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

From: Scoundrel Days ; Year: 1986; Genre: New Wave I love the way the sections of this song contrast with one so light musically and one a lot heavier. Hear Manhattan Skyline on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Uriah Heep - Bird of Prey My song pick two years ago today: The Who - The Quiet One My song pick three years ago today: UPC All Stars - Don't Get Discouraged My song pick four years ago today: Stahlhammer - Messerschmied My song pick five years ago today: Chet Atkins and Merle Travis - I'll See You In My Dreams My song pick six years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - O.D.'d on Life Itself My song pick seven years ago today: Hawkwind - We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago My song pick eight years ago today: Oomph! - Das Weiße Licht My song pick nine years ago today: Trio of Doom - Dark Prince My song pick ten years ago today: Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

From: Scoundrel Days ; Year: 1986; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop A good, a-typical representation of '80s new wave, which is wot I'm more or less in the mood for. Hear Cry Wolf on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bruce Springsteen - Dry Lightning My song pick two years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Evolution Orange My song pick three years ago today: Rush - Madrigal My song pick four years ago today: John Fogerty - A Hundred and Ten in the Shade My song pick five years ago today: INXS - Devil Inside My song pick six years ago today: Boston - Rock and Roll Band My song pick seven years ago today: Mr. Big - Undertow My song pick eight years ago today: Rush - In The End My song pick nine years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Kashmir My song pick ten years ago today: The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

From: Stay on These Roads ; Year: 1988; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop I had this song on my brain this morning, so as usual.... The Blood that Moves the Body is one of the singles off their Stay on These Roads album; and rightfully so, it's a pretty good song with some haunting lyrics. Hear The Blood that Moves the Body on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Mr. Bungle - Carousel My song pick two years ago today: Tears for Fears - Cold My song pick three years ago today: Clarence Carter - Patches My song pick four years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - 21st Century Man My song pick five years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Dare to be Stupid My song pick six years ago today: AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) My song pick seven years ago today: Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye My song pick eight years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Learning To Fly My song pick nine...

From: Hunting High and Low ; Year: 1986; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop One of the lesser known hit singles from the record, whilst being eclipsed and overshadowed by other timeless songs on the album, it's still an excellent song and one that deserves a lot of attention. Especially from people who are into '80s music and new wave. Hear Train of Thought on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Motörhead - Motorhead My song pick two years ago today: Leon Mitchison and the Eastex Freeway Band - Street Scene My song pick three years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) My song pick four years ago today: Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing My song pick five years ago today: Rush - Leave That Thing Alone My song pick six years ago today: Jim Croce - Photographs and Memories My song pick seven years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Turn To Stone My song pick eight years ago today: Sniff'n the Tears...

From: Hunting High and Low ; Year: 1985; Genre: Synthpop/New Wave When in Seattle over the weekend I heard a bunch of a -h a 's music playing at an arcade; their music has been on my mind ever since. Anyway, this is one of their more pop-oriented tracks on the album and one that I like to hear when in such a mood. Hear Love is Reason on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bob Seger - Turn the Page My song pick two years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad My song pick three years ago today: Dire Straits - Walk of Life My song pick four years ago today: The Foggy Mountain Boys (Flatt & Scruggs) - Cripple Creek My song pick five years ago today: Queensrÿche - Fear City Slide My song pick six years ago today: Dream Theater - Light Fuse and Get Away My song pick seven years ago today: The Doors - Ghost Song My song pick eight years ago today: Badfinger - Day After Day

From: Hunting High and Low ; Year: 1985; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop/Rock There's been more '80s music on my mind lately, and for me personally one of the many bands that exemplifies this period of music is A-ha. Despite being mostly pop, their gigantic sound and sheer musicianship/abilities makes their music much, much more than a zeitgeist of the 1980s. Hear The Sun Always Shines on T.V. on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Cream - Crossroads My song pick two years ago today: Luther Davis Group - You Can Be a Star My song pick three years ago today: Megadeth - Hangar 18 My song pick four years ago today: Black 47 - Different Drummer My song pick five years ago today: Band of Horses - The First Song My song pick six years ago today: Forest - A Glade Somewhere My song pick seven years ago today: Weather Report - Teen Town My song pick eight years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 1068 - Orchestral Suite No.3 in D-Major, " Air "

From: Hunting High and Low ; Year: 1985; Genre: New Wave Here's another song that I thought I had already picked at some time in the last six years of doing this blog, but I guess I didn't. Anyway, this is one of those memorable hits from the 1980s; it is known quite well for that high note at the end of the chorus. Watch the music video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Return to Forever - Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal My song pick two years ago today: Homer & Jethro - The Billboard Song My song pick three years ago today: Thursday - I1100 My song pick four years ago today: Wings - Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five My song pick five years ago today: Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

After a very busy, crazy day and being distracted by playing Worms 3D , I almost did not pick today. Max recently did a James Bond movie theme week and that inspired me to choose this one from one of my favourite Bond flicks. While not everybody's cup o' tea, I like it a lot. I have always liked the two James Bond movies that feature Timothy Dalton; he is in my opinion the most underrated Bond. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a music video with the song on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. There are a few more on YouTube as well. +