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

From: C'mon and Swim ; Year: 1965; Genre: Soul/Funk/Rock 'n Roll This was Bobby Freeman's second chart-topping hit, which was actually co-written by one Sylvester Steward, aka Sly Stone later of Sly and the Family Stone , who also apparently played the keyboards on the recording. Anyway, this song might be categorized as "one of those '60s songs that goes with some dance," but with the funky playing and well-written music along with Bobby Freeman's incredible vocal delivery makes it so much more.   Hear C'mon and Swim, Part 1 on YouTube. Hear C'mon and Swim, Part 2 on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave   My song pick 2 years ago today: Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On   My song pick 3 years ago today: Carmen - Conclusion (She Changed) My song pick 4 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees My song pick 5 years ago today: The Offspring - Days Go By My song pick 6 years ...

From: Do You Wanna Dance? ; Year: 1958; Genre: Rock 'n Roll/R&B This song has been running through my head for the last few days, so I'm picking it. Do You Want To Dance? has been recorded many, many times by a lot of artists, but this is the original and in my personal opinion the best. I love the way it was arranged and recorded; so many hooks and downright good music. Hear Do You Want To Dance? on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - If This Room Could Talk My song pick 2 years ago today: Rush - Grand Designs My song pick 3 years ago today: The Trammps - Rubber Band My song pick 4 years ago today: Johannes Tapissler - Credo My song pick 5 years ago today: The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing My song pick 6 years ago today: Bass Extremes - Portrait of Tracy My song pick 7 years ago today: ZZ Top - La Grange My song pick 8 years ago today: Rammstein - Seemann My song pick 9 years ago today: Jon Bon Jovi - Blaz...