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

From: Scarecrow ; Year: 1985; Genre: Rock 'N Roll Whilst I have not really chosen a lot from him on my blog, by no means do I dislike John Mellencamp's material; it just gets overshadowed by other music that I like. Anyway, I happened to have this track on my mind at the time of posting today's song; I thought it'd make such a great choice.    Hear R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: ABBA - Bang-A-Boomerang   My song pick 2 years ago today: Faster Pussycat - Nonstop to Nowhere   My song pick 3 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Mountain Labyrinth   My song pick 4 years ago today: David Bowie - Star   My song pick 5 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Standing in the Rain My song pick 6 years ago today: David Bowie - Five Years My song pick 7 years ago today: Queen - Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lily of the Valley My song pick 8 years ago today: ...

From: Scarecrow ; Year: 1985; Genre: Rock Whilst having some on his music on my mind today and noticing I did not pick a song of his yet I thought would. This rather sad and anger filled piece is probably one of my favourites of his; the music melds really well together to tell the story of the plight of the farmer losing his livelihood and land. Hear Rain on the Scarecrow on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight My song pick two years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Nights My song pick three years ago today: Men at Work - Down Under My song pick four years ago today: Pantera - Walk My song pick five years ago today: Hawkwind - Chronoglide Skyway My song pick six years ago today: Yes - Five Per Cent for Nothing My song pick seven years ago today: Megumi Hayashibara - Fly Me to the Moon My song pick eight years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Pedal Up