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

From: White Trash Christmas ; Year: 2002; Genre: Metal/Comedy/Christmas Music Back to some upbeat Seasonal song picks. A heavy metal rendition of this classic Christmas carol, which really gets your blood moving and is definitely spirit raising.   Hear Not So Silent Night on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: The Temptations - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer     My song pick 2 years ago today: Bob Rivers Comedy Corp - I'm Dressin' Up Like Santa (When I Get Out on Parole)   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Drifters - White Christmas   My song pick 4 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Today in Bethlehem   My song pick 5 years ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - La Rossa   My song pick 6 years ago today: Binky Griptite - Stone Soul Christmas   My song pick 7 years ago today: Bachman & Turner - Find Some Love My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Another Harry's Bar My song pick 9 years ago today: R...

From: Twisted Christmas ; Year: 1988; Genre: Christmas Music/Comedy/Country Trying to get more into wot you would refer to as a "Christmas Mood," but it has been difficult; thinking that some of Bob Rivers' Holiday funnies might help. This one from his first Christmas album is done in an older country and western swing style with lyrics about a man looking forward to freedom around Christmas, when he is supposedly to be released.   Hear I'm Dressin' Up Like Santa (When I Get Out on Parole) on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Drifters - White Christmas   My song pick 2 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Today in Bethlehem   My song pick 3 years ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - La Rossa   My song pick 4 years ago today: Binky Griptite - Stone Soul Christmas   My song pick 5 years ago today: Bachman & Turner - Find Some Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Another Harry's Bar My song pick 7 years ago today:...

From: White Trash Christmas ; Year: 2002; Genre: Parody/Comedy/Christmas Music/Country Less than a week left until Christmas, and it just wouldn't be right to not have some of Bob Rivers' exquisite comedy music for the season to kick off this week.  This is yet another case in which I was absolutely sure that I had already chosen this song, but surprisingly enough I did not. This is, as you could easily guess, his hilarious parody of the Holiday mainstay White Christmas , which was written by Irving Berlin and made famous in more recent times by the likes of Bing Crosby. The use of contemporary country and western music combined with lyrics that plays on the stereotypes of the song's subject, and you get a Christmas comedy classic.   Hear White Trash Christmas on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Ben Keith, Neil Young, Pegi Young - Les Trois Cloches   My song pick 2 years ago today: Primus - The Thing That Should Not Be   My song pick 3 y...

From: More Twisted Christmas ; Year: 1997; Genre: Rock/Christmas/Parody/Comedy My child yesterday pointed out yesterday that Christmas was less than two weeks away, which came to me as kind of a shock I guess. Anyway, I figured I should get with the program and post some appropriate tunes. This parody of Led Zeppelin's song D'yer Mak'er done masterfully with the music that is based on the original song with perfectly crafted lyrics to bring a smile to your face and possibly some laughter as well.   Hear Sled Zeppelin on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bob Rivers Comedy Corp. - The Restroom Door Said, "Gentlemen"   My song pick 2 years ago today: King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black   My song pick 3 years ago today: Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother My song pick 4 years ago today: John Denver - Goodbye Again My song pick 5 years ago today: John McCutcheon - Christmas in the Trenches My song pick 6 years ago today: C...

From: Twisted Christmas ; Year: 1988; Genre: Christmas Music/Comedy/Parody I've thus far this year not really visited Christmas music like I normally would, but today I figured I would with this Holiday staple. This is, of course, a parody of the traditional God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen , but instead tells the hilarious tale of a man being pranked and accidently walking into the women's restroom.   Hear The Restroom Door Said, "Gentlemen" on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black   My song pick 2 years ago today: Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother My song pick 3 years ago today: John Denver - Goodbye Again My song pick 4 years ago today: John McCutcheon - Christmas in the Trenches My song pick 5 years ago today: Cybotron - Implosion My song pick 6 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla My song pick 7 years ago today: Tangerine Dream - White Eagle My song pick 8 years ago today: Elv...

From: Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire ; Year: 2000; Genre: Christmas Music/Comedy/Parody Another Christmas silly song sure to give you a laugh during this season. Hear Flu Ride on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Pretenders - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas My song pick 2 years ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Didn't I Get This Last Year? My song pick 3 years ago today: Electric Jungle - Funky Funky Christmas My song pick 4 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland My song pick 5 years ago today: Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - The Little Drummer Boy My song pick 7 years ago today: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man My song pick 8 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Siberian Sleigh Ride My song pick 9 years ago today: Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful My song pick 10 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - J...

From: I Am Santa Claus ; Year: 1993; Genre: Comedy/Christmas Music A Christmas season would not be complete without some of Bob Rivers' yuletide music. This rendition of the Holiday classic features the carol we all know with the sounds of a tree getting cut down in the background. Quite funny when listening to it in the context. Hear O Christmas Tree on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bad Company - Gone, Gone, Gone My song pick 2 years ago today: Band of Horses - Whatever, Wherever My song pick 3 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Seagull My song pick 4 years ago today: Rick James - Dance Wit' Me My song pick 5 years ago today: Miles Davis - Milestones My song pick 6 years ago today: Thin Lizzy - Warriors My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Taree My song pick 8 years ago today: Lighthouse - Pretty Lady My song pick 9 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Mr. Recordman My song pick 10 years ago today: Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed - Someth...

