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

From: Aria ; Year: 1994; Genre: Progressive Rock Picking one today from what is, I suppose, the second incarnation of the band Asia. In my opinion on this song in particular they sound a bit like Asia meets Queensrÿche to some degree.   Hear Anytime on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Joe Cocker - Woman to Woman   My song pick 2 years ago today: Jimmy Jules & The Nuclear Soul System - Xmas Done Got Funky My song pick 3 years ago today: Queen - A Winter's Tale My song pick 4 years ago today: Gloryhammer - Rise of the Chaos Wizards My song pick 5 years ago today: Foghat - Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool) My song pick 6 years ago today: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Scratch & Sniff My song pick 7 years ago today: Triumph - A World of Fantasy My song pick 8 years ago today: Fats Waller - Jitterbug Waltz My song pick 9 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Pibroch (Cap in Hand) My song pick 10 years ago today: Ozzy Osbo...

From: Inside Information ; Year: 1987; Genre: Rock Heard this song whilst on the road last night and thought it'd make a good choice for today's pick; this one has a definite 1980s sound and feel to it.    Hear Inside Information on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Tee Nine Chee Bit   My song pick 2 years ago today: Dire Straits - So Far Away My song pick 3 years ago today: Steve Miller Band - Winter Time My song pick 4 years ago today: Gloryhammer - Apocalypse 1992 My song pick 5 years ago today: Dream Theater - A Rite of Passage My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Mountain Men My song pick 7 years ago today: Marcus Miller - Come Together My song pick 8 years ago today: Journey - Don't Stop Believing My song pick 9 years ago today: Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules My song pick 10 years ago today: Roger Waters - It's a Miracle My song pick 11 years ago today: Eric Idle - F--- Christmas My...

From: The Who By Numbers ; Year: 1975; Genre: Hard Rock Been meaning to pick another song from The Who for a while now and today seemed like a perfect day to choose one.     Hear Success Story on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Booker T. & The MG's - My Sweet Potato   My song pick 2 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - When the War Comes Home My song pick 3 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Wintersmith My song pick 4 years ago today: Yes - Heart of the Sunrise My song pick 5 years ago today: The Grass Roots - Lady Pleasure My song pick 6 years ago today: Ohio Players - Jive Turkey My song pick 7 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Weasel Stomping Day My song pick 8 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Take a Pebble My song pick 9 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus My song pick 10 years ago today: Supertramp - Just a Normal Day My song pick 11 years ago today: Northern Kings - Hello My son...

From: Fool On The Hill ; Year: 1968; Genre: Bossa Nova Jazz I happened upon yesterday and immediately liked it. It is, of course, a cover of the traditional song that was made famous by Simon & Garfunkel in their arrangement. Sérgio Mendes and company really make this song their own in a unique funky Bossa Nova jazz style.   Hear Scarborough Fair on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Bohemian Polka   My song pick 2 years ago today: Dick Dale - Speardance My song pick 3 years ago today: Savatage - Dead Winter Dead My song pick 4 years ago today: Dee Clark - Raindrops My song pick 5 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Thankful N' Thoughtful My song pick 6 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Another Beer My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkwind - Neon Skyline/Lost Chronicles My song pick 8 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - When the Saints Go Marching In My song pick 9 years ago today: John Denver - Farewell...

From: Pilgrim ; Year: 1998; Genre: Rock/Pop Happy Thanksgiving again. I had this song on my mind today for the occasion I suppose; it kinda fits the Holiday and all.    Hear Pilgrim on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult -  Let Go   My song pick 2 years ago today: Head East - Since You've Been Gone My song pick 3 years ago today: Bill Haley and his Comets - Shake, Rattle and Roll My song pick 4 years ago today: Kansas - Fight Fire With Fire My song pick 5 years ago today: Johnny Cash - Thanksgiving Prayer My song pick 6 years ago today: Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie My song pick 7 years ago today: Fates Warning - One Thousand Fires My song pick 8 years ago today: Dick Dale - Bandito My song pick 9 years ago today: Dream Theater - A Nightmare to Remember My song pick 10 years ago today: Bob Marley & the Wailers - Jamming My song pick 11 years ago today: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Crossfire ...

