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

From: Piece of Mind ; Year: 1983; Genre: Metal I absolutely cannot believe that I have yet to pick this classic, must-hear landmark metal piece. This is one of those songs that clicks every box; hard, galloping rhythm, insane musicianship, unforgettable melodies, vocals for the ages, and a historical lesson. Who ever said heavy metal was not educational, only the ignorant, that's who.   Hear The Trooper on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Rockwell - T.V. Psychology     My song pick 2 years ago today: Jim Stafford - Wildwood Weed   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Cure - The 13th   My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Carnies My song pick 6 years ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - Another Point of View My song pick 7 years ago today: America - Watership Down My song pick 8 years ago today: Hawkwind - Angels of Death My song pick 9 year ag...

From: The Number of the Beast ; Year: 1982; Genre: Metal Such an interesting track musically. I absolutely love the sparse and intricate beginning that slowly builds, becoming ever more intense.   Hear Children of the Damned on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: The Winery Dogs - Not Hopeless     My song pick 2 years ago today: David Bowie - Moonage Daydream   My song pick 3 years ago today: The O'Jays - Love Train   My song pick 4 years ago today: Billy Joel - The Stranger   My song pick 5 years ago today: Ace - How Long   My song pick 6 years ago today: The Fixx - Red Skies My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Raising Steam My song pick 8 years ago today: Tesla - Hang Tough My song pick 9 years ago today: Quincy Jones - Summer in the City My song pick 10 years ago today: The Delfonics - Hey Love My song pick 11 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Lazarus My song pick 12 years ago today: Simple Mi...

From: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son ; Year: 1988; Genre: Heavy Metal I've always loved how not only Iron Maiden rock so hard and sound like no other band, but how they always seem to tell such epic and detailed stories throughout a piece of music no longer five or six minutes much of the time.   Hear The Clairvoyant on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Butterfly Garden   My song pick 2 years ago today: Billy Joel - Leningrad   My song pick 3 years ago today: Hot Butter - Popcorn   My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - Agony of Defeet   My song pick 5 years ago today: Dream Theater - Untethered Angel My song pick 6 years ago today: Oasis - Supersonic My song pick 7 years ago today: U2 - A Sort of Homecoming My song pick 8 years ago today: A-ha - The Sun Always Shines on T.V. My song pick 9 years ago today: Cream - Crossroads My song pick 10 years ago today: Luther Davis Group - You Can Be a Sta...

From: The Number of the Beast ; Year: 1982; Genre: Heavy Metal Very surprised to discover today that I had yet to pick this profound classic from the band Iron Maiden; must definitely fix that! What is not to like about this song, (and entire album for that matter): heavy riff based music with amazing drumming and bass as well as deep and poignant lyrics/subject matter? Yeah, great all the way around.   Hear Run to the Hills on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Paco De Lucía - De Madruga (Seguiriyas)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Reverend Horton Heat - Viva Las Vegas   My song pick 3 years ago today: Bootsy Collins - WinterFunkyLand (AKA Winter Wonderland)   My song pick 4 years ago today: Four Tops - It's All In The Game My song pick 5 years ago today: Hammerfall - Wildfire My song pick 6 years ago today: Heart - Magic Man My song pick 7 years ago today: Allan Sherman - I See Bones My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Chemi...

From: Iron Maiden ; Year: 1980; Genre: Heavy Metal I felt like picking some early Iron Maiden for a change,  it's interesting to hear the band without Bruce Dickinson's vocals, but you can still hear the sound of the band coming through.   Hear Running Free on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Festival My song pick 2 years ago today: Eddie Money - Baby Hold On My song pick 3 years ago today: Mr. Big - 1992 My song pick 4 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Dirty Linen My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Middletown Dreams My song pick 6 years ago today: Guns N' Roses - Get in the Ring My song pick 7 years ago today: War - Galaxy My song pick 8 years ago today: Savatage - Man in the Mirror My song pick 9 years ago today: Styx - Snowblind My song pick 10 years ago today: Edvard Grieg - Op. 46 - In the Hall of the Mountain King My song pick 11 years ago today: Ben E. King - Don't Play That Song (You...

