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

From: Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call ; Year: 1981; Genre: New Wave Bringing the month of June to an end with this neat song from Simple Minds. I love that hard-driving bass and drums throughout this song; it's one of my favourites from the band.   Hear Love Song on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Hard Liner   My song pick 2 years ago today: Traffic - Glad My song pick 3 years ago today: Megadeth - Rattlehead My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - Everything Is on the One My song pick 5 years ago today: Symphony X - Iconoclast My song pick 6 years ago today: John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road My song pick 7 years ago today: Jefferson Airplane - 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds   My song pick 8 years ago today: Metallica - Orion My song pick 9 years ago today: Jethro Tull - No Lullaby My song pick 10 years ago today: Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough My song pick 11 years ago today:...

From: Toto IV ; Year: 1982; Genre: Rock No real reason for picking this one except that I really wanted to choose a song from Toto today; I like the jazzy feel to this one.    Hear Make Believe on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Badfinger - Take It All   My song pick 2 years ago today: .38 Special - Teacher, Teacher My song pick 3 years ago today: Sonny & Cher - Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer My song pick 4 years ago today: Weather Report - Cannonball My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Pan Dance My song pick 6 years ago today: Chris Squire - Silently Falling My song pick 7 years ago today: Jim Croce - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown My song pick 8 years ago today: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Life in Eleven My song pick 9 years ago today: Red Rider - White Hot My song pick 10 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa My song pick 11 years ago today: Queen - Play The Game My song pick 12 years ago tod...

From: Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) ; Year: 1993; Genre: New Wave/Alternative Rock Not really wanting that much to think about music today, but when music is always playing in my brain it kind of makes it impossible. Anyway, I had some songs from this album playing in my mind and I settled on this one, which was I believe a single off of it; it's got the band's early 1990s sound to it in spades.    Hear Too Much Information on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire   My song pick 2 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Sex Machine My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Crossword My song pick 4 years ago today: Blood, Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy My song pick 5 years ago today: Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) My song pick 6 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Summertime My song pick 7 years ago today: Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 (E...

From: Freeways ; Year: 1977; Genre: Hard Rock Had BTO on my mind today and wanted to pick another one from them. Freeways has always been one that is in some limbo with me; I don't hate it, but I don't really like it either. I guess it just never had that one or couple of special songs, or maybe it's that it's no longer "album oriented rock" like it predecessors. Whatever the case, this is one of the song that I do kind of like off it for no other reason than to hear C.F. Turner's vocals.   Hear Freeways on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Yes - Lightning Strikes My song pick 3 years ago today: Queensrÿche - For What It's Worth My song pick 4 years ago today: Marillion - The New Kings My song pick 5 years ago today: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - K.619 - Die ihr des Unermeßlichen Weltalls My song pick 6 years ago today: Billy Joel - She...

From: Heat Wave ; Year: 1963; Genre: Soul For the foreseeable near future where I live will be in the grasp of record-breaking heat. Ever since I first heard about it on the news I've had this amazing song on my mind; any time I get to hear the legendary Funk Brothers and the great singers/performers that fronted them it's a treat.   Hear Heat Wave on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On   My song pick 2 years ago today: Carmen - Conclusion (She Changed) My song pick 3 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees My song pick 4 years ago today: The Offspring - Days Go By My song pick 5 years ago today: Geddy Lee - My Favourite Headache My song pick 6 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair My song pick 7 years ago today: The Guess Who - Rain Dance My song pick 8 years ago today: Primus - The Devil Went Down to Georgia My song pick 9 years ago today: Soundgarden - Rusty ...

From: Tha Funk Capital of the World ; Year: 2011; Genre: Funk/R&B Felt like something from Bootsy Collins on this Funky Friday. This was the main hit single from the record and has all that magic you'd expect from the P-Funk pioneer and company.    Hear Don't Take My Funk on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Les Invisibles   My song pick 2 years ago today: Asia - Midnight Sun My song pick 3 years ago today: Murray Head - Say It Ain't So, Joe My song pick 4 years ago today: Pallas - Winter is Coming My song pick 5 years ago today: Watchtower - Tyrants in Distress My song pick 6 years ago today: Exist†Trace - Vanguard My song pick 7 years ago today: The Scorpions - Wind of Change My song pick 8 years ago today: Megadeth - The Right to Go Insane My song pick 9 years ago today: Earthless - Lost in the Cold Sun My song pick 10 years ago today: Hawkwind - Star Cannibal My song pick 11 years ago today: Jigs...

