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

From: Peace In Our Time ; Year: 1988; Genre: Alternative Rock Trying to keep up with my loose theme of "Monday the 13th" song picks with this being a Monday and the 13th day of the month. Anyway, this was a minor hit single from their 1988 album Peace In Our Time , and whilst not to the calibur of the songs that Big Country is noted for, it is still a great rocker with some excellent music and vocals and definitely up you alley if you are into the band.   Hear Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys) on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Pallas - Reds Under the Beds   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Future Place   My song pick 3 years ago today: Paris - Janie   My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - The Stars Look Down   My song pick 5 years ago today: Bob Welch - Outskirts My song pick 6 years ago today: Jerry Reed - Take It Easy (In Your Mind) My song pick 7 years ago today: Sammy Hagar - Heavy Metal My song ...

From: The Crossing ; Year: 1983; Genre: Celtic Rock Dang, it's been quite some time since I last picked one from Big Country: (pick #120); that's almost 10 years and over 3500 songs! Anyway, this is another one of their hits off of their debut album all the way back in 1983. Hear Fields of Fire (400 Miles) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Icehouse - Walls My song pick two years ago today: Ten Years After - Let the Sky Fall My song pick three years ago today: Rush - Animate My song pick four years ago today: War - The Cisco Kid My song pick five years ago today: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wooden Ships My song pick six years ago today: Supertramp - Crime of the Century My song pick seven years ago today: Rammstein - Benzin My song pick eight years ago today: Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed - Cannonball Rag My song pick nine years ago today: The Moody Blues - The Voice My song pick ten years ago today: W. A. Mozart - K.620 - The Magic Flu...

After some of my more recent depressing picks I thought that I should pick something more upbeat. I like this song mostly because of the different riffs played by the guitar, it is somewhat similar to Scottish Folk; I also really like the overall upbeat lyrics and feel. This might have been their only hit here in the U.S. however, they have had more success abroad. Oddly enough, the band has recently reunited for a 25th anniversary tour even though the lead vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Stuart Adamson died. Hear In a Big Country on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +