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

From: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ; Year: 1973; Genre: Heavy Metal Didn't put too much time into making this Halloween pick today; thought a good song from Black Sabbath would suffice, plus I really like this one. This is one of their heavier songs, I like the crunchiness of Tony Iommi's guitar that combines quite well with Geezer Butler's bass to make that huge sound.   Hear Sabbath Bloody Sabbath on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Helloween - The Time of the Oath   My song pick 2 years ago today: Concrete Blonde - Darkening of the Light My song pick 3 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name My song pick 4 years ago today: Misterio - Stinking Zombies My song pick 5 years ago today: Helloween - Halloween My song pick 6 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Dracula Parts 1 & 2 My song pick 7 years ago today: Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers - The Monster Mash My song pick 8 years ago today: Kreeps - Dead Men ...

From: Bumps & Bruises ; Year: 1977; Genre: Disco/Funk This one from Joe Tex has a very infectious beat and bass line, which I guess comes with disco/funk music. It's also kind of a funny song with the lyrics and subject matter of a smaller guy getting pushed around on the dance by a large woman.   Hear Ain't Gonna Bump No More on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Under the Bottom   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Moontrekkers - Return of the Vampire (The Bogey Man) My song pick 3 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Confusion My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Lap of Luxury My song pick 5 years ago today: Victor Wooten - You Can't Hold No Groove If Ya Ain't Got No Pocket My song pick 6 year ago today: The Spooks - The Spook Walks My song pick 7 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Drums of Heaven My song pick 8 years ago today: Irving Berlin - Alexander's Ragtime Band   My song pick 9 yea...

From: Empire ; Year: 1990; Genre: Progressive Metal I admit it: I like Queensrÿche's Empire album a lot; in my opinion there are only a very few weak songs on it. Another Rainy Night (Without You) is one I've always liked quite a bit; from the great music to the deep lyrics, it's a great song in my opinion. "Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound; Raindrops taste like tears without the pain."    Hear Another Rainy Night (Without You) on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Porcupine Tree - Every Home is Wired   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Cranberries - Dreams My song pick 3 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Queen of the Reich My song pick 4 years ago today: The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination My song pick 5 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Endless Enigma (Part 1)/Fugue/The Endless Enigma (Part 2) My song pick 6 years ago today: Hawkwind - Lost Chances My song pick 7 years ago today: Elto...

From: Kinks ; Year: 1964; Genre: Rock Kind of a bit surprised I have not chosen this song as of yet; it's a very popular one and I've always liked it a bit. When you think this song was from '64 and you hear the sound, it's amazing that this sound has more or less endured even to this day with many bands emulating it; I guess that The Kinks were ahead of their time.   Hear You Really Got Me on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Faith No More - Cone of Shame   My song pick 2 years ago today: April Wine - One More Time My song pick 3 years ago today: Riggs - Heartbeat My song pick 4 years ago today: Dazz Band - To the Roof My song pick 5 years ago today: Jan & Dean - The Little Old Lady from Pasadena My song pick 6 years ago today: Buddy Holley and the Crickets - Maybe Baby My song pick 7 years ago today: Lou Reed - Satellite of Love My song pick 8 years ago today: Alestorm - Barrett's Privateers My song pick 9 years ago today: Sly...

From: United Abominations ; Year: 2007; Genre: Thrash Metal Heavily in the mood for some Megadeth at the moment and so I'm also picking one of their tracks for today. This is one of the singles from United Abominations , which is an album I like quite a bit. It's a great sounding song; if you like the Megadeth sound then you'll certainly love this one.   Hear Never Walk Alone... A Call To Arms on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Triumph - Follow Your Heart   My song pick 2 years ago today: Harlequin - Survive My song pick 3 years ago today: Mr. Bungle - My Ass Is On Fire My song pick 4 years ago today: Mike + The Mechanics - All I Need is a Miracle My song pick 5 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Ramble On My song pick 6 years ago today: Cream - I Feel Free My song pick 7 year ago today: Eddie Lang - Pickin' My Way My song pick 8 years ago today: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Op. 27 - Symphony No. 2 My song pick 9 years ago today: AC/DC ...

From: Circus ; Year: 1995; Genre: Psychedelic Rock I felt like choosing one from Lenny Kravitz today; Circus has one that I've been wanting to pick anyway. I really like the chords he chose to use and the progression of them in this one.   Hear Circus on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Starlight   My song pick 2 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Ooby Dooby My song pick 3 years ago today: Fats Domino - I'm Walkin' My song pick 4 years ago today: Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes My song pick 5 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind My song pick 6 years ago today: AC/DC - T.N.T. My song pick 7 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Your Horoscope for Today My song pick 8 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! My song pick 9 years ago today: Sethian - Purity in Sorrow My song pick 10 years ago today: Sethian - Nothing Is True...

From: No. 4 ; Year: 1999; Genre: Alternative Metal Here's a heavier one with a heavy riff-based melody from Stone Temple Pilots. It seemed like a perfect pick for this Sunday; it really fits my mood pretty good.   Hear Down on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Steeleye Span - Fire & Ice   My song pick 2 years ago today: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Weed Whacker My song pick 3 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- The Fire Down Below My song pick 4 years ago today: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) My song pick 5 years ago today: Judas Priest - You Got Another Thing Commin' My song pick 6 years ago today: Van Halen - Right Now My song pick 7 years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Tell Me What It Is My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Mr. Soul My song pick 9 years ago today: Megadeth - How the Story Ends My song pick 10 years ago today: Sethian - Epitaph My song pick...

From: Wishbone Four ; Year: 1973; Genre: Hard Rock I've had Wishbone Ash on my mind off and on for the last couple of days or so, and I thought I'd make a pick out of one of their songs. This is a good, straight-up rocker that is quite fun to listen to.   Hear No Easy Road on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Redbone - Wovoka   My song pick 2 years ago today: Ultravox - Frozen Ones My song pick 3 years ago today: Savatage - Stay With Me a While My song pick 4 years ago today: Japan - Quiet Life My song pick 5 years ago today: Maddy Prior - Rosettes My song pick 6 years ago today: Funkadelic - Funky Dollar Bill My song pick 7 years ago today: Sky - Westway My song pick 8 years ago today: Asia - Wildest Dreams My song pick 9 years ago today: Don Henley - Dirty Laundry My song pick 10 years ago today: The Scorpions - Big City Nights My song pick 11 years ago today: Graham Central Station - Earthquake My song pick 12 years ago to...

From: Music is the Message ; Year: 1972; Genre: Funk Time for another Funky Friday pick with this rather fun one from Kool and the Gang. I've always loved the light-hearted and just pure fun that comes with the funk genre and again, this one has a lot of it in spades.   Hear Funky Granny on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Soundgarden - Blood on the Valley Floor   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Away From Home My song pick 3 years ago today: King Crimson - The Night Watch My song pick 4 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Trains My song pick 5 years ago today: Three Dog Night - Feelin' Alright My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Like a Rock My song pick 7 years ago today: The Coasters- Poison Ivy My song pick 8 years ago today: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Earthling Parade My song pick 9 years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Kings of Sleep My song pick 10 years ag...

From: Nursery Cryme ; Year: 1971; Genre: Progressive Rock Bringing another great record to a close today after picking every song off the album. You can feel the tightness of the band on this song; they were like a well-oiled machine playing their music.   Hear Harold the Barrel on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Kinks - Apeman   My song pick 2 years ago today: David Bowie - China Girl My song pick 3 years ago today: The Beatles - A Day in the Life My song pick 4 years ago today: Paris - Blue Robin My song pick 5 years ago today: Dick Dale - Third Stone From the Sun My song pick 6 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - The Revenge of Vera Gemini My song pick 7 years ago today: Queen - Ride the Wild Wind My song pick 8 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Enter Maurice My song pick 9 years ago today: Mastodon - Capillarian Crest My song pick 10 years ago today: Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie My song pick 11 years ago today:...

From: Django Reinhardt Complete Solo Guitar and Duet Recordings ; Year: 2010 (1939); Genre: Gypsy Jazz/Classical/Flamenco This is a song that really shows how far the skill of the master of the guitar, Django Reinhardt, could go in different genre directions. It has a great blend of flamenco, classical, and his distinctive gypsy jazz styles.   Hear Echoes of Spain on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Chemical World   My song pick 2 years ago today: Don Henley - Heart of the Matter My song pick 3 years ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - On The Western Sky My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - Children of Production My song pick 5 years ago today: Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Paranoid My song pick 7 years ago today: The Cult - Painted on My Heart My song pick 8 years ago today: Scott Joplin - The Entertainer My song pick 9 years ago toda...

From: Space for the Earth ; Year: 2020; Genre: Progressive Rock/Electronica Yay! Some new Ozric Tentacles! As always with their music, it's an instrumental, kind of a soundscape you could argue. I love the overall rhythm and groove to this one and that bass really holds it down.   Hear Humboldt Currant on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower   My song pick 2 years ago today: The O'Jays - Time To Get Down My song pick 3 years ago today: Dazz Band - Let it Whip My song pick 4 years ago today: Benny Carter - Things Ain't What They Used To Be My song pick 5 years ago today: The Kinks - Destroyer My song pick 6 years ago today: Band of Horses - The General Specific My song pick 7 years ago today: Nightwish - Song of Myself My song pick 8 years ago today: Gustav Mahler - Symphony No.4 My song pick 9 years ago today: Saigon Kick - Chanel My song pick 10 years ago today: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out My...

From: Homo Erraticus ; Year: 2014; Genre: Progressive Rock Ever since I first heard this one I really liked it; the organ, which sounds very cathedral like, makes this song what it is.   Hear Meliora Sequamur on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Delgados - Strathcona Slung   My song pick 2 years ago today: Genesis - Misunderstanding My song pick 3 years ago today: Pallas - The Blinding Darkness of Science My song pick 4 years ago today: Aerosmith - Remember (Walking in the Sand) My song pick 5 years ago today: AC/DC - Money Talks My song pick 6 years ago today: The Doors - People are Strange My song pick 7 years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - Minor Swing My song pick 8 years ago today: Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers My song pick 9 years ago today: Asia - Only Time Will Tell My song pick 10 years ago today: British Whale (Justin Hawkins) - This ...

From: A Single Man ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock In the mood for something from Elton John today. This track has all the great hallmarks of his music,   Hear Ego on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: George Duke - Funny Funk   My song pick 2 years ago today: Steeleye Span - We Shall Wear Midnight My song pick 3 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away My song pick 4 years ago today: Queen - Another One Bites the Dust My song pick 5 years ago today: U.K. - In the Dead of the Night My song pick 6 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop My song pick 7 years ago today: Funkadelic - Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll) My song pick 8 years ago today: Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag My song pick 9 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Play In Time My song pick 10 years ago today: Exile - Kiss You All Over My song pick 11 years ago today: Rush - Show Don't Tell My song pick 12 years ago today: The Four Tops - Bernadette My...

From: First Glance ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock I randomly chose this song today for no other reason that I like it and the band and I have not chosen one from them in a while. The dynamics in how they go back and forth between soft and quiet to loud and hard is really done well and one of the main aspects I like the most.   Hear Comin' Right Down on Top of Me on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Midnight Oil - Now or Never Land   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Grass Roots - Where Were You When I Needed You My song pick 3 years ago today: The Moody Blues - Are You Sitting Comfortably? My song pick 4 years ago today: A-ha - Train of Thought My song pick 5 years ago today: Motörhead - Motorhead My song pick 6 years ago today: Leon Mitchison and the Eastex Freeway Band - Street Scene My song pick 7 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) My song pick 8 years ago today: Jane's Addiction - Been C...

From: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan ; Year: 1975; Genre: Disco/Funk/Soul Back to picking some Funk on this Friday, and no, it's not from Funkadelic this time either. Heard some of Rufus and Chaka Khan yesterday and I started to listen to some more of their music and found this gem of a song. Just enough of a balance of funk, disco, and soul to make a great mix.   Hear Jive Talkin' on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Iron Maiden - Run Silent Run Deep   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Citadel My song pick 3 years ago today: Dire Straits - Down to the Waterline My song pick 4 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Into the Void My song pick 5 years ago today: Stanely Clarke - Vulcan Princess My song pick 6 years ago today: Black Flag - Annihilate This Week My song pick 7 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) My song pick 8 years ago today: Hawkwind - Hurry on Sundown My song pick 9...

From: The Aerosol Grey Machine ; Year: 1969; Genre: Progressive Rock Been meaning to pick one from Van der Graaf Generator for a little while now; this one comes off their first album and is a fairly interesting song with quite a bit of dynamic sounds.   Hear Orthenthian St (Parts I & II) on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Steve Vai - The Crying Machine   My song pick 2 years ago today: Rush - Territories My song pick 3 years ago today: Charley Pride - Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' My song pick 4 years ago today: Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock My song pick 5 years ago today: King Crimson - Lament My song pick 6 years ago today: Steve Vai - The Boy From Seattle My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Bourée My song pick 8 years ago today: Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra My song pick 9 years ago today: 30 Seconds to Mars - Year Zero My song pick 10 years ago today: Don Williams - If Hollywood Don't Need You ...

From: The Symbol Remains ; Year: 2020; Genre: Hard Rock This is one of the first songs I've heard from Blue Öyster Cult's just-released album. It has a lot of the reminiscence of their sound from past eras, which I really like.   Hear Nightmare Epiphany on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Rod Stewart - (I Know) I'm Losing You   My song pick 2 years ago today: Lawrence Gowan - Moonlight Desires My song pick 3 years ago today: Boston - Used to be Bad News My song pick 4 years ago today: Rhythm Machine - Everybody's Chippin My song pick 5 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Fallen Angel My song pick 6 years ago today: Foo Fighters - These Days My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkwind - The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon My song pick 8 years ago today: Oasis - All Around the World My song pick 9 years ago today: The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End My song pick 10 years ago today: Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a...

From: Canned Wheat ; Year: 1969; Genre: Rock Was listening to some of this album last night... you know the rest. I seem to be running out of songs from this great album to choose from since I've already picked quite a few off it. Anyway, this one is great "headphone music;" I love the way they pan the different tracks around so the music kind of swirls around your head. The lead guitar and the vocals share the lead with two somewhat similar melodies.   Hear Of a Dropping Pin on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Carry Me, Carrie   My song pick 2 years ago today: Hawkwind - Mutation Zone My song pick 3 years ago today: Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke My song pick 4 years ago today: Alestorm - Walk the Plank My song pick 5 years ago today: Sky - Sahara My song pick 6 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Trouble No More My song pick 7 years ago today: Simon & Garfunkle - Mrs. Robinson My song pick ...

From: Fragile ; Year: 1971; Genre: Progressive Rock This is a rather pretty classical sounding guitar piece played by Steve Howe. I like the choice of chords and time signatures throughout the song.   Hear Mood for a Day on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Beatles - Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Who - Athena My song pick 3 years ago today: Waylon Jennings - Do It Again My song pick 4 years ago today: Forest - The Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf My song pick 5 years ago today: Ellis Paul - 3,000 Miles My song pick 6 years ago today: Procol Harum - Homburg My song pick 7 years ago today: Faces - Stay With Me My song pick 8 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Oh Susannah My song pick 9 years ago today: Miles Davis - Freedom Jazz Dance My song pick 10 years ago today: Boston - More Than a Feeling My song pick 11 years ago today: David Bowie - Suffragette City My song p...

From: Stand Up ; Year: 1969; Genre: Progressive Rock I'm surprised I have not chosen this song yet; it's one of Jethro Tull's more recognizable tracks from their earlier incarnations. This one still has a lot of the bluesy sound/feel held over from their previous record and blends quite well with the newer, more rock sound that the band has at the time.   Hear Nothing Is Easy on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Wilson Pickett - Danger Zone   My song pick 2 years ago today: John Denver - Heart to Heart My song pick 3 years ago today: Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole My song pick 4 years ago today: Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance My song pick 5 years ago today: Genesis - A Trick of the Tail My song pick 6 years ago today: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water My song pick 7 years ago today: Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) My song pick 8 years ago today: Pallas - For the Greate...

From: Presence ; Year: 1976; Genre: Hard Rock Had a couple of their songs in my mind today, as usual I'm taking it as a sign I need to pick one of them. Achilles Last Stand is among my favourite songs by Led Zeppelin; I especially love the drums, that galloping rhythm really makes the song stand out.    Hear Achilles Last Stand on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Toronto - Even the Score   My song pick 2 years ago today: Kreeps - The Dead Sled My song pick 3 years ago today: Steely Dan - My Old School My song pick 4 years ago today: Savatage - Jesus Saves My song pick 5 years ago today: England Dan & John Ford Coley - The Prisoner My song pick 6 years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Funky Way My song pick 7 years ago today: Louis and Bebe Barron - Main Titles (Overture) from Forbidden Planet My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Anagram (for Mongo) My song pick 9 years ago today: Sky - Troika My song pick 10 years ago toda...

From: I Can See Clearly Now ; Year: 1972; Genre: Soul It seems we have lost a great deal of talent this year; many great artists have passed away lately. Johnny Nash died a few days ago at the age of 80; he is probably best known for this optimistic and uplifting song, which really fits the celebration of such a life as his.   Hear I Can See Clearly Now on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Cult - Sweet Soul Sister   My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Pied Piper My song pick 3 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Screaming in Digital My song pick 4 years ago today: Canned Heat - Going Up the Country My song pick 5 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Soul Intro/The Chicken My song pick 6 years ago today: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells, Part One My song pick 7 years ago today: Mr. Big - Nobody Left To Blame My song pick 8 years ago today: Savatage - Somewhere in Time My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Links 2-3-4 My son...

From: 5150 ; Year: 1986; Genre: Rock As most know, the other day we all heard of the death of guitarist extraordinaire Eddie Van Halen. It's quite sad and shocking to hear about such a talent and rock mainstay passing away. Anyway, I had this song playing in my mind most of today, so I'm making it today's pick.   Hear Love Walks In on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Cream - Four Until Late   My song pick 2 years ago today: Blondie - Heart of Glass My song pick 3 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Angel My song pick 4 years ago today: Billy Joel - My Life My song pick 5 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard it Through the Grapevine My song pick 6 years ago today: The Four Tops - Standing in the Shadows of Love My song pick 7 years ago today: Asia - Here Comes the Feeling My song pick 8 years ago today: Sol Ho'opi'i - St. Louis Blues My song pick 9 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Les Brers in A Minor My ...

From: Dancing on a Cold Wind ; Year: 1974; Genre: Flamenco/Rock I heard a song from this album today on my phone and it got me thinking about the rest of it, so, I'm picking another song from it. As always I love their mix of hard rock and flamenco, which makes the sound uniquely theirs.   Hear Table Two For One on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - This Is Not Love   My song pick 2 years ago today: U2 - October My song pick 3 years ago today: Pendragon - Victims of Life My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) My song pick 5 years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Furry Sings the Blues My song pick 6 years ago today: Paul Revere & The Raiders - Kicks My song pick 7 years ago today: C.W. McCall - Ghost Town My song pick 8 years ago today: Stevie Nicks - Stand Back My song pick 9 years ago today: Jigsaw - Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind My song pick 10 years ago today: U2 - Mysterious Wa...