From: Elemental ; Year: 1993; Genre: Alternative Rock Elemental , (the album of this song's namesake), has become one of my favourites from Tears for Fears. This track more or less exemplifies their overall sound on the record, which definitely has that early 1990s flavour to it.   Hear Elemental on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: ABBA - On And On And On   My song pick 2 years ago today: Rainbow - Stargazer My song pick 3 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy My song pick 4 years ago today: The Winery Dogs - Oblivion My song pick 5 years ago today: Lipps Inc - Funkytown My song pick 6 years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 1080 - Art of Fugue My song pick 7 years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Inside My song pick 9 years ago today: Nightwish - The Crow, the Owl and the Dove My song pick 10 years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Mr. Magic Man ...

From: Parcel of Rogues ; Year: 1973; Genre: Folk Rock/Progressive Rock I randomly decided on some Steeleye Span for today's pick. This more raucous version of the traditional Scots folk tune has a very moody and tense feel to it, mostly due to the subject matter of the Jacobite Rebellion and such. Maddy Prior did an incredible delivery of the vocals showing off her ability to shift pitches flawlessly.   Hear Cam Ye O'er Frae France on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Hawkwind - The Road To...   My song pick 2 years ago today: Lacy J. Dalton - 16th Avenue My song pick 3 years ago today: Rush - Something for Nothing My song pick 4 years ago today: Gary Davis - Gotta Get Your Love My song pick 5 years ago today: Hall & Oats - Maneater My song pick 6 years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Mattie's Rag My song pick 7 years ago today: Triumph - Battle Cry My song pick 8 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - On the Sunday Of Life My song pick 9 ...

From: at Budokan ; Year: 1979; Genre: Rock After hearing a couple of songs from Cheap Trick I thought I'd pick another one. This is of course a cover of the Fats Domino classic from their monster live hit album at Budokan; it's always been one of my favourites from the band.   Hear Ain't That a Shame on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Marcus Miller - Superspy   My song pick 2 years ago today: Seals & Crofts - Diamond Girl My song pick 3 years ago today: Rick James - Call Me Up My song pick 4 years ago today: Chris Squire - Hold Out Your Hand My song pick 5 years ago today: Al Green - Back Up Train My song pick 6 years ago today: Karla DeVito - Bloody Bess My song pick 7 years ago today: Dream Theater - Breaking All Illusions My song pick 8 years ago today: Tom Petty - You Don't Know It Feels My song pick 9 years ago today: Booker T. & the MGs - Melting Pot My song pick 10 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - ...

From: Error in the System ; Year: 1983; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop For some reason I've had this song on my mind the past couple of days; as usual I thought I'd go ahead and pick it. Major Tom (Coming Home) is an unofficial continuation story wise of David Bowie's masterpiece Space Oddity .   Hear Major Tom (Coming Home) on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Pallas - The Alien Messiah   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Beach Boys - Your Summer Dream My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Cheer - Rock Me Baby My song pick 4 years ago today: The Byrds - So You Want to be a Rock 'n' Roll Star My song pick 5 years ago today: The Chi-Lites - Stoned Out of My Mind My song pick 6 years ago today: Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence My song pick 7 years ago today: Yes - Madrigal My song pick 8 years ago today: Rammstein - Vergiss Uns Nicht My song pick 9 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - End of our Rope My song pick 10 years ago today: Jethro...

From: Clockwork Angels ; Year: 2012; Genre: Progressive Rock Closing out another album today with my final pick from Rush's "swansong" record Clockwork Angels . This album has become somewhat special to me for the reason that it's the last new material I'll hear from Rush as a band.  Anyway, this is a bit of a different version of the song BU2B , but much shorter and done orchestral with Geddy Lee providing vocals.   Hear BU2B2 on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jigsaw - Keeping My Head Above Water   My song pick 2 years ago today: ABBA - Andante, Andante My song pick 3 years ago today: The Who - Join Together My song pick 4 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra My song pick 5 years ago today: Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die My song pick 6 years ago today: Styx - Mademoiselle My song pick 7 years ago today: David Shire - Night on Disco Mountain My song pick 8 years ago today: King Crimson - 21st Century Sc...

From: Dirt ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge Had this album on my mind today; boy I've picked a lot of songs off it already and it's truly a masterpiece album. Anyway, as I said, I only have a few songs off the record to pick, this is one that seemed to fit really good. I remember hearing this music a lot in my teenage years, it sure brings back some memories.   Hear Dam That River on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Funkadelic - Good Old Music   My song pick 2 years ago today: Vixen - Tangerine My song pick 3 years ago today: 3 Inches of Blood - 4000 Torches My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Rover My song pick 5 years ago today: UB40 - Impossible Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Funkadelic - Funk Gets Stronger, Part 1 My song pick 7 years ago today: Lenny Kravitz - Fields of Joy My song pick 8 years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl My song pick 9 years ago today: Jaco Past...

From: Ain't No 'Bout-A Doubt It ; Year: 1975; Genre: Funk Had Graham Central Station on my mind and it just so happened that today is a Funky Friday, so here's a nice thumping and bumping track with some excellent vocals and playing from Mr. Graham and Company.   Hear Water on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxy Lady   My song pick 2 years ago today: Rammstein - Ausländer My song pick 3 years ago today: Cat Stevens - Wild World My song pick 4 years ago today: Steely Dan - The Fez My song pick 5 years ago today: The Nice - Diary of an Empty Day My song pick 6 years ago today: Foreigner - Spell Binder My song pick 7 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Spanish Eyes My song pick 8 years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws My song pick 9 years ago today: Three Dog Night - It's For You My song pick 10 years ago today: Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin My song pick 11 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Keep The F...

From: Air Cut ; Year: 1973; Genre: Progressive Rock/Hard Rock I am really getting to like this album; I love the mix of different musical ideas and schools on this track, which is all over the place at times.     Hear Easy on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Temptations - (I Know) I'm Losing You   My song pick 2 years ago today: Neil Young - Heart of Gold My song pick 3 years ago today: April Wine - 21st Century Schizoid Man My song pick 4 years ago today: Mr. Big - The Monster in Me My song pick 5 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Liberty City My song pick 6 years ago today: Primus - The Air is Getting Slippery My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Halfway There My song pick 8 years ago today: Jim Croce - Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) My song pick 9 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Last Train to London My song pick 10 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Kuru/Speak Like a Child My song p...

From: Roots to Branches ; Year: 1995; Genre: Progressive Rock/Hard Rock Kind of an interesting song in that they were able to make a song about a mongrel stray running around a big city and make it fun to listen to. I really like their use of jazzy musical ideas and chords throughout the song combined with the hard rock stylings.   Hear Out of the Noise on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Ultravox - Man of Two Worlds   My song pick 2 years ago today: Steppenwolf - Rock Me My song pick 3 years ago today: ABBA - One of Us My song pick 4 years ago today: Rick James - Below the Funk (Pass the J) My song pick 5 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe My song pick 6 years ago today: Pallas - Just a Memory My song pick 7 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Orfeo/Nathan's Reel My song pick 8 years ago today: Alestorm - Flower of Scotland My song pick 9 years ago today: Cybotron - Colossus My song pick 10 years ago today: AC/...

From: Quark, Strangeness and Charm ; Year: 1977; Genre: Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Progressive Rock Been in a spacey mood today, so it's time for some more Hawkwind. This one could be described as a soundscape of sorts with some keyboard synth and organ improvisation over the top.   Hear The Forge of Vulcan on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Asia - Ride Easy   My song pick 2 years ago today: Three Dog Night - It's a Jungle Out There My song pick 3 years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Last Train My song pick 4 years ago today: Boston - Don't Be Afraid My song pick 5 years ago today: The Moody Blues - Blue World My song pick 6 years ago today: Queen - Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme) My song pick 7 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Empty Spaces/Young Lust My song pick 8 years ago today: Quasar - As You Fall Asleep My song pick 9 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Troglodyte (Cave Man) My song pick 10 year...

From: Jupiter's Darling ; Year: 2004; Genre: Hard Rock This song caught my ear the other day and I knew I needed to pick it. What I like the most is the choice of chords that have great mix of tension and harmony throughout; the vocals by Anne Wilson are incredible as ever. This is definitely a "sleeper" song in that it is a hidden gem on the record and in my opinion was worthy of being a lead single.   Hear Lost Angel on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Steeleye Span - Harvest   My song pick 2 years ago today: Fat Larry's Band - Act Like You Know My song pick 3 years ago today: Laura Branigan - Deep in the Dark My song pick 4 years ago today: Bay City Rollers - I Only Want to Be With You My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - One Brown Mouse My song pick 6 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - It's Over My song pick 7 years ago today: Petula Clark - Kiss Me Goodbye My song pick 8 years ago today: The Walter Murphy ...

From: Renegades ; Year: 2000; Genre: Metal I heard this cover of the Bob Dylan classic again the other day. I really like wot they did with it making a folk song into a metal anthem; I especially like Zach de la Rocha's delivery of the lyrics.   Hear Maggie's Farm on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Infinite Space (Conclusion)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Hall & Oates - Out of Touch My song pick 3 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Station Man My song pick 4 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Emerald Eyes My song pick 5 years ago today: The Thermals - I Know the Pattern My song pick 6 years ago today: Grace Slick - El Diablo My song pick 7 years ago today: Marcus Miller - Juice My song pick 8 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning My song pick 9 years ago today: Ludwig van Beethoven - Op. 67 - Symphony No.5 in C My song pick 10 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Bianca's Midnight Lullaby M...

From: Walls of Jericho ; Year: 1985; Genre: Power Metal I had them come on while I was stuck in traffic yesterday and I can tell you, it was exactly what I needed at that moment. I've always loved how empowering and uplifting Helloween's music is; so much positive energy and such.    Hear Ride the Sky on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Funkadelic - If You Don't Like the Effects, Don't Produce the Cause My song pick 2 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Sweet Hitch-Hiker My song pick 3 years ago today: Jim Croce - I Got a Name My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - Open Secrets My song pick 5 years ago today: Sonny & Cher - The Beat Goes On My song pick 6 years ago today: The Soul Searchers - Think My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - My Wave My song pick 8 years ago today: Midnight Oil - The Stars of Warburton My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - The Garden My song pick 10 years ago today: Jethr...

From: Chocolate City ; Year: 1975; Genre: Funk Funky Friday once again; today really felt good for another track from the incomparable and legendary funk band Parliament.   Hear What Comes Funky on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Alice in Chains - Grind   My song pick 2 years ago today: Gloryhammer - The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny My song pick 3 years ago today: Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk My song pick 4 years ago today: Sky - Where Opposites Meet My song pick 5 years ago today: Jigsaw - Cry ('Til The Tears Run Dry) My song pick 6 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Piano Concerto No. 1 My song pick 7 years ago today: Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline - Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue?) My song pick 8 years ago today: Soundgarden - Worse Dreams My song pick 9 years ago today: Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness and Charm My song pick 10 years ago today: Steve Vai - Call it Sleep My song pick 11 years ago t...

From: Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One ; Year: 1970; Genre: Rock This song embodies quite a bit of what I like about The Kinks' music: beautiful music and deep lyrics.    Hear A Long Way From Home on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill   My song pick 2 years ago today: Megadeth - Peace Sells My song pick 3 years ago today: Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together My song pick 4 years ago today: Hawkwind - Kerb Crawler My song pick 5 years ago today: Funkadelic - Freak of the Week My song pick 6 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Wot's... Uh the Deal? My song pick 7 years ago today: Wild Turkey - Dulwich Fox My song pick 8 years ago today: Asia - Don't Cry My song pick 9 years ago today: Queen - Somebody to Love My song pick 10 years ago today: Rush (Neil Peart) - O Baterista (Drum Solo) My song pick 11 years ago today: Hawkwind - Zarozinia My song pick 12 years ago today: Ghostlan...

From: Oranges & Lemons ; Year: 1989; Genre: Rock Been having XTC on my mind somewhat over the last few weeks and I thought I'd get around to picking another song from the band. This one definitely has that laid-back sound from the late 80s in spades, but is still its own song in many ways.    Hear King For A Day on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Wolfmother - White Unicorn   My song pick 2 years ago today: Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) My song pick 3 years ago today: Wild Turkey - A Universal Man My song pick 4 years ago today: War - The World is a Ghetto My song pick 5 years ago today: Megadeth - The Scorpion My song pick 6 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Power and the Passion My song pick 7 years ago today: David Bowie - Magic Dance My song pick 8 years ago today: ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag My song pick 9 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotized My song pick 10 years ago today: Les Paul and Mary Ford - Whisperi...

From: Clutching At Straws ; Year: 1987; Genre: Progressive Rock Clutching At Straws is probably my favourite record from the band or a close second depending on my mood; I love revisiting this album a lot. This was one of the main singles from it and I really like the deep and ever relevant lyrics, which are almost as complexly done as the music to the song; it's just an amazing piece.   Hear Warm Wet Circles on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love   My song pick 2 years ago today: Banchee - 3/4 Song My song pick 3 years ago today: Parliament - Gettin' to Know You My song pick 4 years ago today: Silver - Wham Bam My song pick 5 years ago today: Genesis - Supper's Ready My song pick 6 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Puer Ferox Adventus My song pick 7 years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Afterglow My song pick 8 years ago today: B.J. Thomas - The Eyes of a New York Woman My song pick 9 years ago today: Fleetw...

From: Eliminator ; Year: 1983; Genre: Hard Rock I happened to see ZZ Top on the television last night and it got me listening to more of their music. This is one of their many hits off of the Eliminator album, which is one of my favourites from the band. From what I understand, interestingly enough, Legs was actually written about one of the guy's daughter taking her first steps and if you closely listen to the lyrics it does make sense.   Hear Legs on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Primus - Eclectic Electric   My song pick 2 years ago today: Parliament - Trombipulation My song pick 3 years ago today: The Alan Parsons Project - Silence and I My song pick 4 years ago today: Wall of Voodoo - Ring of Fire My song pick 5 years ago today: John Dowland - Time Stands Still My song pick 6 years ago today: Tarot - Magic and Technology My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkwind - PXR5 My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Summerday San...

From: My Favourite Headache ; Year: 2000; Genre: Alternative Rock When I listen to albums I'm often drawn to the longer tracks or so it would seem, this one's no different. Slipping kind of has a taste of indie rock sound mixed in with what you might think of as the later-day Rush sound.   Hear Slipping on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Sweet - Hell Raiser   My song pick 2 years ago today: ZZ Top - I Thank You My song pick 3 years ago today: Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe in Magic My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Mother Goose My song pick 5 years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV. 1027 - Sonata in G Major My song pick 6 years ago today: Ray Charles - Careless Love My song pick 7 years ago today: Ohio Players - Funky Worm My song pick 8 years ago today: Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare My song pick 9 years ago today: Hawkwind - City of Lagoons My song pick 10 years ago today: Savatage - ...

From: Time Exposure ; Year: 1981; Genre: Rock It's weird how sometimes music from certain bands start just playing in your mind from out of nowhere. This is wot happened today with the Little River Band and I finally decided on this song for today's pick. I love the bass and drums and how they just drive the song; the vocals and the keyboards really carry the rest.   Hear The Night Owls on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Three Dog Night - Night in the City   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Guess Who - Key My song pick 3 years ago today: Tears for Fears - Broken My song pick 4 years ago today: The Hollywood Argyles - Alley Oop My song pick 5 years ago today: Sweeney Todd - Roxy Roller My song pick 6 years ago today: Kool & the Gang - Spirit of the Boogie My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Song for Jeffrey My song pick 8 years ago today: Foreigner - Head Games My song pick 9 years ago today: Pearl Jam - Alive My...