpsichords My song pick seven years ago today: Rammstein - Feuerräder My song pick eight year ago today: Igor Stravinsky - Rite of Spring - Sacrificial Dance My song pick nine years ago today: KISS - Detroit Rock City My song pick ten years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 645 - Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme

From: Power Play ; Year: 1982; Genre: Hard Rock Some early '80s Canadian hard rock exemplified here. If you're into that retro, but non-electronic synth sound of that era, this is definitely one to hear. Hear Enough is Enough on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Faith No More - Falling to Pieces My song pick two years ago today: The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches My song pick three years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler My song pick four years ago today: The Five Stairsteps - O-o-o Child My song pick five years ago today: The Delgados - Mr. Blue Sky My song pick six years ago today: Muse - Citizen Erased My song pick seven years ago today: The Darkness - Is It Just Me My song pick eight years ago today: Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground My song pick nine years ago today: Devo - Come Back Jonee My song pick ten years ago today: Weather Report - A Remark You Made

From: Mr. Bungle ; Year: 1991; Genre: Funk Metal Originally titled "Travolta," but had to be re-titled due to the obvious legal issues, it is as far as I know the only one of Mr. Bungle's singles to have a music video, which was unsurprisingly banned on MTV due to some content. Hear Quote Unquote (Travolta) on YouTube. Watch the music video on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jane's Addiction - Stop! My song pick two years ago today: Soundgarden - The Telephantasm My song pick three years ago today: Mr. Big - Mr. Never in a Million Years My song pick four years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Funky in Here My song pick five years ago today: Heart - Fanatic My song pick six years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love My song pick seven years ago today: Queensrÿche - Roads to Madness My song pick eight years ago today: Jethro Tull - Roll Yer Own My song pick nine years ago today: Naturally 7 - Wall of Sound My song pick ten

From: Us ; Year: 1992; Genre: Rock/Pop Here's one of the "lesser" singles off of Peter Gabriel's Us album, it's one of my personal favourites from it; a nice mix of rock and world music. Hear Come Talk to Me on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Chuck Berry - Maybellene My song pick two years ago today: Maddy Prior - Rollercoaster My song pick three years ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band) My song pick four years ago today: Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks My song pick five years ago today: Hawkwind - Wind of Change My song pick six years ago today: Alestorm - Set Sail to Conquer My song pick seven years ago today: Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys - The Ghost and Honest Joe My song pick eight years ago today: Jerry Reed - Amos Moses My song pick nine years ago today: Santana - All The Love In The Universe My song pick ten years ago today: The Who - My Generation

From: Women and Children First ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal Had Van Halen on the brain this morning and finally settled on this early '80s classic. Hear And the Cradle Will Rock... on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - Tears My song pick two years ago today: Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away My song pick three years ago today: Mountain - Mississippi Queen My song pick four years ago today: Rod Stewart - You Wear it Well My song pick five years ago today: Steeleye Span - The Twelve Witches My song pick six years ago today: Georg Philipp Telemann - TWV 55:C3 - Wassermusik - Hamburger Ebbe und Flut My song pick seven years ago today: Steve Winwood - The Finer Things My song pick eight years ago today: Tarja Turunen - I Walk Alone My song pick nine years ago today: Link Wray - Rumble My song pick ten years ago today: The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower

From: Leftoverture ; Year: 1976; Genre: Progressive Rock Here's one of the often overlooked songs on this album; in my non-expert opinion is one of the better ones on the record. Hear Questions of my Childhood on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Quartet My song pick two years ago today: Mahavishnu Orchestra - Radio-Activity My song pick three years ago today: Toto - Stranger in Town My song pick four years ago today: Dream Theater - Hell's Kitchen My song pick five years ago today: Styx - Come Sail Away My song pick six years ago today: Alestorm - You Are a Pirate My song pick seven years ago today: Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debbie My song pick eight years ago today: The Box Tops - The Letter My song pick nine years ago today: Azteca - Mazatlan My song pick ten years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

From: Black 47 ; Year: 1991; Genre: Celtic Rock/Hip Hop/Funk I was fixin' to pick another song until I realized it was St. Patrick's Day and thought I should pick something apropos. So, I just "homered out" and picked one from my favourite Celtic rock band, Black 47. Paddy's Got a Brand New Reel is a thumping and apt song from their debut album. If you ever wanted to hear traditional Irish influenced music, complete with Ulian Bagpipes being played to a thumping electronic hip-hop beat this is your chance. Hear Paddy's Got a Brand New Reel on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Croft No Five - The Man of Arran My song pick two years ago today: Cruachan - The Morrigan's Call My song pick three years ago today: Flogging Molly - (No More) Paddy's Lament My song pick four years ago today: Black 47 - The Big Fella My song pick five years ago today: Frank Mackey & the Keltic Cowboys - Kiss My Irish Ass My song pick six years

From: Cream of the Crop ; Year: 1969; Genre: Soul/R&B/Motown After hearing some of their beautiful music this morning I really wanted to pick another one of their songs. I like so much of their work, so it's difficult to put their songs in order as to which one I like the most, but this one would definitely be among them. Someday We'll be Together was and is looked upon as the "swan song" of Diana Ross being with the act; that added to the overall powerful emotions present in the song both vocally and musically and you get an overwhelming, powerful song. Hear Someday We'll be Together on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Megadeth - Dread and the Fugitive Mind My song pick two years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets My song pick three years ago today: The Castaways - Liar, Liar My song pick four years ago today: AC/DC - Back in Black My song pick five years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Mother & Child Divided M

From: Something Wicked This Way Comes ; Year: 1983; Genre: Progressive Rock This is one of those songs and albums that was a product of the Cold War, potential nuclear annihilation, and the terror therein. And Then There Were None is kind of a whimsical delivery of what the writer of the song envisioned would be the immediate aftermath of said annihilation. Hear And Then There Were None on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Ted Nugent - Stranglehold My song pick two years ago today: Muse - Revolt My song pick three years ago today: Vixen - Edge of a Broken Heart My song pick four years ago today: Rush - Mystic Rhythms My song pick five years ago today: The Moody Blues - Dr. Livingstone, I Presume My song pick six years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - Chasing Shadows My song pick seven years ago today: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five My song pick eight years ago today: Rammstein - Ich Tu Dir

From: Rat in the Kitchen ; Year: 1986; Genre: Reggae It's been one of those days... desperately in need of some reggae. Here's the title track off their '86 release, which features legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert. That bass... even the most rhythmically inept would have to get up and dance. Hear Rat in mi Kitchen on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Dust - Learning to Die My song pick two years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind, I'll Be Your Valentine My song pick three years ago today: Yello - Oh Yeah My song pick four years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Take That Pollution Out Your Throat My song pick five years ago today: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody My song pick six years ago today: The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music My song pick seven years ago today: Queen - Bijou My song pick eight years ago today: Asia - Heat of the Moment My song pick nine years ago today:

From: Lizard ; Year: 1970; Genre: Progressive Rock Well, I'm into the 3900s; in a little over three months I'll be over 4000! Wow, I can still remember making my first 100 picks and now I'm here and still going. Anyway, I wanted to pick something epic for today, so I'm picking King Crimson's longest song, (as far as I am aware), which clocks in at just over 23 minutes. This piece is truly beautiful and magnificent in construction; the mix of classical, jazz, rock, and other types of music is pure genius. Hear The First Part, ( Prince Rupert Awakes ) on YouTube. Hear The Second Part ( Bolero - The Peacock's Tale ) on YouTube. Hear The Third Part ( The Battle of Glass Tears ) on YouTube. Hear The Final Part ( Big Top ) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Band of Horses - Lying Under Oak My song pick two years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Three Fates My song pick three years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Slippin' In

From: Give Up ; Year: 2003; Genre: Indie Rock/Synthpop This one popped into my mind last night after not hearing it for about 10 years. Kind of unique sound for a Sub Pop "indie" band with all of their electronic synth and such; very much sounds like a meld of '80s synth and post grunge with some others thrown in for good measure. Hear Brand New Colony on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Wolfmother - Joker & the Thief My song pick two years ago today: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt My song pick three years ago today: Slaughter - Up All Night My song pick four years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Wide River My song pick five years ago today: Stratovarius - Fire Dance My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - Aeroplane My song pick seven years ago today: Styx - Renegade My song pick eight years ago today: The Jaggerz - The Rapper My song pick nine years ago today: Sha Na Na - Blue Moon My song pick ten years ago t

