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

From: Middle Man ; Year: 1980; Genre: Rock In the mood for some early '80s rock; happened upon some Boz Scaggs, which I have not picked one from in a while. This is a nice straight-up rocker with a pretty good swing to it. Hear Breakdown Dead Ahead on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction My song pick two years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Love is Blue My song pick three years ago today: B. B. King - Someday, Somewhere My song pick four years ago today: Rose Royce - Funkin' Around My song pick five years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You My song pick six years ago today: Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) My song pick seven years ago today: April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen My song pick eight years ago today: Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Daahoud My song pick nine years ago today: Rammstein - Engel My song pick ten years ago today: Frank Sinatra - Fly Me to the Moon

From: Sailor ; Year: 1968; Genre: Blues Rock Here's another one from Boz Scaggs' pen, which he also sung lead vocals on during his tenure with The Steve Miller Band. This would also be his final album with the band before moving on to other things. Hear Overdrive on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Doors - Light My Fire My song pick two years ago today: Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - Grace My song pick four years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite: Summer My song pick five years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - The Window

From: Moments ; Year: 1971; Genre: Rock/Soul I've been meaning to pick another track from Boz Scaggs for a while now; this rather pretty instrumental seemed like an excellent one. Hear Can I Make It Last (Or Will It Just Be Over) on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Supertramp - It's Raining Again My song pick two years ago today: King Crimson - Sleepless My song pick three years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 703 - Fughetta: Gottes-Sohn ist Kommen My song pick four years ago today: What Made Milwaukee Famous - Sultan My song pick five years ago today: Arlo - Runaround

I have been hearing this song a lot lately on the radio and on other media. I remember Boz Scaggs mostly from his work as a member of the Steve Miller Band; if I remember correctly he appeared on the earlier albums. This song has a rock/blues/Jazz sound that is somewhat similar to the Steve Miller sound, however his music has a bigger sound to it; the horns are a nice touch as well. Here is a recording of the song on YouTube. Here is a music video on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +