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

From: Movin' On ; Year: 1975; Genre: Funk No idea why, but had Lionel Ritchie on my brain for this final pick of July; why not something downright funky from the band he made his name with?     Hear Gimme My Mule on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Iain Matthews - Slip Away     My song pick 2 years ago today: Stormwarrior - Freeborn     My song pick 3 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - I'm So Afraid   My song pick 4 years ago today: Frank Zappa - He Used to Cut the Grass   My song pick 5 years ago today: England Dan & John Ford Coley - The Prisoner   My song pick 6 years ago today: Firehouse - All She Wrote   My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Motoreyes My song pick 8 years ago today: Ween - The Mollusk My song pick 9 years ago today: Simon & Garfunkle - At the Zoo My song pick 10 years ago today: Rush - Prime Mover My song pick 11 years ago today: Dazz Band - Swoop "I'm ...

From: Machine Gun ; Year: 1974; Genre: Soul/Funk/Rock Just had some Lionel Richie on my mind; I decided for today's pick that I'd go way back to the Commodores' debut studio record with this track that caught my ear. I tell ya, if you are used to only their mainstream hits you are in for a surprise. A lot heavier and funk/rock driven, but great to hear!      Hear The Zoo (The Human Zoo) on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Cameo - Am I Bad Enough     My song pick 2 years ago today: John Denver - Mother Nature's Son   My song pick 3 years ago today: Rossington Collins Band - Don't Misunderstand Me   My song pick 4 years ago today: ABBA - Just a Notion   My song pick 5 years ago today: Jigsaw - Freud Fish   My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Faithless   My song pick 7 years ago today: Our Lady Peace - Starseed My song pick 8 years ago today: David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) My son...

From: Nightshift ; Year: 1985; Genre: R&B/Soul I had this track on my mind and thought I would pick it today. A nice mellow song with a great groove to it. Hear Nightshift on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Pallas - Throwing Stones at the Wind My song pick 2 years ago today: Wolfmother - Mind's Eye My song pick 3 years ago today: Pendragon - If I Were The Wind (and you were the rain) My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Flying Dutchman My song pick 5 years ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline My song pick 6 years ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Mandolin Rain My song pick 7 years ago today: George Strait - Ocean Front Property My song pick 8 years ago today: April Wine - Future Tense My song pick 9 years ago today: The Darkness - Hazel Eyes My song pick 10 years ago today: The O'Jays - Back Stabbers My song pick 11 years ago today: Tarja Turunen - Enough My song pick 12 years ago today: Modest Petrovitch Musso...

From: Commodores ; Year: 1977; Genre: Soft Rock Very surprised I had not picked this song yet; it's one I've always liked a lot. This is really one of those songs that seems to have everything needed in the right quantities. Hear Easy on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) My song pick two years ago today: Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Eat That Question My song pick three years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Ring of Steel My song pick four years ago today: The Moody Blues - The Sunset/Twilight Time My song pick five years ago today: Hawkwind - Damnation Alley My song pick six years ago today: Chet Atkins - I Wish I Knew My song pick seven years ago today: Sergei Prokofiev - Op. 67 - Peter and the Wolf My song pick eight years ago today: Lalo Schifrin - Scorpio's Theme My song pick nine years ago today: Rush - Dreamline