From: Slowhand ; Year: 1977; Genre: Rock This song has always been one of my favourites from Eric Clapton's solo work. The guitar in particular is just exquisite, he really makes it sing on this track.     Hear Wonderful Tonight on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Steve Miller Band - My Own Space   My song pick 2 years ago today: Foreigner - Hot Blooded My song pick 3 years ago today: Jon Hendricks - No More My song pick 4 years ago today: Bootsy's New Rubber Band - Funk Express Card My song pick 5 years ago today: Marmalade - Rainbow My song pick 6 years ago today: Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend My song pick 7 years ago today: Rammstein - Rosenrot My song pick 8 years ago today: Count Basie - One O'Clock Jump My song pick 9 years ago today: Nightwish - Storytime My song pick 10 years ago today: Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Praise The Lord and Pass the Ammunition My song pick 11 years ago today: Nightwish feat. Tapio Wilska...

From: Both Barrels ; Year: 1976; Genre: Country Man, do I love Jerry Reed's brand of funked up country music; it's just so entertaining and fun to listen to. This is another one that tells a story that ties into a movie of the same name.   Hear Gator on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Pallas - The Executioner (Bernie Goetz a Gun)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Band of Horses - Dull Times/The Moon My song pick 3 years ago today: Los Bravos - Black is Black My song pick 4 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Thank You My song pick 5 years ago today: Helmet - Unsung My song pick 6 years ago today: The Who - Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde My song pick 7 years ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower My song pick 8 years ago today: Billie Holiday - Summertime My song pick 9 years ago today: David Bowie - Young Americans My song pick 10 years ago today: Eric Robertson - "Spooked" on Classics My song pick 11 years...

From: The Wild Heart ; Year: 1983; Genre: Rock Songs from this album have been running through my mind off and on for the last month or so; it seemed like a good time to choose a song off it. This one has an understandable Fleetwood Mac Sound and feel to it; it reminds me a bit of their song Gypsy in particular, but a little bit different.   Hear Nightbird on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Twelfth Night - Fact and Fiction   My song pick 2 years ago today: Karussell - Verrückter Vormittag My song pick 3 years ago today: Wild Turkey - Eternal Mother - The Return My song pick 4 years ago today: Warren Zevon - Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song) My song pick 5 years ago today: Danzig - Twist of Cain My song pick 6 years ago today: Humble Pie - Black Coffee My song pick 7 years ago today: Pallas - The Cross & the Crucible My song pick 8 years ago today: Nirvana - Come As You Are My song pick 9 years ago today: Hawkwind - Space Chase M...

From: Cultosaurus Erectus ; Year: 1980; Genre: Hard Rock Feeling the urge for some more BÖC today, specifically their late 70s/early 80s material. This one has a very bluesy feel to it with a nice hard rock edge to it.   Hear Divine Wind on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Funkadelic - Butt to Buttresusitation   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bruce Hornsby - Halcyon Days My song pick 3 years ago today: The Coasters - Smoky Joe's Cafe My song pick 4 years ago today: Quincy Jones - Killer Joe My song pick 5 years ago today: Blues Image - Lazy Day Blues My song pick 6 years ago today: Pendragon - The Pleasure of Hope My song pick 7 years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - Scream My song pick 8 years ago today: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Stomping Grounds My song pick 9 years ago today: Mahavishnu Orchestra - You Know You Know My song pick 10 years ago today: The Kinks - Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues ...

From: Mr. Happy Go Lucky ; Year: 1996; Genre: Rock While I don't dislike John Mellencamp, I'm kind of a lukewarm fan of his music; some of it clicks with me and others don't. Anyway; I've had this song on my mind for the past few days and I thought it'd make a good addition to my song-a-day blog. Like most of his music it's deceptively simple and has melodies that catch your ear pretty well.   Hear Just Another Day on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: James Gang - Walk Away   My song pick 2 years ago today: Carmen - Looking Outside (My Window) My song pick 3 years ago today: The Guess Who - Cardboard Empire My song pick 4 years ago today: Jigsaw - I've Seen The Film, I've Read The Book My song pick 5 years ago today: Dio - Holy Diver My song pick 6 years ago today: Dazz Band - Joystick My song pick 7 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Iron Man My song pick 8 years ago today: Ella Fitzgerald - Stormy Weather My song pick 9 years...

From: The Polite Force ; Year: 1971; Genre: Progressive Rock This song has some really interesting time signature changes and even more interesting melody. The use of horns to give punctuation/stabs is also a very neat aspect of the track as well.   Hear Contrasong on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Ian Matthews - Don't Hang Up Your Dancing Shoes   My song pick 2 years ago today: Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square My song pick 3 years ago today: Rammstein - Wo Bist Du My song pick 4 years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Spyroid My song pick 5 years ago today: Joe Tex - I Gotcha My song pick 6 years ago today: Weather Report - Crystal My song pick 7 years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl My song pick 8 years ago today: Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) My song pick 9 years ago today: Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love My song pick 10 years ago today: John Denver - In My Life My s...

From: Heavy Metal (Soundtrack) ; Year: 1981; Genre: New Wave Whilst waiting for meds at the pharmacy the other day I had this song playing in my mind. I always loved their new wave cover of the classic track; very unique.    Hear Working in a Coal Mine on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Mastodon - Steambreather   My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream My song pick 3 years ago today: AC/DC - R.I.P. (Rock in Peace) My song pick 4 years ago today: Hawkwind - Web Weaver My song pick 5 years ago today: The Chamber Brothers - I Can't Turn You Loose My song pick 6 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Aces High My song pick 7 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Chelsea Morning My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Son My song pick 9 years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) featuring Freddy Taylor - I'se a Muggin' My song pick 10 years ago today: Styx - Li...

From: Buffalo Springfield Again ; Year: 1967; Genre: Psychedelic Rock Had Buffalo Springfield on my mind today, as usual I'm picking one of their songs. This is one of their charting singles; it reminds me a lot of the successor band that came out from them: Crosby, Stills and Nash; mostly due to the singing style of Steven Stills.    Hear Rock and Roll Woman on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Hall & Oates - Head Above Water   My song pick 2 years ago today: Vince Guaraldi Trio - Alma-Ville My song pick 3 years ago today: INXS - New Sensation My song pick 4 years ago today: Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood My song pick 5 years ago today: Link Wray - Comanche My song pick 6 years ago today: Foo Fighters - Everlong My song pick 7 years ago today: Rush - The Analog Kid My song pick 8 years ago today: The Alan Parsons Project - The Tell-Tale Heart My song pick 9 years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Ethiopia My song pick 10 ...

From: Rev It Up ; Year: 1990; Genre: Metal/Hard Rock Been revisiting Vixen a bit recently and thought I'd pick another one from them. This one has very much an '80s glam metal edge to it but with a heavier sound to it.   Hear Rev It Up on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jigsaw - Come With Me   My song pick 2 years ago today: Three Dog Night - Nobody My song pick 3 years ago today: Bootsy Collins - Sound Crack My song pick 4 years ago today: Soundgarden - Limo Wreck My song pick 5 years ago today: Jane's Addiction - Jane Says My song pick 6 years ago today: Marillion - Bitter Suite My song pick 7 years ago today: Dream Theater - These Walls My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Stick it Out My song pick 9 years ago today: Nirvana - About a Girl My song pick 10 years ago today: Forest - Gypsy Girl & Rambleaway My song pick 11 years ago today: Steely Dan - Caves of Altamira My song pick 12 years ago today: Free - All Right ...

From: Dog Years (EP) ; Year: 2017; Genre: Rock Here's another band I started thinking about again and thought I'd pick another one from them. This one has some deep sounds to it with the acoustic/electric style they play on this song.   Hear Solid Ground on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Alestorm - Alestorm   My song pick 2 years ago today: Osiris - War On The Bullshit My song pick 3 years ago today: Triumph - Hard Road My song pick 4 years ago today: AC/DC - Big Guns My song pick 5 years ago today: The Yardbirds - For Your Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Thank You For The Feeling My song pick 7 years ago today: Symphonic Theater of Dreams - The Ministry of Lost Souls My song pick 8 years ago today: R.E.M. - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? My song pick 9 years ago today: Steely Dan - Bodhisattva My song pick 10 years ago today: UFO - Rock Bottom My song pick 11 years ago today: Jethro Tul...

