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

From: Celebrate! ; Year: 1980; Genre: Funk/Disco It's New Years Eve! Not only does this mark the end of a year, but the end of the decade; it's amazing to think of all that has happened in the last 10 years. Anyway, couldn't think of a better song to pick for today, it fits perfectly. Hear Celebration on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Scrawl - 11:59 (It's January) My song pick 2 years ago today: Ella Fitzgerald - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? My song pick 3 years ago today: Iron Maiden - When the Wild Wind Blows My song pick 4 years ago today: Primus with The Fungi Ensemble - Farewell Wonkites My song pick 5 years ago today: The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin/Late Lament My song pick 6 years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Old Rugged Cross My song pick 7 years ago today: Mahavishnu Orchestra - One Word My song pick 8 years ago today: The Alan Parsons Project - The Raven My song pick 9 years ago today: Béla Fleck and

From: Upstairs At Eric's ; Year: 1982; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop Recently, I kind of remembered this synthpop act from the early 80s, (also known as Yaz), and got me wanting to pick one of their songs. If you love that retro sound of that era this will be right up your alley. Hear Don't Go on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: C.W. McCall - Riverside Slide My song pick 2 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Four Sticks My song pick 3 years ago today: Frankie Miller - Supersnatch My song pick 4 years ago today: Motörhead - Ace of Spades My song pick 5 years ago today: Yes - Looking Around My song pick 6 years ago today: Alestorm - Over the Seas My song pick 7 years ago today: Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion My song pick 8 years ago today: Maurice Ravel - M.81 - Boléro My song pick 9 years ago today: Megaherz - Schizophren My song pick 10 years ago today: Genesis - Turn It On Again My song pick 11 years ago today: Miles Davis - Walkin' M

From: Not Fragile ; Year: 1974; Genre: Hard Rock/Blues Rock Looks like I'm "retiring" another album today: with this pick I have chosen every song off this album. Oh well, they still have plenty more albums to choose from. Anyway, this is a nice piece of bluesy hard rock that fits well with the other tracks on the album. Hear Blue Moanin' on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Steely Dan - Fire In The Hole My song pick 2 years ago today: The Police - Can't Stand Losing You My song pick 3 years ago today: Benny Carter - Pick Yourself Up My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - Best I Can My song pick 5 years ago today: Waylon Jennings - I'm a Ramblin' Man My song pick 6 years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade My song pick 7 years ago today: Gentle Giant - The House, The Street, The Room My song pick 8 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Something to Believe In My song pick 9 years ago today: Dizzy Gil

From: Vienna ; Year: 1980; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop Last night I was once again listening to a bunch of songs from Ultravox. This is one of the major singles off of their Vienna album. Hear Mr. X on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Charley Pride - Daydreams About Night Things My song pick 2 years ago today: Supertramp - Cannonball My song pick 3 years ago today: Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Red Plains My song pick 4 years ago today: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue My song pick 5 years ago today: Brave Belt - Too Far Away My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Protect and Survive My song pick 7 years ago today: The Flying Burrito Brothers - Wild Horses My song pick 8 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - My Dark Hour My song pick 9 years ago today: Fear Factory - Fear Campaign My song pick 10 years ago today: Gunnar Madsen - Surprise! My song pick 11 years ago today: Charles Mingus - Tonight At Noon

From: Can You Feel It ; Year: 1973; Genre: Rock Another band I heard quite a bit while on the road lately; thought I'd pick another one from them as well. Hear Set the Stage on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Badfinger - The Dreamer My song pick 2 years ago today: Bad Company - Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy My song pick 3 years ago today: Badfinger - Without You My song pick 4 years ago today: Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry My song pick 5 years ago today: Pat Benatar - Hell is for Children My song pick 6 years ago today: The Headhunters feat. The Pointer Sisters - God Make Me Funky My song pick 7 years ago today: Yes - Beyond & Before My song pick 8 years ago today: Billy Joel - The Downeaster 'Alexa' My song pick 9 years ago today: Oasis - Cast No Shadow My song pick 10 years ago today: Nightwish - Wanderlust My song pick 11 years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie - Salt Peanuts My song pick 12 years ago today: Bon Jo

