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

From: Blind Melon ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Rock Had this album on my mind today for some reason; as per usual I'm picking a song from it. Whilst not as catchy as other songs on the record this one is just as excellent in my opinion; it's a nice song to hear on days such as this.    Hear Tones of Home on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike   My song pick 2 years ago today: David Bowie - Cygnet Committee My song pick 3 years ago today: Genesis - Dodo/Lurker My song pick 4 years ago today: War - Slippin' Into Darkness My song pick 5 years ago today: Megadeth - Trust My song pick 6 years ago today: The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl My song pick 7 years ago today: Guns N' Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door My song pick 8 years ago today: AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap My song pick 9 years ago today: Frédéric Chopin - Op.19 - " Bolero " My song pick 10 years ago today: Missing Link - Filled Up...

From: Soup ; Year: 1995; Genre: Alternative Rock I had these guy's music on my mind this morning. I really like this song a lot; the dynamics between the different sections makes it really fun to listen to. Hear Galaxie on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - All That Glitters Ain't Gold My song pick 2 years ago today: Suede - Breakdown My song pick 3 years ago today: The Pretenders - Brass in my Pocket My song pick 4 years ago today: Savatage - There in Silence My song pick 5 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Revival My song pick 6 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Pretty Noose My song pick 8 years ago today: S.M.V. - Mongoose Walk My song pick 9 years ago today: The Delgados - Come Undone My song pick 10 years ago today: The Doobie Brothers - China Grove My song pick 11 years ago today: .38 Special - Fantasy Girl

From: Blind Melon ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Rock Wow, it's been since pick #223 that I've chosen one from Blind Melon; it's way past due for me to pick another one of their songs. Deserted is one of my favourites off of their first album, one of those songs that captures both beauty and power. Hear Deserted on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Forest - Graveyard My song pick two years ago today: Billy Joel - Laura My song pick three years ago today: The Byrds - Mr. Spaceman My song pick four years ago today: Toronto - Enough is Enough My song pick five years ago today: Little River Band - Help Is On Its Way My song pick six years ago today: Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.45 in F Sharp Minor - " Farewell Symphony " My song pick seven years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - I Think I'm a Clone Now My song pick eight years ago today: Primus - Pork Chop's Little Ditty My song pick nine years ago today: Jethro...

I cannot remember when I first heard this song, (it was played a lot though), but I have always liked it. My favorite parts of this song are all of the different layers of music and the vocals. Oddly enough, for an "Alternative" band from the early ’90s, there is a lot going on in this song. It was too bad that their lead singer, Shannon Hoon, killed himself; he had a lot of potential. From what I have heard, however, the band has continued on to some success. Here is a recording of the song with lyrics on YouTube. Here is the music video on YouTube. Here is a live "unplugged" performance on YouTube. +