From: Fact and Fiction ; Year: 1982; Genre: Progressive Rock I bought a new smartphone the other day and I was, as usual, tasked with putting my music on it. You'd think that they'd make a way to just transfer it from one phone to another, but oh well. Anyway, whilst going through my digital music library I came across a bunch of bands I plan to revisit, Twelfth Night being one such band. This was one of their bigger singles and has a prog rock meets new wave feel to it, which I like a lot.   Hear East of Eden on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Jungle Man   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Lady Jane My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Tenderloin My song pick 4 years ago today: The Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music My song pick 5 years ago today: Earthless - Equus October My song pick 6 years ago today: Rammstein - Weiner Blut My song pick 7 years ago today: Miles Davis - Funky Tonk ...

From: Theories of Flight ; Year: 2016; Genre: Progressive Metal Been busy working some crazy long hours, so I'm making another quick pick. This is a great song in many ways, and I like it a lot.    Hear Seven Stars on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Grand Funk Railroad - Sin's a Good Man's Brother   My song pick 2 years ago today: Jimi Hendrix Experience - Burning of the Midnight Lamp My song pick 3 years ago today: ABBA - Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) My song pick 4 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Moonlight Serenade My song pick 5 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Old Black Cat My song pick 6 years ago today: Parliament - Dr. Funkenstein My song pick 7 years ago today: Pat Benatar - Rated X My song pick 8 years ago today: Cab Calloway - Learnin' the Blues My song pick 9 years ago today: Steve Vai - Bad Horsie My song pick 10 years ago today: Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame My song pick 11 years ago today: ABB...

From: Raising Hell ; Year: 1975; Genre: Funk/Disco I really like this piece of funky disco with its Latin-inspired beat. It's more than just a dance song, there's a lot of interesting parts to this track.    Hear (Do The) Spanish Hustle on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Fairport Convention - Reynardine   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Kinks - Introduction to a Solution My song pick 3 years ago today: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance My song pick 4 years ago today: ABBA - Head Over Heels My song pick 5 years ago today: Dr. John - Right Place Wrong Time My song pick 6 years ago today: Billy Joel - All for Leyna My song pick 7 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Adventures in Paradise My song pick 8 years ago today: Megadeth - Blackmail the Universe My song pick 9 years ago today: Black 47 - Fire of Freedom My song pick 10 years ago today: Aerosmith - Amazing My song pick 11 years ago today: Ban...

From: New World Messiah ; Year: 2004; Genre: Power Metal It's fixing to be a busy day, so I'm glad I have a song ready in mind to pick. This is a good one from Nocturnal Rites, I really like how this one moves along from one section of the song to another.   Hear New World Messiah on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Duran Duran - The Universe Alone   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Human League - Don't You Want Me Baby My song pick 3 years ago today: Marillion - Incommunicado My song pick 4 years ago today: Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah My song pick 5 years ago today: Missing Link - Time Will Change My song pick 6 years ago today: Ian Anderson - The Engineer My song pick 7 years ago today: The Royal Philharmonic - Limelight My song pick 8 years ago today: George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Mein Land My song pick 10 years ago today: Karussell - Tanzen My song pick 11 years ago today: Pe...

From: Dominion ; Year: 2019; Genre: Power Metal I had a couple of other songs in mind for today, but for some reason I kept coming back to Hammerfall. This is typical power metal in all its glory; I love how they play around with the lighter music and the heavier sections as well.   Hear And Yet I Smile on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Only Way (Hymn)   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Tubes - She's a Beauty My song pick 3 years ago today: Metallica - One My song pick 4 years ago today: Fatback - Gotta Get My Hands On Some (Money) My song pick 5 years ago today: Forest - Autumn Childhood My song pick 6 years ago today: Alestorm - 1741 (The Battle of Cartagena) My song pick 7 years ago today: Genesis - Ripple My song pick 8 years ago today: Joachim Witt - Goldener Reiter My song pick 9 years ago today: Savatage - Memory My song pick 10 years ago today: Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon My song ...

