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

From: Love Stories & Other Musings ; Year; 2012; Genre: Alternative Rock/Pop Rock Though I wouldn't describe this summer as "sweet," (more like dry, hot and smoky, at least here), we are now fully into what is known by the idiom: "Dog Days of Summer." The etymology actually was referring to the star Sirius , which is the brightest star as view from Earth and the fact that it rises with the sun and thus returns to the night sky during this time of year is the connection. Being that it is catalogued as the alpha star in the constellation Canis Majoris, (the big dog), it is also known as the "Dog Star." Anyway, I digress, just felt like picking something from Candlebox today, no other reason. And this track off of their 2012 album  Love Stories & Other Musings just felt like a good fit.    Hear Sweet Summertime on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Cameo - Better Days     My song pick 2 years ago today: Bootsy Collins - Th...

From: Candlebox ; Year: 1993; Genre: Alternative Rock It's strange for me to think of 1990's music in a nostalgic, but it's become that way Hard to believe that it's been 20 years now since music like this came out; seems like a couple of years ago to me. Anyway, this track has aged pretty well; much better than many others from the time. Hear Change on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Pallas - Atlantis My song pick two years ago today: The Beatles - Blackbird My song pick three years ago today: Vaughn Monroe - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend My song pick four years ago today: Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door My song pick five years ago today: Frank Zappa - Dumb All Over My song pick six years ago today: Django Reinhardt - I'll See You In My Dreams My song pick seven years ago today: Queen - You're My Best Friend My song pick eight years ago today: The Zombies - She's Not There

From: Candlebox ; Year: 1993; Genre: Alternative Rock I had this song running through my mind this morning, it seemed like a good match for the day, so I'll go ahead and make it my pick. Today this song has become somewhat maligned in pop culture, but to me it's a good song and is part of the soundtrack from my late teenage years. Although I do have to say it has gotten played far too much over the years. Watch the music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Buckethead - Final Wars My song pick two years ago today: Megaherz - Heuchler My song pick three years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Funky Broadway My song pick four years ago today: Oasis - Wonderwall +