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

From: Blanc Burn ; Year: 2011; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop Finally got to put this one on the other day and all I can say is that it immediately put a smile on my face. There are heavy times where such light and whimsical songs are just wot the doctor ordered so to speak; this is one of them in spades!    Hear I'm Having a Coffee on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Mac Davis - I Believe In Music     My song pick 2 years ago today: Joe Cocker - Something     My song pick 3 years ago today: Johnny Rodriguez - Erez tú   My song pick 4 years ago today: Stanley Clarke - More Hot Fun   My song pick 5 years ago today: Cheap Trick - Ain't That a Shame   My song pick 6 years ago today: Marcus Miller - Superspy   My song pick 7 years ago today: Seals & Crofts - Diamond Girl My song pick 8 years ago today: Rick James - Call Me Up My song pick 9 years ago today: Chris Squire - Hold Out Your Hand My song pi...

From: Irene & Mavis ; Year: 1980; Genre: Synthpop/Electronic Rock Just recently discovered this early EP from Blancmange that predates their debut album Happy Families by a couple of years. It is really neat hearing the duo in a more embryonic state musically, this instrumental track is one of my favourite thus far.   Hear Holiday Camp on YouTube.        My song pick 1 year ago today: Golden Earring - Future     My song pick 2 years ago today: ABBA - The Name of the Game   My song pick 3 years ago today: Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Cosmic Sound Orchestra - Fight   My song pick 5 years ago today: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave   My song pick 6 years ago today: Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth   My song pick 7 years ago today: Midnight Oil - King of the Mountain My song pick 8 years ago today: The Wootens - Do I Do My song pick 9 year...

From: Mange Tout ; Year: 1984; Genre: Synthpop Whilst driving yesterday was enjoying my my new/old stereo I recently installed in my car; one of Blancmange's tracks came one and it sounded very good. I thought that I would choose another from this often overlooked synthpop band from the '80s. This is a cover of a single released two years prior by the popular group ABBA.    Hear The Day Before You Came on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Anne Murray - Snowbird     My song pick 2 years ago today: Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Moody Blues - Question   My song pick 4 years ago today: Les Paul - Goofus   My song pick 5 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Back on the Borderline   My song pick 6 years ago today: Quasar - Fire in the Sky   My song pick 7 years ago today: Curved Air - Elfin Boy My song pick 8 years ago today: Gloryhammer - Goblin King of the Darkstorm G...

From: Believe You Me ; Year: 1986; Genre: Synthpop/New Wave In my opinion Blancmange is one of the synthpop bands from the 1980s that never gets their fair share. Sure, they only released three records and only lasted about four years during the decade, but wot the music they made was great, and of course, they reformed in the early 2010s and haven't stopped since. Anyway, this was the first single off of their '86 release and such a classic.    Hear What's Your Problem? on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Geddy Lee - I Am...You Are     My song pick 2 years ago today: Tina Turner - Private Dancer   My song pick 3 years ago today: Yes - Onward   My song pick 4 years ago today: Stevie Wonder - I Wish     My song pick 5 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - The Gangster is Back   My song pick 6 years ago today: Pearl Jam - Oceans My song pick 7 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Mountains of t...

From: Mange Tout ; Year: 1984; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop Here is another band from the 1980s that in my opinion does not receive the acclaim they deserve. Perhaps they didn't distinguish themselves enough from the other synthpop/new wave acts of the time, but they did make quite a few memorable hit songs; this one included.   Hear Don't Tell Me on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It   My song pick 2 years ago today: Lenny Kravitz - Rock And Roll Is Dead   My song pick 3 years ago today: Marillion - The Space...   My song pick 4 years ago today: Hawkwind - Last Man on Earth   My song pick 5 years ago today: Janis Joplin - Kosmic Blues My song pick 6 years ago today: Van Morrison - Wild Nights My song pick 7 years ago today: Van Halen - Best of Both Worlds My song pick 8 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Deep Purple My song pick 9 years ago today: Dire Straits - Expresso Love My song ...

From: Happy Families ; Year: 1982; Genre: Synthpop/New Wave Had this record on my mind once again, you know the rest.... Kind of a neat bluesy synth/new wave track, which was one of their initial hits. Apparently was not on this album in the U.K., but was included on this side of "the pond."   Hear God's Kitchen on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Rick & The Entire World - No No No Momerto   My song pick 2 years ago today: Faith No More - Stripsearch   My song pick 3 years ago today: Depeche Mode - World in my Eyes   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Firing Line   My song pick 5 years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Island My song pick 6 years ago today: White Zombie - Black Sunshine My song pick 7 years ago today: The Headhunters - Actual Proof My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Old Ghosts My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - The Wreckers My song pick 10 years ago today: Ian Anderso...

From: Mange Tout ; Year: 1984; Genre: Synthpop/New Wave Never before realized just how good Blancmange's music is turned way up with the bass emphasized; quite a lot of fun.    Hear Blind Vision on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Brenton Wood - Gimme Little Sign   My song pick 2 years ago today: Duran Duran - Too Much Information   My song pick 3 years ago today: Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire   My song pick 4 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Sex Machine My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Crossword My song pick 6 years ago today: Blood, Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy My song pick 7 years ago today: Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) My song pick 8 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Summertime My song pick 9 years ago today: Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) My song pick 10 years ago today: Homer & Jethro - The Battl...

From: Happy Families ; Year: 1982; Genre: Synthpop/New Wave Heard a song from this album in a store yesterday and I thought I'd choose one from it. This song is such a great nostalgia trip with that synth and vocal delivery; I especially love the lyrics.   Hear Waves on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Bedrock Anthem My song pick 2 years ago today: Jerry Reed - Miller's Cave My song pick 3 years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Yum Yum Tree My song pick 4 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - You Can Make it if You Try My song pick 5 years ago today: Deep Purple - Stormbringer My song pick 6 years ago today: Egg - Fugue in D-Minor My song pick 7 years ago today: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Last DJ My song pick 8 years ago today: Van Der Graaf Generator - Lemmings (Including Cog) My song pick 9 years ago today: Nightwish - Feel for You My song pick 10 years ago today: Genesis - Keep It Dark ...

From: Happy Families ; Year: 1982; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop Hearing songs such as this really brings back memories; I remember the first time I was exposed to this track in particular was an 8-bit version in a video game back on my old Commodore 64. Hear Living on the Ceiling on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Dick Dale and his Del Tones - The Wedge My song pick two years ago today: Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You My song pick three years ago today: Shelia Skipworth - Look What You Done to Me My song pick four years ago today: Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit My song pick five years ago today: Alice in Chains - Angry Chair My song pick six years ago today: Alestorm - Shipwrecked My song pick seven years ago today: Steeleye Span - Dark-Eyed Sailor My song pick eight years ago today: The Police - The King of Pain My song pick nine years ago today: Chet Atkins - Yakety Axe My song pick ten years ago today: Benjamin Britten - War Requiem

From: Believe You Me ; Year: 1985; Genre: New Wave/Synthpop I hadn't heard Blancmange's Lose Your Love in over 25 years and it popped into my mind; of course I did not know the name of it or whom did it, so I had to do some scrounging. Eventually I found it and thought it would make a good pick; some mid '80s synthpop for ya. Hear Lose Your Love on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Curved Air - Metamorphosis My song pick two years ago today: Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man My song pick three years ago today: Savatage - Streets My song pick four years ago today: Rammstein - Feuer und Wasser My song pick five years ago today: David Bowie - Let's Dance My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Distant Early Warning My song pick seven years ago today: David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things My song pick eight years ago today: Santana - Every Step of the Way My song pick nine years ago today: Megadeth - Washington is Next! My song pick ten ...