From: Untitled ; Year: 2019; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte I've had Rammstein on my brain today and thought I'd pick one. This was the lead single from their most recent album; I like the feel of the music in this one and the overall narrative in the song.   Hear Deutschland on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Boston - Sail Away   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Coasters - Searchin' My song pick 3 years ago today: Wooten, Chambers, Franceschini - Funky D My song pick 4 years ago today: Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding My song pick 5 years ago today: Paco de Lucía - La Barrosa (alegrías) My song pick 6 years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - I Fear You My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Blow Up the Outside World My song pick 8 years ago today: Genesis - For Absent Friends My song pick 9 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Teardrop My song pick 10 years ago today: Rammstein - Bück Dich My song pick 11...

From: Blue Sky Mining ; Year: 1990; Genre: Alternative Rock Today I found out that Midnight Oil's bassist Bones Hillman passed away; He's been the band's bassist since '87. Anyway, I thought I'd go ahead and choose another song from The 'Oils today.   Hear Shakers and Movers on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Urban Apocalypse   My song pick 2 years ago today: Al Green - Guilty My song pick 3 years ago today: Genesis - No Son of Mine My song pick 4 years ago today: Elton John - Saturday's Alright for Fighting My song pick 5 years ago today: Laura Branigan - Gloria My song pick 6 years ago today: The Zombies - Care of Cell 44 My song pick 7 years ago today: Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake My song pick 8 years ago today: Stahlhammer - Eisenherz My song pick 9 years ago today: Exist†Trace - RESONANCE My song pick 10 years ago today: Three Dog Night - One Man Band My song pick 11 years ago today: The Eagles -...

From: Hold Your Fire ; Year: 1987; Genre: Progressive Rock Having to make a quick pick today, but a good one to be sure. Whilst not my favourite from the record, it's one that has a lot of good music to be had within; if you like '80s Rush you should like this one.   Hear High Water on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Amnesty - Can I Help You?   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bad Company - Shake It Up My song pick 3 years ago today: Rush - Turn the Page My song pick 4 years ago today: The Nice - Azrial (Angel of Death) My song pick 5 years ago today: U2 featuring B.B. King - When Love Comes to Town My song pick 6 years ago today: Alice in Chains - I Stay Away My song pick 7 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius (featuring Sam & Dave) - Come Over, Come Over My song pick 8 years ago today: Chet Atkins - Whispering My song pick 9 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall, Parts 1-3 My song pick 10 years ago today: Blue Ö...

From: Sounds That Can't Be Made ; Year: 2012; Genre: Progressive Rock I decided on this album today for my song pick; it just seemed like a good idea. This is a mellower song that can get somewhat heavy with a great sound to it and heavier lyrical content.   Hear Power on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: John Oliva's Pain - Looking for Nothing   My song pick 2 years ago today: Pallas - Arrive Alive My song pick 3 years ago today: Devo - Are U X-perienced? My song pick 4 years ago today: Nena - ? (Fragezeichen) My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Mission My song pick 6 years ago today: Amnesty - Love Fades My song pick 7 years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes) My song pick 8 years ago today: Tommy James - Mirage My song pick 9 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - In Another Land My song pick 10 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier My song pick 11 years ...

From: Funky Beat ; Year: 1983; Genre: Funk Another Funky Friday upon us again; I thought I'd go to Bernard Wright again for this pick. This one sounds very dated from the early/mid '80s with the use of electronic sounds. Nevertheless it's quite fun to listen to.   Hear Funky Beat on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Genesis - The Fountain of Salmacis   My song pick 2 years ago today: Klaatu - Doctor Marvello My song pick 3 years ago today: Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow My song pick 4 years ago today: America - Man's Road My song pick 5 years ago today: Bernard Wright – Haboglabotribin’ My song pick 6 years ago today: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) My song pick 7 years ago today: The Beach Boys - I Get Around My song pick 8 years ago today: Dick Dale - Nitro My song pick 9 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Astronomy My song pick 10 years ago today: Yoshiki Fukuyama - Angel's Voice ...