From: Fire of Unknown Origin ; Year: 1981; Genre: Hard Rock Been hearing a lot of music from this album lately, which is not surprising since it's one of my favourites. Also this will be, unless my recollections are wrong, my final pick from the album since now I have chosen every song off the record. Hear Joan Crawford on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Frank Zappa - Theme From The 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear My song pick 2 years ago today: The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving My song pick 3 years ago today: Steeleye Span - The Cruel Mother My song pick 4 years ago today: The Fifth Dimension - Up, Up and Away My song pick 5 years ago today: Parliament - Rumpofsteelskin My song pick 6 years ago today: Mr. Big - Shine My song pick 7 years ago today: Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues My song pick 8 years ago today: Genesis - Land of Confusion My song pick 9 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Stuck in the August Rain My song pick 10 years ago

From: A Very Special Christmas 3 ; Year: 1997; Genre: Christmas Music Well, Christmas is finally here and I had to wrack my brain to come up with a song to pick, so I looked again at the A Very Special Christmas series of albums and decided on this solemn piece from Mr. Steve Winwood. Hear Christmas Is Now Drawing Near At Hand on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Louis Armstrong and the Commanders - Cool Yule My song pick 2 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - This Christmas Day My song pick 3 years ago today: Bob Rivers - Joy to the World My song pick 4 years ago today: The Jive Turkeys - Get Down Santa My song pick 5 years ago today: John Lennon & Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band - Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) My song pick 6 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Midnight Clear My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Winter Snowscape My song pick 8 years ago today: Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas My song pick 9 years ago today

From: What a Wonderful Christmas ; Year: 1997 (1962); Genre: Jazz/Christmas Music Well, it's Christmas Eve; nothing better than throwing on some Christmas jazz from some of the Greats to set the mood. Hear Jingle Bells on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bob Rivers - Goin' Up To Bethlehem My song pick 2 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Night Santa Went Crazy My song pick 3 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - A Mad Russian's Christmas My song pick 4 years ago today: Bing Crosby - White Christmas My song pick 5 years ago today: B. Bumble and the Stingers - Nut Rocker My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen My song pick 7 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wizards in Winter My song pick 8 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Christmas at Ground Zero My song pick 9 years ago today: Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) - I Believe in Father Christmas My song

From: Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire ; Year: 2000; Genre: Christmas Music/Comedy/Parody Another Christmas silly song sure to give you a laugh during this season. Hear Flu Ride on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Pretenders - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas My song pick 2 years ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Didn't I Get This Last Year? My song pick 3 years ago today: Electric Jungle - Funky Funky Christmas My song pick 4 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland My song pick 5 years ago today: Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - The Little Drummer Boy My song pick 7 years ago today: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man My song pick 8 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Siberian Sleigh Ride My song pick 9 years ago today: Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful My song pick 10 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - J

From: Jazz to the World ; Year: 1995; Genre: Jazz/Christmas Music It's getting ever so close to Christmas now; only a few days remain, so I'm picking more Holiday music today. This is a beautiful take on the classic Christmas hymn, he plays that guitar wonderfully and with so much emotion. Hear O Come O Come Emanuel on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - What Child is This? My song pick 2 years ago today: Dropkick Murphys - The Season's Upon Us My song pick 3 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Nutrocker My song pick 4 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night My song pick 5 years ago today: Bob Rivers - Holidaze My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Rivers - Aquaclaus My song pick 7 years ago today: The Honeycombs - Have I the Right? My song pick 8 years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - Tears

From: The Jethro Tull Christmas Album ; Year: 2003; Genre: Progressive Rock Trying to stay in the Christmas mood again, so I went to the Christmas album from one of my favourite bands. This is a really interesting rendition of We Three Kings ; a lot of jazz and rock elements throughout and of course the 5/4 timing makes it all that more unique. Hear We Five Kings on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: James Brown - Christmas is Coming My song pick 2 years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire My song pick 3 years ago today: Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra - White Christmas My song pick 4 years ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Jingle Hells Bells My song pick 5 years ago today: Stanley Clarke, George Duke, and Everette Harp - O Tannenbaum My song pick 6 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Christmas Night in Harlem My song pick 7 years ago today: The Beatles - Please Please Me My song pick 8 years ago to

From: World of Love/Stone Soul Christmas (single); Year: 2007; Genre: Funk/Soul/Christmas Music Getting a Funky Friday and a Christmas music pick in at the same time once again. This one's sure to make you happy just hearing it this time of year. Hear Stone Soul Christmas on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bachman & Turner - Find Some Love My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Another Harry's Bar My song pick 3 years ago today: Ronnie James Dio/Tony Iommi/Rudy Sarzo/Simon Wright - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Holly Herald My song pick 5 years ago today: Sting - Gabriel's Message My song pick 6 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Bad Risk My song pick 7 years ago today: Bob Dylan - See That My Grave is Kept Clean My song pick 8 years ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - I Am Santa Claus My song pick 9 years ago today: Daft Punk - End of Line My song pick 10 years a

