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

From: Bloodletting ; Year: 1990; Genre: Alternative Rock This is one that the band I play with did on a recent gig; the atmosphere and overall subject matter seemed like a good Halloween pick. It certainly does bring back a lot of memories hearing this music. Hear Darkening of the Light on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name My song pick 2 years ago today: Misterio - Stinking Zombies My song pick 3 years ago today: Helloween - Halloween My song pick 4 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Dracula Parts 1 & 2 My song pick 5 years ago today: Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers - The Monster Mash My song pick 6 years ago today: Kreeps - Dead Men Walking My song pick 7 years ago today: Dick Dale - Riders In the Sky My song pick 8 years ago today: Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Mein Teil My song pick 10 years ago today: Rush - Witch Hunt My song...

From: Vampires, Cowboys, Spacemen & Spooks - The Very Best of Joe Meek's Instrumentals ; Year: 2007 (1963); Genre: Rock/Surf Rock With tomorrow being Halloween and all I thought I'd choose another song in the spirit of the holiday. I absolutely love the mix of Moog synthesizer with surf rock in this one, it adds a great spooky atmosphere. Hear Return of the Vampire (The Bogey Man) on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Confusion My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Lap of Luxury My song pick 3 years ago today: Victor Wooten - You Can't Hold No Groove If Ya Ain't Got No Pocket My song pick 4 year ago today: The Spooks - The Spook Walks My song pick 5 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Drums of Heaven My song pick 6 years ago today: Irving Berlin - Alexander's Ragtime Band   My song pick 7 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Della Brown My song pick 8 years ago today: Van Halen - Unchained My song pi...

From: Everybody Else is Doing it. So Why Can't We? ; Year: 1993; Genre: Alternative Rock I've had some of The Cranberries' earlier music on my brain today, so the usual.... Anyway, this is one that, if you lived during the time, should be instantly recognizable. Hear Dreams on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Queensrÿche - Queen of the Reich My song pick 2 years ago today: The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination My song pick 3 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Endless Enigma (Part 1)/Fugue/The Endless Enigma (Part 2) My song pick 4 years ago today: Hawkwind - Lost Chances My song pick 5 years ago today: Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) My song pick 6 years ago today: Béla Bartók - BB 52 - String Quartet No. 1 in A minor My song pick 7 years ago today: Victor Wooten - Us 2 My song pick 8 years ago today: The Sons of the Pioneers - Cool Water My song pick 9 years ago today: Norman...

From: The Nature of the Beast ; Year: 1981; Genre: Hard Rock I remember when I first got this record in an unlabeled box among many others; this is one of the albums I immediately cabbaged on to. There's a lot of good music on it; this song in particular is good party music and you can tell that it was written to be played live, most likely towards the end of a show. Hear One More Time on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Riggs - Heartbeat My song pick 2 years ago today: Dazz Band - To the Roof My song pick 3 years ago today: Jan & Dean - The Little Old Lady from Pasadena My song pick 4 years ago today: Buddy Holley and the Crickets - Maybe Baby My song pick 5 years ago today: Lou Reed - Satellite of Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Alestorm - Barrett's Privateers My song pick 7 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Sing a Simple Song My song pick 8 years ago today: Miles Davis - So What My song pick 9 years ago today: Ray Charl...

From: Victim of a Song ; Year: 1979; Genre: Rock Feeling like some more Canadian rock today; for some reason Harlequin came to mind and fit my mood the best. This is one of their earlier singles, which is a good straight-up rock track. Hear Survive on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Mr. Bungle - My Ass Is On Fire My song pick 2 years ago today: Mike + The Mechanics - All I Need is a Miracle My song pick 3 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Ramble On My song pick 4 years ago today: Cream - I Feel Free My song pick 5 year ago today: Eddie Lang - Pickin' My Way My song pick 6 years ago today: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Op. 27 - Symphony No. 2 My song pick 7 years ago today: AC/DC - Big Balls My song pick 8 years ago today: The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World My song pick 9 years ago today: Finntroll - Skogens Hämnd My song pick 10 years ago today: Bon Jovi - These Days My song pick 11 years ago today: Yes - Roundabout

From: Cosmo's Factory ; Year: 1970; Genre: Rock 'n Roll/Rockabilly Had Creedence on my mind today and am going to pick one of their songs. Ooby Dooby is another one of the songs they recorded that you'll immediately recognize. Hear Ooby Dooby on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Fats Domino - I'm Walkin' My song pick 2 years ago today: Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes My song pick 3 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind My song pick 4 years ago today: AC/DC - T.N.T. My song pick 5 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Your Horoscope for Today My song pick 6 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! My song pick 7 years ago today: Sethian - Purity in Sorrow My song pick 8 years ago today: Sethian - Nothing Is True My song pick 9 years ago today: Steely Dan - Charlie Freak My song pick 10 years ago today: Van Halen - Summer Nights My song pick 11 years ago today: Apo...

From: The Hidden Land ; Year: 2006; Genre: Jazz Fusion I knew I wanted to pick a Béla Fleck & co. tune today; to my knowledge I have not chosen one from The Hidden Land yet, so I'll take care of that. This track is almost 8 minutes of great instrumental jazz fused with so much else. Hear Weed Whacker on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- The Fire Down Below My song pick 2 years ago today: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) My song pick 3 years ago today: Judas Priest - You Got Another Thing Commin' My song pick 4 years ago today: Van Halen - Right Now My song pick 5 years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Tell Me What It Is My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Mr. Soul My song pick 7 years ago today: Megadeth - How the Story Ends My song pick 8 years ago today: Sethian - Epitaph My song pick 9 years ago today: Marcus Miller - Frankenstein My song pick 10 years ago ...

From: Ha! Ha! Ha! ; Year: 1977; Genre: New Wave/Punk I have to say, Ha! Ha! Ha! is among the best album titles I've seen; puts a smile on my face every time I see it. Anyway, this is an interesting one, it's kind of got a punk-meets-New Wave-with a splash of hard rock thrown it for good measure. Hear Frozen Ones on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Savatage - Stay With Me a While My song pick 2 years ago today: Japan - Quiet Life My song pick 3 years ago today: Maddy Prior - Rosettes My song pick 4 years ago today: Funkadelic - Funky Dollar Bill My song pick 5 years ago today: Sky - Westway My song pick 6 years ago today: Asia - Wildest Dreams My song pick 7 years ago today: Don Henley - Dirty Laundry My song pick 8 years ago today: The Scorpions - Big City Nights My song pick 9 years ago today: Graham Central Station - Earthquake My song pick 10 years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite - Fall My song pick 11 years ago today: Kyu Sak...

From: Head On ; Year: 1975; Genre: Hard Rock Man, I forgot how good this album was; this song in particular has everything I love about BTO's music: from Turner's powerful, gravely vocals to the blazing double guitar solo. Hear Away From Home on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: King Crimson - The Night Watch My song pick 2 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Trains My song pick 3 years ago today: Three Dog Night - Feelin' Alright My song pick 4 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Like a Rock My song pick 5 years ago today: The Coasters- Poison Ivy My song pick 6 years ago today: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Earthling Parade My song pick 7 years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Kings of Sleep My song pick 8 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Lovely on the Water My song pick 9 years ago today: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Just a Song Before I Go My song pick 10 years ago today: Robert Mitchum - Ballad of Thunder Road My son...

From: Lets Dance ; Year: 1983; Genre: Rock In the mood for some Bowie today; this song for some reason was on my mind, so I'm picking it. Hear China Girl on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Beatles - A Day in the Life My song pick 2 years ago today: Paris - Blue Robin My song pick 3 years ago today: Dick Dale - Third Stone From the Sun My song pick 4 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - The Revenge of Vera Gemini My song pick 5 years ago today: Queen - Ride the Wild Wind My song pick 6 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Enter Maurice My song pick 7 years ago today: Mastodon - Capillarian Crest My song pick 8 years ago today: Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Frühling in Paris My song pick 10 years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Small Cigar My song pick 11 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Calliandra Shade (The Cappuccino Song)

From: The End of the Innocence ; Year: 1989; Genre: Rock Picking another one that's been on my mind for the last little bit. Another song with quite a few memories of mine tied to it; it was released at a interesting time in my life. Hear Heart of the Matter on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - On The Western Sky My song pick 2 years ago today: Parliament - Children of Production My song pick 3 years ago today: Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love My song pick 4 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Paranoid My song pick 5 years ago today: The Cult - Painted on My Heart My song pick 6 years ago today: Scott Joplin - The Entertainer My song pick 7 years ago today: Maktub - So Tired My song pick 8 years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie - Manteca My song pick 9 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Sun and Steel My song pick 10 years ago today: Deep Purple - Knocking At Your Back Door My song pick 11 years ago today: Slade - Cum On...

From: Back Stabbers ; Year: 1972; Genre: Soul/R&B/Funk I happened to hear today that the O'Jays are going to release a brand new album; I cannot wait to hear it. It's amazing to think these great artists have been at this for over 60 years and are still got that Love Train still a movin'. Hear Time To Get Down on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Dazz Band - Let it Whip My song pick 2 years ago today: Benny Carter - Things Ain't What They Used To Be My song pick 3 years ago today: The Kinks - Destroyer My song pick 4 years ago today: Band of Horses - The General Specific My song pick 5 years ago today: Nightwish - Song of Myself My song pick 6 years ago today: Gustav Mahler - Symphony No.4 My song pick 7 years ago today: Saigon Kick - Chanel My song pick 8 years ago today: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out My song pick 9 years ago today: Return to Forever - Vulcan Worlds My song pick 10 years ago today: Victor Wooten - Me and My Bas...

From: Duke ; Year: 1980; Genre: Rock One of the many songs on my mind at the moment; plus it felt like a good choice. It's one of those songs that did well during the transition time of the classic Genesis and the more pop oriented '80s/'90s version of the band. Hear Misunderstanding on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Pallas - The Blinding Darkness of Science My song pick 2 years ago today: Aerosmith - Remember (Walking in the Sand) My song pick 3 years ago today: AC/DC - Money Talks My song pick 4 years ago today: The Doors - People are Strange My song pick 5 years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - Minor Swing My song pick 6 years ago today: Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers My song pick 7 years ago today: Asia - Only Time Will Tell My song pick 8 years ago today: British Whale (Justin Hawkins) - This Town Ain't Big Enough For the Both of Us My song pick 9...

From: Wintersmith ; Year: 2013; Genre: Progressive Rock/Folk Rock Had a lot of songs in mind to pick... too many good ones as well. We Shall Wear Midnight is one that just, for some reason, fit my mood and attitude today the best out of them. I love the soft delivery of heavy subject matter in it; a good song for "those" days I guess. Hear We Shall Wear Midnight on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away My song pick 2 years ago today: Queen - Another One Bites the Dust My song pick 3 years ago today: U.K. - In the Dead of the Night My song pick 4 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop My song pick 5 years ago today: Funkadelic - Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll) My song pick 6 years ago today: Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Play In Time My song pick 8 years ago today: Exile - Kiss You All Over My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - Show Don't...

From: Where Were You When I Needed You ; Year: 1966; Genre: Rock I've noted hearing The Grass Roots' music being played around me a lot in the past few weeks; thought it might be a sign to pick another one from the band. Hear Where Were You When I Needed You on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Moody Blues - Are You Sitting Comfortably? My song pick 2 years ago today: A-ha - Train of Thought My song pick 3 years ago today: Motörhead - Motorhead My song pick 4 years ago today: Leon Mitchison and the Eastex Freeway Band - Street Scene My song pick 5 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) My song pick 6 years ago today: Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing My song pick 7 years ago today: Rush - Leave That Thing Alone My song pick 8 years ago today: Jim Croce - Photographs and Memories My song pick 9 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Turn To Stone My song pick 10 years ago tod...

From: Their Satanic Majesties Request ; Year: 1967; Genre: Rock/Psychedelic Rock In the mood for some 'Stones today; by far my favourite aspect of the track is the music and instrumentation. Hear Citadel on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Dire Straits - Down to the Waterline My song pick 2 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Into the Void My song pick 3 years ago today: Stanely Clarke - Vulcan Princess My song pick 4 years ago today: Black Flag - Annihilate This Week My song pick 5 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) My song pick 6 years ago today: Hawkwind - Hurry on Sundown My song pick 7 years ago today: Steeleye Span - New York Girls My song pick 8 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Living in the U.S.A. My song pick 9 years ago today: Three Dog Night - Shambala My song pick 10 years ago today: Diesel - Sausalito Summernight My song pick 11 years ago today: Eric Clapton - Layla

From: Power Windows ; Year: 1985; Genre: Progressive Rock/New Wave In the mood again for some mid-'80s Rush; it's still one of my favourite eras of the band. This song has a good mix of their main sound with the synth of the time. Hear Territories on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Charley Pride - Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' My song pick 2 years ago today: Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock My song pick 3 years ago today: King Crimson - Lament My song pick 4 years ago today: Steve Vai - The Boy From Seattle My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Bourée My song pick 6 years ago today: Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra My song pick 7 years ago today: 30 Seconds to Mars - Year Zero My song pick 8 years ago today: Don Williams - If Hollywood Don't Need You My song pick 9 years ago today: Cream - Strange Brew My song pick 10 years ago today: A-ha - The Living Daylights My song pick 11 years ago today: Procol Harum ...

From: Great Dirty World ; Year: 1987; Genre: Rock I heard one of his songs come on the other day and it brought Lawrence Gowan's music back to my attention again. Moonlight Desires is among his biggest hits and has that '80s nostalgic sound to it, but not to the point of sounding dated. Hear Moonlight Desires on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Boston - Used to be Bad News My song pick 2 years ago today: Rhythm Machine - Everybody's Chippin My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Fallen Angel My song pick 4 years ago today: Foo Fighters - These Days My song pick 5 years ago today: Hawkwind - The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon My song pick 6 years ago today: Oasis - All Around the World My song pick 7 years ago today: The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End My song pick 8 years ago today: Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story My song pick 9 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Red Sails in the Sunset My song ...

From: The Xenon Codex ; Year: 1988; Genre: Progressive Rock/Space Rock A lot of science-fictioney sounds and lyrics in this song, it's got a nice feel to it too. Hear Mutation Zone on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke My song pick 2 years ago today: Alestorm - Walk the Plank My song pick 3 years ago today: Sky - Sahara My song pick 4 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Trouble No More My song pick 5 years ago today: Simon & Garfunkle - Mrs. Robinson My song pick 6 years ago today: Rare Earth - Get Ready My song pick 7 years ago today: Trio of Doom - Continuum My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Aqualung My song pick 9 years ago today: Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys - Wayfaring Stranger My song pick 10 years ago today: Billy Squier - In The Dark My song pick 11 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Steel Monkey

From: It's Hard ; Year: 1982; Genre: Rock One of the last hits for the band before breaking up, Athena has a very similar sound to a lot of their other popular material. Kind of a fitting sendoff until the band got back together later. Hear Athena on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Waylon Jennings - Do It Again My song pick 2 years ago today: Forest - The Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf My song pick 3 years ago today: Ellis Paul - 3,000 Miles My song pick 4 years ago today: Procol Harum - Homburg My song pick 5 years ago today: Faces - Stay With Me My song pick 6 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Oh Susannah My song pick 7 years ago today: Miles Davis - Freedom Jazz Dance My song pick 8 years ago today: Boston - More Than a Feeling My song pick 9 years ago today: David Bowie - Suffragette City My song pick 10 years ago today: Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now My song pick 11 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - ...

From: Seasons of the Heart ; Year: 1982; Genre: Folk Rock/Pop After listening to the album I had songs from it running through my mind. This is another album/artist that I grew up hearing a lot and ended up liking much of his music. It's probably mostly due to the full-on honesty and openness of his writing and singing that I am still drawn to his songs to this day. Hear Heart to Heart on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole My song pick 2 years ago today: Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance My song pick 3 years ago today: Genesis - A Trick of the Tail My song pick 4 years ago today: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water My song pick 5 years ago today: Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) My song pick 6 years ago today: Pallas - For the Greater Glory My song pick 7 years ago today: Steely Dan - Peg My song pick 8 years ago today: What Made Milwaukee Famous - Selling Yours...

From: Undead Nightmare Original Soundtrack ; Year: 2010; Genre: Surf Guitar Rock Wanting again to get into the seasonal mood once again by picking an apropos tune. I love the sound of the Kreeps on this one, that guitar and organ are fun to listen to. Hear The Dead Sled on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Steely Dan - My Old School My song pick 2 years ago today: Savatage - Jesus Saves My song pick 3 years ago today: England Dan & John Ford Coley - The Prisoner My song pick 4 years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Funky Way My song pick 5 years ago today: Louis and Bebe Barron - Main Titles (Overture) from Forbidden Planet My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Anagram (for Mongo) My song pick 7 years ago today: Sky - Troika My song pick 8 years ago today: Mason Williams - Classical Gas My song pick 9 years ago today: Alexi Murdoch - Breathe My song pick 10 years ago today: Bad Company - Shooting Star My song pick 11 years ago today: Ella Fitzge...

From: Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! ; Year: 1976; Genre: Rock Yeah, I'm picking another 'Tull song; this one's just been on my mind for the past couple of days. It's one that's all about the music for me; the lyrics/vocals take a back seat, but they're not bad either; I just like the way it was written and arranged. Hear Pied Piper on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Queensrÿche - Screaming in Digital My song pick 2 years ago today: Canned Heat - Going Up the Country My song pick 3 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Soul Intro/The Chicken My song pick 4 years ago today: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells, Part One My song pick 5 years ago today: Mr. Big - Nobody Left To Blame My song pick 6 years ago today: Savatage - Somewhere in Time My song pick 7 years ago today: Rammstein - Links 2-3-4 My song pick 8 years ago today: Rammstein - Donaukinder My song pick 9 years ago today: U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) ...

From: Parallel Lines ; Year: 1978; Genre: New Wave/Rock Man, here's one that brings back a lot of memories, and not just from around the time of its release; it's gotten played a lot over the years to this day. One of those songs that has really stood the test of time quiet well. Hear Heart of Glass on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Angel My song pick 2 years ago today: Billy Joel - My Life My song pick 3 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard it Through the Grapevine My song pick 4 years ago today: The Four Tops - Standing in the Shadows of Love My song pick 5 years ago today: Asia - Here Comes the Feeling My song pick 6 years ago today: Sol Ho'opi'i - St. Louis Blues My song pick 7 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Les Brers in A Minor My song pick 8 years ago today: Puhdys - He John My song pick 9 years ago today: Styx - Too Much Time On My Hands My song pick 10 years ago today: The Amb...

From: October ; Year: 1981; Genre: Rock Was thinking this morning that I should choose a song about this month, October. As with most songs written about this month this title-track from their 1981 record is a bit maudlin and wistful. I think it has to do a lot with the zeitgeists of the time: the uncertainty of the future and such. Still it's a very pretty song albeit very short in length. Hear October on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Pendragon - Victims of Life My song pick 2 years ago today: Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) My song pick 3 years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Furry Sings the Blues My song pick 4 years ago today: Paul Revere & The Raiders - Kicks My song pick 5 years ago today: C.W. McCall - Ghost Town My song pick 6 years ago today: Stevie Nicks - Stand Back My song pick 7 years ago today: Jigsaw - Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind My song pick 8 years ago today: U2 - Mysterious Ways My song pick 9 years ago today: ...

From: The Shadow Self ; Year: 2016; Genre: Symphonic Metal Had some of Tarja Turunen's solo music on my mind today; decided to check out some of her more recent material. I have to say, it's not bad at all, still the same operatic metal sound I like a lot. Hear Undertaker on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Happy Feelin' My song pick 2 years ago today: The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers - Green Jeans My song pick 3 years ago today: Aerosmith - F.I.N.E. My song pick 4 years ago today: Coven - Lost Without a Trace My song pick 5 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Autopsy My song pick 6 years ago today: The Police - Every Breath You Take My song pick 7 years ago today: Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone My song pick 8 years ago today: The Moontrekkers - Night of the Vampire My song pick 9 years ago today: Maddy Prior - Cold Flame My song pick 10 years ago today: Savatage - Follow Me My song pick 11 years ago today: Bachman-Tu...

From: Uncle Jam Wants You ; Year: 1979; Genre: Funk Haven't picked one from Funkadelic for a Funky Friday for a bit now, and I had a hankering for some P-Funk anyway. Here's some extended 15+ minutes of pure funkiness in the way only George Clinton and company could present. Hear (Not Just) Knee Deep on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Morning Final My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - The Third Hoorah My song pick 3 years ago today: Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom Joad My song pick 4 years ago today: Yes - I Would Have Waited Forever My song pick 5 years ago today: Normaal - Vulgaris Magistralis My song pick 6 years ago today: Audioslave - Jewel of the Summertime My song pick 7 years ago today: Megaherz - Himmelfahrt My song pick 8 years ago today: Coleman Hawkins - Stardust My song pick 9 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Someday I'll Be Saturday Night My song pick 10 years ago today: Styx - The Grand Ill...

From: The Beatles (The White Album) ; Year: 1968; Genre: Rock/Pop Just a song incessantly running through my mind today; not one of my favourites from the band, but it's got a lot of charm. Hear The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Elvis Presley - You'll Never Walk Alone My song pick 2 years ago today: Carmen - Flamenco Fever My song pick 3 years ago today: Ian Anderson - A Change of Horses My song pick 4 years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Hey Joe My song pick 5 years ago today: The Cosmic Sound Orchestra - Listen to the Beat My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Overhang My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkwind - Uncle Sam's on Mars My song pick 8 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Suite – Golden Dawn My song pick 9 years ago today: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Sex in a Pan My song pick 10 years ago today: David Bowie - Space Oddity My song pick 11 years ago today: The Guess Who - No Sugar...

From: Hi Infidelity ; Year: 1980; Genre: Rock And yet another song I was absolutely sure I had already chosen in the past, but was mistaken. In Your Letter is one that has a lot of memories tied to; my dad had an 8-Track tape with this song and other hits from the late 70's/early 80's. He'd play it and my siblings and I would "dance" to the tape when we were very young; yep a lot of fond memories. Anyway, it's rather odd being that it's a upbeat song about a lover getting a "Dear John" letter and being jilted by his love. From wot I've read, it's actually based on a happening with a member of the band at the time. Hear In Your Letter on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Tom Petty - A Face in the Crowd My song pick 2 years ago today: John Fogerty - You Got the Magic My song pick 3 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Pigs (Three Different Ones) My song pick 4 years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - Bo...

From: Sky 4: Forthcoming ; Year: 1982; Genre: Progressive Rock/Symphonic Rock Had some ideas for my song pick today and chose another neat track from the band Sky. This is another one of their songs that has an excellent balance of classical music and driving rock. Hear My Giselle on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - From the End of the World My song pick 2 years ago today: The Midnight - Days of Thunder My song pick 3 years ago today: Ohio Players - Fopp My song pick 4 years ago today: Asia - Go My song pick 5 years ago today: Pallas - March on Atlantis My song pick 6 years ago today: Mastodon - Oblivion My song pick 7 years ago today: Van Morrison - Wavelength My song pick 8 years ago today: Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean? My song pick 9 years ago today: The Who - The Ox My song pick 10 years ago today: Rush - Cygnus X-1 My song pick 11 years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Amelia

From: Ritchie Blackmoor's Rainbow ; Year: 1975; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal I've said it before with other songs, but I could swear I had already picked it; I guess I had not. I absolutely adore Ronnie James Dio's powerful, wailing vocals throughout. It would be a masterpiece if that was the only draw, but the music is just as potent. Hear Man on the Silver Mountain on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Far Memory My song pick 2 years ago today: Dream Theater - Descent of the NOMACs/Dystopian Overture My song pick 3 years ago today: Vince Guaraldi Trio - Cast Your Fate to the Wind My song pick 4 years ago today: Judas Priest - Living After Midnight My song pick 5 years ago today: Heart - Barracuda My song pick 6 years ago today: The Alan Parson's Project - Breakdown My song pick 7 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive My song pick 8 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Lets Groove My song pick 9 years a...