From: The Book of Souls ; Year: 2015; Genre: Metal Had this band on my mind this morning and thought I'd pick another one from them. I really like the old-school metal sounds throughout this song; it shows that they haven't lost their touch one bit.   Hear Speed of Light on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Midnight Oil - Dust   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See My song pick 3 years ago today: NOFX - Bath of Least Resistance My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - Seven Cities of Gold My song pick 5 years ago today: Carmen - Viva mi Sevilla My song pick 6 years ago today: Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) My song pick 7 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Dreams My song pick 8 years ago today: Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love My song pick 9 years ago today: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Superstition My song pick 10 years ago today: Journey - To Play Some Mu...

From: No Prayer for the Dying ; Year: 1990; Genre: Metal Was listening to some Iron Maiden this morning and got me in the mood to pick one of their songs for today's blog post. Hear Run Silent Run Deep on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Rolling Stones - Citadel My song pick 2 years ago today: Dire Straits - Down to the Waterline My song pick 3 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Into the Void My song pick 4 years ago today: Stanely Clarke - Vulcan Princess My song pick 5 years ago today: Black Flag - Annihilate This Week My song pick 6 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkwind - Hurry on Sundown My song pick 8 years ago today: Steeleye Span - New York Girls My song pick 9 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Living in the U.S.A. My song pick 10 years ago today: Three Dog Night - Shambala My song pick 11 years ago today: Diesel - Sausalito Summernight My song...

From: The Final Frontier ; Year: 2010; Genre: Metal I love the way this song was constructed; that those meter changes are excellent and, as always with Iron Maiden, the music and singing are top-notch. Hear Starblind on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Grass Roots - Bella Linda My song pick 2 year ago today: Rage Against the Machine - No Shelter My song pick 3 years ago today: John Cougar Mellencamp - Rain on the Scarecrow My song pick 4 years ago today: Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight My song pick 5 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Nights My song pick 6 years ago today: Men at Work - Down Under My song pick 7 years ago today: Pantera - Walk My song pick 8 years ago today: Hawkwind - Chronoglide Skyway My song pick 9 years ago today: Yes - Five Per Cent for Nothing My song pick 10 years ago today: Megumi Hayashibara - Fly Me to the Moon My song pick 11 years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Pedal Up

From: Killers ; Year: 1981; Genre: Metal Listening to a bunch of earlier Iron Maiden; this pre-Bruce Dickinson track got my attention and I thought I'd choose it. Hear Purgatory on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn the Beat Around My song pick two years ago today: Judas Priest - Battle Hymn/One Shot at Glory My song pick three years ago today: Yes - Tempus Fugit My song pick four years ago today: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven - Heebie Jeebies My song pick five years ago today: Van Halen - Dance the Night Away My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - The Whistler My song pick seven years ago today: Maurice Ravel - M.19 - Pavane for a Dead Princess My song pick eight years ago today: Black Label Society - Stillborn My song pick nine years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - I Never Dreamed My song pick ten years ago today: Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday

From: The Number of the Beast ; Year: 1982; Genre: Metal Happy Halloween once again; and as always I wanted to make an appropriate pick for the occasion. Anyway, this is one of, if not the most famous, of Iron Maiden's songs. I absolutely love every aspect of this one; the imagery in particular. Hear Hallowed Be Thy Name on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Misterio - Stinking Zombies My song pick two years ago today: Helloween - Halloween My song pick three years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Dracula Parts 1 & 2 My song pick four years ago today: Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers - The Monster Mash My song pick five years ago today: Kreeps - Dead Men Walking My song pick six years ago today: Dick Dale - Riders In the Sky My song pick seven years ago today: Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons My song pick eight years ago today: Rammstein - Mein Teil My song pick nine years ago today: Rush - Witch Hunt My song pi...

From: The Final Frontier ; Year: 2010; Genre: Metal Another year coming to a close...today's my last song pick of 2016. I'd like to get deeper, optimistic, or even have a feeling of dread of the coming year, but it just seems like another day; the sun goes down, the sun comes up.... Anyway, was listening to this excellent album recently and really wanted to choose another song off of it. When the Wild Wind Blows has a captivating story set to amazing music with a lot of intricate sections; a very deep and satisfying piece to close out such a marvelous record. Hear When the Wild Wind Blows on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Primus with The Fungi Ensemble - Farewell Wonkites My song pick two years ago today: The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin/Late Lament My song pick three years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Old Rugged Cross My song pick four years ago today: Mahavishnu Orchestra - One Word My song pick five years ago today: The Alan Pars...