From: Twangin ... ; Year: 1981; Genre: Rock After seeing that I picked the original John Fogerty version of this song all the way back 12 years ago I had this cover come to mind and I decided I would chose it for today. Actually I was well-acquainted with this version well before I heard the original, and I kind of like it a wee bit better too. Hear Almost Saturday Night on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Paul Revere & The Raiders - Just Like Me My song pick 2 years ago today: Soundgarden - Burden in My Hand My song pick 3 years ago today: Wild Turkey - Good Old Days My song pick 4 years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Terminal Beach My song pick 5 years ago today: James Brown - Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto My song pick 6 years ago today: The Police - So Lonely My song pick 7 years ago today: Ben E. King - Stand By Me My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow My song pick 9 years ago today: Nightwish - Wishma

From: The Lost Christmas Eve ; Year: 2004; Genre: Christmas Music/Blues Rock For me it wouldn't be Christmas without some Trans-Siberian Orchestra; I decided on something off of their '04 The Lost Christmas Eve album, which I think was a good move. Hear Christmas in Blue on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Waterfall My song pick 2 years ago today: Primus - Candy Man My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Teacher My song pick 4 years ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - Psychoticbumpschool My song pick 5 years ago today: Alice Cooper/John 5/Billy Sheehan/Vinny Appice - Santa Claus is Coming to Town My song pick 6 years ago today: The Ventures - Sleigh Ride My song pick 7 years ago today: The Miracles featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson - Shop Around My song pick 8 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Christmas in New Orleans My song pick 9 years ago today: Boston - A Man I'll Never Be My son

From: A Charlie Brown Christmas : Year: 1965; Genre: Christmas Music/Cool Jazz Every since I first saw A Charlie Brown Christmas this song has always been a favourite of mine during the Christmas season. Chances are, even if you never seen the show, you've heard it at some point. Even if it's the first time you've heard it and you like beautiful music or jazz you'll probably like this one. Hear the instrumental version on YouTube. Hear the vocal version on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Duran Duran - A View to a Kill My song pick 2 years ago today: Rammstein - Mehr My song pick 3 years ago today: Melvins - Raise a Paw My song pick 4 years ago today: Tarja Turunen - Never Enough My song pick 5 years ago today: Twisted Sister - Heavy Metal Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas) My song pick 6 years ago today: Stratovarius - Learning to Fly My song pick 7 years ago today: Miles Davis - Green in Blue My song pick 8 years ago today: Tar

From: Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! ; Year: 1976; Genre: Progressive Rock This one came on today whilst listening to music and seemed like a good pick for the day. In this one Ian Anderson shares vocals with Maddy Prior throughout the song, which gives it a very different feeling overall from the rest on the record. Hear Salamander's Rag Time on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Gloryhammer - Universe on Fire My song pick 2 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands on Me My song pick 3 years ago today: James Brown - Santa Claus Gave Me a Brand New Start My song pick 4 year ago today: The United States of America - Stranded in Time My song pick 5 years ago today: Boston - Can'tcha Say (Believe in Me)/Still in Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Dreams I'll Never See My song pick 7 years ago today: Miles Davis - Straight, No Chaser My song pick 8 years ago today: Triumph - Hold On My song pick 9 years

From: Bare Trees ; Year: 1972; Genre: Rock Had a drive yesterday and a lot of the landscapes I saw on the road reminded me of the album cover to Fleetwood Mac's Bare Trees ; it got me thinking about this album again and I thought I'd revisit it again today. Dust is very much "album oriented rock" and fits in amongst its brethren quite well, but also has a nice feel to it with some beautiful guitar work. Hear Dust on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Savatage - Not What You See My song pick 2 years ago today: Winger - Without the Night My song pick 3 years ago today: Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland My song pick 4 years ago today: Jackson Browne - Running on Empty My song pick 5 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - This Long Silence My song pick 6 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Stone of Love My song pick 7 years ago today: The Crickets (Buddy Holley) - That'll Be the Day My song pick 8 years ago today: Alestorm - Keelhauled My so

From: Starless and Bible Black ; Year: 1974; Genre: Progressive Rock For the last little bit I've had King Crimson on my mind; I thought I'd pick one from them. This song is, of course, the title track to their '74 Starless and Bible Black album . There's a lot of great musicianship and music to be heard throughout this song. Hear Starless and Bible Black on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother My song pick 2 years ago today: John Denver - Goodbye Again My song pick 3 years ago today: John McCutcheon - Christmas in the Trenches My song pick 4 years ago today: Cybotron - Implosion My song pick 5 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla My song pick 6 years ago today: Tangerine Dream - White Eagle My song pick 7 years ago today: Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel My song pick 8 years ago today: Rare Earth - I Just Want to Celebrate My song pick 9 years ago today: Top Gear Band - Red Lig

From: Jingle All the Way ; Year: 2008; Genre: Christmas Music/Jazz Fusion I happened to remember this album today and got me in a mood to hear it again since it is the season for such music. This is a great rendition of the Christmas favourite; they really show their musical abilities whilst keeping with the spirit of the song. Hear Jingle Bells on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Hawkwind - Brainstorm My song pick 2 years ago today: America - The Border My song pick 3 years ago today: Yes - Machine Messiah My song pick 4 years ago today: The Offspring - The Meaning of Life My song pick 5 years ago today: Savatage - Degrees of Sanity My song pick 6 years ago today: Extreme - Get the Funk Out My song pick 7 years ago today: Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock My song pick 8 years ago today: Steve Vai - I'm the Hell Outta Here My song pick 9 years ago today: Fear Factory - Replica My song pick 10 years ago today: David Bowie - Ch

From: Who Are You ; Year: 1978; Genre: Hard Rock I had some music from The Who on the brain this morning and I decided I'd pick another one of their songs. Was quite surprised to see that I had yet to pick this one, which is one of their biggest hits. Hear Who Are You on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Gentle Giant - His Last Voyage My song pick 2 years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Waiting My song pick 3 years ago today: Rush - Marathon My song pick 4 years ago today: Devo - Beautiful World My song pick 5 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - E-Man Boogie My song pick 6 years ago today: Yes - The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Non-State Actor My song pick 8 years ago today: The Mushroom Tabernacle Choir - 12 Drugs of Christmas My song pick 9 years ago today: David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes My song pick 10 years ago today: Ian Anderson - In the Moneylender's Temple My song

From: I Am Santa Claus ; Year: 1993; Genre: Comedy/Christmas Music A Christmas season would not be complete without some of Bob Rivers' yuletide music. This rendition of the Holiday classic features the carol we all know with the sounds of a tree getting cut down in the background. Quite funny when listening to it in the context. Hear O Christmas Tree on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bad Company - Gone, Gone, Gone My song pick 2 years ago today: Band of Horses - Whatever, Wherever My song pick 3 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Seagull My song pick 4 years ago today: Rick James - Dance Wit' Me My song pick 5 years ago today: Miles Davis - Milestones My song pick 6 years ago today: Thin Lizzy - Warriors My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Taree My song pick 8 years ago today: Lighthouse - Pretty Lady My song pick 9 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Mr. Recordman My song pick 10 years ago today: Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed - Someth

From: Crisis? What Crisis? ; Year: 1975; Genre: Rock Supertramp's Crisis? What Crisis? was running through my mind this morning for some unknown reason, so I'm picking one from it. I like the overall feel of this song, which is fairly upbeat and bouncy; a good song to put you in a good mood. Hear Sister Moonshine on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Toronto - What About Love My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Broadsword My song pick 3 years ago today: Carmen - Come Back My song pick 4 years ago today: Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life My song pick 5 years ago today: Stryper - To Hell with the Devil My song pick 6 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up My song pick 7 years ago today: Alestorm - Leviathan My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - What You're Doing My song pick 9 years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Bright Moments My song pick 10 years ago today: Maddy Prior - The Fabled Hare My song pick 11 years

From: A Collection of Recycled Gifts ; Year: 2014; Genre: Christmas Music Ran across this song the other day, and I thought since it's the season I'd go ahead and make it today's pick. I like wot they did with this classic and I like how it's a bit different from what most rock groups do with the song. Hear Carol of the Bells on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Pogues - Fairytale of New York My song pick 2 years ago today: Victor Wooten - Zenergy My song pick 3 years ago today: S.M.V. - Classical Thump (Jam) My song pick 4 years ago today: Vangelis - Chariots of Fire - Titles My song pick 5 years ago today: Chet Atkins - Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Dylan - Forever Young My song pick 7 years ago today: Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon My song pick 8 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Rain is Falling My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - Red Lenses My song pick 10

From: Tales From Topographic Oceans ; Year: 1973; Genre: Progressive Rock Time for an epic long piece from Yes: as it happens, there are only 4 songs on this record with each one clocking in at or near 20 minutes each. The Remembering is one that has more or less everything you'd expect from a mid 70s prog epic; it's a very well thought out and constructed song. Hear The Remembering/High the Memory on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Alphaville - Sounds Like a Melody My song pick 2 years ago today: The Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Searchin' for Celine My song pick 4 years ago today: Queen - Thank God It's Christmas My song pick 5 years ago today: Faster Pussycat - House of Pain My song pick 6 years ago today: Dire Straits - Skateaway My song pick 7 years ago today: Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Bloomdido My song pick 8 years ago today: Molly Hatchet - One Man's Ple