From: Money Money 2020 ; Year: 2003; Genre: Indie Rock Making somewhat of a quick pick today; one I've been meaning to choose for a while now and now I'm getting around to it. Anyway, this is one of the more recognizable songs from this "alleged" side-project band made up from the members of the band Green Day under pseudonyms. I love the contrasting nature of this to their normal sound; it was probably a breath of fresh air for them and their fans. Hear Roshambo on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Glass Tiger - Animal Heart My song pick two years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Can't Strain My Brain My song pick three years ago today: Paris - 1 in 10 My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - Look Into the Sun My song pick five years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Free Wheelin' My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Limbo My song pick seven years ago today: Stevie Wonder - Superstition My song pick

From: Dixie Dreams ; Year: 1981; Genre: Country/Pop/Rock I absolutely love this cover of the fan favourite by the Guitar Man himself. Of course the guitar takes centre stage in this one instead of the fiddle in both the lead instrument and the story in this version of the song. If there's any doubt to the virtuosity of Jerry Reed's playing it's definitely not found here; he's just amazing throughout. Hear The Devil Went Down to Georgia on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Johnny Winter - Funky Music My song pick two years ago today: Marillion - Sugar Mice My song pick three years ago today: Pink Floyd - Money My song pick four years ago today: American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Cat's Squirrel My song pick six years ago today: Amon Amarth - A Beast Am I My song pick seven years ago today: Steve Vai - Little Green Men My song pick eight years ago today: Fairport Convention - Maddy Groves

From: Santana ; Year: 1969; Genre: Latin Rock/Jazz Fusion The other day I happened upon a Santana concert on the television; got the band back into my mind. This is, I believe, their biggest hit from their debut album and immediately noticeable to anyone who's listened to the radio in the last 45+ years. I absolutely love the incredible playing from all the band members throughout this one. Hear Evil Ways on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Gerry Rafferty - The Tourist My song pick two years ago today: Loudness - Let It Go My song pick three years ago today: Carmen - She Flew Across the Room My song pick four years ago today: California Guitar Trio - Ghost Riders on the Storm My song pick five years ago today: Al Di Meola and Steve Vai - Race with the Devil on Turkish Highway My song pick six years ago today: Nightwish - Beauty of the Beast My song pick seven years ago today: L'Arc~en~Ciel - Spirit Dreams Inside My song pick eight years ago to

From: Jurassic Shift ; Year: 1993; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Progressive Rock/Jazz Fusion Here's a shorter one from Ozric Tentacles; even so in this radio-friendly length of song it still keeps the technical music coming. I really love that bass line, it really holds the song together quite well. Hear Train Oasis on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Johnny Winter - Blinded by Love My song pick two years ago today: The Moody Blues - In the Beginning/Lovely to See You Again My song pick three years ago today: Ian Anderson - Tripudium Ad Bellum My song pick four years ago today: Alice in Chains - Rooster My song pick five years ago today: Steve Vai - For the Love of God My song pick six years ago today: Mastodon - Seabeast My song pick seven years ago today: Vangelis - Blade Runner (End Titles) My song pick eight years ago today: Karussell - Wer Die Rose Ehrt My song pick nine years ago today: The Delgados - Accused of Stealing My song pick ten ye

From: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) ; Year: 1980; Genre: New Wave/Rock I had a bunch of music from the album running through my mind like crazy this morning, so, I'm choosing the title track today. Besides Bowie's normal excellent singing and arrangements, Robert Fripp's guitar is exquisite throughout; he was a good choice to play on this song. Hear Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Midnight - Gloria My song pick two years ago today: Rammstein - Stein um Stein My song pick three years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Start of Something Beautiful My song pick four years ago today: Parliament - Funkentelechy My song pick five years ago today: Aerosmith - Make It My song pick six years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden My song pick seven years ago today: Modest Mouse - Float On My song pick eight years ago today: Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young My song pick nine years a

From: The Astonishing ; Year: 2016; Genre: Progressive Metal Revisiting this concept album once again; here's another one of my favourites from the record. Love the music and the composition in particular on this one; It's technical, but not too technical; just about right in my opinion. Hear A New Beginning on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Queensrÿche - Empire My song pick two years ago today: Pendragon - Fly High, Fall Far My song pick three years ago today: Luther Davis Group - Keep On Dancing My song pick four years ago today: Tarot - Wings of Darkness My song pick five years ago today: John Denver - Shanghai Breezes My song pick six years ago today: Aphrodite's Child - The Beast My song pick seven years ago today: Duran Duran - Lonely In Your Nightmare My song pick eight years ago today: Jethro Tull - Dogs in the Midwinter My song pick nine years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite: Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes

From: Wolfmother ; Year: 2005; Genre: Hard Rock Another one of their songs that sounds like it came out of the early '70s, and I absolutely love it. Hear Mind's Eye on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Pendragon - If I Were The Wind (and you were the rain) My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Flying Dutchman My song pick three years ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline My song pick four years ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Mandolin Rain My song pick five years ago today: George Strait - Ocean Front Property My song pick six years ago today: April Wine - Future Tense My song pick seven years ago today: The Darkness - Hazel Eyes My song pick eight years ago today: The O'Jays - Back Stabbers My song pick nine years ago today: Tarja Turunen - Enough My song pick ten years ago today: Modest Petrovitch Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain

From: Desperado ; Year: 1973; Genre: Soft Rock/Country No other reason for picking this pretty song other than I like it and it's on my mind this morning. Hear Desperado on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Megadeth - Poisonous Shadows My song pick two years ago today: Miles Davis - Aïda My song pick three years ago today: James Blunt - So Long, Jimmy My song pick four years ago today: Alestorm - Death Throes of the Terrorsquid My song pick five years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Mountain Sound My song pick six years ago today: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast My song pick seven years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - The Jam My song pick eight years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - La Mer (Beyond The Sea) My song pick nine years ago today: Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens - Top Gun Anthem My song pick ten years ago today: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

From: Cheap Thrills ; Year: 1968; Genre: Psychedelic Rock Had a few songs in mind, but they just didn't fit today. I've been listening to a lot of Janis Joplin and the bands she was in lately; this track felt absolutely perfect. Oh, Sweet Mary is one of those songs that I believe would be better experienced live. Hear Oh, Sweet Mary on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Ebony Rhythm Band - Soul Heart Transplant My song pick two years ago today: Pallas - Cut and Run My song pick three years ago today: Sky - Dies Irae My song pick four years ago today: Buddy Holly - Crying, Waiting, Hoping My song pick five years ago today: Waylander - Erdath My song pick six years ago today: Jim Croce - Workin' at the Car Wash Blues My song pick seven years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Flaming Telepaths My song pick eight years ago today: AC/DC - Carry Me Home My song pick nine years ago today: The Eagles - Get Over It My song pick ten years ago today:

From: Under a Billion Suns ; Year: 2006; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge Was revisiting an old hockey video game that I used to play a lot a few days ago; I got reminded of its very nice soundtrack, which was composed of bands on the Subpop label. That game got me into a few bands, but Mudhoney was one that preceded it in my liking. This was a new song at the time and one that I like, so I'm picking it. Hear Empty Shells on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama My song pick two years ago today: Alice in Chains - Sea of Sorrow My song pick three years ago today: Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin) - Summertime My song pick four years ago today: Genesis - Seven Stones My song pick five years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Call of the Wild My song pick six years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Funk Factory My song pick seven years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely) My son

From: March ; Year: 1989; Genre: Rock I had another song ready to pick this morning, but as coincidence would have it Michael Penn's No Myth started running through my head this morning, which is the hit single off of his debut album March , and being that this is my first pick in the month of March, (Although I do not believe that the month of march is the march he's referring to), I thought it would be perfect. I remember hearing this one a lot when I was young; it got a lot of airplay. It's well-constructed and played/sung exceptionally well; definitely a classic from the waning end of the '80s. Hear No Myth on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Steve Winwood - Higher Love My song pick two years ago today: Helloween - Lay All Your Love On Me My song pick three years ago today: The Drifters - There Goes My Baby My song pick four years ago today: Soundgarden - Spoonman My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses My song