From: Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire ; Year: 2000; Genre: Rock/Parody/Comedy/Christmas Music Merry Christmas Eve! At least once during this holiday season I make an effort to revisit the lighter side of Christmas music. In this one Bob Rivers uses the music from Creedence Clearwater Revival's Up And Around the Bend , but turns it into a Christmas song and does an excellent job doing it. Hear Goin' Up To Bethlehem on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Night Santa Went Crazy My song pick 2 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - A Mad Russian's Christmas My song pick 3 years ago today: Bing Crosby - White Christmas My song pick 4 years ago today: B. Bumble and the Stingers - Nut Rocker My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen My song pick 6 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wizards in Winter My song pick 7 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Christ...

From: I Am Santa Claus ; Year: 1993; Genre: Christmas Music/Comedy/Parody Well, it wouldn't be Christmas without some good ol' Bob Rivers. This is a parody about getting the same rather boring presents year after year set to the tune of the contemporary Christmas song Do You Hear What I Hear . Hear Didn't I Get This Last Year? on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Electric Jungle - Funky Funky Christmas My song pick two years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland My song pick three years ago today: Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends My song pick four years ago today: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - The Little Drummer Boy My song pick five years ago today: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man My song pick six years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Siberian Sleigh Ride My song pick seven years ago today: Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful My song pick eight years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Joy/Ang...

From: Twisted Christmas ; Year: 1988; Genre: Christmas/Glam Metal Merry Christmas all! With today the last day of picking Christmas songs I had to pick one from Bob Rivers or it just wouldn't seem right. This balls-to-the-wall guitar driven glam metal version of the Christmas classic felt just perfect. Hear Bob Rivers' metal rendition of Joy to the World on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Jive Turkeys - Get Down Santa My song pick two years ago today: John Lennon & Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band - Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) My song pick three years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Midnight Clear My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Winter Snowscape My song pick five years ago today: Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas My song pick six years ago today: Steeleye Span - Gaudete My song pick seven years ago today: Ian Anderson - A Birthday Card At Christmas My song pick eight years ago today: Jethro Tull - Another Christ...

From: I Am Santa Claus ; Year: 1993; Genre: Hard Rock/Christmas Music/Comedy/Parody Continuing on picking some Christmas tunes, I thought picking some light-hearted comedy would be a wonderful idea; definitely good for the stress that we normally have this time of year. Anyway, as you could probably surmise by the title this is an AC/DC parody of a few of their most popular songs set to lyrics based on the classic song " My Favourite Things ," but with a more "metal" oriented list of things. A very fun song and definitely one of the better ones from Bob Rivers. Hear Jingle Hells Bells on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Stanley Clarke, George Duke, and Everette Harp - O Tannenbaum My song pick two years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Christmas Night in Harlem My song pick three years ago today: The Beatles - Please Please Me My song pick four years ago today: John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) My song pick fiv...

From: More Twisted Christmas ; Year: 1997; Genre: Hard Rock/Comedy/Christmas Music Here's something a little lighter for the season; this one's a rather comical track based on Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze about none other than the trials of the Christmas season. Hear Holidaze on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Bob Rivers - Aquaclaus My song pick two years ago today: The Honeycombs - Have I the Right? My song pick three years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again My song pick four years ago today: Rush - Tears My song pick five years ago today: Sylvia - Drifter My song pick six years ago today: Cheech & Chong - Santa Claus and His Old Lady My song pick seven years ago today: Supertramp - The Logical Song

From: White Trash Christmas ; Year: 2002; Genre: Progressive Rock/Comedy/Christmas Music This Christmas parody of the Jethro Tull's legendary hit Aqualung always brings a smile to my face around this time of year. Iwas surprised that I hadn't picked in during one of the other previous six Christmas seasons since I've been doing this Song a Day blog. What Bob Rivers did turning this song about a lecherous homeless man into one about the trials and tribulations of being "Father Christmas," (a mall Santa), was epic. As a hardcore 'Tull fan I definitely approve of this one! Hear Aquaclaus on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Honeycombs - Have I the Right? My song pick two years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again My song pick three years ago today: Rush - Tears My song pick four years ago today: Sylvia - Drifter My song pick five years ago today: Cheech & Chong - Santa Claus and His Old...

1590 Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - I Am Santa Claus From: I Am Santa Claus , Year: 1993 Genre: Comedy/Christmas Music I decided that I should pick a much lighter Christmas song today and immediately I thought of this Bob Rivers' holiday tune set to Black Sabbath's " Iron Man ." If you are really into silly Christmas songs Bob Rivers is a gold mine; he has released five full length comedy Christmas albums. He did a totally awesome job in his arrangement on this one; I love how he utilized the " Jingle Bells " and " Joy to the World " melodies within the framework of the original song; of course with any good parody, the lyrics are top notch. Hear I Am Santa Claus on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Daft Punk - End of Line My song pick two years ago today: Avatar (Savatage) - Rock Me My song pick three years ago today: Savatage - White Witch My song pick four years ago today: Paul McCartney - Little Willow +