From: Blue Haze ; Year: 1957; Genre: Hard Bop Jazz I have had Miles Davis' Blue Haze album on my mind; this rendition of Miles Ahead in particular. There's some great musicianship throughout this piece; truly landmark music in the extreme. Hear Miles Ahead on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Grace Slick - All The Machines My song pick 2 years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Black Water My song pick 3 years ago today: Blondie - Union City Blue My song pick 4 years ago today: Candlebox - Change My song pick 5 years ago today: Pallas - Atlantis My song pick 6 years ago today: The Beatles - Blackbird My song pick 7 years ago today: Vaughn Monroe - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend My song pick 8 years ago today: Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door My song pick 9 years ago today: Frank Zappa - Dumb All Over My song pick 10 years ago today: Django Reinhardt - I'll See You In My Dreams My song pick 11 years ago today: Q

From: Christmas Is 4 Ever ; Year: 2006; Genre: Funk I was intending on picking a different song by Bootsy Collins, but decided on this apt seasonal song when I remembered this album. Bootsy and company really are on it in this funky rendition of the Christmas classic. Hear WinterFunkyLand on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Four Tops - It's All In The Game My song pick 2 years ago today: Hammerfall - Wildfire My song pick 3 years ago today: Heart - Magic Man My song pick 4 years ago today: Allan Sherman - I See Bones My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Chemistry My song pick 6 years ago today: Rick James - Super Freak My song pick 7 years ago today: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Three to Get Ready My song pick 8 years ago today: Rammstein - Rammstein My song pick 9 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - You Send Me My song pick 10 years ago today: Frijid Pink - House of the Rising Sun My song pick 11 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Portr

From: The Body The Blood The Machine ; Year: 2006; Genre: Indie Rock Here's Your Future is the opening track on this record, which is my favourite from the band. Hear Here's Your Future on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Soul Asylum - Black Gold My song pick 2 years ago today: .38 Special - Long Time Gone My song pick 3 years ago today: Woody Guthrie - Tom Joad (Parts 1+2) My song pick 4 years ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby My song pick 5 years ago today: Maktub - Motherfucker My song pick 6 years ago today: Saga - It's Time (Chapter Three) My song pick 7 years ago today: Rush - Red Sector A My song pick 8 years ago today: Muse - Exogenesis: Symphony Parts 1,2, and 3 My song pick 9 years ago today: Hawkwind - Spirit of the Age My song pick 10 years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Flow My Tears My song pick 11 years ago today: Nightwish - I Wish I Had An Angel My song pick 12 years ago today: Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and

From: Trilogy ; Year: 1972; Genre: Progressive Rock This is one of the limited number of progressive rock song that you've probably heard at some point; it was even used in commercials. You'll hear quite a few folk melodies used within this one, but played on the synthesizer and organ. As with many of the songs from EL&P, this one features some amazing keyboard playing by Keith Emerson. Hear Hoedown on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Rush - Ceiling Unlimited My song pick 2 years ago today: The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff My song pick 3 years ago today: Joe Cocker - Feeling Alright My song pick 4 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Lady Sun My song pick 5 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Nil Recurring My song pick 6 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Keeps Me Wondering Why My song pick 7 years ago today: Fred Astaire - Puttin' on the Ritz My song pick 8 years ago today: Puhdys - Wenn Traume Sterben My song pick 9 ye

From: Sounds of Silence ; Year: 1966; Genre: Folk Rock I had this song pop into my mind this morning and thought I'd pick it. It's always been one of my favourites from Simon and Garfunkel. Hear I Am a Rock on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: .38 Special - Stone Cold Believer My song pick 2 years ago today: The Cure - Winter My song pick 3 years ago today: The Drifters - On Broadway My song pick 4 years ago today: Elvis Presley - Steamroller Blues My song pick 5 years ago today: King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon (including "Libra's Theme") My song pick 6 years ago today: The Moody Blues - Sitting at the Wheel My song pick 7 years ago today: Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen - 11:60 PM My song pick 8 years ago today: Billy Idol - Flesh for Fantasy My song pick 9 years ago today: The Coasters - Along Came Jones My song pick 10 years ago today: Grand Funk Railroad - Footstompin' Music My song pick 11 year