From: Powerslave ; Year: 1984; Genre: Metal For no reason what so ever I felt like listening to some Iron Maiden this morning. This is the lead-in track from my personal favourite of their albums. This one is bathed in some incredible music and vocals all around; I only wish the song was longer. Hear Aces High on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Fairport Convention - Chelsea Morning My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Son My song pick three years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) featuring Freddy Taylor - I'se a Muggin' My song pick four years ago today: Styx - Light Up My song pick five years ago today: Pink Floyd - Waiting for the Worms My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Roll the Bones My song pick seven years ago today: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - A Moment So Close

From: Killers ; Year: 1981; Genre: Metal I heard this track the other day and it's been on my mind ever since, so I thought I might pick it. This is among the many, many great Iron Maiden songs out there; I absolutely love Steve Harris' bass throughout. Hear Wrathchild on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Guns N' Roses - Paradise City My song pick two years ago today: Ian Anderson - Shunt and Shuffle My song pick three years ago today: Def Leppard - Waterloo Sunset My song pick four years ago today: John Denver - Spirit My song pick five years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday People My song pick six years ago today: David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

From: Somewhere In Time ; Year: 1986; Genre: Metal For those who don't know or have stumbled across this post, I've been picking songs that were released in the year that coincides with my song pick number; today's is, of course is my 1986th song picked. Damn, there was a lot of excellent music released that year; I literally had over 40 songs that I would've liked to pick. However, in the end I was in the mood for some Iron Maiden; I absolutely love almost every aspect of this awesome track, especially those twin lead guitars. Hear Caught Somewhere in Time on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl My song pick two years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home My song pick three years ago today: Adam Gilberti - Dragon's First Flight My song pick four years ago today: Zakk Wylde - Farm Fiddlin' My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Hunting Girl

1666 Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast From: The Number of the Beast , Year: 1982 Genre: Metal After seeing the number for today's song I thought it would be fitting to choose this one for this late evening pick. While I consider myself more of a fan of their Powerslave and Somewhere in Time albums, I have to say that this is an amazing album packed full of great songs. Watch a music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - The Jam My song pick two years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) - La Mer (Beyond The Sea) My song pick three years ago today: Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens - Top Gun Anthem My song pick four years ago today: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee +

1429 Iron Maiden - Where Eagles Dare From: Piece of Mind , Year: 1983 Genre: Metal It's been a real busy day and I'm extremely tired, so for today I'm picking one of my favourite Iron Maiden songs. Hear Where Eagles Dare on YouTube. Watch a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Yes - Yours Is No Disgrace My song pick two years ago today: Herbie Hancock - Sly My song pick three years ago today: Foreigner - Long, Long Way From Home +

1333 Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus From: Piece of Mind , Year: 1983 I felt like listening to some Iron Maiden this morning and it felt like a good day to pick one of their songs as well. This track loosely based off of the Greek tale of the same name seemed like an excellent choice. Hear Flight of Icarus on YouTube. Watch the music video on YouTube. Watch a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Spirit of the Radio My song pick three years ago today: Duke Ellington (Earle Hagen) - Harlem Nocturne +

1176 Iron Maiden - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier I've been loving this new Iron Maiden album, but then again I like most of what I hear from the band. This is the opening, and title track to the album; Satellite 15 is essentially an overture to The Final Frontier . Hear Satellite 15... The Final Frontier on YouTube. Watch the music video to The Final Frontier on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Hold on Tight - Epilogue My song pick two years ago today: C.W. McCall - Wolf Creek Pass My song pick three years ago today: Eddie Rabbitt - I'm Driving My Life Away +

896 ( Iron Maiden - Powerslave) The other day whilst queueing at the college this song came on my iPod and was quite a nice treat to relieve the boredom. Although people kind of look at you weird when you are rocking out to something they themselves cannot hear. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance from '85 on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: George Frideric Handel - Every Valley Shall Be Exalted My song pick two years ago today: Kohei Tanaka - Kline's Dream +

791 ( Iron Maiden - Sun and Steel ) I felt like listening to some Iron Maiden today and I decided to add one of their songs to my list as well. I looked no further than their song about the legendary Samurai and swordsman Miyamoto Musashi : Sun and Steel. Heavy Metal and Samurai, oh yeah! Here is the studio version on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: #419 Deep Purple - Knocking At Your Back Door My song pick two years ago today: #51 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize +